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Glass Alchemy is a family run colored borosilicate glass company located in Portland, Oregon. Established in 2000, (Glass Alchemy ) manufactures a number of handcrafted colored borosilicate glass products including, Boromax® rod, tube and frit and the customizable Tailor Made™ Tube. The company has claimed to be the largest manufacturer of first quality colored borosilicate in the USA, which is possible due to their innovative manufacturing approach and retention of skilled employees. The company uses 100% renewable power to meet all energy needs〔"http://www.pacificpower.net/env/bsre/pb.html"〕 and is the only colored borosilicate manufacturer to work with the EPA in a Green Power Partnership.〔"http://www.epa.gov/grnpower/partners/partners/glassalchemyltd.htm"〕 Glass Alchemy employs other sustainable measures and has won the Recycle at Work Award 〔"http://www.recycleatwork.org/"〕 from the City of Portland Office of Sustainable Development〔"http://www.portlandonline.com/bps/index.cfm?a=110260&c=50166#Manufacturing"〕 for going beyond recycling by participating in other sustainable practices. ==History== In 2000, husband and wife Henry Grimmett and Susan Webb-Grimmett started Glass Alchemy, Ltd. Once Glass Alchemy was established, the colored borosilicate palette expanded rapidly with Glass Alchemy’s introduction of the cadmium “Crayon” colors and the first “Sparkle” aventurine colors in borosilicate.〔"danK. "Glass Industry: Then and Now" Glass Aficionado 2008: Issue 1 Print Page 54,〕 In 2007, Henry’s son Thomas Grimmett joined the business and now oversees production. In 2008, Henry’s daughter Jodi Grimmett joined the business and now oversees marketing and sales. In 2008, Susan Webb-Grimmett and Henry Grimmett won the Small Business Administration award〔"http://www.nationalsmallbusinessweek.com/1/55/page8.html"〕 for the State of Oregon. In 2008, the family won the Austin Family Business Program 〔"http://www.familybusinessonline.org/"〕 Excellence in Family Business award from Oregon State University.〔"http://www.portlandtribune.com/documents/OSU2.pdf"〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Glass Alchemy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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