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The Tip is 'Manufacturer's sites' I recently ran out of my favorite pancake syrup. I loved the brand we had been using but when I went to the grocery store, I couldn't find it. The syrup was made in Indiana and I was living in Florida at the time. I tried unsuccessfully to find it on an internet. The manufacturer is small and their products are not readily available so I thought I would try their website. They did, in fact, have their own internet store so I ordered it directly from them. Now, I always buy their made in USA maple syrup from their website and never run out. Made in America Secrets has thousands of made in USA products offered by hundreds of small manufacturers. These small Made in America companies are a large contributor to our economy. In fact, according to the 2008 US Census Bureau small businesses, those employing 1 to 99 employees comprise 98% of all the USA businesses. This is equivalent to 5.8 million businesses that employee over 40 million people. Most American's are unaware of how significant small business is when compared to the total size of the US economy. This website is aware of it and that is why 99% of the businesses that advertise on Made in America Secrets are small businesses. Use this web site to for a list of products made in the US- especially since it is likely that a small US manufacturer employs someone you know- your husband, wife, children, or grandchildren. When using Google to search for Made in America products often times these small made in the United States businesses never show up on page one- and most folks don't look past page one. What does this mean? The consumer has a difficult time locating that US made product. Made in America Secrets was conceived to provide a solution to that problem. As an example search for motorcycles Made in America using Google and you will likely miss many of the companies that make this country great. Use Made in America Secrets for the search and you will likely find a hidden jewel. Buying Tip Continued - Read more on Made in America Products by McGrayel Company McGrayel Company began operations on January 2, 1978 at our original location at 3386 S. Maple Ave. in Fresno. The company operated from this modest facility for nearly 23 years. In December 2000, the company relocated to our new property at 5361 S. Villa Ave. in the Three Crowns Industrial Park in South Fresno. This larger 10,000 square foot facility allowed production for both plant and office operations in one location. This property acreage also provides for significant expansion capabilities for the future. This initial small scale operation began in 1978 to serve customers in the industrial water treatment industry such as food processing facilities, cold storage operations, canneries, and HVAC cooling and heating industry. By 1980, several part-time employees joined the company to help with office, technical services, and production operations. Our products were eventually transformed from very simple phosphate based scale and corrosion inhibitor products to more sophisticated products utilizing chemical technologies from some of the largest manufacturers of specialty chemicals. In the early 1980's, the company diversified into the swimming pool and spa industry with the introduction of our first products: Algatec and Scaletec. For the next several years, these products were marketed directly to independent retail and service trade businesses throughout the West Coast. In the early 1990's, several new products were developed to enhance our product line. Among them included Pooltec, Scaletec Plus, Fountec, and Protec brands. During the mid-1990's, the company test marketed products to the mass retail market with modest success. However, the decision was later made to re-focus our marketing efforts and concentrate on the independent retail sector. With this new effort, the product line became officially known as EasyCare Products. In the early 2000's, to expand EasyCare Products nationally, we began selling our brands through distribution companies and hired manufacturer rep agencies to support the EasyCare line. As a result of this decision, product sales increased significantly. To accommodate increased sales, several automated packaging lines were installed to meet growth demands. The Company continues to research new technologies for both the industrial and swimming pool industries. Our corporate goal is to utilize the latest developments and improve existing products as well as introduce new products that are easier, safer, and more effective. Our motto has always been that great water treatment products simplify and provide outstanding results without confusion. In 2008, we introduced Startup-Tec New Pool Startup Treatment to modernize the startup methods in the pool building and plaster industry. To support the efficacy of this product, EasyCare Products is currently sponsoring research being conducted at the National Plaster Council test facility at Cal Poly, in San Luis Obispo, California. Thus we became the first chemical manufacturer in the pool industry to sponsor such tests. In the near future, the company plans to export our brands into the global market in partnership with other distribution companies. |
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