In today’s episode: A Belgian building collapse claims the lives of five construction workers; the Scudder name is set to die in Carey Group shake-up; Deconstruct UK gets the nod on a massive project in London’s New Oxford Street; and configurable CASE wheel loaders. All that and more on The Break Fast Show.
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The Break Fast Show #83
Teesside demolition accelerated
The Teesside skyline is set to change forever as officials pledge that every structure of the former Redcar Steelworks will be down within a year. The Northern Echo is reporting that the first phase of the work has been taking place since the Teesworks site was launched last July, creating hundreds of demolition jobs. Work…Read moreRead more
Time to Love your lungs
To coincide with the British Lung Foundation Love Your Lungs week initiative, Alex Minett of CHAS, looks at how employers can look after workers’ lungs by preventing harm from silica dust. Silica dust is considered to be the greatest risk to construction and demolition workers’ health after asbestos. Silica dust exposure has been linked to…Read moreRead more
Comment – A microcosm of life
Oh sure, we all like to bang on about the ability to spend more time with out families and about reducing our individual carbon footprints. But the real and often unspoken benefit of being a self-employed, work from home person is the ability to work when and where you wish. That is always true; but…Read moreRead more
The Weekend Wrap #11
The CITB’s profligacy is called into question; Arden Equipment is sent to Coventry; and a stunning compilation of the biggest and baddest explosive demolitions on the planet. All that and more, on The Weekend Wrap.
Demolition World – 15 years a Diva
What do you do when a hurricane sweeps through your home city, killing 1,800 people, inflicting $125 billion in damage, and leaving you both homeless and unemployed? Well, if you’re Simone Bruni, you seize the moment and start a demolition company. And now, 15 years after Hurricane Katrina wrought havoc on her native New Orleans,…Read moreRead more
Cawarden freshens the board…
Derby-based Cawarden has strengthened its Board with three key internal promotions. The announcement sees Malcolm Lowes, Oliver Crooks and Samuel Crooks joining the Board of Directors with immediate effect. Demolition Director, Malcolm Lowes is a highly experienced demolition professional who has a wealth of experience in all forms of demolition. He has over 40 years…Read moreRead more
Change at the top of AR Demolition…
Senior managers at AR Demolition have completed a change of ownership of the company. The change comes as part of planned rebuild following periods of turbulent growth. New managing director Mike Henderson and finance director Matt Munro, with founder and CEO Richard Dolman, will lead AR Demolition forward as a joint partnership. The establishment of…Read moreRead more
Korean collapse kills nine
At least nine people have been killed and eight injured when a five-storey building collapsed suddenly today while undergoing demolition in South Korea. The building collapsed as it was being demolished in Gwangju, some 270 kilometers of southwest of capital Seoul, officials at the Gwangju Fire and Safety Headquarters said. Gwangju Fire and Safety Headquarters…Read moreRead more
The Break Fast Show #75
In today’s show: The UK construction sector will require 217,000 extra workers in the next four years; the Construction Industry Training Board faces a legal battle over the sale of its CPCS card scheme; and Kobelco unveils a new offering in the 20 tonne excavator class. All that and more, in The Break Fast Show.
