Major
Milestones
From our modest beginnings over 60 years ago, we have grown and flourished to become a world-leading manufacturer of recognition products and solutions for financial institutions and other businesses.
1957
Creation of “Unique Novelties of Canada”, manufacturer of gifts and souvenirs that eventually becomes Unique Art.
1971
Foundation of BCH Plastics, an organization that manufactures acrylic promotional products.
1974
Don McDonald’s and Son’s DMS carries out major innovations and introduces a new way of commemorating financial transactions with “deal gifts.”
1979
BCH Plastics and Unique Art merge to create BCH Unique.
1988
The creation of Gifted Portfolio, a competitor of DMS that stands out thanks to its personalized services and attention to detail.
1998
BCH Unique acquires Acrylic DCR, a manufacturer specialized in producing gifts to commemorate financial transactions.
2007
The creation of Icon Recognition, a new player in the market. The company focuses on value and efficiency for customers worldwide.
2009
The creation of Altrum Honors and purchase of the assets of DMS, Icon Recognition, and Gifted Portfolio to become the world leader in the sales of recognition products to commemorate financial transactions.
2011
Altrum expands by incorporating recognition programs into its product offering. This is the start of what became our current recognition products offering.
2016
BCH Unique Inc. and Altrum Group Inc. merge under the name Altrum.
2017
Acquisition of Karelab and launch of the “Altrum Recognition” line of business.
2023
Launch of the “Celebration” recognition platform.
Altrum is now a key player in the deal toy and financial tombstones market as well as the recognition sector.
