Demolition magazine celebrates its fifth anniversary with suitably subtle new issue. It is five years since we unveiled the first-ever edition of the Demolition magazine. It was created in a fit of pique and – as a result – with a degree of haste. But we had done our homework. We recognised that by harnessing […]

Former fortress disappears – appropriately – in cloud of white dust. He was the working class man who became a billionaire. He was the drug overlord whose cartel was responsible for 80 percent of all the cocaine imported into the US. He is the “star” of the TV series Narcos and – in death – […]

I promised myself that I would not comment upon the Didcot disaster again this year. With investigators still sifting through almost 900 tonnes of material evidence, the police have issued a well-meaning but ultimately meaningless statement that offers no new insight; no sense that the investigation is nearing its conclusion; and no closure for the […]

New South Wales government ‘suppressed’ report showing carcinogen risk in stadium demolition. A legal challenge to the New South Wales government’s controversial plan to demolish Sydney’s Allianz Stadium before next month’s state election has heard the government “suppressed” the release of a report showing the site was contaminated with potentially carcinogenic material. In his opening […]

Post-Grenfell investigation earmarks two blocks for demolition. Two landmark Portsmouth tower blocks are set to be demolished after work to strengthen them was estimated to cost £86 million, according to reports in The Construction Enquirer. Problems with structural concrete were uncovered when cladding was removed from the two 18-storey towers in Somerstown following the Grenfell […]

Liberty Industrial invests in excavator training simulation technology Award-winning Australian demolition giant Liberty Industrial has invested in a state-of-the-art Volvo excavator training simulator. The simulator will travel between Liberty Industrial’s project sites in a purpose built trailer unit that has been converted into a mobile training centre. The latest in excavator simulation training technology, the […]

Erith Contractors, NFDC and IDE make massive charitable donation. Erith Contractor’s managing director and outgoing Institute of Demolition Engineers’ president David Darsey has handed over a pair of massive cheques to David Roberts of the Niemann-Pick UK charity last week. The Niemann-Pick UK charity works closely with families and individuals living with Niemann-Pick and helps […]

Leading consultants join forces to deliver Adult Mental Health Awareness course. A joint venture between C&D Demolition Consultancy Limited and Prosafe Consultants Limited is set to deliver an important and far-reaching new training course targeting the delicate and often overlooked issue of adult mental health awareness. Taking place at Wolverhampton Science Park on 28 March […]

Concerns over Large Panel System construction triggers three-block replacement. Rugby Borough Council’s cabinet have agreed to replace the three 11-storey towers at Rounds Gardens with at least 221 new affordable homes. A structural survey carried out by the Building Research Establishment found that “all the floors in all three blocks are not strong enough to […]

Company vows to bounce back from “perfect storm”. The Coleman Group says it expects to return to profit in this financial year following one of the most difficult trading periods in the 56 years of the company. Chief Executive Mark Coleman said the closure of a loss-making recycling facility, a top-to-bottom restructuring that removed £600,000 […]