Demolition Firm Wins Award from Magazine

R. Baker & Son All Industrial Services has won the Environmental Business Journal’s Business Achievement Award in Practice Innovation: Sustainability for the successful deployment of its Green Initiative Program, under which it attempts to recycle 100 percent of all waste materials generated during its demolition and decommissioning projects.

EBJ is a business newsletter for the environmental industry. It puts together an annual awards program that recognizes firms for their strong financial performance and growth as well as for specific projects which are significant in the advancement of the environmental industry.

R. Baker & Sons’ services includes total building demolition, selective dismantlement, facility decommissioning, plant and equipment relocation and re-installation, demolition consulting, on-site concrete crushing, scrap-metal salvage, recycling and used-equipment purchasing. Recycling activities at specific projects include the crushing of concrete into useable aggregate, the recovery and recycling of metals, the selling of used and surplus equipment, and the salvage of used wood timbers and materials In addition to maximizing the recycling opportunities of each job, the company also takes pride in its impeccable safety record and has been an integral part in four projects/sites that have obtained OSHA Voluntary Protection Plan (VPP) safety awards.