Equipment

Contractor opts for sheer weight of numbers to tackle bridge demolition. “We’ve got a long way to go and a short time to get there” as Jerry Reed famously once sang. Well, we can’t tell if this highway is Eastbound but it sure as Hell is Down after a team of eight (or possibly more)…Read moreRead more

Liebherr gets to grips with French demolition contract. Here at Demolition News Towers, we like us a bit of international action. So when a high def’ video of a French demolition contractor putting a Liebherr 934 through its paces landed in our inbox, we were all over it like Jeremy Clarkson with a TV producer’s…Read moreRead more

Stay safe in low light AND look like a character from Tron! Every once in a while, a new product comes across our desk that makes us just go YES! And the VizLite personal protective equipment from Elite GSS Ltd is just one such product. The patented, dual reflective garments combine two technologies, retro-reflectivity and…Read moreRead more

Rosenlund continues its war of attrition with Gold Coast hospital. As I write this, the sunshine is streaming through the portcullis at the entrance of Demolition News Towers, even though the temperature outside remains on the uncomfortable side of chilly. On the other side of the world, those pesky Australians are basking in real sunshine…Read moreRead more

Hyper-speed and slow-mo demolition in action. If you’re in any way hungover, we would advise you not to watch the following video. It features some run-of-the-mill demolition made sexy by the judicious use of hyper-speed and then slow-motion footage. But the transition from super fast to super slow is eerily reminiscent of a lost weekend…Read moreRead more

Venue for 1964 Olympic Games will soon be no more. As we reported a day or two ago, the sports stadium that hosted the 1964 Olympic Games is co,ging down to make way for a new venue that will host the 2020 Games. The National Stadium in Tokyo – where future heavyweight champion of the…Read moreRead more

Epic video captures demolition of car park at Montreal airport. They might have a slightly quirky way of saying the word “about” and, if legend is to be believed, are afraid of the dark. But those Canadians know their way around an epic demolition video, no doubt aboot it! Check out this footage of Deslan…Read moreRead more

Time-lapse offers glimpse of Coleman and Company’s bespoke excavator at work. The demolition of Birmingham’s famous New Street Station is a project we have followed with some interest over a long period now. And our curiosity was piqued still further when this high profile contract became home to a remote control JCB excavator that we…Read moreRead more