QEMS Receives 2nd Consecutive Gold Safety Award – 2016

The Union County Chamber of Commerce hosts an annual Safety Awards Banquet for employers with a rate of days away from work 50% below the industry average. Companies that met the above requirement are presented with a silver award. The gold award goes to companies with a rate of days away from work, job transfer, or restriction at least 50% below the industry average.

QEMS, Inc. will be presented with a gold award at the banquet for a second consecutive year. The event will be held at South Piedmont Community College on April 28, 2016. Representatives from QEMS will include Phuong Nguyen (CEO and President), Hannah Pham (Vice President), Sarah Miles (Human Resources) and key employees from the QEMS Safety Program.

We take safety very seriously at QEMS and are fiercely proud of winning this award a second year in a row! We’ll be posting a gallery after the event concludes.

QEMS as “Emerging Leader” Finalist in Charlotte Business Journal 2015

On February 3, 2015, the Charlotte Business Journal released a story regarding the Advanced Manufacturing Awards. QEMS, Inc. was named as a finalist in the Emerging Leader category. QEMS, Inc. is fiercely proud of being nominated and wished to share the good news with our employees, contractors, vendors, customers, and friends.

The awards recognize innovation in manufacturing in the Charlotte region. A panel of outside experts evaluated nominations for the awards and chose the best representatives.
The full article from the Charlotte Business Journal can be found here: http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2015/02/03/cbj-announces-finalists-for-advanced-manufacturing.html

QEMS – Participant in OSHA Health & Safety Event

QEMS, Inc. sent a representative (Sarah Miles from Human Resources) to the 2016 OSHA Environmental Health & Safety breakfast hosted by the Union County Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, February 16, 2016. The guest speaker, Cohen Elgin, is a retired plant manager and OSHA Safety & Health Compliance Officer for the state of North Carolina. The discussion and presentation involved the top 10 most frequently cited serious citations in the last five years as well as a brief update on the new reporting laws up-revised in 2015.

QEMS Celebrates November & December Birthdays 2015

QEMS hosts a monthly birthday event to treat QEMS employees celebrating a birthday within the calendar month. For November, the team treated the birthday people to lunch at Olive Garden. The December lunch was celebrated at O’Charley’s. Please enjoy the gallery for these birthdays and see for yourself how much fun we have with our company!

ay event to treat QEMS employees celebrating a birthday within the calendar month. For November, the team treated the birthday people to lunch at Olive Garden. The December lunch was celebrated at O’Charley’s. Please enjoy the gallery for these birthdays and see for yourself how much fun we have with our company!

QEMS Celebrates February Employee Birthdays 2016

QEMS hosts a monthly birthday event to treat QEMS employees celebrating a birthday within the calendar month. In February, the birthday event was hosted at Kami (Chinese, Japanese, and Thai) in Weddington, NC. Please enjoy the gallery for our February birthday celebration and see for yourself how much fun we have with our company!

QEMS Celebrates January Employee Birthdays 2016

QEMS hosts a monthly birthday event to treat QEMS employees celebrating a birthday within the calendar month. In January, the birthday event was hosted at Rolling Hills Country Club in Monroe, NC. Please enjoy the gallery for our January birthday celebration and see for yourself how much fun we have with our company!

Union County COC Red Carpet Gala 2015

QEMS, Inc. was a Gold Sponsor for the 2015 Union County Chamber of Commerce Red Carpet Gala. Members of the Executive, Human Resources, Sales, and Purchasing teams came to proudly represent our company at the event and had a wonderful time.

This annual gala, always held the first Thursday in December, is the annual premiere event for the whole of the Chamber. At this event, awards are presented to distinguished chamber members and those who have volunteered throughout the year. The event is located at the Union County Agricultural Center in Monroe, NC, and boasts an impressive “golden row” for golden sponsors displays (which QEMS proudly participated in this year). The next gala will be held December 1, 2016, and QEMS looks forward to attending once again.

Attached is the photo gallery from this event.

QEMS Christmas Luncheon 2015 Gallery

Christmas is traditionally a time for family, friends, and expressing our appreciation for one another. It is also a time to congratulate ourselves on a busy year, reward ourselves for all our hard work, and ensure those who matter to us (from our Executive Team all the way to our interns) know we care.

On 12/21/15, QEMS hosted an on-site holiday luncheon for its employees. The meal was catered by Rocky Top BBQ from Belmont, NC and included their signature pulled pork and beef brisket. Speeches were made by the QEMS Executive Team and gifts were presented to the team.

Please enjoy the gallery for this event. Happy Holidays to the QEMS team, and here’s to a successful and ambitious 2016!

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