EMR Environmental
Promoting Innovation, Sustainability, and Healthy Ecosystems to Benefit People and the Planet
our history
more than 30 years of industry-leading service
EMR began in 1988 as a small startup company named Environmental Management Resources Inc. with three employees and has grown into a company with more than 250 employees worldwide. From its inception, EMR’s story has been one of leadership, and our history continues to be characterized by the imprint of outstanding individuals—beginning with two of the firm’s founders, Mike and Connie Cook.
a message from
our ceo
EMR has a history that extends more than 30 years. We continually strive to be one of the best small businesses, not only financially but in the communities where we work, making each of them a better place as we continue to build a better company.
We are guided by a culture centered on action. It reflects our values and behaviors as a service provider, marketer, employer and neighbor while striving for continuous improvement as a corporate citizen.
As we strive to build better communities, we’ve set clear goals in every aspect of corporate responsibility, from environmental sustainability to workplace safety. These goals draw a clear line for us as a company, and we’re confident that we will continue to meet those goals with the full commitment and efforts of our employees.
Our customers are the driving force behind everything we do. We place their needs above all, and their message is clear: How we perform our services is as important to them as the products we produce.
The world is changing fast, and we have to change even faster. As we strive to grow our business in a difficult economic climate, we won’t take shortcuts in responsibility to achieve our goals. The mark of a great business is not how you perform during the good times, but how you deliver results when times are tough.
In the years ahead, EMR looks forward to building on the foundations we’ve established.
Regards,
Connie S. Cook
more than three decades of excellence as
an award-winning environmental solutions company
EMR Inc. started 30 years ago as a Washington–based environmental firm providing asbestos-management services, environmental consulting, and operations for industrial-wastewater treatment plants and management services to the railroad industry. As the service needs of our customers continued to expand, so did our company. Today, headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, under the name EMR Environmental LLC, our company has grown into an award-winning, globally-recognized company that provides expanded environmental and emergency-management and -response services.
Along the way, EMR—a certified Woman-Owned Small Business—has received awards for the SBA National Small Business of the Year, SBA Region 7 Office 8(a) Graduate of the Year, BNSF Distinguished Supplier Award, Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Top 10 Small Business, and the SAME National Small Business of the Year.
here are a few more of our
company highlights
1988
Environmental Management Resources Inc. is established in Washington
1992-1998
EMR Inc. opens offices in Minnesota, Texas, and Illinois
2003
The name of Environmental Management Resources Inc. changes to EMR Inc.
2005
EMR is awarded a $12 million emergency response contract to clean up some of the most damaged areas of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina
2008
EMR receives the Distinguished Supplier Award from BNSF Railway
2009
EMR awarded the $3 billion JTAV AFCEE Worldwide Environmental Restoration and Construction Performance Based Remediation Contract, and is named a Top 10 Small Business by the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
2010
EMR completes a $20 million contract in response to the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
2016
EMR is awarded a contract for the AFCEC Architect-Engineering 2013 Environmental Services Program ($500 million)
2017
EMR becomes EMR Environmental LLC to focus solely on environmental remediation, site assessments, emergency management and response, and health & safety and compliance services
our purpose and
core values
our mission:
- Attract, develop, and retain talented employees who share our vision
- Understand and serve our customers through partnership and sound project-management practices
- Give back to our community, our country, and our world
- Encourage and embody the entrepreneurial spirit
- Endeavor always to make our best even better
our purpose:
Improve the Lives of Others
When we strive to improve the lives of others, our own lives will be elevated to a new vantage point.