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In 1956, King Wrecking Company had a pick-up truck, some hand tools, a couple of employees, and a determination to get the job done right.

Nearly 50 years later, King has a vast fleet of equipment, scores of employees, thousands of jobs under its belt — and the same commitment to a job well done.

That kind of growth and staying power don't just happen. Over the decades, we've worked hard to build a reputation as one of the most efficient and progressive demolition companies in the Midwest.


HIGHLIGHTS
1956 Company founder Rubin Slovin sets up shop on Gest Street in Cincinnati's Queensgate area
1958 King's first big job, demolishing P. Lorillard Tobacco Warehouse in Middletown, Ohio
1960 Urban renewal work on I-75
1966 Demolition of the Columbia Building, Louisville, Kentucky's first skyscraper
1972 Demolition of Crosley Field, home of the Cincinnati Reds for 60 years
1973 King Wrecking becomes charter member of the National Association of Demolition Contractors, now the National Demolition Association, the industry's trade organization
1975 1.6 million square foot urban renewal in Anderson, Indiana
1986 Interior gutting of Cincinnati's Baldwin Piano building, now called Grand Baldwin
1989 Partial demolition of University of Cincinnati's Nippert Stadium, which preserved the early 20th century brickwork for use in the renovation's design
1992 Site work for downtown Cincinnati's Aronoff Center for the Arts
1996 Drew Lammers joins King as vice president, bringing a new level of expertise to the company's environmental business
1998 King wins 90% of Cincinnati riverfront demolition for the Bengals' new Paul Brown Stadium
2001 Company expands to new facility in Norwood, a Cincinnati suburb
2003 Introduction of roll-off container services
2004 Begins asbestos removal business

Stick around for what comes next, and you'll see how we just keep getting better and better!
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   King Wrecking Company, Inc.  •  5038 Beech Street  •  Cincinnati, OH 45212-2395
   Phone: (513) 241-1116  •  Fax: (513) 241-2506  •  E-mail: kingwrecking@fuse.net