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History
Founded in 1906 by Frank and Joseph D’Angelo, the Company has been a major contributor to the development of the City of Philadelphia as we know it today. After emigrating from Southern Italy, the brothers began doing excavation and stone foundation work for the row homes that were being built all over the city. In the early days, much of the excavation work was done by hand using picks and shovels to load dirt and rock into horse drawn wagons to be hauled away for disposal. Along with the excavation, they included the installation of the stone foundations and cement work required for the construction of many of the neighborhoods in the city that are still standing today.
The company continued with this type of work, known as “operation work” until the late 1950’s when they began to transition into commercial and institutional work completing larger excavation projects, many of which included sheeting, shoring and underpinning for many new buildings being built across the city. Currently, the company is in the third and fourth generations of continuous ownership and management and continues to do all types of excavation, shoring, and underpinning, site work, paving and utility work as well as public projects and heavy civil construction. Today, our professional staff includes a registered Professional Engineer to design shoring, underpinning and geotechnical solutions for any of our projects.
In 2004, the company relocated from its original office and separate yard locations in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, to a new and larger office, shop and storage yard, located in South Philadelphia, encompassing more than 17 acres of land. We now have over 7500 square feet of modern offices and a 23,000 square foot shop, maintenance and truck storage facility.
Some notable projects D’Angelo Bros., Inc. has completed in recent years include The Kimmel Center for Performing Arts, both Comcast Tower Buildings, Mellon Bank, The Academy of Music, The Liacouras Center at Temple University, Lincoln Financial Field and Citizens Bank Park, Independence Visitor Center, Philadelphia International Airport, Ronald McDonald House, National Constitution Center, Museum of American History, National Museum of American Jewish History, New Jersey Executive Statehouse, 3.0 University Place and Jefferson Health Specialty Care Pavilion all located in the City of Philadelphia.
Our company enjoys a reputation of consistently delivering quality and value in all aspects of our work. It is the same emphasis on quality and value that guided our founders, as the company continues to grow and expand its capabilities today and into the future.
Principals
Michael F. D’Angelo, P.E. – President & Chief Estimator
Michael has over 35 years of experience in the construction industry. As President he is responsible for overseeing all business administration functions and overall responsibility for all operations of the company. As Chief Estimator, he oversees all of our estimating from conceptual budgets to final hard bids. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Pennsylvania and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from Lafayette College.
Joseph J. D’Angelo II – Vice President & Equipment Manager
Joe has over 40 years of experience in the construction and heavy equipment industry. As the Equipment Manager, Joe oversees all of the construction equipment and company fleet maintenance and logistics. He has extensive training in the maintenance of heavy equipment and is a certified safety inspection mechanic in the State of Pennsylvania.
Michael E. D’Angelo – Vice President
Michael has been with the company for more than 55 years in the position of Superintendent and General Superintendent. Responsibilities included coordination of all field operations and personnel. He currently acts as a Consultant for company field operations.
Stephen J. D’Angelo – Secretary & Treasurer
Stephen has been with the company for more than 52 years and has held several positions, including President and Chief Estimator. Currently he is the Secretary and Treasurer of the company.
Safety
D’Angelo Bros., Inc. maintains a high standard of safety to perform work in the safest possible manner. Our commitment to safety begins with our comprehensive safety plan, addressing all facets of the work that we perform. This commitment is supported by a program of safety training for our personnel, that includes 40-hour OHSA training, as a minimum, for all supervisory personnel, OSHA competent person training, OSHA confined space training, trench shoring and 10-hour safety training, crane operator safety training, drug testing, and flagger training and any additional training that a specific job may require.
Weekly safety inspections are conducted on all of our projects as well as weekly toolbox talks and pre job hazard analyses.
As a testament to our dedication to safety we have not had any lost workdays due to injury in calendar years 2014, 2015, 2018, 2020 & 2023. As a result, we take pride in our low Experience Modification Rating.
We believe that the safety of our employees at the worksite is our primary responsibility and strive to conduct all of our operations in a safe and efficient manner.
Associations
GBCA
SADV
DFI
BIA of Philadelphia
National Safety Council
Contractors Association of Eastern Pennsylvania
Associated General Contractors of America
Procore
Clients
• Bank of America
• Bensalem Township
• Brandywine Realty Trust
• Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
• City of Philadelphia
• Comcast
• Comcast Spectacor
• Community College of Philadelphia
• Dranoff Properties
• Drexel University
• DRPA – Delaware River Port Authority
• GlaxoSmithKline – GSK
• Hospital of University of Pennsylvania
• Jefferson Health
• La Salle University
• Newlin Township
• Nexus Properties
• NJ EDA
• NJDOT
• P.I.D.C. – Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation
• PECO
• PennDOT
• Philadelphia Art Museum
• Philadelphia Eagles
• Philadelphia International Airport
• Philadelphia Parking Authority
• Philadelphia Phillies
• Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority.
• PNC Bank
• Princeton University
• Project H.O.M.E.
• PRPA – Philadelphia Regional Port Authority
• PWD – Philadelphia Water Department
• Radnor Group
• Realen Properties
• Ronald McDonald House
• School District of Philadelphia
• SEPTA – Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
• Temple University
• The Boeing Company
• Toll Brothers
• Trust for Public Land
• University of Pennsylvania
• University of the Sciences
• Veolia Energy
General Contractors
- 2A Mechanical, LLC
- Bancroft Construction Co.
- Barr & Barr, Inc.
- Bittenbender Construction LP
- Boro Construction
- C.H. Schwertner & Son, Inc.
- Clemens Construction Company Inc.
- Dale Corporation
- Daniel J. Keating Company
- Gilbane Building Co.
- Harkins Builders, Inc.
- H.S.C. Builders & Construction Managers
- Hunter Roberts Construction Group
- Intech Construction Co., Inc.
- J.J. Clearkin
- James J. Anderson Construction Co., Inc.
- Jones Masonry Restoration Corp.
- Kuhn Construction
- L.C. Whitford Co., Inc.
- L.F. Driscoll Co., LLC
- Loftus Construction
- McDonald Building Company
- P. Agnes Inc.
- Q.B.S., Inc.
- Smith Construction Inc.
- South State, Inc.
- Target Building Construction
- Torcon, Inc.
- Turner Construction Company
- Utility Line Services, Inc.
- W.H. Myers Construction Company
- Whiting Turner
- W.S. Cumby
Founded in 1906 by Frank and Joseph D’Angelo, the Company has been a major contributor to the development of the City of Philadelphia as we know it today. After emigrating from Southern Italy, the brothers began doing excavation and stone foundation work for the row homes that were being built all over the city. In the early days, much of the excavation work was done by hand using picks and shovels to load dirt and rock into horse drawn wagons to be hauled away for disposal. Along with the excavation, they included the installation of the stone foundations and cement work required for the construction of many of the neighborhoods in the city that are still standing today.
The company continued with this type of work, known as “operation work” until the late 1950’s when they began to transition into commercial and institutional work completing larger excavation projects, many of which included sheeting, shoring and underpinning for many new buildings being built across the city. Currently, the company is in the third and fourth generations of continuous ownership and management and continues to do all types of excavation, shoring, and underpinning, site work, paving and utility work as well as public projects and heavy civil construction. Today, our professional staff includes a registered Professional Engineer to design shoring, underpinning and geotechnical solutions for any of our projects.
In 2004, the company relocated from its original office and separate yard locations in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, to a new and larger office, shop and storage yard, located in South Philadelphia, encompassing more than 17 acres of land. We now have over 7500 square feet of modern offices and a 23,000 square foot shop, maintenance and truck storage facility.
Some notable projects D’Angelo Bros., Inc. has completed in recent years include The Kimmel Center for Performing Arts, both Comcast Tower Buildings, Mellon Bank, The Academy of Music, The Liacouras Center at Temple University, Lincoln Financial Field and Citizens Bank Park, Independence Visitor Center, Philadelphia International Airport, Ronald McDonald House, National Constitution Center, Museum of American History, National Museum of American Jewish History, New Jersey Executive Statehouse, 3.0 University Place and Jefferson Health Specialty Care Pavilion all located in the City of Philadelphia.
Our company enjoys a reputation of consistently delivering quality and value in all aspects of our work. It is the same emphasis on quality and value that guided our founders, as the company continues to grow and expand its capabilities today and into the future.