"The Outrigger" - December 2013

RED BANK, N.J. - Dec. 22, 2013 - PRLog -- R. Baker & Son Magazine
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)
December Edition, 2013

Inside this issue...
Investment / Asset Recovery
Project Photo Album: Turbine Generators / Equipment Relocation
Demolition Excavators - Confined Space Safety

Investment / Asset Recovery

Due to downsizing and mergers in various industries, many companies are consolidating their buildings and plants.  In a large plant consolidation project, occupants and operations are moved, and assets must be relocated and reused, resold, recycled, or disposed of. R. Baker & Son offers complete investment recovery services and brings vast expertise to these projects.

In years past, many companies opted to disconnect and sell off or dispose of larger assets during consolidation projects, mainly relocating only the portable assets necessary for daily operation such as mobile equipment and machinery, office furniture and fixtures, and IT equipment.  Now, out of necessity brought on by the economic downturn, many R. Baker & Son clients have changed their approach. Plant consolidation projects increasingly involve relocating equipment that, in years past, was commonly left behind, such as boilers, chillers, large exhaust fans, and process air handlers. According to the Investment Recovery Association, assets that are reused within an organization offer the best return on investment, followed by items that are returned to the supplier, traded, sold, recycled, or sold as scrap. Savvier companies are cognizant of the significant value of their existing large assets, and how reusing these assets can save money and offset consolidation project costs.

Relocation of existing plant assets sometimes necessitates the repair or modification of equipment to bring it up to date.  This oftentimes occurs with expensive process equipment that cannot be renovated on-site, so the equipment must be disconnected, disassembled, packaged, and shipped back to the vendor for the upgrades and modifications required.

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