On July 18, QTS decked out the beautiful Hyland Hills Chalet with totally rad 80’s decor, and many attendees also dressed the part! The warm, sunny day allowed for employees and their family members to enjoy the festivities indoors and out. With activities and games for all ages, not a single visitor was left out…
Cretex Hosts 5th Annual Golf Tournament
On Saturday, July 13, a few of our QTS employees geared up for the 5th Annual Cretex Companies Golf Tournament. This event is a great opportunity for employees throughout our Cretex family to get to know each other in friendly competition. Attendees also had the opportunity to support ACBC Food Shelf with donations of canned…
Collaborate to Innovate: A Summary of the 2019 Kilmer Conference
In June of 2019, QTS Principal Sterilization Specialist Sopheak Srun attended the 10th Annual Kilmer Conference in Dublin, Ireland. The Kilmer Conference is an invite-only conference hosted by Johnson & Johnson and is a global forum for exchanging ideas within the sterility assurance community. Concepts and research presented at previous Kilmer Conferences have helped to…
2019 QTS Dresser Build at Bridging
Here at QTS, we have an ongoing initiative to give back to our community. In May, we organized and sponsored our annual Dresser Build event at Bridging, where a group of our staff members volunteered to help assemble dressers for those in need. Bridging is a nonprofit organization that serves the greater Twin Cities by…
Bacterial Endotoxins Testing: Justifying an Alternative to Batch Testing
On March 21, 2019, QTS Principal Sterilization Specialist Sopheak Srun gave a presentation at the AAMI Sterilization Standards Committee Microbiological Methods Working Group (WG08) meeting in Arlington, VA, on a risk-based approach for justifying an alternative to batch release bacterial endotoxins testing. QTS sterilization specialists Sopheak Srun and Molly Swanson have been active members of…
QTS 2018 Company Picnic: A Minnesota Luau
QTS held our Annual Company Picnic in late July and everyone had a blast! Many of our employees attended, and despite the bothersome weather, everyone was still able to enjoy all the festivities. In typical QTS fashion, our team was able to improvise and find solutions to keep our “project” on track – the bouncy…
QTS Dresser Build at BRIDGING
As part of QTS’ ongoing efforts to give back to our community, we organized and sponosored a Dresser Build event at BRIDGING in late 2016. BRIDGING is a nonprofit organization serving the greater Twin Cities area, and is the largest furniture bank in the U.S. Through the effective reuse of donated items, BRIDGING improves lives…
Over 100 Shoeboxes Donated to Operation Christmas Child
Giving back to our local and global community is part of the culture at QTS. Throughout the year we organize and encourage QTS employees to participate in several programs to give a helping hand to those in need. At the kick-off of the holiday season, our staff coordinated a toy/gift drive for Operation Christmas Child….
Nearly 200 Items Donated to Bundles of Love
2016 is the second year that staff at QTS staff members created and donated items to a local charity, Bundles of Love. Bundles of Love is a volunteer-driven, nonprofit organization that partners with community service agencies to assist Minnesota families in need by providing handmade baby clothing, bedding and basic care items for their newborns….
Sulfuryl Fluoride Fumigation for Zika Virus
In light of the Zika virus epidemic, China has begun to use sulfuryl fluoride to fumigate shipments from countries that have been identified to be impacted by the Zika virus. This affects shipments of any item to China, but is of particular importance for QTS customers that ship medical devices, such as instruments, implants, etc….