Adamo Demolition

Adamo Demolition (Adamo Group) is a Detroit-based asbestos remediation and demolition company founded in 1964 that specializes in industrial projects.[1][2][3][4][5]

Adamo Group
IndustryDemolition/Decontamination
Founded1964
FounderJohn Adamo Sr.
HeadquartersDetroit, Michigan
Key people
Richard Adamo (President)

Rick Cuppetilli
(Executive Vice President)

Tim Gunn
(Chief Financial Officer)
Revenue$48 million (2015)
Number of employees
75 (2013)
Websitewww.adamogroup.com

Works

They have demolished many well-known, major structures such as: Georgia Dome, Park Avenue Hotel, Pontiac Silverdome, Northville Psychiatric Hospital, and the Riverwalk Hotel.[6][7][8] They have also controversially demolished many buildings considered historically significant such as the Lafayette Building and Madison-Lenox Hotel. In 1978, the company won a case in the United States Supreme Court that led to reformed NESHAP regulations.[9]

On December 2, 2015, Adamo Group's president and CEO, John Adamo Jr., was killed in an accident while overseeing an Ohio demolition project. He was 57.[10][11]

By 2019, Adamo Group had demolished 3,397 buildings for the city of Detroit, earning over $56 million.[12]

Adamo Group was a suspect in an FBI investigation into corruption involving Detroit City demolition officials and contractors in the city's blight-removal program;[13] the report determined that no rules in bid selection were infringed, but that their closed-door meeting practices "lacked fairness, openness, and transparency."[14] They later were suspended for 90 days from bidding on Detroit demolition contracts, and again received negative publicity in association with the blight-removal program again when they accidentally demolished a house neighboring their intended project.[15][16]

References
  1. Armistead, Johnathon (January 8, 2016). "Demolition Firm Adamo Group, OSHA Probe CEO's Jobsite Death". Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  2. Guillen, Joe (June 25, 2015). "Detroit OKs demolition permit for Park Avenue Hotel". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  3. Frank, Annalise (December 6, 2018). "Long-vacant Shapero Hall coming down for $108 million development touted by city". Crain's Detroit Business. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  4. "2013 Revenue & Employee Statistics" (PDF).
  5. D&RI Magazine (2017). "The World's Largest Demolition Companies" (PDF).
  6. Wright, Ed (November 12, 2018). "Demolition of former Northville psychiatric hospital delayed to 2019". HometownLife. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  7. Sclosser, Alexa (July 20, 2018). "Demolition Contractor Implodes Georgia Dome in One Shot". For Construction Pros. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  8. Gross, Ally & Reindi, JC (December 4, 2017). "Demolition executive says wiring to blame in failed Pontiac Silverdome implosion". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  9. "ADAMO WRECKING CO., Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES". Cornell Law Library. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  10. Guillen, Joe (December 2, 2015). "Demolition exec John Adamo Jr. killed in Ohio accident". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  11. Armistead, Thomas (January 28, 2016). "Demolition Firm Adamo Group, OSHA Probe CEO's Jobsite Death". www.enr.com. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  12. Stafford, Kat (September 30, 2019). "State rep's Detroit house mysteriously torn down — and officials don't know why". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  13. Guillen, Joe (March 9, 2018). "Detroit demolition documents suggesting bid-rigging get FBI review". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  14. Redling, Adam (January 2, 2019). "Report clears Detroit officials of violating rules in awarding demo contracts, but cites lack of fairness". Construction & Demolition Recycling. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  15. Stafford, Kat (May 16, 2018). "Detroit contractor faces suspension after demolishing wrong house". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  16. Stafford, Kat (July 9, 2018). "Concerns raised about contractors sitting on Detroit wrecking board". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
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