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Erith nears completion of complex deconstruction project in Shrewsbury. The complex deconstruction of the redundant 1950s silo on site at the Flax Mill Maltings is fully under way and on schedule for a January finish. Shrewsbury Flax Mill has global importance architecturally because its design effectively makes it the world’s first skyscraper. Once the concrete…Read moreRead more

Kent lane closed after fly-tipping discovery Police cordoned off the area and the Ministry of Defence were called in after munitions and asbestos were found on a country lane. Officers from Swale Borough Council were alerted to the fly-tipping in Dawes Road in Dunkirk between Faversham and Canterbury at around 11.30am yesterday. Around 75 munitions…Read moreRead more

Italian system to be used of Scotland’s tallest towers. Demolition work will start next month on Scotland’s tallest residential towers in Glasgow. The Whitevale and Bluevale high-rise flats – known locally as the Gallowgate Twins – will be deconstructed piece by piece by specialist contractor Safedem using the innovative TopDownWay system devised by Italian contractor…Read moreRead more

Nottingham University to host world-first conference to address future waste issue. The first-ever Design for Deconstruction conference – the brainchild of Dr Terry Quarmby – will take place at Nottingham Trent University on Thursday 23rd April 2015. According to the conference synopsis: “A modern era truism is that “Waste is a design flaw”. Consequently true,…Read moreRead more

Wirral-based contractor is seeking topmen. John Beech Ltd is looking for Top Men Demolition operatives who hold CCDO Card, CCNSG (preferable) for burning work in the Ellesmere Port/Wirral area. For further details or to apply for this position, please contact Abbi Cooper via email at: abbi@beech-group.co.uk The Beech Group has huge experience in the field…Read moreRead more

Our look back at the most-read stories of the past year. Forget festive spirit and goodwill to all men – Our look back at the most-read demolition stories of 2014 makes for deeply depressing reading. Despite having freshly emerged from a deep and prolonged recession, it seems that the industry’s endless fascination with the darker…Read moreRead more

Blast drops 67-storey German tower. It is at times like this that I wish I had stuck with my German lessons. For although I joined in for at least part of the countdown (fünf was always a personal favourite), the rest of the commentary is largely lost on me. So if any of our German…Read moreRead more

Alpine backdrop makes this Swiss time lapse special. If the backdrop to your current site is grey skies, industrial chimneys or the back-end of some buildings that are long past their sell-by date, you might want to look away now. Because what follows is a video of what is, perhaps, the most picturesque demolition site…Read moreRead more