Demolition Tools was launched in 2005 based on the invention of the Demolition Hammer, the brain child of founder Jim Higgs. It was during his 30 years in the construction business that Jim Higgs fashioned the concept of the Demolition Hammer.

In 1978, the Demolition Hammer was created by Jim and his father, James Herbert Higgs, based on their needs in the trade. They continued to use the Demolition Hammer within the Higgs Construction Company. In the year 2002, Jim's father passed on and in his memory, Jim put his energy into bringing the Demolition Hammer to market.

Receiving a patent for the Demo Hammer was the first step in putting together a plan. Demolition Tools, Inc., was founded in 2005 after Jim and his close friend, Martin Asplund, defined a strategy for bringing the usefulness of the Demolition Hammer to others in the industry.

Our mission is to promote productivity in construction and other fields by designing high quality and innovative tools.

Jim Higgs – Founder James (Jim) Higgs is a native Californian, born in San Jose, CA where he grew up on his parent’s property amongst an apricot and walnut orchard. He comes from a family of hunters as well as carpenters. He set out with his father at the age of 9 to work construction. Together with his dad, Jim was taught every aspect of construction from foundations to house moving and progressed to the building of custom homes and room additions. Jim obtained his Contractor’s license in 1989 it was then that he and his father founded Higgs Construction. Higgs Construction operated with father and son for approximately 5 years. Jim then decided to venture into the commercial side of construction where he worked for a well known commercial company for 14 years. It was in 2003 that Jim reestablished Higgs Construction Inc, DBA Millennium Construction and in June of 2006 he moved his family to Folsom, CA, where he continues to operate his business.