| Year | |
|---|---|
| 1979 | Nils and Sylvia Bodtker acquire E&E Containers (1979) Ltd. |
| 1982 | A second Calgary drum reconditioner is acquired. |
| 1983 | The second Calgary plant is relocated to Edmonton (Nisku). |
| 1984 | The Calgary plant is expanded. Assume distributorship of Hunter Drums Limited (now Russell-Stanley) poly drums. |
| 1990 | Acquire Vulcan Packaging Inc. plants in Edmonton, Winnipeg and Regina. Assume distributorship for Vulcan Packaging Inc. pails and Crown Cork & Seal Canada Inc. cans. |
| 1991 | Acquire Vulcan Packaging Inc. warehousing operation in Vancouver. |
| 1993 | Assume distributorship of Ropak Canada Inc. plastic pails. |
| 1993 | Expand and relocate Vancouver operation. Leyland Industries Inc. poly bottles are added to the BC product line. |
| 1995 | Nampac Edmonton steel drum manufacturing plant is acquired. Great Western Containers starts its quest for higher technology production methods with the installation of a progressive washer system at the Edmonton (South) plant. |
| 1996 | A second steel drum manufacturing line is commissioned at the Edmonton (North) plant. An automatic steel drum painting line is commissioned at the Edmonton (South) drum reconditioning plant. |
| 1997 | Great Western Containers connects to the world wide web! |
| 1997 | Automatic flame treating system for poly drums is implemented. |
| 1999 | Great Western Containers (Calgary) builds a new plant and head office. |
| 2000 | Great Western Containers (Delta) expands again taking on an additional 15,000 sq ft at the existing location and moving their offices. |
| 2004 | The four person Executive Team model is implemented at Head Office including; Finance, Human Resources, Operations and Sales & Marketing. |
| 2004 | Great Western Containers (Edmonton) leases a 30,000 sq ft warehouse to handle the growing distribution market and make room for IBC reconditioning in the south plant. |
| 2005 | Fire at the Great Western Containers (Regina) reconditioning plant results in the destruction of the plant. |
| 2006 | New 6,000 sq ft warehouse and offices open in Regina. |
| 2006 | Great Western Containers goes through a “rebranding” and unleashes its new website on the world. |
| 2007 | Great Western Containers acquires the Greif Lloydminster, Alberta plant, land and business, expanding its products manufactured to steel, plastic and fibre drums. |
| 2007 | Great Western Containers (Calgary) leases a 15,000 sq ft warehouse. |
| 2007 | Brent Bodtker revectors and considers some very clever entrepreneurial ideas. |
| 2008 | Great Western Containers surpasses the $50,000,000 revenue plateau. |
| 2008 | Great Western Containers ventures into the blending and filling business by acquiring Nemco Resources Ltd. in Winnipeg, Saskatoon and Regina. |
| 2009 | Nemco (Regina) moves to the Great Western Containers site in Regina. |
| 2010 | Great Western Containers expands nationally by opening locations in both Toronto and Montreal. |
| 2011 | Acquire Can-Am Containers’ reconditioning facility in Port Moody, BC. |
| 2012 | The “GWC Services Ltd.” logo and brand underwent an exciting and significant transformation becoming The Bodtker Group of Companies. |
| 2013 | The Bodtker Group Of Companies, formerly GWC Services Ltd., acquires Reliance Products LP in Winnipeg, MB. |
| 2016 | Great Western Containers was purchased by Industrial Container Services, LLC (ICS) of Maitland, Florida. ICS is the largest provider of reusable container solutions in North America. |
