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Explosive end in sight for abandoned building. An 11-storey abandoned building that will be demolished to make room for a new convention centre in downtown Albany, New York could fall with a bang — literally. Columbia Development Cos. is actively considering having its contractor line the former Wellington Hotel annex on Howard Street with explosives,…Read moreRead more

Detroit-based Adamo Group has begun demolition of the GM Service Parts Operations (SPO) facility in Swartz Creek, Michigan. DemolitionNews.com reports.

Wring Group draws a crowd as it demolishes petrol station canopy. There’s nothing like a bit of public demolition to draw a crowd. And this controlled demolition of a petrol station forecourt canopy is no exception. Despite being pretty unremarkable in technical demolition terms, it seems that the public just has an endless fascination with…Read moreRead more

Bird’s eye view of Chicago demolition. The six-storey building at 200 North Michigan Ave in Chicago is being demolished to make way for a 42-storey, 402-unit apartment tower. Local real estate news website YoChicago took the opportunity to film the demolition from the the 38th-floor roof of the neighbouring Millennium Park Plaza and it makes…Read moreRead more

Brewery wall collapse disturbs bee hive. An exterior wall workers were demolishing on Thursday at Penn Brewery, sending dust into the air and disturbing a giant beehive that had been inside the wall for years. No one was injured during the demolition, and the hive remained intact. Workers had removed two layers of brick from…Read moreRead more

Report suggests public are still in jeopardy. Demolition work done by private contractors throughout Philadelphia since last year’s Center City building collapse is not any safer despite new regulations adopted after that tragedy, an audit by the city controller found. In a 31-page report released Thursday, Controller Alan Butkovitz slammed the Department of Licenses and…Read moreRead more

O’Donovan Waste Disposal, has invested more than half a million pounds in a new recycling plant at its Scrubs Lane site in North West London. DemolitionNews reports.

Northerntrack pulveriser munches debris at Total Reclaims contract. Total Reclaims is now well on with the demolition of the five tower blocks that make up the Lenton Flats development. With two blocks down and the top-down demolition of a third block now underway, we took an opportunity to pay a flying visit to the site…Read moreRead more

1.2 million square foot complex presents mammoth task. It’s the beginning of the end for a Two Rivers landmark. After 130 years the massive Hamilton complex is coming down. “This complex was the industrial heartbeat of this community for 130 years,” recalls Two Rivers City Manager Greg Buckley. Founded in 1880, the Hamilton Company quickly…Read moreRead more

Investigation underway after worker is killed during bridge demolition. Investigators from two state agencies were trying to determine Monday, May 19, why part of a railroad bridge being disassembled over Highway 91 in Riverside fell early Sunday, catapulting a construction worker to his death. There is urgency — Caltrans and its contractors plan a similar…Read moreRead more