R. Baker & Son Wins EBJ Business Achievement Award For Sustainability

PR Log (Press Release) – Jan 19, 2009 – Environmental Business Journal (EBJ), the leading business newsletter for the environmental industry, has announced the winners of the 2008 EBJ Business Achievement Awards, recognizing outstanding firms in the environmental industry. This annual awards program 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 & Son All Industrial Services won an EBJ Business Achievement Award in Practice Innovation: Sustainability for the successful deployment of its Green Initiative Program, under which it attempts to recycle 100% of all waste materials generated during its demolition and decommissioning projects. A disabled veteran-owned business under the same ownership for over 74 years, R. Baker & Sons has grown into a professional organization with several offices employing nearly 100 employees. Services include 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 (EMR 0.79) and has been an integral part in four projects/sites that have obtained OSHA Voluntary Protection Plan (VPP) safety awards. The firm expects to generate revenue of $15 million in 2009.

The full list of award recipients can be found online at www.environmentalbusinessjournal.com. Winners will be recognized at the 2009 Environmental Industry Summit, February 18-20, 2009, in Coronado, California. The full list of winners will also be published in the January 19, 2009 Executive Review issue of Environmental Business Journal.

About R. Baker & Son All Industrial Services

R. Baker & Son All Industrial Services is the premier specialized contractor for dismantlement, decommissioning and demolition in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.  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) sites that received VPP OSHA Safety Awards) and is financially strong (bonding capabilities over $10 Million).  Capabilities include total plant and facility dismantlement, decommissioning, demolition, plant relocations and re-installations as well as heavy equipment rigging and machinery moving, millwright services and onsite concrete crushing.