Grace has received many third party awards and distinctions—a confirmation of our excellent business performance, our environment, health and safety commitment, our focus on innovation and our community stewardship efforts. Our most recent awards are included below:
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SAFE (Serious About Fostering Excellence) Award (2009) in the "Most Improved Performance" category from the Louisiana Chemical Association for Grace's facility in Lake Charles, Louisiana (Class 3 site with 201 - 400 employees)
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- Healthy Workplace Award from State of Maryland's Howard County Department of Health (2009) for employee health and well-being activities and resources
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- P&B Exceptional 53 Award (2009) from the Gazette of Politics and Business as one of the top businesses in the State of Maryland based on financial performance, innovation, work environment and community outreach
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- 2009 Industrial Design Award in the analytical instruments category from Instrument Business Outlook for the REVELERIS™ flash chromatography system (patents pending) at the bronze level for enhanced aesthetics, functionality and design features
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- 2009 R&D 100 Award from R&D Magazine for the REVELERIS™ system (patents pending), a flash chromatography system that aids in the discovery of new medicines
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- Honoree from Boston Business Journal (2009) in Green Invention
category for the development and validation of technology that
enables the production of environmentally-friendly,
high-performance concrete
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- Top 50 U.S. Chemical Firms (2009); Chemical & Engineering News listed Grace at #25 in its ranking of chemical firms in the United States (based on 2008 revenues)
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- #22 on ranking of largest corporate philanthropists in the Baltimore, Maryland area based on cash donations, in-kind giving and volunteerism from the Baltimore Business Journal (April 24-30, 2009 edition)
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- Fortune 1000 (2009); Grace climbed 13 places from the prior year to #644 on the annual ranking of America’s largest companies
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- Responsible Care® Energy Efficiency Award (2009) from the American Chemistry Council for water, energy and natural gas reductions in Cambridge, Massachusetts; Lake Charles, Louisiana and Curtis Bay, Maryland
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- Fit-Friendly Award – Gold Level (2009) from the American Heart Association for offering employees physical activity support, increasing healthy eating options at work and promoting a wellness culture at the company’s Cambridge, Massachusetts location
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- Work Health and Safety Innovation Prize (2009) in the large company category (defined as having 100 or more employees) in the Valleyfield region of Québec, Canada from the Work Health and Safety Commission for initiatives aimed at eliminating workplace hazards
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- 25 Best Places to Work (2009) from Baltimore Magazine for the company’s ″generous benefits and nice suburban campus″ in Columbia, Maryland
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- Finalist in Laboratory Equipment Magazine’s 2009 Readers’ Choice Awards for the Reveleris® Flash Chromatography System
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- #16 Largest Patent Holders in Maryland by number of utility patents originating in Maryland and granted between 2003 and 2007 from the Baltimore Business Journal (January 16-22, 2009 edition)
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+ Business Distinctions
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Fit-Friendly Award – Gold Level (2008) from the American Heart Association for promoting a wellness culture by offering employees physical activity support and healthy eating options at the company’s Columbia, Maryland facility
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Worksite Fitness Innovation Award (2008) from the American Heart Association for developing and implementing innovative and effective efforts to promote physical activity in the workplace
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Fast Track 2008 – Grace climbed ten places to be ranked the 15th fastest growing public company in Maryland by the Baltimore Business Journal (November 21-28, 2008 issue; the ranking was based on revenue growth between the first six months of 2007-2008)
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Top 100 Global Chemical Companies (2008); ICIS Chemical Business listed Grace at #97 in its ranking of global chemical firms with annual sales greater than $2.5 billion (€1.8 billion)
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#55 largest employer in the Baltimore area from the Baltimore Business Journal (October 31-November 6, 2008 edition)
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Top 25 Largest Public Companies (2008); the Baltimore Business Journal ranked Grace the fourth largest public company in the Baltimore area by revenues (August 29-September 4, 2008 edition)
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Industry Week 1000 (2008); the magazine prepared a list of the largest publicly held manufacturing companies around the globe with Grace at #893 (based on 2007 revenues)
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#11 largest manufacturers ranked by number of Baltimore-area employees from the Baltimore Business Journal (July 18-24, 2008 edition)
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Washington Post 200 (2008); Grace was named the 19th largest public company based in the Washington, DC region (according to revenues) and was listed as having the second largest growth in profit among the Top 200
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Industry Week 500 (2008); the magazine prepared a list of the largest publicly held U.S. manufacturing companies with Grace at #261 (up from #275 the year before)
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Fortune 1000 (2008); Grace climbed 20 places from the prior year to #657 on the annual ranking of America’s largest companies
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+ Environment, Health and Safety Awards
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- Gold Award (2008) from ARP Bolivar, the Colombian occupational health and safety organization, for environment, health and safety performance in 2007
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- "Star Among Stars" Award (2008) from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for having a Total Case Incidence Rate (TCIR) and Days Away/Restricted/Transferred Case Incidence Rate (DART) in Lake Charles, Louisiana at least 50% below the Bureau of Labor Statistics national average for companies in the same industrial classification
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- Advanced Team in Fire-Fighting Management (2008) from the Administration Office of the Minhang Development Zone for Grace’s facility near Shanghai, China
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- Palmetto Safety Excellence Award (2007) from the South Carolina Occupational Safety Council for achieving an Occupational Safety and Health Administration Recordable Incidence Rate that is at least 50% below the state average incidence rate for companies in the same industrial classification
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- Responsible Care® award from the Chilean Association of Chemical Industries for voluntary efforts at our Santiago, Chile facility to improve production processes, management, distribution, product use and disposition.
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- SAFE (Serious About Fostering Excellence) Award (2005 and 2006) from the Louisiana Chemical Association as the "Best in Louisiana" (Class 3 site with 201 – 400 employees)
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- "White Cross" Award from the Colombian Safety Council (2005) given to companies that achieve excellent safety performance
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+ Innovation Awards
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- Innovation Award ("Trophée de la Performance 2008") from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Eure-et-Loir, recognizing R&D efforts at the Grace facility in Epernon, France (especially in the oxygen scavenging technology area)
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- Grace was named to the InformationWeek 500 (2008) ranking, which recognizes and celebrates business technology innovation and results
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- American In-house Design Award (2008) in the category of Direct Mail/Direct Response from Graphic Design USA for Grace Davison Discovery Sciences chromatography catalog
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- American In-house Design Award (2007) from Graphic Design USA for high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) columns packaging
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+ Community Stewardship Awards
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