Plant Closure, Demolition and Remediation Experts Launch Redevelopment Campaign
Restoration Environmental Contractors (REC), experts in environmental remediation, demolition, disaster recovery, plant closures and industrial site remediation, has launched a plan to help businesses strengthen their competitive positions after the decision has been made to close plants, and further, promote a positive corporate image through retraining and employing the local workforce.

Toronto, ON October 7, 2008 -- Restoration Environmental Contractors (REC), www.environmentalhazards.com, experts in demolition, disaster recovery, plant closures and industrial site remediation, is proud to announce the launch of a redevelopment strategy and anti-recession campaign, designed to help businesses who have decided to shut down their plants, sell off assets, to recover idle property, save on taxes, and re-train and employ the former local workforce while redeveloping old sites.

"The number of plants closing throughout Ontario and the U.S. is on the rise. Businesses see this as a necessary move in order to remain competitive through tough economic times," says Don Bremner, CEO and President of Restoration Environmental Contractors. "Many corporations are writing off old, inefficient or obsolete plants, old technology assets and capital project spending that has been determined to be of no further value. Corporate expectations are that these actions will reduce overhead and ultimately produce positive income. Nevertheless, companies will still need to pay industrial building taxes, even though the facility is shut down. Further, is the effect on families and the community. The shutdown of hundreds of manufacturing facilities has meant the complete loss of hundreds of thousands jobs. All of this goes into creating a tremendously negative impression about the corporation."

REC's program can help. Its new redevelopment strategy will allow for job creation and retraining, for this workforce to help with the environmental remediation, decommissioning and/or demolition of the site, thereby minimizing the negative consequences of necessary business decisions. The result is a win-win for both the local economy and the parent company, which ends up with a much more positive corporate image.

Since 1989, REC has successfully completed over 9,000 environmental remediation and demolition projects throughout Canada, specializing in industrial plant cleaning, decommissioning closures, site remediation and disaster recovery in the industrial, commercial, government, and institutional sectors.

REC senior project management and site supervisory team has accumulated more than one million hours of on-site environmental remediation contracting experience in the removal of all hazardous materials, including; asbestos, mould, lead dust, PCBs, heavy metals, plant decommissioning, site decontamination, soil remediation, and demolition.

REC is a full-service emergency response contractor committed to excellence in health and safety whose record is impeccable. REC's strength lies with its highly trained people, and has over 100 unionized professionals on call to address a variety of needs.

REC's reputation has been established by the quality of the services it provides and by relationships built on trust. This philosophy has become the cornerstone of its business.

Because each environmental and demolition project is unique, REC assembles a specific team of professionals that will bring the desired solutions to the project. REC has the vision and the experience to deliver quality environmental and demolition services at a competitive price to meet every business need.

REC provides remediation options tailor-made for each project from the start, whether they are emergency service calls, small maintenance calls, or multi-million dollar demolition and environmental abatement projects. REC believes that the process should be simple, so the company creates options that offer sound environmental solutions.

REC can meet the needs of businesses planning a plant closure, an abatement, environmental, demolition or restoration project. REC can help businesses prepare for a disaster or emergency. REC can also provide on-call Emergency Response services.

REC services include:

• Environmental Abatement and Remediation Contractors
• Demolition; Deconstruction, Asset Recovery, Equipment Dismantling
• Hazardous Materials Removal; Asbestos, Mould, PCBs, Lead
• Plant Closures: Industrial Plant Decommissioning/Cleaning of Heavy Metals
• Disaster Recovery: Fire, Sewage Backup, Flood, Water, Wind Damage Restoration
• Emergency Response Service - Bonded/Police approved Staff for Security

REC is a turnkey, full-service, emergency response contractor. As a recognized leader in the industry, REC can provide up to $20 million dollars, 100% Performance Bond capacity and up to $10 million in environmental/pollution general liability insurance coverage for every project. REC has worked for a number of government agencies and other corporate clients where a high level of security or police clearance (CPIC) is required and REC is an approved NATO Department of National Defense Contractor. For more information on REC's services, please visit www.recdemolition.com, www.environmentalhazards.com, www.recdisaster.com or www.soilremediation.com.

Contact:
Don Bremner
CEO, President
416-717-0541
rec@restorationenvironmental.com

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Redevelopment Strategy and Anti-recession Campaign launch (Press release)
To Announce The Launch of our Redevelopment Strategy and Anti-recession Campaign designed to work with businesses who have already decided to shut down their plants, Restoration Environmental Contractors - REC Demolition - REC Disaster Recovery are the Experts In Environmental Remediation, Demolition , Asbestos Removal and Plant Closures. We have the strategy, Cleanup your Sites Today!

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Canada's most experienced Plant Closure experts! The Right Choice in Industrial Plant Closure Decomissioning and Demolition call Restoration Environmental - REC Demolition.

REC takes down smokestack at former Phillips Cable facility in Brockville
The smokestack at the 500,000-square-foot plant on King Street West was levelled without incident, touching down at 11:25 a.m.

The event was part of continuing demolition work by Restoration Environmental Contractors (REC), on behalf of Junic Construction of Gatineau, Quebec.

Tuesday June 24 - Demolition and Re-Development Ceremony at the Phillips Cable Plant in Brockville Ontario
The Demolition and Re-Development Ceremony of the 500,000 square foot facility at the Phillips Cable Plant in Brockville Ontario will begin at 11am, on Tuesday June 24, 2008 with the demolition of the Chimneystack by REC Demolition - Restoration Environmental Contractors

December 6, 2006 - PRESS RELEASE
Are you ready for a Disaster - Plan ahead in case of Fire Flood Water Damage and Natural Disasters  Emergency Response with the REC Group of Companies. REC Disaster Recovery; REC Fire Water Flood Damage Restoration; Restoration Environmental Contractors and REC Demolition A REC DISASTER EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE CONTRACT is your peace of mind for all industrial commercial governmental institutional and insurance companies.

REC and Abcott Construction LEED Approved Contractors

REC Awarded Regent Park Toronto Revitalization LEED Project
Four hundred households—more than 1,100 people—have been relocated from Canada's most famous and most-lamented low-income housing project, Regent Park. This is the beginning of Phase One of the Toronto Community Housing Corporation's Regent Park Revitalization project and and the start of what could be the most sustainable housing development in North America, if not the World.

As the oldest social housing complex in Canada, Regent Park will soon be history, as REC Demolition crews started the process of dismantling the community.

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Ontario New Asbestos Regulations
Ontario Regulation 278/05 Designated Substance - Asbestos on Construction Projects and in Buildings and Repair Operations was made June 8, 2005, filed June 10, 2005.
Click here to access the New Regulations on the Government web site.

Investment Recovery - Used Building Materials Available
REC Demolition & Restoration Environmental Contractors can assist with selling obsolete machinery or salvaging valuable scrap metals. This can potentially create a substantial cost reduction on your project.

REC Receives Safety Award at PCL Dinner in Ottawa
Restoration Environmental Contractors - REC Demolition are proud to announce they have received the prominent PCL Safety Award at PCL/Victoria Museum/PWGSC dinner.
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New standards for removing asbestos expected in 2005
BY W.D. LIGHTHALL
New standards and procedures for handling and removing building materials with asbestos content are likely to come into force during 2005.

It’s expected that sometime next year the provincial government will implement a number of changes apply to the handling of asbestos materials on construction and renovation projects, said Thornton, vice president of Pinchin Environmental for Construct Canada.
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Re-building the Castle - PCL Constructors Canada Inc. & Restoration Environmental Contractors - REC Demolition
Dubbed “The Castle on Metcalfe” because of its immediately recognizable shape and style, the Victoria Memorial Museum Building is one of Canada’s oldest museum buildings and one of its greatest physical treasures. Over the next five years, the building will be completely restored to bring it up to modern standards.
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Weyerhaeuser Pulp and Paper Mill project nearing completion -- view photos of project
Restoration Environmental Contractors and REC Demolition are pleased to announce they are nearing the completion of the 300,000 sq. ft. asbestos abatement and demolition project at the former Weyerhaeuser Pulp and Paper Mill in Sturgeon Falls, ON.

REC Awarded $4.9M environmental abatement and demolition project at the Victoria Memorial Museum in Ottawa, ON
Restoration Environmental Contractors and REC Demolition are proud to be a part of the rehabilitation project at the historic Canadian Victoria Memorial Museum of Nature in Ottawa. The project is expected to last three (3) years.

Queens Park Complex and Ontario Legislature Air Balancing and Energy Savings - over 40 projects completed
REC and REC Demolition are the pre-qualified contractor for the Ontario Realty Corporation and SNC Lavalin Profac at the Government Legislative Buildings in Toronto, working various asbestos, mould and demolition projects in the complex.

REC awarded Historic Archives of Ontario mould remediation project in Toronto, ON.
REC has been awarded the est. $700,000.00 mould remediation at the Historic Archives of Ontario at 77 Grenville in Toronto, ON to be completed in 2004 - 2005.

REC awarded ISERV Ontario abatement project at 1201 Wilson Ave. Building 'A', a $2M project with over $40M operational computer equipment. 
REC is continuing the abatement project at the Ontario ISERV Computer Data Centre, located at 1201 Wilson Ave. in Toronto, Ontario. The centre is operational with over $40 million in computer equipment containing sensitive data. 

Restoration Environmental Contractors (REC) & REC Demolition announce opening of offices in Ottawa, ON and Sturgeon Falls, ON
Restoration Environmental Contractors and REC Demolition have opened two (2) offices, in Ottawa, ON and Sturgeon Falls, ON

New - EACO 2004 - Mould Abatement Guidelines
Download the new EACO Mould Guidelines in PDF format. (click here to download)

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Restoration Environmental Contractors Announce New Division - REC DEMOLITION
Restoration Environmental Contractors is pleased to announce their new division REC DEMOLITION. Ron Kepic will head the REC Demolition team and Keith Laroue will assume project management and supervisory roles in the company. All recently joined REC Demolition and are respected members in the demolition and environmental abatement industry. They bring with them 50 years of experience!

Recognizing and Controlling the Asbestos Hazard of Vermiculite Insulation in Construction
Vermiculite insulation was commonly installed as wall and ceiling insulation in a number of commercial and residential applications.

Over 6,000 Projects Completed
Environmental awareness and legal compliance are essential to any organization committed to meeting the needs of today's business. Restoration Environmental Contractors is an environmental contracting company with over 17 years of experience in the industry. We have handled over 6,000 asbestos, lead and heavy metal dust contaminant removal projects, as well as 50 site cleanups to date.

REC Completes Asbestos Removal Project at Old Crown Life building, 120 Bloor Street in Toronto, ON
Restoration Environmental Contractors is proud to announce the completion of the largest Asbestos Removal Project in Toronto. The $2.2 million project is "The Old Crown Life Building", a Toronto landmark since the 1950's. It is located at 120 Bloor St. E., in Toronto.