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BD Celebrates 70 Years of Manufacturing, Innovation and Community Partnership in Sandy

  • BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) celebrated 70 years of manufacturing operations at its Sandy, Utah facility, which was founded in 1956 as Deseret Pharmaceuticals.
  • The 650,000-square-foot site employs over 1,000 people & produces hundreds of millions of peripheral IV catheters & billions of molded components annually.
  • BD has invested more than $100 million in the Sandy location over the past five years to expand production capacity & modernize operations.
  • Utah serves as a key center for BD research & development, employing over 1,500 statewide & yielding 165 patents in 2025 alone.
  • The celebration highlighted a legacy workforce including 34 employees with over 40 years of service & over 80 with at least 25 years of tenure.
  • BD announced a $10,000 grant to the Maliheh Free Clinic & noted contributions exceeding $170,000 to local organizations since 2022.
  • The facility partners with local schools through internships & educational programs & has received multiple awards for sustainability & operational excellence.