Each practice is managed by a principle of the firm who
is personally involved with our clients:
Management Consulting
Environmental Site Remediation
Mergers & Acquisitions
Operational Assessments
Project Management
Management Consulting
In today's business climate it is important that companies
are in compliance with all laws and regulations. But that
alone is not enough. You must have a corporate ethic that
has a strong compliance culture, where operational risks
and change management processes are understood and integrated.
The Redstone Group provides assistance in:
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Counsel to Executive Management and
Board of Directors
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Strategic Policy and Program Development
- Enterprise Risk Strategies
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Global Business & Trade
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Legislative Advocacy & Liaison
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Litigation & Enforcement Action
Support
Global Trading
Globalization – It’s here. And your company’s
future depends on your ability to make it work. Understanding
international regulations and their implications is critical.
Challenges in areas from corporate structure to import/export
processes and associated regulatory compliance may impact
your firm. Establishing the applicable strategies, programs
and controls will allow you to capitalize in a market
that demands flexibility, efficiency, speed and versatility.
The Redstone Group can assist in growing your global business.
Knowledgeable staff and aligned firms provide the support
needed to accomplish your goals.
Practice Activities:
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Sarbannes Oxley Controls
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Compliance Program Development
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Import / Export Assessment
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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
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Compound & Material Specific
Controls
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Risk Evaluation and Stratification
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Licensing & Registration
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Tax & Revenue Strategies
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Mergers & Acquisitions
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Local Country Regulations
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Export Administration Regulations
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North American Free Trade
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Trade & Customs Practices
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Multi-Country Operations
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Service Provider Assessment
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Regional Business Structure
Global Business & Sarbannes
Oxley
As if business isn’t complicated enough, the Sarbannes-Oxley
Act and resulting rules for financial disclosure have
increased the complexity significantly. For companies
who report their financials, international business practices
become integral to their Sarbannes-Oxley (SOX) compliance
review. It is necessary to…
(i) Understand the connectivity and compatibility of information
pipelines
(ii) Insure information accuracy and completeness and
(iii) Safeguard assets including these processes in detail
and with your executive and management teams to add the
right customized processes and controls.
Benefits:
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Have Confidence in the Completeness
and Accuracy of Financial Reporting Certifications
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Be Confident That Sales to Non-US
Customers Are Appropriately Identified 
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International Sales Are Compliant
With US and Foreign Regulations
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Have Greater Assurance Sales Are
Not at Risk Due to Import Irregularities
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Protect Current Licensed Technology
and Future Improvements of These Assets
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Accurately Shape Expectations Concerning
Your Exposure to Manufacturers, Agents and Joint Ventures
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Reduce the Cost of the Certification
Audit Process
Global Trading Services are provided
in Conjunction with Edwin James LTD
Environmental Site Remediation
Addressing legacy issues today is different than in the
past. Companies are required to address and remediate
areas under a wide range of Federal and State statutes
and regulations. Today's companies must understand the
financial impact and the public relationship implications
of their environmental liabilities. The Redstone Group
can assist in the area by providing experienced project
managers who understand the regulations and can manage
your sites in a cost effective manner. The Redstone Group
provides assistance in:
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Superfund Liability
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Natural Resource Damage
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RCRA Corrective Action
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Brownfield Development
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Environmental Reserves
Brownfields
Blighted property is an eyesore to the community as well
as a loss of tax revenue and jobs. Many of these sites
have redevelopment potential – if only there was
a way to address the contamination left from past operations.
Now through public private partnerships there is a way
in which private companies can team with the state and
federal governments and municipalities to create a win
– win situation. Increasing amounts of public money
is being made available to rehabilitate these properties
and property owners need to take advantage of this opportunity.
The Redstone Group along with its partner companies knows
how to work with local governments, regulators, communities,
investors, and end users to reclaim and develop these
sites. Let us help you turn these environmental liabilities
into business opportunities.
Benefits:
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Takes the Contaminated Property and
Puts it Back Into Productive Use
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Assembles a Team Experienced In
All Aspects of Brownfield Development
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Lessens the Chance of Third Party
Lawsuits Against the Property Owner
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Identifies Potential Investors For
the Project
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Works With the Community in a Joint
Partnership
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Finds End Users For the Property
That Can Bring New Jobs and Tax Revenues
Liability Transfer
To the novice it is hard to grasp and to the experienced
it is hard to believe. Liability transfer or long-term
operating and maintenance for remediation sites is here
today. Liability transfer provides a way for a third party
to assume all relevant legal and administrative responsibilities
for pre-existing environmental contamination. It can also
be tailored to provide coverage for unknown future liabilities
such as tort and natural resource damages. Liability transfer
will lock in clean up cost, lock out regulatory changes
and inflation risks and it will eliminate ongoing burdens
and cost of managing the remediation of the environmental
liability.
Benefits:
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Minimizes The Uncertainties of Future,
Long-Term Clean Up Obligations
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Provides For Financial Assurance
For Future Clean Up Obligations
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Shifts All Financial Risks For Pre-Existing
Contamination To A Triple A Rated Insurer
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Satisfies Emerging Disclosure Obligations
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Provides Long-Term Protection At
Discounted Rates
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Eliminates Ongoing Administrative
Burdens
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Provides Potential For Accelerated
Tax Benefits
Liability Transfer Services Are Provided
In Conjunction With LTOM Strategies And Hull & Associates
Mergers & Acquisitions
The proper review and analysis of operational performance,
as well as regulatory compliance, is critical to the successful
transaction. The Redstone Group provides support to understand
issues including environmental liabilities, facility risk,
safety and environmental, product safety, registration
and international trade implications. The Redstone Group
provides assistance in:
Everyday someone somewhere is trying to create additional
shareholder value by acquiring additional assets or stock
of another company. Intelligent mergers, acquisitions
and divestitures are the quickest way to increase shareholder
wealth and the offensive strategy most selected by executive
management. The term “caveat emptor” or “buyer
beware” should not be taken lightly. Thorough due
diligence of the deal is needed for proper valuation and
to protect the company from unwarranted risk and future
liability. The founders of The Redstone Group have managed
the due diligence process for dozens of mergers, acquisitions,
and divestures as employees for large publicly traded
companies with interests in construction, chemicals and
energy. Having seen the many deals from the operating
side we understand the pitfalls that can occur. Redstone
staff is skilled in areas such as environmental, safety,
product safety and trade.
 Benefits…
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Minimizes The Uncertainties of Future,
Long-Term Risk and Quantifies the Liability
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Provides the Ability to Reduce the
Cost of the Transaction
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Sorts Out the Grey Areas of Compliance
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Can Alert the Buyer to Future SEC
Disclosure Obligations
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Minimizes Pitfalls That Can Undermine
a Company’s Integration Strategy
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Helps Quantify the Valuation of
the Organization
Operational Assessments
Leading firms evaluate their performance in all aspects
of their operations and through out their supply chain.
Timely and routine assessment allows for an effective
process of continual improvement while identifying and
mitigating areas of concern. The Redstone Group can use
its proprietary criteria and protocols or assist in the
design and execution of a client's unique programs to
review and improve performance in:
• Environmental Health & Safety
• Product Compliance
• Global Trading
• Management Systems
• Operational Effectiveness
Auditing & Assessments
Program Development
Comprehensive risk based programs including federal and
state protocols
Liability Assessment and Management Programs
Compressed protocols for firms with smaller, less complex
facilities
Compliance / Management Systems
Scope
Environmental Health & Safety
Product Safety Including TSCA, FDA, other
Import / Export & International Trade
Transportation, Security, PSM
Environmental Remediation Liability
Staff
Senior auditors with extensive experience in business
Licensed and Certified (BEAC, ISO)
Career Auditors plus media specialists
Extended Global Network
Applications
Manages a client’s audit program with 500+ global
facilities
Completes over 100 audits per year
Experience throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia
Experience in multiple industries / technologies
Engagements
Developed a comprehensive EH&S auditing program for
a multi-national metals company including process, protocol,
and training
Completed a series of 100 environmental reviews for a
food/beverage company
Ongoing management of a global audit program for a Fortune
500 chemical company including 500+ sites
Conducted Environmental Remediation Liability assessments
for clients in the chemical and metals industries
Completed a comprehensive assessment of international
import and export programs and practices for an international
Fortune 500 company
Evaluation of Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) applicability
for a UK based multi national firm in the areas of export
notification
Provided compliance assessments for acquisition in the
metal fabricating and packaging industries
Completed a multi-media compliance assessment for a Japanese
based manufacturing firm with follow-up in depth focus
reviews
Performed manufacturing compliance audits in Europe for
a US based multi-national firm
Completed operational audit of a US pigment manufacturer
Completed an import/export assessment for a $50mm US
chemical distributor
Lead client in-house teams during comprehensive EH&S
audits of US manufacturing facilities
Air: A Holistic Approach
 Permitting
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Experienced in developing permits
applications that are sensitive to changing business
needs.
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Cognizant of minimizing additional
burdens related to record keeping and reporting requirements,
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Provide a clear understanding of
regulatory thresholds with associated costs and opportunities.
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Address and incorporate business
flexibility, and
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Identify permit implementation requirements.
Title V
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Developed, negotiated and implemented
numerous Title V permits for complex manufacturing facilities.
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Developed required record keeping
and reporting systems to manage required data.
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Provided compliance training to
key plant personnel related to permit limitations and
requirements.
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Provided strategic planning support
for MACT avoidance.
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Developed numerous MACT implementation
and compliance strategies.
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Developed and implement MACT compliance
strategies for Phenolic Resins, HON F, G & H, Foundry,
and MON MACTs.
Multi-jurisdictional (State/Local/International)
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Developed, negotiated and implemented
permits in 26 states and Puerto Rico.
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Developed, negotiated and implemented
permits in 3 Canadian provinces, the UK, and Germany.
Implementation, Maintenance & Compliance
Project Management
Redstone’s Project Management approach to construction
is to ensure a project’s success by meeting expectation
of quality, time and cost. In addition our approach is
focused on extensive up front planning, continuous risk
management at all stages of the project, and involvement
of experienced professionals from design to project close
out. Redstone will execute project management by carefully
defining the desired business outcome of our client. We
advise owners from initial concept to the final closeout
and on stream commercialization to assure that the business
case is met.
• Master program schedule & budget development
• Continuous Risk assessment
• Value Engineering
• Cash flow establishment & monitoring
• Bid and bidder evaluation
• Identification of threats to project/schedule
• Regular program status and reporting
• Change control and management
• On site inspections
• Punch list development and resolution
• Contract close out
Representative Redstone Engagements
 Evaluation
of a portfolio of properties that are being considered
for redevelopment under Brownfields initiatives. These
former industrial sites are not productive and need to
be revitalized to increase market value, create jobs and
improve the quality of life in the local community.
Development of alternatives for the transfer of long
term operational liabilities of legacy properties.
Development of a comprehensive Environmental Health and
Safety Auditing program for a multi-national manufacturing
firm. Components of the project: corporate program philosophy
and components, auditing protocols, internal audit staff
training, audit team leadership
Completion of 100 environmental site assessments for
a major food – beverage company
Development of operating permits for various industrial
concerns
In depth review of air compliance practices for an international
manufacturing firm
Management of a third party environmental assessment
program for a major industrial firm. Over 500 sites are
monitored for environmental and financial performance.
In excess of 100 global site assessments are performed
on an annual basis.
Completion of a comprehensive assessment of the international
import and export programs and practices of a fortune
500 company. The study covered International Regulatory
Compliance, Transactional Efficiency and Supply Chain
Risk. In house functions as well as contracted services
providers and customer processes were evaluated. Licensing,
Registration, Product Classification, and Documentation
were some of the areas reviewed
Evaluation of Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) applicability
for a multi-national firm in the areas of export notification.
Completion of import / export study for a $50MM chemical
company.
EHS auditing of manufacturing facilities in the European
Union.
Due diligence compliance reviews of facilities in multiple
manufacturing sectors.
Project management for a Fortune 500 firm supporting
design, contract bid and construction execution. The project
encompasses the implementation of capital programs to
comply with changes to SPCC regulations. The scope of
the project extends to over 40 facilities across the US.
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