D H GRIFFIN OF TEXAS, INC

What D H GRIFFIN OF TEXAS, INC does

D.H. Griffin of Texas, Inc. is a privately held industrial demolition and environmental abatement contractor established in 1995 as a partnership between the Angelina and Griffin families and headquartered at 8690 Lambright Road in Houston, Texas. The company operates as the Texas division of the broader D.H. Griffin Family of Companies (parent founded 1959, incorporated 1967), with corporate functions housed in Greensboro, NC. Its service offering spans structural, selective, explosive, and emergency-response demolition; asbestos, lead, PCB, and mold abatement; contaminated-site environmental remediation; industrial cleaning; and asset recovery, scrap-metal segregation, and concrete crushing/recycling. The business runs a project-based, competitive-bid revenue model with quote-driven custom pricing, targeting enterprise and government end-markets including utilities, advanced manufacturing, data centers/tech, aerospace, entertainment, and public-sector infrastructure.

The company's underlying technology is physical rather than digital: it operates one of the largest specialized demolition fleets in the United States, including ultra high-reach long-arm excavators, concrete crushing systems, and specialized rigging. Differentiation rests on three documented axes — equipment scale and in-house fleet ownership, a predictive safety program (SIF/pSIF evaluation with daily Pre-Task Plans, recognized with the inaugural international Demolition Award in Safety in 2009 and a 5,520-day lost-time-injury-free milestone), and certified explosive demolition engineering capability with vibration monitoring and exclusion-zone planning. Marquee project references include Duke Energy's Cliffside and Asheville Steam Stations, Florida Power & Light's Port Everglades Power Plant, TVA's Paradise KY coal facility, the 2.6M sq ft Ford Assembly Plant in Hapeville, the 3.5M sq ft Phillip Morris facility at The Grounds at Concord, the 24-hour I-85 bridge collapse response for the Georgia DOT, the World Trade Center site cleanup, and the Nestlé-Purina turnkey facility conversion in Eden, NC.

Go-to-market is consultative enterprise field sales and competitive bidding, with no resellers or distribution channels; revenue is generated per project across Industrial, Commercial, Public Sector, Environmental Services, and Emergency Response customer segments. The company does not disclose revenue, has no public funding history, and operates as a family-owned enterprise with geographic reach across Texas, the Carolinas, Virginia, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, and adjacent Gulf/South-Central markets through 19+ regional offices.

Name

D H GRIFFIN OF TEXAS, INC

Legal name

D.H. Griffin of Texas, Inc.

Website

https://dhgt.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

D.H. Griffin of Texas is a privately held industrial demolition and environmental abatement contractor serving enterprise and government clients across the US Southeast and Gulf states, offering turnkey structural, explosive, and selective demolition, asbestos/lead/PCB abatement, environmental remediation, asset recovery, and 24/7 emergency response.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Demolition Services

NAICS

Remediation Services (56291), Remediation and Other Waste Management Services (5629)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600)

akta.pro primary industry

Demolition & Selective Tear-Out for Hazardous Materials (BPALALAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

C&D Recycling Brokerage, Compliance & Reporting (LEED diversion, documentation) (EUAIAHAM), Disaster Debris Cleanup & Hauling (Fire/Flood/Storm) (HSAKALAO)

Keywords

• Industrial demolition services
• Environmental abatement services
• Plant decommissioning
• Asset recovery recycling
• Emergency response demolition

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices19 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Industrial Demolition Services: Project-based demolition services for industrial facilities, power plants, commercial buildings, and infrastructure. Revenue is generated through competitive bidding on large-scale projects with pricing based on project scope, complexity, equipment requirements, and timeline. Services include structural demolition, selective demolition, implosion, and mechanical demolition.
2. Environmental Abatement Services: Hazardous material removal including asbestos, lead, PCB, and mold remediation. Services are integrated with demolition projects or performed as standalone contracts.
3. Asset Recovery and Recycling: Scrap metal segregation, concrete crushing, equipment salvage, and material recycling. Revenue generated through sale of recovered materials and reduced disposal costs.
4. Emergency Response Services: 24/7 emergency demolition services following structural failures, fires, natural disasters, or collapses. Rapid mobilization services for urgent situations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

D.H. Griffin of Texas is an industrial demolition and environmental remediation contractor that delivers turnkey services for commercial, industrial, and institutional facilities. Offerings include structural, explosive, and selective demolition; plant decommissioning; asbestos, lead, PCB, and mold abatement; environmental remediation and industrial cleaning; asset recovery and recycling; and 24/7 emergency response. The company self-performs projects using one of the largest fleets of specialized demolition equipment in the industry.

Product overview

D.H. Griffin of Texas is a demolition and environmental remediation services company offering a unified portfolio of integrated services. The core offerings include structural, explosive, selective, and emergency demolition services, complemented by environmental abatement (asbestos, lead, PCB, mold), environmental remediation, industrial cleaning, asset recovery, recycling, and plant decommissioning. These services are delivered as a turnkey offering, where the company manages the full project lifecycle from planning through site clearance, often combining multiple services (e.g., abatement with demolition, asset recovery with site development) within single contracts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Structural Demolition

Quantifiable outcome

• 7,500+ completed projects
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• D.H. Griffin Wrecking Co., Inc. (Parent Company)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerD.H. Griffin of Texas is part of the D.H. Griffin Family of Companies, which includes Wrecking, DARI (Demolition & Asbestos Removal Inc.), Infrastructure, Contracting, and Used Equipment Sales divisions. The parent company provides additional resources and service capabilities including heavy rigging, machinery installation, disaster restoration, and equipment sales.
• Turner ConstructioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership on major projects including NC State University Carter-Finley Stadium press box demolition, CDC campus phased demolition work, and VCU Gladding Residence Center project. Turner Construction serves as general contractor on multiple DHG projects.
• Jacoby Development Inc.majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered for Ford Assembly Plant demolition in Hapeville, GA. Jacoby Development contracted DHG for decommissioning and demolition of the 2.6 million sq ft facility.
• Nestlé-PurinamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTurnkey facility conversion project transforming former MillerCoors facility in Eden, NC into world-class pet food facility. Project valued at $300 million investment creating up to 250 jobs. DHG along with private partners purchased the facility and performed complete environmental assessment, selective demolition, and infrastructure work.
• Caesar's CasinomajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTurnkey environmental remediation, demolition, and site work for the former Dan River Mills textile plant in Danville, VA. Project valued at $450 million casino development on 48-acre site. DHG crushed and recycled over 280,000 tons of concrete and 8,000 tons of steel.
• Dykon Explosive Demolition Corp.coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnered on multiple implosion projects including University of Alabama Tutwiler Hall (1,600 holes drilled, 500 lbs explosives) and Paradise, KY coal facility (first hyperbolic cooling tower implosion in DHG history).
• C.W. Matthews Contracting Co.coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership on Georgia DOT projects including I-85 Bridge Collapse emergency response and Spring Street Viaduct bridges demolition in Atlanta. C.W. Matthews subcontracted DHG for expedited demolition work.
• Winter EnvironmentalmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSubcontracted for asbestos abatement on multiple projects including University of Alabama Tutwiler Hall (up to 105 workers on site) and various public housing demolition projects.
• DARI (Demolition & Asbestos Removal Inc.)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliate company specializing in asbestos abatement, industrial cleaning, and selective demolition. DARI partners with DHG Wrecking on turnkey projects across North Carolina, Virginia, and other regions. Performed abatement on projects including Cliffside Steam Station, Plant Kraft, and VCU Gladding Residence.
• D.H. Griffin Infrastructure LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliate company providing site development, grading, utility installation, and contracting services. Partners with DHG Wrecking on turnkey projects including The Grounds at Concord site preparation, Fieldcrest Cannon Plant site development, and Charlotte Observer Legacy Union project.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ferma Corporation: California-based industrial demolition and dismantling contractor with comparable capabilities in plant teardown, structural demolition, and environmental remediation, serving similar utility and manufacturing end markets.
• Adamo Group: Detroit-headquartered demolition and environmental remediation contractor with similar capabilities in industrial demolition, hazardous material abatement, and emergency response; comparable project profile including power plant and heavy industrial decommissioning work.
• North American Dismantling Corp: Specialized heavy industrial demolition and asset recovery contractor serving utilities, manufacturing, and infrastructure clients; comparable scope in plant decommissioning and equipment salvage with similar enterprise/government customer mix.
• Cleveland Wrecking Company: Long-established US demolition contractor (operating as United States Demolition Group) providing industrial, commercial, and implosion demolition services; competes for similar utility, industrial, and government demolition scopes.
• Brandenburg Industrial Service: One of the largest privately held industrial demolition and environmental services contractors in North America, offering structural demolition, asbestos abatement, asset recovery, and emergency response — directly comparable in scope, customer base (utilities, heavy industrial), and integrated turnkey delivery.
• Priestly Demolition: Major North American demolition contractor with comparable services across structural, industrial, and selective demolition plus environmental remediation; similar project-based revenue model serving utilities, heavy industrial, and commercial clients.
• Independence Excavating: Ohio-based heavy civil, demolition, and environmental contractor with overlapping industrial demolition, site preparation, and remediation services; competes in the same enterprise bid pool for power, manufacturing, and infrastructure projects.
• Total Wrecking & Demolition: Buffalo, NY-based industrial demolition and environmental services firm with comparable plant decommissioning, implosion, and abatement capabilities serving utilities and heavy industrial clients across the Northeast and Midwest.
• Controlled Demolition Inc. Maryland-based specialist in explosive/implosion demolition of stacks, silos, bridges, and large industrial assets — the most direct overlap with DHG's precision blasting and vibration-monitoring expertise for high-profile structures.

Broad incumbents

• ATI Restoration: Large national platform (formed via LVI Services combination) covering disaster response, environmental, and demolition-adjacent services as part of a broader restoration portfolio — competes in emergency response and abatement but is not a demolition pure-play.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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