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Core Values

Integrity

In all areas of our business we conduct ourselves with honesty and fairness, respecting the needs of our customers, our community, our shareholders, and each other.

Customer Driven

We actively seek our customer's input in order to anticipate their needs, exceed their expectations, and develop a genuine partnership.

Accountability

We meet our commitments. We act responsibly, pay attention to details, and own the results.

Pride

We continuously set high standards and take pride in every aspect of our work.

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Made in America: About RQ Home

All of our products have been proudly made in Vermont for the past quarter century. Our craftsmen carefully create each piece from the original design to the final polishing step using materials sourced right here in the United States.

An American Invention

In 1986, Questech metal was invented by Roger Questel in a paper cup in the basement of his wood carving studio in New York City. He mixed metal powder with polymers and ceramic to create the first light weight metal composite.

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Roger moved to Vermont in 1991 and began developing a process to cast decorative tile with a small group of 5 artisans. Today Questech employs over 65 people in Rutland, Vermont, in a 75,000 square foot facility with a view of Killington Mountain. Questech has over 1000 different designs available in a wide variety of metals and finishes.

Each original design is hand made by artists and model makers using techniques that have been developed over the 20 year history of the company. Our products are then cast in molds, using ingredients also manufactured in the USA.

We are very proud of the products we make, the people we employ and the country we live in. Questech Metal and RQ Home reflect the care and pride we feel in each and every piece we make. It is our sincere hope you enjoy them as much as we enjoy creating them.

We are also proud of the recognition we received along the way for our business innovation, environmental awareness and design.

"Mass production need be no bar to creative effort if creative effort can give direction and control to production..." ~Frank Lloyd Wright

Recipient of the prestigious 2015 Gold ADEX Design Journal: Award for Design Excellence
Recipient of the prestigious 2015 Gold ADEX Design Journal: Award for Design Excellence
Recipient of the prestigious 2015 Platinum ADEX Design Journal: Award for Design Excellence
Recipient of the prestigious 2015 Platinum ADEX Design Journal: Award for Design Excellence

Archinterious Best of 2014 Products
Archinterious Best of 2014 Products
 

First Prize - Hardware Category - KBCulture Awards 2013
First Prize - Hardware Category - KBCulture Awards 2013
Recipient of the prestigious Gold ADEX Design Journal: Award for Design Excellence
Recipient of the prestigious 2007 Gold ADEX Design Journal: Award for Design Excellence
Recipient of the prestigious Platinum ADEX Design Journal: Award for Design Excellence
Recipient of the prestigious 2007 Platinum ADEX Design Journal: Award for Design Excellence
 
Vermont Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence 2007
Vermont Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence 2007
Home Magazine: Kitchen & Bath Show Design Excellence Award Best New Product of 2007 for Q-Seal
Home Magazine: Kitchen & Bath Show Design Excellence Award Best New Product of 2007 for Q-Seal
Inducted into the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Design, The Cooper-Hewitt Museum
Inducted into the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Design, The Cooper-Hewitt Museum
 
Small Business Association of New England Recipient of the SBANE Innovation Award 2006
Small Business Association of New England Recipient of the SBANE Innovation Award 2006
 

 

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