Demolition of Oakville, Ontario light bulb factory includes asbestos removal

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November 25, 2011

HazMat Demolition

Demolition of Oakville, Ontario light bulb factory includes asbestos removal

Asbestos and mercury dust at former General Electric plant

PETER KENTER

correspondent

The world market for lighting products has been heavily shaped by government regulation and consumer preference.

The market shift toward energy-efficient bulbs led to the 2009 announcement that General Electric Corp. (NYSE:GE) was closing GE Consumer & Industrial, an Oakville, Ontario manufacturing facility for incandescent, fluorescent and halogen light bulbs. The contract for the environmental abatement and selective demolition of the 300,000-square-foot facility, known locally as the Oakville Lamp Plant, was awarded to Quantum Murray LP (QMLP).

QMLP

General Electric

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