BUZZING
Bob Rachuk needed a box liner, so he created a company. That’s the type of passion that keeps a company going for over 30 years.
with Passion: Buzz Box Liners Turns 30
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hirty years! Has it really been 30 years?” Kim Rachuk of Buzz Box Liners & Truck Accessories can’t believe how quickly the years have flown by since the company opened its doors, but it’s true. The first wooden box liner was produced by Bob Rachuk three decades ago, setting in motion a chain of events that has spanned three generations – so far. Bob Rachuk was larger than life. His passions were simple: he was a family man and he loved to customize trucks. In 1985 he needed a wooden box liner but the options in Edmonton were limited. He couldn’t get the liner he wanted done in the time frame he needed. Annoyed, he opened his own truck liner company. “My dad lived life to the fullest. If he wanted it done he would get it done,” smiles his son Darcy Rachuk who started working at Buzz Box part time in 1987. “I built box liners in the evenings. I left it for a year to go to college and came back to do installs and work in the back.” Darcy married Kim in 1996 and by 1999, Kim was working at Buzz Box too. Not that she needed much persuasion. “I couldn’t see myself doing anything else! I’ve always been into trucks. I drive a big truck and I love my vehicle.” For a few years, everything was wonderful. Bob and Joyce (Darcy’s parents) ran the company with Kim helping to update everything to the new computer system and the shy Darcy in the back working on trucks. Then everything changed. Bob passed away suddenly in 2001.
“My dad lived life to the fullest. If he wanted it done he would get it done,” smiles his son Darcy Rachuk who started working at Buzz Box part time in 1987. “I built box liners in the evenings. I left it for a year to go to college and came back to do installs and work in the back.” Buzz Box Liners | 30 Years | 1 71