Jon and Ben Pfotenhauer: Making sure the job is always done right

After buying a dump truck and learning that hauling dirt didn’t pay, the brothers found a new path launching ELEV8 Demolition.

  • By J. Brooks Terry
  • | 7:32 a.m. March 19, 2024
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ELEV8 Demolition owners Jon and Ben Pfotenhauer started their company in 2018 after moving to Florida to escape cold weather. They were recently awarded the contract to demolish the Rise Doro apartment building that was destroyed by fire.
ELEV8 Demolition owners Jon and Ben Pfotenhauer started their company in 2018 after moving to Florida to escape cold weather. They were recently awarded the contract to demolish the Rise Doro apartment building that was destroyed by fire.
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In 2018, ELEV8 Demolition started with a dump truck, piles of dirt and a dream. 

In 2024, it is emerging as a leader in its industry in Northeast Florida. Owners, operators and brothers Ben and Jon Pfotenhauer say they strive to raise their company profile by razing more area structures. 

In the past three years they say they have grown their number of skilled laborers to 26 and raised revenue to $12.8 million.

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