Demolition Project: Boiler Removal

Some of R. Baker & Son’s more challenging demolition projects involve removal of huge, old boilers. Baker crews are currently engaged in a demolition project at leading central New Jersey university in which outdated, inefficient boilers are being replaced by multiple smaller high-efficiency boilers. This is a service we’ve performed numerous times for energy-conscious clients as of late. Three or four smaller high-efficiency boilers can be installed within an old boiler’s footprint, and will significantly outperform the old boiler.

Years ago, boiler vessels were usually rigged into place, in one massive piece, early in a construction project, and the structure would be built around it. Oftentimes, have multiple boilers of various sizes to handle the heating load of a building. Most of these inefficient old boilers are located in congested mechanical rooms, surrounded with equipment such as air compressors, pumps, aerators, chillers, water treatment skids, etc., as well as piping, electrical conduit, controls, sprinkler lines, and other systems. All of these items serve to complicate a demolition project.

Many demolition and selective demolition projects require the dismantling and removal of large boilers without disturbing surrounding equipment or disrupting operations, so intensive planning and coordination are required. Everything must be identified and plotted, and a specific safety plan must be compiled with a task hazard analysis. Items like conduit, control wiring, or plumbing may require relocation before the boiler can be cut up and removed. Proper ventilation and smoke control are a must.

Accompanying photos of boiler removal are from a recent R. Baker & Son demolition project at a large pharmaceuticals facility. Many facilities are undertaking similar projects.

R. Baker & Son - All Industial Services
1 Globe Court
Red Bank, NJ 07701
732-222-3553
http://www.rbaker.com

“Rubble Trouble New York” Demolition Video Game

Being a demolition contractor in the New York metro area can be challenging to say the least. There are many planning and safety procedures to follow, permits to be obtained, tools and equipment to be maintained, and tight schedules to be met. It's a tough job, and not very glamorous. However, someone has found a way to make demolition in New York fun for kids with Rubble Trouble New York, a free online video game. You don't need to be a demolition contractor to play, all you need is an appetite for destruction.

Rubble Trouble New York is a physics-based strategy demolition game first released in 2010. Whether its interior demolition or taking down an industrial complex, Rubble Trouble New York has 32 levels to master. Each level, players are provided with a different demolition tool, such as drills, wrecking balls, explosives, wrecking tools, and even missiles, to earn money before running out of tool power. Structures become progressively more difficult to demolish, and players must avoid damaging other buildings and injuring construction workers.

Rubble Trouble New York is popular among kids who like demolition, wrecking and construction games. We at R. Baker & Son gave it a try and could not get past level 9. Maybe you'll have more luck.

About R. Baker & Son All Industrial Services

R. Baker & Son All Industrial Services, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) in business since 1935, is a premier specialized contractor operating in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, with over one hundred employees and an exemplary safety record (we have been directly involved in four sites that received VPP OSHA Safety Awards). R. Baker & Son is financially strong, with bonding capabilities over $10 million. Capabilities include industrial and commercial demolition, rigging, machinery- and plant-moving, dismantling, decommissioning, plant and equipment relocation, interior demolition, selective demolition, warehousing, wrecking and razing, millwright, plant reconfigurations, heavy rigging, salvage, environmental services, remediation, decontamination, abatement, and investment and asset recovery.

R. Baker & Son - All Industrial Services
1 Globe Court
Red Bank, NJ 07701
http://www.rbaker.com

"The Outrigger" - June 2015 Issue

Read some of the exciting stories in the June, 2015 Issue of "The Outrigger"

*New Warehouse Facility,
*The Domino Sugar Project,
*National Safery Month,
or about the Costa Concordia

http://rbaker.com/images/pdf/outrigger_06_15.pdf

R. Baker & Son - All Industrial Services
1 Globe Court
Red Bank, NJ 07701
732-222-3553
http://www.rbaker.com

Plant Relocation Projects

Plant relocation projects are a complex undertaking that requires professionals with years of experience and a resume of successful projects under their belt. If a complex plant relocation is done poorly it could result in runaway costs as well as lost market share, reputations and employees along the way. R. Baker & Son All Industrial Services is expert in plant relocation projects. Plant relocation is never as simple as picking up your process in plant A and setting them down in plant B. Plant and product line moves and relocations are always much more difficult than planned or anticipated. With contractors who do their homework, know the risks upfront, have a contingency plan, and carefully manage the move, your project should be a success.

Once the decision has been made to relocate, a detailed plan must be drafted in parallel with a schedule. Important questions must be addressed: Will it be necessary to temporarily outsource plant operations? What is the critical path and non-critical path? There are very complex, intricate relationships and dependencies with plant products, equipment and utilities. Make sure the new plant can accommodate all of the operating requirements for equipment process and or products. Business interruptions are more expensive to address than physical or manufacturing process issues.

Many plant relocation projects are done in phases as most plants carry different product lines, each having their own profit centers. The relocation plan needs to address each part and phase of the relocation. Disconnecting and reconnecting to shared utilities is important and should be planned on both sides of the move from plant A to plant B.

Plant relocation project teams need to consider all risks associated with the move and how their impact can be minimized. Every project requires a contingency plan, a “what if” scenario. The quality of the move team is critical to the project’s success. Choose a highly experienced contractor plant relocation contractor like R. Baker and Son to ensure your project’s best possible outcome.

R. Baker & Son - All Industrial Services
1 Globe Court
Red Bank, NJ 07701
http://www.rbaker.com

Warehousing

What is most important to a business when it comes to transporting and warehousing their important equipment? Protecting their investment. R. Baker & Son’s trucking capabilities and indoor and outdoor warehouse facilities provide safe handling and storage for clients’ most valuable equipment.

With their expansive climate-controlled warehouse and secured storage yard conveniently located in central New Jersey, R. Baker & Son is equipped to handle, pack, crate, rig, store, and ship equipment of every type and size. Warehousing is often required on new construction and renovation projects. Expensive process equipment is usually ordered many months in advance, and many manufacturers do not have the storage capacity to warehouse large pieces, or charge high storage rates for a limited amount of time, usually thirty to sixty days. This means equipment assembled in advance of a project must be shipped and stored prior to delivery to the jobsite. Plant relocation projects frequently require short-term equipment storage, as well, before transport to its final destination. 

R. Baker & Son’s indoor warehousing facilities provide a tempered, clean environment for all types of machinery and equipment. Protection from excessive heat and cold prevents condensation from forming on sensitive electronic components and rusting of metal parts. Our facilities are fully-equipped with forklifts and cranes manned by master riggers and qualified personnel. R. Baker & Son also handles all of our clients’ logistical and transportation needs, shipping standard, heavy and over-dimensional loads throughout the United States and around the world.

About R. Baker & Son All Industrial Services

R. Baker & Son All Industrial Services, a  Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)  in business since 1935, is a premier specialized contractor operating in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, with over one hundred employees and an exemplary safety record (we have been directly involved in four sites that received VPP OSHA Safety Awards). R. Baker & Son is financially strong, with bonding capabilities over $10 million. Capabilities include industrial and commercial demolition, rigging, machinery- and plant-moving, dismantling, decommissioning, plant and equipment relocation, interior demolition, selective demolition, warehousing, wrecking and razing, millwright, plant reconfigurations, heavy rigging, salvage, environmental services, remediation, decontamination, abatement, and investment and asset recovery.

R. Baker & Son - All Industrial Services
1 Globe Court
Red Bank, NJ 07701
http://www.rbaker.com

Demolition Methods and Types

R. Baker & Son All Industrial Services is expert in demolition, performing various types and employing numerous methods, which are listed and defined below.

Interior Demolition

Interior demolition is the taking apart of interior portions of a structure while preserving the exterior, usually in preparation for a renovation project. This usually includes removal of walls, ceilings, pipes, etc.

Selective Demolition

A selective demolition project involves the removal of specific interior or exterior portions of a building while protecting the remaining structure and nearby structures and areas.

Dismantling/Deconstruction

This method involves the careful dismantlement or deconstruction of a structure to preserve components for reuse, recycling, or refurbishment. Dismantling generally more labor intensive than demolition.

Total Demolition

Total demolition is self-explanatory. It is the demolition of an entire structure, and it can be achieved by a number of methods, as listed below.

Mechanical demolition

This type of demolition uses specialized mechanical equipment and tools. These include hydraulic excavators equipped with specialized attachments that can break concrete and steel, effectively “chewing” the structure apart. Smaller equipment like skid steers loaders and demolition robots are used for smaller tasks and interior and selective demolition.

Implosion

A highly-specialized type of demolition that employs the use of explosives to bring down high structures by undermining structural supports so that it collapses within its own footprint or along a predetermined path. Implosion is used in less than 1% of demolition projects.

Crane and Wrecking Ball

One of the earliest methods of demolition, the wrecking ball is largely outmoded, replaced by excavators and other mechanical means that offer better precision, efficiency, and safety.

Crane and wrecking ball

 

 

About R. Baker & Son All Industrial Services

R. Baker & Son All Industrial Services, a  Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)  in business since 1935, is a premier specialized contractor operating in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, with over one hundred employees and an exemplary safety record (we have been directly involved in four sites that received VPP OSHA Safety Awards). R. Baker & Son is financially strong, with bonding capabilities over $10 million. Capabilities include industrial and commercial demolition, rigging, machinery- and plant-moving, dismantling, decommissioning, plant and equipment relocation, interior demolition, selective demolition, warehousing, wrecking and razing, millwright, plant reconfigurations, heavy rigging, salvage, environmental services, remediation, decontamination, abatement, and investment and asset recovery.
 

R. Baker & Son

1 Globe Court
Red Bank, NJ 07701
Phone: 732-222-3553
Web: http://www.rbaker.com

More States Offering Plant Relocation Incentives

Over the past few years, state and local government have been offering greater incentives for companies to move to their jurisdiction, and plant relocation is on the rise.

Relocation incentive programs shrank during the recession that began in 2008, but now that most of the U.S. has recovered, governments are offering billions of dollars in tax forgiveness and other financial incentives to relocate their businesses. There is stiff competition between states, and job increases in one state come at the expense of another, but plant relocation is growing for contractors like R. Baker & Son.

Like most states, New Jersey and New York both offer relocation incentives. In New Jersey multi-year tax breaks can be worth up to $300 million for eligible projects, and START-UP NY offers major incentives for businesses to relocate or expand in the state while aligning with a college or university.

R. Baker & Son provides comprehensive turnkey service for all phases of industrial and commercial plant relocation in the NY and NJ area, throughout the United States and Canada, Puerto Rico, and overseas. Services include dismantlement and relocation planning, match marking, heavy machinery moving, rigging, relocation, reassembly, reinstallation, and startup. Projects are performed with minimal disruption regardless of scale.

About R. Baker & Son All Industrial Services

R. Baker & Son All Industrial Services, a  Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)  in business since 1935, is a premier specialized contractor operating in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, with over one hundred employees and an exemplary safety record (we have been directly involved in four sites that received VPP OSHA Safety Awards). R. Baker & Son is financially strong, with bonding capabilities over $10 million. Capabilities include industrial and commercial demolition, rigging, machinery- and plant-moving, dismantling, decommissioning, plant and equipment relocation, interior demolition, selective demolition, warehousing, wrecking and razing, millwright, plant reconfigurations, heavy rigging, salvage, environmental services, remediation, decontamination, abatement, and investment and asset recovery.
 

R. Baker & Son

1 Globe Court
Red Bank, NJ 07701
Phone: 732-222-3553
Web: http://www.rbaker.com