Oak Park Illinois Demolition

Local Pioneer Press reporter John Huston posted some preliminary video of Champion Environmental Services, Inc., punching holes in the exterior walls of the Westgate building. The openings will be used to help expedite the removal of debris from the interior demolition. Links to the video and news article by John Huston follow.

Please look for more updates to come on this and other new projects in Illinois including Fox Valley, Joliet, North Riverside, and Des Plaines. Also be sure to visit for news on upcoming projects in Wisconsin to include Janesville, Milwaukee, and Madison.

http://blogs.pioneerlocal.com/thenewspeg/2009/02/demolition_has_begun_in_downto.html


http://www.pioneerlocal.com/oakpark/news/1445661,op-demolition-022309-s1.article

Oak Park, Illinois Demolition

Today, Champion Environmental Services, Inc., began mobilizing equipment to prepare for the demolition of several commercial structures in Oak Park, Illinois. As utility cutoffs are finalized and with the environmental abatement now complete, interior demolition of the Westgate building will begin this week.

The challenges of working in a dense, urban-like environment, such as Oak Park are numerous. One difficulty we faced was getting the large equipment onsite. The properties slated for demolition are surrounded by heavy automobile and pedestrian traffic. With restaurants, high rise condominiums, a metra train stop, and plenty of retail in the immediate area, CESI had to devise a plan to move machinery in the safest and least inconvenient manner. An additional challenge was how to navigate a semi and lowboy on extremely narrow streets; it was determined our drivers could pull the trucks in but have great difficulty getting the trailers out.

Aided by a team of CESI workers that included flaggers and well place safety barricades, the machinery was unloaded on Harlem Avenue and then driven through a parking lot and onto the site. [Pictured above] The equipment drop was entirely seamless with little interruption to local business and without incident.

Champion Environmental Services, Inc., applies careful planning into each aspect of the work we perform always taking into consideration factors that are well beyond the immediate scope of work. Maximum team effort places safety as our first priority. The welfare of those who are immediately impacted by our actions drives the innovation – such distinctiveness is readily evident through solid strategic implementation and skillful project outcomes.

School Projects

Champion Environmental Services, Inc. is working on several school abatement projects to start off what looks to be a very busy February. At Alcuin Montessori School in Oak Park, Illinois CESI is facilitating an asbestos abatement project that should take approximately one week to complete. At the B.H. Hoffman Middle School in Machesney Park, Illinois CESI is conducting mold remediation services.

Champion Environmental Services, Inc., is an innovative demolition and environmental abatement firm that operates throughout the United States. We differentiate from other large wrecking firms through our client-centered approach that is enhanced by attentive consulting and professional project management. Our clients appreciate the professionalism exhibited throughout the process; from initial client consultation to project closeout, Champion’s business approach has injected a new standard unseen within the industry.

Our ability to provide environmental remediation and demolition services creates an efficient turnkey approach for our clients. Services include: building demolition, asbestos abatement, salvage reclamation, lead abatement, industrial dismantling, site/soil remediation, underground storage tank removal, and deconstruction.

For more information or for a price quote, contact Terrence O'Rourke at 847-844-1695.

Oak Park, Illinois Commercial Asbestos Abatement and Demolition

Proper asbestos abatement requires experienced/licensed workers who are attentive to detail and a project manager that implements quality control in each phase of the designed work.

A nationwide industry leader in environmental remediation and demolition, Champion Environmental Services, Inc., is nearing the completion of a month long asbestos abatement project in Oak Park, Illinois. This project has yielded contaminated floor tile and black mastic. Additionally, over a mile and a half of pipe insulation is also being removed. Ralph Nordyke, CESI Project Manager for the Oak Park project states that when final clearances have been run, Champion can begin mobilizing appropriate equipment and manpower to begin demolition.

The demolition work will be performed in a high-density area where people, automobile traffic, and existing buildings all pose potential hazards. “This project is not just simply about knocking buildings down as it is about implementing a sound strategic approach that emphasizes safety” states Ralph Nordyke. The demolition of three commercial building will take approximately three months.