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Baker & Son Listed in Directory of Wood-Framed Building Deconstruction Companies

R. Baker & Son All Industrial Services (R. Baker & Son), a global dismantlement, rigging,
decommissioning and building demolition contractor, is proud to be listed in the Directory of Wood-
Framed Building Deconstruction and Reused Building Materials Companies by the USDA Forest
Products Laboratory.

This directory lists companies involved in wood-framed building deconstruction and dismantling and
reused building materials, with an emphasis on those that use, resell, or remanufacture salvaged wood.
The purpose of the directory is to provide a consumer and business resource for locating companies
offering a variety of products and services including:

 Partial or whole building removals, with a focus on wood materials recovery and reuse
 Brokering, buying, or selling salvaged wood building materials
 Producing, buying, or selling specialized salvaged wood products, such as architectural items or
re-milled flooring
 Construction and timber-framing using reclaimed wood in new construction or remodeling
 To a lesser extent, ancillary services such as environmental remediation, recycling, and
equipment used in building deconstruction

Companies in the directory range in scope from those that carry out targeted building removals, such as
historic barns, strictly for the purpose of harvesting the antique wood in these buildings, to companies that
conduct residential and commercial demolition where the primary goal is building removal and the
materials are recovered opportunistically as a by-product. The bulk of companies listed are those that
either salvage or sell building materials.

Wood-framed building deconstruction is a specific approach to remove materials for reuse in such a way
as to preserve their integrity and value to the greatest extent possible and as economically as possible.
Deconstruction is generally perceived as manual disassembly of a building, although various
combinations of manual and mechanical methods are being studied to improve cost and time
performance. Solid wood recovery rates of 50% to 90% are not uncommon. Deconstruction emphasizes a
hierarchy of material use; reuse first, then recycle. For example, it is deemed preferable to reuse a
recovered timber beam in its whole form rather than grind it up and recycle it into mulch or boiler fuel.

R. Baker & Son is listed in the directory in several places including:

 Wood Framed Building Deconstruction and Reused Building Materials Companies in New Jersey
 Companies Performing Deconstruction / Soft Stripping
 Companies Performing Demolition / Selective Dismantling

The directory can be downloaded for free online at

http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplgtr/fpl_gtr150.pdf

About R. Baker & Son All Industrial Services

R. Baker & Son All Industrial Services is the premier specialized contractor for dismantlement,
decommissioning, plant relocations and demolition in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada. The
Veteran owned company has been in business since 1935, has over 100 employees, an exemplary safety
record (We have been directly involved in four (4) projects that have been awarded VPP OSHA site
safety awards) and is financially strong (bonding over $10 Million). Capabilities include total turn-key
plant and facility dismantlement, decommissioning, building demolition, onsite concrete crushing as well
as heavy equipment rigging, entire plant relocations, machinery moving and millwright services.

Contact Information

R. Baker & Son All Industrial Services

1 Globe Court
Red Bank, NJ 07701
Phone: 732-222-3553
Fax: 732-450-0311
Website: http://www.rbaker.com
Contact: Damon Kozul, PE,CHMM at dkozul@rbaker.com