privately held conglomerate industry demolition construction recycling founded greensboro nc 1959 1959 founder d.h. griffin headquarters greensboro nc us website www.dhgriffin.com d.h. griffin companies is a group of six independently owned but integrated companies that perform contract demolition as well as environmental and site development services . it was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in greensboro north carolina . they were the largest contractor responsible for cleaning up the world trade center after the september 11 attacks . 1 the current president is david griffin jr. contents 1 history 2 independent subsidiaries 2.1 d.h. griffin wrecking co. inc. 2.2 d.h. griffin of texas inc. 2.3 d.h. griffin construction 2.4 d.h. griffin contracting 2.5 demolition & asbestos removal inc. dari 2.6 dari disaster mitigation & restoration division 3 notable work 3.1 stadiums 3.2 disaster cleanup 3.3 pillowtex complex 4 references 5 external links history edit david h. griffin sr. started demolition work in 1959 when he coordinated the demolition of an old church building . he used some of the salvaged parts to help construct his family s first house . 2 independent subsidiaries edit d.h. griffin wrecking co. inc. edit the d.h. griffin wrecking co. inc. is the primary business of the d.h. griffin family of companies . it was incorporated in 1967 . the company provides demolition services for commercial governmental and industrial structures including explosive demolition and emergency demolition . 3 by 2008 it had become the second largest demolition firm in the country 2 and in the top 150 top specialty contractors . 4 in 2012 it ranked fifth worldwide in total revenue for demolition companies in the demolition and recycling international magazine s d & ri100 . 5 d.h. griffin of texas inc. edit this company performs industrial demolition total and partial plant demolition and dismantaling mine closure explosives demolition of various structures as well as the dismantling and demolition of bridges . 6 they also handle the removal of hazardous and toxic chemicals from these structures . 7 they were featured on discovery television program the detonators 8 d.h. griffin construction edit formed in 1995 they build large structures such as bridges prisons and schools . 9 they have offices in the north carolina cities of greenboro and raleigh . 10 d.h. griffin contracting edit formerly the taft contracting company one of the largest equipment installation specialists in the us this division is responsible for moving heavy machinery dismantling and relocating manufacturing plants as well as hauling and warehousing of industrial equipment . 11 demolition & asbestos removal inc. dari edit owned by the griffin family this division handles the demolition of buildings that contain hazardous materials such as asbestos as well as the final disposal of hazardous materials from these buildings . 12 dari disaster mitigation & restoration division edit this division of the environmental affiliate of dh griffin dari supplements the existing asbestos & demolition services offered with providing disaster mitigation and restoration in response to residential and commercial structural damage cause by water fire mold storm and other types of damages . notable work edit stadiums edit d.h. griffin companies has developed a good reputation in demolishing full size stadiums . 13 in the mid 1990s the d.h. griffin companies were hired to demolish the old atlanta fulton county stadium . they were also contracted to construct the parking lot for the new turner field . 14 in 2002 the old riverfront stadium in cincinnati ohio was demolished in what implosionworld.com regarding liability called the most difficult stadium blast ever attempted . 13 15 disaster cleanup edit d.h. griffin began work cleaning up after the 9 11 world trade center bombing on september 13 2001 just two days after the event . 16 17 after hurricane katrina d.h. griffin was involved with a number of demolition projects including wholesale destruction of existing casinos to make way for new casino construction . 18 pillowtex complex edit beginning in 2006 while making way for the north carolina research campus in kannapolis north carolina d.h. griffin wrecking co. was hired to demolish the pillowtex corporation industrial complex at the former cannon mills site . the demolition work of the six million square foot site is considered the largest commercial effort of its kind conducted on the planet . 19 references edit quillin martha september 7 2011 . greensboro man took charge at ground zero . raleigh news & observer . retrieved june 7 2012 . a b mcclary shamona july 1 2008 . campus watch d.h. griffin jr. family business keeps him happy full time . salisbury post . retrieved june 18 2012 . history . about us . d.h. griffin companies . retrieved june 19 2012 . top specialty contractors 2008 . engineering news record . the mcgraw hill companies inc. retrieved june 7 2012 . gale lindsay may june 2012 . d & ri100 swings and roundabouts pdf . demolition and recycling international . retrieved june 19 2012 . chirinos fanny march 18 2008 . bridge span removed on time . corpus christi caller times . retrieved june 7 2012 . about us . d.h. griffin of texas inc. retrieved june 7 2012 . the detonators video official website . d.h. griffin construction . retrieved june 7 2012 . contact us . d.h. griffin construction . retrieved june 7 2012 . other services dh griffin contracting company . d.h. griffin companies . retrieved june 7 2012 . demolition & asbestos removal inc. . d.h. griffin companies . retrieved june 7 2012 . a b d.h. griffin implodes riverfront stadium . implosionworld.com . retrieved june 7 2012 . taylor brian august 13 2001 . following a winning formula . recycling today . retrieved june 7 2012 . old riverfront is demolished . the topeka capital journal . associated press . december 30 2002 . retrieved june 13 2012 . timeline of events from 9 11 to one year later . greensboro news record . september 11 2002 . retrieved june 5 2012 . d.h. griffin hosts piedmont triad first responders at wyndham championship . wyndham championship . august 4 2011 . retrieved june 7 2012 . gardner kelly ; lamb amanda february 23 2006 . six months after katrina casino industry could rescue gulf coast . wral.com . retrieved june 5 2012 . howard j. lee september 25 2006 . demolition of pillowtex complex ranks as the largest tear down . triad business journal . retrieved june 7 2012 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title d.h. griffin companies & oldid 722626888 categories companies based in greensboro north carolinademolitioncompanies established in 1959companies based in north carolina navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent 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