QEM Solutions used their understanding of the water industry to develop a management system that satisfied the requirements of ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007. QEM Solutions continue to manage and improve the organisations processes both on a corporate and project specific level.
QEM Solutions were contracted to carry 3rd party inspection and witnessing activities on a series of valves fabricated in Germany for a series of SGN contracts throughout Scotland.
We are problem solvers. We are organisers. From the project start-up to the very final evaluations and analysis, we can bring enthusiasm to each and every part of your project.
Lockdown. It has come with more than its fair share of challenges. But it has come with benefits too. Fish have reappeared in the canals of Venice, global air quality has rapidly improved, and with diminished traffic, city dwellers have woken to the dawn chorus, rather than the gathering clamour of the morning commute.
Every single day in the UK, two construction workers will take their own life. That is two too many. Help is out there, and at QEM we’re doing our own small bit to make sure everyone knows.
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As part of its transformative plan to achieve a greater focus on electricity, National Grid is selling its majority stake in National Grid Gas PLC, which owns the UK’s national gas transmission system. This makes a robust statement about where National Grid wishes to position itself in the UK energy market. But, also importantly, it creates an exceptional opportunity to re-harness the existing gas transmission network and use it to deliver a substantial role in the UK journey towards Net Zero
There is widespread disagreement about the origins of the well-known saying above. But most claim it comes from opera – when the Rubenesque soprano arrived on stage, audiences knew it would soon be time to collect their coats. While origins may be unclear, the meaning definitely isn’t – and it’s entirely relevant to where we all are with Covid-19. It’s not over yet.
Lewis Carroll, author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, once wrote ‘courtesy is a small act, but it packs a mighty wallop’. His words are oddly applicable to the online, locked-down world in which we currently live. Right now, without all the added communication that comes from face-to-face contact, simple courtesy is crucial to getting through the working day happily, with your colleagues on-side. Here, we’ll take Carroll’s maxim and apply it to how we use ‘chat’ in Microsoft Teams.
Since the Covid onslaught, businesses worldwide have adopted Microsoft Teams in place of meeting in person. And while it’s true that many of us are now adept with the software, it’s likely that others still use only the bits that suit them best. While we may get through the working day in one piece without some functionalities and etiquette, we could probably work better with the full toolset to hand. And why not? There’s still a long way to go before we’re all back in the office.
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