Doylestown, PA -- (SBWire) -- 01/22/2016 --As LEM Products, Inc. enters 2016 with big plans for improving its processes and delivering the safety labeling solutions that its customers trust, the company reflects on the successes of the past year. 2015 was a particularly successful one for LEM Products, Inc. and its president & CEO, Maureen O'Connor. Closing out the year's long list of accomplishments for the company was the announcement that O'Connor has been elected to the board of the Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center (DVIRC).
O'Connor has been CEO for nearly half of the company's 45 year history. Throughout her two-plus decades as CEO of LEM Products, O'Connor has earned multiple awards, honors and distinctions in recognition of her vision, drive and commitment to creating cutting-edge solutions for her company's customers. Her fiercely competitive spirit and passion for continuous growth and improvement have been instrumental in shaping LEM Products, Inc. into the industry leader that it is today.
O'Connor's dedication to building a continuously improving company was one of the many deciding factors in her election to the board of the DVIRC, an economic development organization founded in 1988 to benefit the Delaware Valley's manufacturing community. The organization provides consulting services, executive network groups and training and education to serve the needs of over 4,500 small and mid-sized manufacturers in the southeastern Philadelphia area.
O'Connor is honored to join the DVIRC board, joining a group of other like-minded professionals dedicated to maintaining a strong manufacturing community in the Delaware Valley. As a board member, O'Connor will contribute her leadership experience and industry insights to the organization's initiatives.
Recently, O'Connor spoke on a Market Growth panel at the 2015 Greater Philadelphia DVIRC summit. Alongside Chris Scarfario, Director of Marketing Services at DVIRC and Nick Hacket, President & CEO of New Way Air Bearings, O'Connor shared market growth strategies with the audience, covering topics like market expansion, new product development and innovation.
LEM Products, Inc. and Maureen O'Connor were the recipients of numerous other awards and recognitions this past year. The company was selected as a finalist for Marcum LLC's 2015 Innovator of the Year Awards, and O'Connor was singled out as one of the Philadelphia Business Journal's "Women Who Lead" for their 2015 event. At the end of the year, LEM Products, Inc. learned that O'Connor would be among the honorees at the 2016 Enterprising Women of the Year Awards this coming March, presented by Enterprising Women magazine.
Since 1967, LEM Products, Inc. has created stock and customized solutions for safety identification in manufacturing and utilities workplaces. Their products include lock out tag out signs, scaffolding labels and utility markers that withstand harsh environments and communicate clearly to workers who encounter potential hazards on the job. LEM Products, Inc. helps its customers remain OSHA-compliant and worry-free. Furthermore, the company is a leader in innovative manufacturing processes, taking inspiration from the Japanese Kaizen system. The company takes on responsibility in its community by generating manufacturing jobs that remain in the United States.
LEM Products, Inc. and Maureen O'Connor thank their loyal customers for another year of success as a machine safety sign manufacturer, and are looking forward to another one in 2016.
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About LEM Products, Inc.
LEM Products, Inc. is an industry leader in the manufacture of identification products that protect people by identifying potential hazards, provide instructional and facility/site safety information. Precision manufacturing, a dedication to customer satisfaction and a commitment to achieving corporate targets for growth and social investment set LEM apart in the industry.
LEM Products, Inc. is a WBENC certified company with the reputation as a leading safety identification supplier in North America and beyond. They are certified by the California Public Utilities Commission and the Pennsylvania Department of General Services. Business placed with LEM Products, Inc. qualifies for Federal and State Diversity Spend initiatives.
For over 49 years, LEM Products, Inc. has been providing wire marking, pipe marking, safety signage, lockout tags and other products to utilities, corporations, and manufacturers to mark facilities and products for OSHA/ANSI compliance and safety. Maureen O'Connor, CEO, has received numerous awards for her leadership, her commitment to diversity in the workplace and community involvement.
LEM has built a solid reputation, across industries as a dependable supplier of industrial products ranging from safety labels and safety signs to lockout tagout to custom tags and more.
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LEM Products, Inc. President & CEO Maureen O'Connor Elected to Board of DVIRC