Squad of middle-aged women carrying out enforced demolition. Chinese police are investigating reports that middle-aged women were paid 200 yuan (S$43) each to demolish homes for a new development, a government official said, sparking anger about one of the country’s most common causes of unrest. Forced demolitions are a frequent trigger of anger in China,…Read moreRead more
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Chinese in fear of “demolition aunties”…
Video – Chain of Rocks bridge downed…
Live video stream captures fall of infamous bridge. Salvage teams will be working to remove the largely intact central span of the Chain of Rocks bridge from the canal below following a successful controlled blast earlier today. This was the first stage in an ongoing demolition programme. The westbound span over the canal and the…Read moreRead more
Video – Demolition en Francais…
Truly stunning footage of Liebherr 984 high reach in action. Parlez vous Francais? Well, while it might be helpful to understand the commentary, it doesn’t matter either way as these stunning images from Brunel Demolition pretty much speak for themselves. Watch from above as a Liebherr 984 high reach excavator dismantles this tower block and…Read moreRead more
After the war…
Stunning photos show remnants of Afghanistan’s largest military base. The combat mission in Afghanistan officially ended last Sunday, marking the end of the longest war in American history. Now, a new non-combat mission centered at Bagram Air field will take its place. Originally built in the 1950’s, the Bagram Air Field in the Parwan province…Read moreRead more
Video – Fairfax bridge falls…
Friday blast drops first bridge section. The first of two planned implosions on the Fairfax Bridge has gone according to plan, according to local news reports. The 760 metre long bridge was built in 1935 and until recently carried an average of 6,000 vehicles per day. The demolition of the old bridge and its subsequent…Read moreRead more
Quinto lifts lid on demolition expansion…
Crane hirer enters UK demolition market. Quinto Crane & Plant Ltd has brought in demolition specialists Chris Windfield and Adrian Hardesty to head up the new department. The move is part of a £2.5m investment into the firm’s fleet and follows a buyout deal which saw Oliver and Hannah Arnold who run farm contracting business…Read moreRead more
There she blows…
Explosive demolition diary is filling up fast. Blast watchers (and one day I will get around to coining a term for these guys) will have plenty to keep them occupied in the coming days and months. Crews will use explosives this week to remove parts of Fairfax Bridge connecting Missouri and Kansas to make way…Read moreRead more
Turning a hazard into a product…
Windsor acquires global patent for asbestos treatment technology Windsor Integrated Services Group has acquired the global patents for ARI Technologies’ unique thermochemical conversion technology to treat asbestos. This clean technology destroys asbestos fibres and produces a non-hazardous product that can be used in many construction applications. The technology has been successfully used to treat asbestos…Read moreRead more
Comment – Don’t like it, then don’t read it…
The freedom of the press is paramount if those in power are to be held accountable. In the immediate aftermath of the tragic events that unfolded in Paris on 7 January, I made a conscious decision to sit on my hands, bite my tongue, and not be drawn into the furore surrounding the Charlie Hebdo…Read moreRead more
Four killed in bridge collapse…
Russian company faces criminal charges after bridge dismantling goes tragically wrong. Four people were killed when the dismantling process of a bridge in Russia’s Kaliningrad Oblast went horribly wrong on Tuesday, authorities said. The tragedy happened in the mid-morning at the Palmburgsky Bridge, also known as the Old Berlin Bridge, in Kaliningrad’s Moskovsky District, local…Read moreRead more
