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.

Stainless Steel Tank Rigging Project Saved by Plan B

Experience the Baker Best

Progress on a construction site can sometimes be thwarted when new equipment or materials arrive with problems. Sometimes, no matter how much planning went into a project, one or two obstacles can become a showstopper, and Plan B becomes the only option. On one recent rigging job, R. Baker &...

Taking On Diverse Tasks on Renovation and Construction Projects

Health and Safety Industry Leader

Large renovations projects can be multi-faceted in depth and scope, and oftentimes a variety of small, unassigned tasks emerge as work progresses. Because these unexpected elements can make or break a project, owners and project managers will often turn to a trusted contractor already on the job to...

Rigging Operations, Winter Safety, Rigging Contractor

Crane & Rigging Operations and Safety During Winter

Service-Disabled Veteran Owned

Winter is here, and as always, frigid temperatures, ice, and snow have the potential to create hazards that require crane and rigging personnel to take special precautions. These safeguards apply not only to riggers, millwrights, and crane operators like those employed here at R. Baker & Son...

Demolition Safety: Structural Shoring and Bracing

Leading Rigging, Dismantling and Demolition Contractor

Demolition and dismantling require trained workers with a strong grasp of physics concepts like fulcrum, shear, balance, moment, pressure, electrical and mechanical energy, weight, density, pinch points, and leverage. Safety can be in jeopardy if workers don’t have a strong understanding of...

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.