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Tallest high reach West of the Mississippi tackles hotel demolition. As we have stated numerous times in the past, the US has been somewhat slow to embrace the use of high reach excavators that are so ubiquitous this side of the pond. But that’s not to say that the States is devoid of high reach…Read moreRead more

Divine intervention as boulder stops inches short of church. The prayers of a local pastor in Saugus were answered in spectacular fashion this weekend as a massive boulder loosened by an implosion stopped just inches from his church. “If it rolled another 12 inches, it would have gone right through the building,” Pastor Rick LeClair…Read moreRead more

FTS Demolition calls upon Montabert hammer power. I am old enough to remember a time when the Montabert livery was a familiar sight on demolition sites across the UK and beyond. So it’s always nice to see that familiar green livery back in action.

Former Houston Club building to fall in the fall. New York-based Skanska USA Commercial Development said it is preparing the former Houston Club building for demolition, which is slated for this fall. Houston-based D.H. Griffin of Texas Inc. will conduct the implosion, but the exact date has not been set. Demolition of the existing 18-story…Read moreRead more

Woman has “unsavoury neighbours” trailer demolished. A Florida woman has tricked a demolition contractor into demolishing the home of her “unsavoury neighbours, Sky News reports. Ana Maria Moreta Folch – herself a glowing portrait of warmth and humanity – told a heavy equipment operator that she owned the trailer in St Augustine and wanted it…Read moreRead more

Brokk robots spearhead Poland’s largest current infrastructure project. Two Brokk machines are playing an important role in Poland’s largest current infrastructure project. A new transport junction and the rebuilding of the surrounding neighbourhood will by 2015 result in a complete transformation of the Lodz’ city centre. “We have two Brokk machines stationed at the old…Read moreRead more

John Woodward takes demolition’s message to the school masses. It’s well over a year since former IDE president John Woodward handed over the chains of office to his successor Steve Jack. But Woodward’s passion for the industry remains undiminished; his commitment to securing its future unyielding. Despite a busy work schedule up and down the…Read moreRead more

Drone captures demolition of Sydney’s famous convention centre. The world-famous Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre (SCEC) is coming down. The demolition is not popular with some, including architect John Andrews who designed the building. “Does it make sense to pull down $120 million worth of [building] that’s perfectly all right,?” he said recently. “As Australia,…Read moreRead more

Gangster rap and demolition footage makes for a scary proposition. You know that thing they say about how first impressions count. Well, my first impression of 3D Demolition in New Jersey is (a) I wouldn’t mess mess with them and (b) I wouldn’t keep them waiting for their money. According to the lyrics in the…Read moreRead more

ProDem pulveriser turns Victorian baths into light snack. The dudes over at Diggers and Dozers have been encroaching on our territory again, this time with DSR Demolition and its new ProDem pulveriser from BPH Attachments. Mounted on a Komatsu PC350LC high reach, the purple building eater is making light work of this Victorian bath house….Read moreRead more