History

L. L. “Jay” Schwall began working in the demolition industry in the 1960s, working for Cleveland Wrecking and Cuyahoga Wrecking before going out on his own. In 1973, he started Invirex Demolition in New York. After building a stellar reputation in the demolition industry, he acquired Louisiana Chemical Dismantling Company, Inc. (LCDC) as a way to better serve the heavy industrial companies throughout the United States. After being brought up in the business, Mr. Schwall’s son, Jay, took over the operation and ownership of LCDC in 2006, and continues to provide industrial dismantling and demolition services throughout the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean.

Here’s a chronological overview of a few of our milestone projects:

  • 1

    NYC Yankee 1973

    Selective demolition  and salvage  to gut “the House that Ruth Built” in preparation for a two year rebuild project.

  • 2

    Dayton Power (F.M. Tait Station) 1985

    Complete decontamination, demolition and site restoration of power plant including recycling 45,000 tons of steel, removal of 4,500 cu yds asbestos and installing river bulkhead

  • 3

    LSU 2004

    Removal of upper-tier seating on the west side of Tiger Stadium, utilizing 2,000 ton crane to lift and remove 21,500 tons of post tensioned concrete structure.

  • 4

    Chevron Phillips, Puerto Rico 2008

    Complete removal of refinery, 2,600 cyds of asbestos, 48,000 tons recycled steel, relocation of Hydrogen Plant and site restoration

  • 5

    Celanese - Pampa 2010

    Purchase of chemical plant, removal of 8 process units, asbestos removal and closure of retention basin

  • 6

    Invista 2014

    Purchase of DMT production facility including , PTA, LAR, Material Handling and Dock facilities, asbestos and residual product removal, recycled 24,000 tons steel, 12,000,000 pounds stainless steel, save for reuse over 500 equipment items including heat exchangers, tanks, reactors and columns.

  • 7

    IP Savannah 2017

    Surgical removal of four recovery and power boilers with structures, asbestos removal, 300′ elevation stack surrounded by a operating facility utilizing a 450 ton barge crane”

Services

  • Environmental remediation deals with the removal of pollution or contaminants from environmental media such as soil, groundwater, sediment, or surface water.

  • May it be the purchase and relocation of a process unit, or complete facility, the demolition and dismantling must be very precise to the detail. Buildings for the industrial sector are usually unique cacies.

  • The demolition industry is making way for a better world, helping communities re-invent and re-imagine their future and the National Demolition Association is here to provide support.

  • The physical assets of any large organization (from manufacturing and office equipment to entire buildings) wear out or are no longer needed where they were originally put into service.

  • Plant dismantling is a crucial process that involves the recycling of scrap materials such as metal and the process of reusing assets as well. It is not an easy process and they can be costly.

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