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10 Essential Tips for Hiring the Best Wrecking Contractor

When it comes to undertaking large-scale demolition projects, selecting the right wrecking contractor is critical for ensuring the job is done efficiently, safely, and within budget. Wrecking contractors specialize in dismantling and demolishing buildings and other structures, making them essential partners for urban renewal projects, industrial decommissioning, and

Spirtas Wrecking Company is given a “Top Workplace” award from St. Louis Post-Dispatch

For a company that specializes in taking buildings down, Spirtas Wrecking Company has a proven track record of building employees up, leading to happy employees and one of the top workplaces in the St. Louis region.

Spirtas Wrecking Company safely demolishes and decommissions power plants and other complex structures

Spirtas Wrecking Company has a 66 year history of working to safely decommission power plants (like the Wood River Power Station in Alton Illinois), infrastructure, and other complex demolition projects. Our management team at Spirtas regularly works closely with stakeholders and community leadership at every level to ensure safe and effective demolition and decommissioning of industrial structures that include obsolete power plants, chemical processing centers, and factories. Spirtas’ leadership includes a full-time committed director of environmental health and safety who has over 30 years of specialized experience addressing complex health and safety issues on all our projects (big and small). Every single member of our team, from our field workers to project managers are informed and kept up to date with the best safety training available.

Spirtas Wrecking Company begins demolition of Crossroads Mall in Omaha Nebraska for redevelopment

Spirtas Wrecking Company is beginning the demolition of the old Crossroads Mall in Omaha Nebraska to clear way for redevelopment. Before commencing with any major work, our team coordinated with firefighters and other first responders to provide a scene for realistic emergency training. On December 9th, we began with the exterior demolition of the old Crossroads Mall as we tore down the old Sears Auto Center along Dodge Street. This made the local Omaha news, and the developers of the property joined Mayor Jean Stothert to mark the start of the demolition.

Spirtas Wrecking Company awarded Specialty Contractor of the Year for Environmental Remediation and Demolition by Associated General Contractors of Missouri

The Associated General Contractors of Missouri (AGCMO) has named Spirtas Wrecking Corporation as its Specialty Contractor of the Year for Environmental Remediation and Demolition services.  Spirtas was voted ‘First Place’ in this discipline by the General Contractor members of AGCMO, who were asked to consider their overall experience with Spirtas including timeliness in regard to completion of projects and ability to stay within budget.  The awards program highlights the creativity and talents of Missouri’s construction industry.

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