Tom Malone, president of Brookfield Resource Management, at the Elmsford operations center.

Tom Malone is in a “commoditized” business – one where he’s traded suit-and-tie for a hardhat and construction coat.

And, you could say that his work locally is chipping away at the global trade deficit.

At the helm of family recycling business Brookfield Resource Management Inc. now for eight years, Malone – who worked in financial services for 10 years – has taken the operation to new heights in both modernization and scope.

Last summer, Brookfield completed the first phase of a 35,000-square-foot, $3.8-million operations center at its Elmsford headquarters, to move a majority of processing indoors. Construction on the second phase of the facility will begin this year.

The company just closed on a purchase of a 48-acre cornfield in Wawayanda for an undisclosed amount, to build a regional recycling facility that will house a scrap metal shredding operation.

“We liked the logistics up there,” Malone said. “It is located one mile from Exit 3 on Interstate 84. We’ve been in the process for a couple of years now of permitting that facility to eventually develop it as a regional recycling processing center.”

Work in Wawayanda comes following Brookfield receiving site-plan approval for planned improvements at a nine-acre Cortlandt scrap metal recycling facility.

The company bought the site in February 2009 to expand its service area into Putnam and Dutchess counties.

The company just opened a facility overseas in India.

“It’s a good end market for us, as is China and a lot of these emerging economies,” Malone said. “By opening a facility there, it will allow us to move material here from New York into India where we ship scrap steel and sell to steel mills.”

The next product Brookfield will introduce to India is scrap aluminum.

“By having a presence in the country, you gain a little margin that you’re shipping into the end market.”

Brookfield was founded nearly 40 years ago, beginning first in Elmsford as a used-auto parts business.

Today, the bulk of the business is full-service recycling, processing a “significant amount of passenger and commercial vehicles as recyclables.”

Every item that passes Brookfield’s way is bought, extracted and sold back in stripped-down form in the commodities market.

Everyday items such as refrigerators that are picked up by municipalities – or metals collected from a construction company’s dismantling a building – are bought by Brookfield and go toward their recyclable pool.

“Our focus is on creating a market for these items because they have value,” Malone said. “Our business is processing that material and then selling it into the domestic and international markets for the steel, the aluminum, the copper, the brass, stainless steel.”

Brookfield Resource Management has operations in Chicago and the Bronx in addition to its India and lower-Hudson Valley facilities.

It’s vital to grow geographically and where there is recyclable demand, he said.

Malone called the lower-Hudson Valley the company’s core focus – a “couple” more acquisitions are not out of question.

But, “a lot of our sales are international sales.”

USA: US scrap processor Brookfield Resource Management, which serves the New York and Chicago metropolitan markets, has purchased an additional 10 acres of property in Wawayanda, New York, where it intends to build a regional recycling facility which will include a scrap metal shredder operation.

'The additional 10 acres complements the 38 acres we already own in Wawayanda and will enhance the integration of our proposed recycling facility into the local community,' explains Tom Malone, President of Brookfield Resource Management whose base is in Elmsford, New York.

Brookfield is a privately-held company with over 40 years of experience in the recycling industry. With more than 100 full-time employees, the range of recyclable materials processed by the business includes end-of-life vehicles, metals, paper, plastics and electronics. In addition to its headquarters, the company has locations in: Chicago, Illinois; Bronx, New York; Montrose, New York; and the Indian state of Punjab.

Company is looking to add auto shredder at new site

Brookfield Resource Management, a scrap metal recycling firm serving New York City and Chicago-area markets, has purchased 10 acres of land in Wawayanda, N.Y., near its existing scrap metal yard. The company says it plans to build a regional recycling facility at the site that will include an auto shredder.

"The additional 10 acres complements the 38 acres we already own in Wawayanda and will enhance the integration of our proposed recycling facility into the local community," says Tom Malone, president of Brookfield Resource Management, based in Elmsford, N.Y.

The property’s zoning would permit the recycling plant. Brookfield currently is seeking the necessary permits for its proposed facility. The company says it hopes to secure necessary approvals and begin construction during 2011.

Elmsford, N.Y. (February 2011) – Brookfield Resource Management, a recycling company serving the New York and Chicago metropolitan markets, recently received site-plan approval for planned improvements at its Cortlandt, New York, recycling facility.

The approved site work includes significant re-grading for improved traffic flow, the introduction of impervious surfaces for environmentally sound operations, the build-out of a stormwater control system and improved fencing and landscaping along the property line to alleviate any potential visual impacts. The Montrose plant has been operating as a scrap metal recycling facility since early 2009.

Brookfield has made significant investments at the Cortlandt recycling facility, including the land purchase, cleanup costs and site improvements. The nine-acre Cortlandt facility will eventually employ ten people.

Brookfield purchased the Cortlandt location in February 2009 to expand its service area into Putnam County and southern Dutchess County. The facility provides a safe and reliable way for companies and individuals to recycle end-of-life vehicles, appliances, metals and other recyclable materials.

Company says it looks to capitalize on the economies of containerized scrap steel shipments.

Jan. 18, 2011 -- Brookfield Resource Management, based in Elmsford, N.Y., has announced that it has established a scrap metal plant in India’s Punjab state.

Brookfield’s operations in India are the result of a joint venture between Brookfield and the Indian company Overseas Metals Inc. and will operate as a separate company known as Brookfield India Pvt. Ltd.

“Establishing a facility in India is an important component in our long-term corporate strategy,” says Tom Malone, president of Brookfield Resource Management. “In the near term, it provides the ability to sell directly into the Indian steel market, and over the long term acts as an important stepping stone to achieving vertical integration within the international steel industry.”

Brookfield India Pvt. Ltd. receives, sorts and sells ferrous scrap material imported from Brookfield’s U.S. facilities. The processed metal is sold to regional steel mills in northwestern India.

In addition to importing its own scrap, Brookfield expects to begin sourcing material from other U.S. scrap processors.

Brookfield also has announced plans to open a foundry and rolling mill in India during the fourth quarter of 2011.

“India’s economy will continue to grow at around 8.5 percent a year, the political climate is favorable for investment and the country is a large consumer of scrap metal, all of which makes this a tremendous opportunity for Brookfield,” Malone says. “More than anything else, this facility is an important element in Brookfield’s growth plans because it establishes a profitable distribution channel for our scrap metal and provides the ability to leverage the significant opportunities that emerging economies such as India represent.”

Planned improvements include re-grading, stormwater system and upgraded landscaping

Brookfield Resource Management, a recycling company based in Elmsford, N.Y., announced that it recently received site-plan approval for planned improvements at its Cortlandt, N.Y., recycling facility.

The approved site work includes re-grading for improved traffic flow, the introduction of impervious surfaces for environmentally sound operations, the build-out of a stormwater control system and improved fencing and landscaping along the property line to alleviate any potential visual impacts. The Montrose plant has been operating as a scrap metal recycling facility since early 2009.

“Brookfield Resource Management is committed to developing and operating state-of-the-art recycling facilities,” says Tom Malone, president of Brookfield. “These approvals allow us to modernize the Montrose site and give us considerable flexibility with the types of operations we can conduct at this location going forward.”

Brookfield already has made significant investments at the Cortlandt site, including the land purchase, cleanup costs and site improvements, since purchasing the facility in February 2009. The site was purchased to give the company expanded coverage into Putnam County and Dutchess County, N.Y.

In addition to its Cortland yard, Brookfield has locations in Chicago, the Bronx, N.Y.; Montrose, N.Y.; and the Punjab state of India.

By Briggette Sayegh • August 5, 2010

ELMSFORD — Brookfield Resource Management, a local recycling company, is expanding its business throughout New York and into the Chicago area.

The company, started more than 40 years ago, acquired locations in Montrose and Chicago Heights, Ill., in the past year and recently released word about the acquisition of Salient Auto Salvage, a Bronx auto wrecker and used-parts company.

"There is only so much scrap generated in a geographic area," said company owner Tom Malone. "The only way to really thrive is to expand geographically."

Brookfield provides recycling services and resource recovery to businesses and individuals. Its goal is to provide services to people looking to leverage the value of recyclable material and to play a role in sustainable resource management and environmental conservation, according to the company's website.

Although the company's focus lies predominantly in scrap metal and junked vehicles, Malone says that, like any business, diversifying is key.

"We handle scrap electronics, which means if you have an old TV or computer, you can drop that off at any of our drop-off locations and we can manage it and make sure it is handled properly," he said.

Brookfield is one of the only scrap metal recyclers in Westchester County of its size and has about 90 employees working in the Elmsford and Montrose locations, Malone said.

He has headed the company for five years.

The Elmsford site is at 100 Lamont St., near Interstate 287 and Route 9A.

"We're very tied to the commodities business. Whether it's steel, copper or aluminum, our pricing is market-driven," Malone said when asked about the effect of the recent economic decline on business.

"We pay for everything that comes in, so what we're trying to do is make a market for it."

Brookfield also receives a lot of scrap metal from the building industry, he said.

"Westchester is densely populated with them (buildings), so when one goes up, one has to come down," he said. "Demolished buildings produce a lot of metal."

The 10-acre Montrose site, formerly Kaufman Auto Parts, is on Albany Post Road (Route 9A).

Brookfield's goal is to establish satellite locations, such as the one in Montrose, where material is collected and processed and then shipped to locations such as Elmsford for further processing.

"Montrose gives us the ability to serve Putnam County, lower Dutchess County," he said. "We receive material from those locations."

Brookfield is in the process of getting permission to make improvements to the Montrose site, such as adding a new fence and landscaping.

Acquisition follows a Brookfield joint venture announced in May

Recycling company Brookfield Resource Management Inc., Elmsford, N.Y., has acquired Salient Auto Salvage, a Bronx, N.Y. auto dismantling and used auto parts company.

“A facility in the Bronx provides us with direct access to an important scrap generating market, which we plan to leverage for significant company growth,” says Tom Malone, president of Brookfield (www.brookfieldco.com).

Salient Auto Salvage has operated at its present location for more than 50 years.

The deal for Salient follows another announcement by Brookfield. In late May of 2010, Brookfield and Wilkins Rebuilders Supply Inc. formed a joint venture company in Chicago called Brookfield Iron & Metal LLC.

The joint venture, which marks Brookfield’s entry into the Midwest, is focused on processing ferrous and nonferrous metals from industrial and obsolete scrap sources.

“Brookfield is focused on operating as a highly efficient, horizontally integrated recycler,” says Malone. “Aggressive expansion is part of our business plan to position the company to handle a wider variety of recyclable material in broader market segments,” Malone says.

In addition to its Elmsford, Bronx and Chicago locations, the company also operates a recycling facility in Montrose, N.Y., that it acquired earlier this year.

Brookfield Resource Management, a recycling company serving the New York metro area, has formed a joint venture with Wilkins Rebuilders Supply, Inc.

The new company, Brookfield Iron & Metal LLC, will recycle a wide variety of items including end-of-life commercial and passenger vehicles and all grades of scrap metal.

The new company, located in Chicago Heights, Illinois, began operations at the end of May and is expected to employ 15 people within the first 12 months of operation. The company recently took delivery of several pieces of recycling equipment including a 70’ truck scale, a Sennebogen 830 material handler, a Komastu PC350 with a LaBounty MSD 3000 shear and a Sierra RB6000 logger/baler.

Scrap and auto salvage company expects its operations center expansion to be complete by early 2011.

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8/27/2010

Scrap recycling and auto salvage company Brookfield Resource Management says it has completed the first phase of a $3.8 million expansion of its operations center at its Elmsford, N.Y., headquarters.

The company says the expansion includes a 35,000-square-foot facility that will allow the company to introduce enhanced and more efficient recycling operations, including moving most of its processing operations indoor.

The company expects the operations center expansion to be complete by next year.

In a release announcing the completion of phase one of the project, Tom Malone, Brookfield’s president, says, “This is a substantial investment for our company and will improve the way we operate our business. The new building will allow us to increase our capacity and ability to meet the rising demand for recycling services. The new operations center plays a critical role as Brookfield Resources, expands and will be a hub for all of our operations in the New York and Chicago area,” Malone adds.

In addition to its headquarters location, Brookfield also has facilities in Chicago and the Bronx.

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Mergers and Acquisitions

• Brookfield Resource Management (Elmsford, N.Y.) has acquired Kaufman Auto Parts (Montrose, N.Y.). The company plans to add a recycling operation to the 10-acre auto dismantling facility. Visit www.brookfieldco.com.