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Somewhere, there’s a village missing its idiot. It doesn’t matter that I have been doing this job for more than 25 years; the crass stupidity of Joe Public just never fails to confound and amaze. To most people, a sign that reads Danger – Demolition – Keep out is pretty clear in both its meaning…Read moreRead more

Up close with the new Miller GroundBreaking hammer range. Regular readers and viewers will recall that our buddies over at Diggers and Dozers were the first to capture on film the new hydraulic hammer range from Miler GroundBreaking. Well now they have become the first to get up close with those hammers for a detailed…Read moreRead more

Demolition crew uncovers hidden treasure in Florida home. City workers in Florida discovered more than 2,000 silver coins when they tore apart the walls of a condemned house. The hidden cash poured from the crumbling bungalow as St. Cloud demolition crews clawed into the rubble, the Orlando Sentinel reported. “It was like a treasure hunt……Read moreRead more

Man suffered life threatening injuries. Two firms have been sentenced for safety failings after a Liverpool worker suffered life-threatening injuries when he fell through the roof of a former Cheshire factory. Peter Tracey was removing asbestos roof sheets from a disused building in Poynton when he stepped onto a fragile panel and fell more than…Read moreRead more

Together with Earthmovers magazine, DemolitionNews is taking a stand against online trolls. In light of recent events in which we have been abused, harassed and threatened online, we have decided that – forthwith – DemolitionNews.com (and its associated Facebook, Twitter and YouTube accounts) will adopt a zero tolerance policy towards online abuse and threatening behaviour….Read moreRead more

DemolitionNews partners with The Builders Conference to bring you cost-effective leads. The UK economic recession might be over, but in many parts of the UK sales leads and contract opportunities remain hard to come by. Which is why DemolitionNews has partnered with The Builders’ Conference trade body to offer all its readers a 10 percent…Read moreRead more

It’s Friday and so, with tongue planted firmly in cheek, it’s confession time. DemolitionNews.com has been living a lie. Now if you view the press in the same way as some of our readers, that admission will probably be greeted with a loud exclamation of “I KNEW IT!” But, in light of the recent phone…Read moreRead more

DemolitionNews.com – the world’s leading news resource for demolition professionals – is celebrating its 6th birthday.

What happens when a state-of-the-art drone meets am old school wrecking ball. Setting aside the fact that the videographer responsible for the following film shot during the demolition of the former Miami Herald newspaper building apparently felt obliged to use every type of titling available to him, this film beautifully captures a seminal moment in…Read moreRead more

New Liebherr excavator carries on where blasters left off. With the dust barely settled on the triple blast that removed three of the iconic cooling towers from the Didcot skyine, Coleman and Company has turned its attention to the power station’s turbine hall; providing a perfect first outing for the company’s new Liebherr 956 demolition…Read moreRead more