Video showing why the crawler crane and wrecking ball have all but vanished.
Having bowed to reader pressure (temporarily at least) to continue to show videos of demolition gone wrong, here’s one from the (fairly recent) archives displaying at least one reason why the crawler crane and ball combination gave way to the high reach excavator [...]

New video gets up close and personal with the demolition of a military shooting range.
Yesterday, we brought you a cracking video of a demolition project shot from the operator’s eye view. Well, today, we’re taking you even closer to the action with a video in which the inset picture was shot by a [...]

Exclusive photos showing Volvo excavator cab hit by 10 tonne concrete beam.
There are times when words just aren’t enough. So, aside from saying that the operator thankfully escaped with just a few cuts caused by the imploding windscreen, here’s what happens when a 10 tonne concrete beam lands on an excavator cab:

Kocurek Excavators supplies first high reach demolition excavator to Indian subcontinent.
Here at Demolition News, we pride ourselves on having our fingers on the pulse of the industry; of being fully informed of all that is going on in the great wide world of demolition. So quite how this one passed us by, we’re [...]

Simon Winfield has taken over Red Rhino; and Demolition News cameras were there first.
In an exclusive interview for www.demolitionnews.com, the new owner of Red Rhino reveals his hopes and aspirations for the compact crusher brand.

Armac uses Cat high reach machines on lighting factory demolition
For demolition specialist Armac Group, turning the lights off took on a whole new meaning, when it was awarded a six month contract to demolish an old GE lighting factory next to the A10 in Enfield, London.
Following video courtesy of Finning TV:

Already at the halfway [...]

H. Cope & Sons takes delivery of new Volvo high reach.
A brand new Volvo EC360C Ultra High Reach machine has been delivered to UK demolition contractor H Cope & Sons of Grimsby to take over primary demolition duties on a prestigious rejuvenation project of Grimsby Docks.
Replacing a B version machine, the new EC360C has been [...]

Haywood Demolition takes Doosan high-reach
UK demolition contactor Haywood Demolition Limited (HDL) has added a high-reach Doosan DX480 excavator to its fleet which has been supplied with a quick-release 3-piece boom giving a maximum reach of 26 metres, or 28 metres when a 2 metre extension is added.
The high reach front end equipment, 2 metre [...]

Surrey based Downwell Demolition has expanded its impressive machine fleet with three Komatsu PC210LCD-8 tracked excavators, purchased from sole UK distributor, Marubeni-Komatsu.
Their latest purchase comes during difficult conditions in the construction industry and is an indication of projects that they have secured for the rest of the year. Their long list of clients goes to [...]

And so it continues. The recession that has claimed countless jobs at manufacturers including Caterpillar and JCB has now bitten a chunk out of Volvo Construction Equipment’s workforce, as UK trade magazine Contract Journal reports.