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.

Planning A Rigging Project w/ BIM

Experience the Baker Best

R. Baker & Son worked closely with a client and their design firm to get upfront budget pricing for rigging building and process equipment on a large process manufacturing facility project. The design firm had produced a 3-D BIM model of the plant to be constructed within an existing building...

Expert in NYC Curtain Wall Dismantling and Demolition

Health and Safety Industry Leader

Ever since construction of the glass-clad United Nations Secretariat Building was completed in 1952, skyscrapers encased in sparkling glass curtain walls have come to dominate the New York City skyline. But curtain walls have a finite life expectancy and eventually require dismantling and...

Interior Demo: Mid-Project Changes Save Time and Money

Service-Disabled Veteran Owned

Discovering an opportunity for substantial cost savings during a project in progress is always a welcome surprise, which was the case on a warehouse renovation in which R. Baker & Son was tasked with performing the of the 200,000 sq. ft. building. The building was to become a manufacturing...

Safety Plan, Demolition and Rigging Contractor

Site-Specific Safety Plan

Leading Rigging, Dismantling and Demolition Contractor

A site-specific safety plan (SSSP) is an agreement that addresses project-specific safety concerns and challenges and how to manage them. It serves as a communication tool between involved contractors to ensure safe working conditions and to protect the job site and environment. SSSPs are commonly...

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.