Emons Furniture Awarded 'Order of Industrial Service Merit, Iron Tower' for Contributions to WorldSkills Competition

After the award ceremony for government commendations to contributors at the 45th International Skills Olympics, the awardees posed for a photo. The second person from the right in the photo is Kim Kyung-soo, Chairman of Emons Furniture. Photo by Emons Furniture

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Jong-hwa] Emons, a furniture company with expression, announced on the 24th that it received '2 Cheoltap Industrial Medals, 1 Industrial Medal, and the Minister of Employment and Labor Commendation' at the government awards ceremony for contributors held by the Ministry of Employment and Labor and the Human Resources Development Service of Korea at the 45th Russia Kazan International Skills Olympics.

The government awards ceremony was held on the 19th at the Royal Hotel in Seoul, with Minister of Employment and Labor Lee Jae-gap and Director Kim Dong-man of the Human Resources Development Service of Korea attending. The event strictly adhered to quarantine guidelines by reducing the number of attendees centered on national team athletes and separating the ceremony into two parts.

Emons Furniture participated in three categories?furniture, woodworking, and interior decoration?at the 2019 '45th Russia Kazan International Skills Olympics.' Deputy Manager Lee Sang-hyun won a silver medal in the interior decoration category, Deputy Manager Kwon Oh-hyun won a silver medal in woodworking, and Chief Choi Eun-young, the first Korean woman to participate in the furniture category, received an excellence award.

These awardees received medals at this government awards ceremony for contributors, and Emons Furniture was recognized for producing national team athletes and was awarded the Minister of Employment and Labor Commendation.

Emons participated as national representatives (affiliated with Emons Furniture) in the furniture, woodworking, and interior decoration categories for three consecutive times at the 2015 '43rd Brazil S?o Paulo International Skills Olympics,' the 2017 '44th United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi International Skills Olympics,' and the 2019 '45th Russia Kazan International Skills Olympics,' achieving a remarkable record of 4 gold medals, 3 silver medals, and 2 excellence awards in total.

An Emons official stated, "Through the International Skills Olympics, we have promoted the status of Korea's technology to the world and proved Emons' technological prowess on the global stage." He added, "We will develop eco-friendly products and become a company that contributes to the development of the furniture industry with even better quality products and customer satisfaction services."

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