Ingredients for a Best Place to Work: Counselor Top 40 supplier HPG (asi/61966) launched about a decade ago as an amalgamation of several smaller supplier brands. It’s a unique union where each brand keeps its own personality and flavor, but still benefits from being a part of the larger organization, says Ben Pawsey, vice president of marketing. The supplier has invested in modernizing its facilities to help employees “perform at the top of their game,” but has also made a commitment to environmental, social and governance goals, as evidenced by its EcoVadis Platinum status, he says. “Employees feel proud to be part of a company serving a broader purpose,” Pawsey adds.

HPG (asi/61966) employees have a variety of team engagement activities throughout the year.

Another bonus? HPG’s management-by-objective framework that helps empower teams to set and reach goals without micromanagement and red tape. “Minimal bureaucracy and streamlined meetings equal more results – and actualized employees,” Pawsey says.

Top Benefits & Perks: HPG says it offers generous health and retirement plan benefits. Each facility offers different localized activities to keep teams engaged, ranging from barbecues to anniversary celebrations. The most unique benefit, according to Pawsey, is HPG’s pet insurance program.

Parting Tip: “Remove fear of failure,” Pawsey advises. “We encourage our team members to take on an innovator’s mindset: A one-time failure is an investment in learning how not to approach a task or process. A repeated failure is an unnecessary cost. Innovate, fail quickly, adapt and win. That’s the HPG way.”

If HPG Were a TV Show, It Would Be The Brady Bunch. “HPG is a big family of brands, each with its own distinctive personality, but ever-supportive and united by purpose,” Pawsey says.