A History of Industry Leading Expertise

Founded by John Adamo Sr., Adamo has led the demolition industry in the Detroit, Michigan area for over forty years. With decades of experience, education, and formal training to their credit, John’s sons, John Jr. and Richard now operate the company with the same dedication established by their father.

The company has evolved from a small demolition business to a world-class site remediation and redevelopment advisor for clients across the country. Despite its impressive growth, Adamo remains a family business with family values and strives to achieve the highest level of client satisfaction possible.

Proud of its heritage and history in Detroit, Adamo was certified as a Detroit Based Enterprise (DBE) in 1996 and has since expanded its facilities and reaffirmed its commitment to working with and supporting the city. With a strong infrastructure of engineers and management professionals, Adamo has developed into a technical team that advises clients on managing the seemingly endless environmental issues and regulatory mandates impacting demolition projects. The company stands apart from its peers through its consultative approach as well as its focus on crucial areas such as:

• Strict time management to meet clients’ short term constraints
• Detailed record keeping and progress scheduling
• Hands-on safety practices critical in today's facilities
• Engineered demolition methods
• Confined space demolition strategies

In addition to its industry leading vision and value, Adamo’s pledge to safety has contributed largely to its front-line position in the demolition industry. With the experience to successfully adapt to changing technology, regulatory issues and environmental conditions, Adamo has successfully completed a wide variety of projects including:

• Complete or partial structural demolition
• Manufacturing facility renovation
• Interior demolition and renovation
• Transit projects including bridgework, interstate, railroad, and waterway
• Multi-story demolition
• Excavation and grading
• Hazardous waste removal
• Utility installation
• Asbestos abatement

Behind these projects are Adamo’s expert engineering and project management advisors that strive to streamline any size demolition or renovation effort, enabling a cost and time efficient project. Adamo’s teams perform preliminary environmental testing and hazard assessments and compile a review of factors for the client’s consideration. These reviews identify and explain how the potential end use of property is affected by the presence of various environmental factors such as asbestos, lead, PCBs, and other universal wastes as well as the impact of applicable regulatory standards and guidelines.