Industry: Manufacturers

The Reynolds Group's two decades of experience in one of the world's largest regions of intensive business activity (Southern California and Mexico) have provided it a wealth of experience with various types of manufacturers. The Reynolds Group's portfolio of manufacturing industry experience includes but is not limited to defense/aerospace, metals production and finishing, chemicals, petroleum refining, pharmaceutical, furniture, high technology manufacturing, and many other types of manufacturing industries.

32 Manufacturing Sites in Mexico (Two Week Turnaround) (6731.XI)

Client:	CONFIDENTIAL MAJOR NEW YORK INVESTMENT BANK
Proj Mgr:	Daniel Nunez	Completed:	09/01/2004
Industry:	Mexico (latin America) Businesses Manufacturers	Service:	Real Estate Due Diligence And Transaction Support
The Reynolds Group (TRG) performed 32 Phase I Environmental Site Assessments and Priority Ranking Studies in the country of Mexico. The engagement required rapidly accessing critical environmental information, performing site inspections around the country, interviewing key personnel and providing an immediate priority ranking of potential environmental concerns. These concerns were identified at the 32 manufacturing plants that were involved in a highly confidential acquisition. The engagement dealt with heavy industrial manufacturing sites, some of which were two miles square in area. TRG was able to mobilize to ten different states in Mexico and rapidly access critical environmental information by performing site inspections and interviewing key personnel. With this information, TRG provided the client with frequent updates and finally a priority ranking of the 32 manufacturing plants. TRG coordinated with the fast-moving Fortune 500 client, conducting extensive research and interviews to acquire difficult to obtain information for a large number of sites. At the completion of the project, TRG completed a summary of the findings in an eyechart, a user-friendly format that highlighted the risks and environmental concerns at each site. TRG has maintained a presence in Mexico for nearly 12 years and performs more than 300 due diligence studies per year.

Hexavalent Chromium (6687.IV)

Client:	CHROMAL PLATING & GRINDING
Proj Mgr:	Al Fuan	Completed:	In Progress
Industry:	Metal Finishers Manufacturers	Service:	Regulatory Response & Negotiation Site Assessment
The Los Angeles Regional Water Board (LARWQCB) began searching in the early 2000's for sources of chromium that had impacted key beneficial drinking water supplies in the Los Angeles area. One of TRG's clients, a plating company, was asked to look into its past practices and assess the subsurface because another Fortune 500 company downgradient had detected highly elevated concentrations of chromium and believed it to originate from TRG's client. Working with the law firm of Franklin, Bevins, Walsworth & McCall, TRG was able to advance work enough to demonstrate that the problem at the Fortune 500 company was more likely its own problem than TRG's clients. By creating a compilation, surveyed regional issues report, TRG was able to graphically demonstrate that its client's chromium issue was "de minimus". In this case, TRG worked through its clients insurer, Zurich Insurance North America.

DTSC Site Investigation (6532.IV)

Client:	NORAC, INC.
Proj Mgr:	Al Fuan	Completed:	In Progress
Industry:	Manufacturers	Service:	Regulatory Response & Negotiation Health Risk Assessments Spill Prevention Control And Countermeasure
TRG's client is the leading supplier of ketone peroxides in North America, supplies specialty chemicals to the metallic stearate market and also produces Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs). TRG's client specializes in complex multi-stage organic synthesis and separation. The site is located in the San Gabriel Valley Superfund area within the Baldwin Park Operable Unit. Groundwater in the site vicinity is known to be contaminated. Depth to groundwater is more than 200 feet below ground surface. Drilling conditions at the site are difficult due to the presence of cobbles and boulders in the subsurface. The Reynolds Group was originally hired by its client in 1996 to perform an assessment. Because of The Reynolds Group's work, the client contacted us in 2004 to perform additional consulting services. Our client was in the process of obtaining closure for one of the areas of concern identified by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC). During the DTSC visit to the site, the DTSC observed conditions requiring further investigation. The Reynolds Group prepared and implemented the RCRA Facility Investigation Work Plan, DTSC Corrective Action, Current Conditions Reports, and assisted with the Public Participation requirements of the DTSC. The Reynolds Group participated in meetings with DTSC staff to negotiate realistic assessment work scopes. Investigation methods included: soil gas sampling, soil gas probe installation and sampling, soil boring advancement with sonic drilling techniques, and shallow direct push (probing) methods.

Brownfield Redevelopment (5946.III)

Client:	LAW OFFICE OF STAN RALLS
Proj Mgr:	Al Fuan	Completed:	In Progress
Industry:	Attorneys Manufacturers	Service:	Soil Remediation Regulatory Response & Negotiation Health Risk Assessments Groundwater Monitoring Site Assessment Groundwater Remediation
This site had lain fallow for a decade. It had contained a mechanical manufacturing business, a dry cleaner and a gas station at one time. TRG worked with the clients counsel to enable the client to sell the property to a new owner for redevelopment. In order to facilitate the sale, TRG identified the environmental liabilities associated with the past uses of the property, negotiated with the Voluntary Oversight Program at the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board to separate soil and groundwater contamination into two issues, and addressed the soil contamination based on health risk standards. The Reynolds Group obtained a no further action letter for the soils issue which was key to allowing the real estate transaction to proceed. The seller provided a discount on the market value of the property to the buyer to accept the risk and liability of future costs associated with further groundwater assessment and remediation. Both parties were ultimately satisfied. The client was able to sell the property for cash and transfer liability to the seller. The buyer was able to buy the property at a risk appropriate discount for future development. The City of Long Beach benefited by having a formerly blighted property developed as a major grocery center.

Relocation of Food Production/Unwindiing of Tenant Lease (6924.IV)

Client:	FRESH START BAKERIES
Proj Mgr:	Dwayne Ziegler Ed Reynolds Jr.	Completed:	12/30/2007
Industry:	Manufacturers	Service:	Soil Remediation Site Assessment Regulatory Response & Negotiation Asbestos/ Lead/ Mold Consulting
One of the largest national suppliers of baked products to McDonalds Restaurants needed to assess and mitigate soil contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons (hydraulic oil) inside of their leased Southern California production site. In addition, TRG was requested to provide asbestos related pre-demolition consulting advice. Approximately two years before its lease expired, Fresh Start Bakeries began the process of evaluating potential environmental impairment caused during its operation of an industrial bakery at the site. Fresh Start engaged The Reynolds Group because of our prudent approach to assessing and dealing with environmental liabilities. After performing a complete assessment, TRG quantified and budgeted the cost of remediation. To ensure there would be no issues with the landlord/property owner upon the expiration of it lease, Fresh Start Bakeries asked The Reynolds Group to proactively engage the regulatory agency, the County of Los Angeles Fire Department, to approve an expedited Remedial Action Plan. The Reynolds Group demolished the concrete floor and excavated approximately 400 tons of soil from the interior of the production building in confined conditions. Excavation was advanced until on-site laboratory analysis of the soils confirmed that levels of hydraulic oil met the cleanup levels pre-established by the Fire Department. In the end, Fresh Start Bakeries received a "No Further Action" letter with no restrictions on the sites future use. The Reynolds Group arranged for the safe transportation and disposal of the contaminated soils and restored the floor inside the building to its original condition. All of the work was completed under a tight timeline over a Thanksgiving Holiday. During decommissioning and demolition of the manufacturing equipment and tenant improvement, issues related to potential asbestos containing materials in building products and kilns arose. The Reynolds Group was engaged to assess the issues, provide solutions and engage and manage a contractor to abate the issues as required for Fresh Start Bakeries to move out of the premises with no residual liability.

Due Diligence (7115)

Client:	FULLERTON UNIVERSAL
Proj Mgr:	Al Fuan	Completed:	04/05/2007
Industry:	Manufacturers Real Estate Managers/owners	Service:	Operations And Maintenance Of Remediation Systems Real Estate Due Diligence And Transaction Support
During the course of a multi-million dollar commercial real estate transaction, TRG provided the buyer with an estimated cost to assume the environmental liability in the purchase of the property. The buyer was able to negotiate a significant discount on the deal because of the chlorinated solvent contamination associated with the former manufacturing activities at the property. Once the deal closed, TRG set out to clean up the contamination in the soil beneath the building on site. Operating a soil vapor extraction unit with a network of a dozen multi-nested vapor wells has reduced the contaminant concentrations to minimal levels, and TRG is negotiating closure of the case with the Orange County Health Care Agency based on minimal health risk to employee occupants of the building. The cost of cleanup and closure of the case is well within the estimate TRG provided during the transaction. Closure is expected within months.

Environmental Consulting & Environmental Contracting