On Monday of this week, hundreds of Banfield Pet Hospital associates enjoyed their first day of work at the company’s new, state-of-the-art headquarters in Vancouver.
The 206,000-square-foot, three-story campus style facility is located near Southeast Mill Plain Rd. and Southeast 184th Ave. in Vancouver’s Columbia Tech Center.
Click through the slideshow below for a look at some of the building’s features including a dog ramp, community meeting room (rentable at no charge), dining area, dog bowl-inspired chandelier, adjustable desks (sit or stand), an open layout, Pendleton-patterned furniture, informal meeting areas, Wi-Fi-friendly outdoor workspaces and more.
Other facts about the building:
- 650 associates will be at the new office
- Around 175 dogs have had a behavior assessment so they can come to work at the new building (dogs will have their first day in the office on June 20)
- The building is 35 percent larger than the company’s former headquarters in Portland
- The new campus covers more than 17.5 acres
- Teams at the new headquarters include: our customer care call center, operations, legal, medicine, corporate affairs, IT, finance, people and organization (P&O), talent and learning, recruiting and marketing
- The new facility will also house the Banfield Foundation (the company’s nonprofit arm).
- A half-acre off-leash dog park will be open to the public and will include covered dog washing stations
Read about how the project is an innovative workplace here, or listen to our podcast with Vincent Bradley, Banfield CEO, here.
