About R. Baker & Son

Family owned since 1935, R. Baker & Son is an industry leader in rigging, dismantling, demolition and plant and machinery moving services. We service customers in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada and Europe. Our business continues to expand rapidly due to our stringent safety program, the success of our projects and unsurpassed customer satisfaction.

The requirements and complexity of the rigging, dismantling and demolition industry, along with our understanding of the need to be flexible and resourceful in our approach to projects, are the areas where R. Baker & Son excels in setting ourselves apart from our competitors.

R. Baker and Son is Service-Disabled Veteran Owned. Please contact us to discuss how we can help you meet your contracting and subcontracting goals.

Safe, Successful Demolition Projects Start with Good Planning

Experience the Baker Best

When hiring a demolition contractor for a project, owners must consider various factors and qualifications. Experience, price, safety, reputation, reliability, financial stability, and work quality are all essential to the decision, but many owners tend to overlook a central consideration: what is...

outdoor silos, recycling plant construction, rigging

Hurricane Ida Ground Stabilization

Health and Safety Industry Leader

On September 1, 2021, the remnants of Hurricane Ida swept across the Northeast, leaving record-breaking amounts of rain in her path. At the time, several R. Baker & Son crews were in the midst of a large, state-of-the-art recycling plant construction project in eastern Pennsylvania where truck...

Architectural Salvage - Demolition Contractor

Architectural Salvage During Demolition

Service-Disabled Veteran Owned

As long-time contractors in the demolition business, R. Baker & Son has come across countless objects that practically call out to be salvaged and not tossed away. After so much exposure to these architectural artifacts, we’ve gained a “sixth sense” as to what is unique,...

Interior Demo - Making Way For New Manufacturing Facility

Leading Rigging, Dismantling and Demolition Contractor

R. Baker & Son was recently contracted to provide interior demolition services for a new client that had just purchased a 95,000 square-foot rubber tire tread factory. With plans to construct a new manufacturing facility, the owner was anxious to get started with demo and construction...

Recent Projects

curtain wall project, United Nations NYC

R. Baker & Son Curtain Wall Projects
New York, NY

Baker Completes Process Plant Relocation
Newark, NJ

Surgical Demolition Project - Turbine Generator
New York (NYC)

Demolition For New Transmission Station
Harrison, NJ

work crew misting concrete on demolition project

Dismantling Project for a Renowned National Laboratory
Princeton, NJ

Phillips 66 Facility Stack Removal
Linden, NJ

Experience the Baker Best

R. BAKER & SON MAINTAINS AN AWARD WINNING TEAM OF IN-HOUSE FULL TIME SAFETY AND PROJECT MANAGERS, ALL OF WHOM HAVE A MINIMUM OF 20 YEARS INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE. Project managers, foremen and field personnel are 40 to 60-hours OSHA and Hazmat trained and certified. Additional training and certifications include but are not limited to; aerial lift, fork lift, crane, heavy equipment, confined space entry, respiratory protection, emergency response, first aid and CPR.

R. BAKER & SON'S COMMITMENT TO MAINTAINING SAFE PROJECTS IS UNEQUALED IN OUR INDUSTRY, PLACING THE SAFETY OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND CLIENTS AS OUR TOP PRIORITY. All personnel, from top management through field staff, are thoroughly and continuously trained in safety procedures. As a result, R. Baker & Son's safety performance continually exceeds government regulations and industry averages. R. Baker & Son All Industrial Services has been directly involved in more OSHA VPP Star projects (the highest of three VPP levels a participant can achieve) than almost every other contractor in our industry. It is an accomplishment we've worked hard for, and of which we are extremely proud.