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Advanced Environmental Services Inc
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What this listing says
St. Louis homeowners and commercial property managers dealing with mold alongside asbestos or lead in older buildings, where a single union-signatory crew can handle multiple hazards in one project.
Best for
- St. Louis metro homeowners with mold problems in basements or crawl spaces, especially in older homes that may also have asbestos tile or lead paint.
- Commercial property managers who need a single contractor to handle mold remediation, asbestos abatement, and demolition on the same project.
- Government agencies or institutional buyers who need an MBE-designated, union-signatory environmental contractor.
- Homeowners renovating pre-1980 buildings where mold discovery during demolition could trigger asbestos or lead concerns.
About this company
AES is a St. Louis environmental firm headquartered in Benton Park West that handles mold, asbestos, lead, and several hazards most mold-only companies do not touch, including PFAS contamination and soil remediation. They do both testing and remediation for mold, which means the same company that tells you there is a problem also sells you the fix.
What sets them apart from a typical mold remediation outfit is the breadth of environmental work. They remove asbestos siding and pipe wrap, abate lead paint, demolish entire buildings, polish concrete floors, and handle fire and water damage restoration. Their client list includes the Department of Defense, Washington University, and BJC Hospital. They run union crews through Laborers' Local 110/42 and Operating Engineers Local 513, which matters if your project requires prevailing-wage labor.
Dennis Ruckman founded the company in 2005 and still runs estimates personally. He restored AES's own headquarters — a former John Fabick Tractor Co. warehouse from the 1940s — spending $1.57 million on lead and asbestos remediation plus historic restoration. The firm holds Minority Business Enterprise status as a Native American-owned company.
64 Google reviews at 4.8 stars with no negative reviews in the last 18 months is unusually clean. The volume is modest, but the consistency across multiple named crew members suggests genuine operational quality rather than review management.
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Service area
Headquartered at 3100 Gravois Ave in St. Louis, MO. The website lists St. Louis, St. Charles, and Columbia, Missouri as primary service areas. Their client list and reviews confirm active work across the St. Louis metro, including projects in surrounding counties. Columbia is roughly 125 miles west of their headquarters.
Review consensus
Rob Pollard is the most frequently named crew member, appearing in roughly 15 reviews for asbestos removal, mold remediation, and encapsulation work. Reviewers describe him as meticulous, clean, and willing to explain what he is doing. Ben appears in about 10 reviews, often paired with Rob on two-person jobs. Jason handles project management and estimating; reviewers consistently note fast response times, clear communication, and quick scheduling. Darrin Clark draws praise as a supervisor on larger commercial jobs — a third-party air clearance inspector specifically commended how clean his work area was. Dennis Ruckman gets direct mentions for fair pricing and personal involvement in estimates.
0 found across 64 total reviews at 4.8★. No 1-star or negative reviews exist in the last 18 months. Three 4-star reviews appear in the dataset, but none include text explaining what fell short.
The review profile skews heavily toward asbestos abatement — roughly 70% of reviews with text describe asbestos work, while mold-specific reviews are uncommon. This suggests AES's mold remediation volume is lower than their asbestos work, or that mold customers review at lower rates. Buyers hiring specifically for mold should ask about recent mold project volume.
Rob Pollard (field crew/supervisor — consistently praised for clean, meticulous work), Ben (field crew — praised for careful work, often paired with Rob), Jason (project manager/estimator — praised for fast response and clear communication), Dennis Ruckman (president/estimator — praised for fair pricing and personal involvement), Darrin Clark (supervisor — praised for clean work areas on commercial jobs), Wayne (field crew — praised in multiple reviews), Gary (field crew — praised for concrete polishing and field work), Allen (field crew — praised for skill and neatness), Chris (field crew — positive mentions), Dave (field crew — positive mentions), Corey (field crew — praised for asbestos removal), Kim Richards (office manager — positive mention), Ron (crew chief — praised for responsiveness), Roger (field crew — positive mention), Michael (field crew — concrete polishing work)
Ask for Rob or Ben on your crew and Jason as your project manager — those three names surface in the majority of positive reviews. With no recent negative reviews to flag concerns, the main risk here is the testing-and-remediation conflict of interest. Get an independent mold test before accepting their remediation proposal.
Keep in mind
- AES does both mold testing and mold remediation. The company that finds the mold also profits from removing it. Consider getting an independent test before committing to their remediation scope.
- Mold is one service among many here. Most of their reviews mention asbestos abatement, not mold work. If you want a company whose primary focus is mold, this is a generalist environmental firm.
- The website claims service to Columbia, MO — about 125 miles from their St. Louis headquarters. Confirm crew availability and any travel charges for locations outside the St. Louis metro.
- The website references 150 years of combined experience in one place and 30 years in another. These numbers describe aggregate staff tenure, not the company's age. AES was founded in 2005.