Clear it out.
Do it right.

Decommissioning, clean outs, moving, and liquidations for businesses and property owners. Managed start to finish, with no headache and no hassle.

Based in St. Louis. Serving Kansas City, Chicago, Indianapolis, Louisville, Nashville, and cities within about four hours.

From what's left to what's next

When a business closes, moves, or downsizes, the space still has to go back to the landlord in the condition the lease requires.

When an owner takes back a building with someone else's equipment and furniture still inside, it has to be ready to lease again.

We take it from there and hand back a space that's clean, empty, and ready for what comes next.

Rows of electrical cabinets and equipment filling an industrial hall
What's left
An empty, clean warehouse floor
What's next

Services

One service or all of them, on any size job.

  • Consulting

    We assess your space and equipment and tell you the best way to handle it.

  • Decommissioning

    Orderly shutdown and removal of equipment, systems, and fixtures.

  • Moving

    Relocation of equipment and inventory, planned around your schedule.

  • Liquidations

    When there is equipment or machinery worth selling, we put it in front of the right buyers.

  • Clean outs

    Full clear-outs, down to a broom-clean, empty space.

Types of jobs

  • Empty metal-frame warehouseWarehouse
  • Cleared industrial building with steel trussesBusiness / Industrial
  • Open commercial floorCommercial
  • Office floor of cubiclesOffice space

Less goes to the landfill

We work with local buyers, nonprofits, and scrappers, and sort every job by where things can go next. The landfill is the last stop, not the first.

  1. Resale

    Equipment, machinery, and tools with resale value go to buyers.

  2. Reuse

    Usable office furniture and supplies go to local nonprofits.

  3. Recycling

    Metal and other recyclable material goes to scrappers and recyclers.

  4. Landfill

    Only what's left after that.

How it works

Every site is different, so every plan is too.

  1. We go in

    We walk the site and see exactly what we're dealing with.

  2. We find the best option

    We weigh your options and recommend what works best for you.

  3. Personalized plan

    One plan and one bid, built around your space, timeline, and goals. If repairs are needed, we bring in the right trade and include it.

  4. Optimal execution

    We coordinate every part of the job and see it through to a clean, usable space.

Two workers on a scissor lift removing overhead fixtures
The Gateway Arch in St. Louis against a blue sky

Two partners. One point of contact.

STL Decommissioning is Vaughn and Terry. Between us, we bring more than 25 years of experience.

We work with the best contractors, haulers, buyers, and recyclers in the area and manage the whole project ourselves, so you have one call to make.

Tell us about your space

Call or email either of us. Or send a walkthrough request with a few details, and we'll set up a time to see the site.

Request a walkthrough
Service area: St. Louis, with routes to Kansas City, Chicago, Indianapolis, Louisville, and Nashville, all within about a four-hour drive about a 4-hour drive I-70Kansas City I-55Chicago I-70Indianapolis I-64Louisville I-24Nashville St. Louis