Top Gear’s Richard Hammond tries his hand at demolition…again.
It seems that when the guys from Top Gear are not hurtling around the Nurburgring in an supercar that costs almost as much as a celebrity divorce, they like nothing more than tackling a spot of demolition.
We have previously reported on their ill-advised parking of a reasonably [...]

Office workers evacuated as demolition causes gas leak.
Demolition of the Chuck E. Cheese restaurant on Baltimore Pike in Springfield hit a snag when an accident resulted in a cracked gas line yesterday afternoon.
Mike O’Doherty of O’Doherty and Associates, an accounting firm with offices on the second floor of the attached building, said he and several [...]

A new look at the long-running demolition of the Tetley’s Brewery in the heart of Leeds.
We have been reporting on the demolition of the former Tetley’s Brewery facility in Leeds since September last year. But we are finally able to show you some video footage of the project, courtesy of this new time-lapse [...]

Oakland company to demolish South Bay Power Plant
Oakland-based Silverado Contractors, Inc. was selected from 11 bids submitted for the task of demolishing the South Bay Power Plant along Chula Vista’s bay front, the Port of San Diego reports. The contractor has previous experience in power plant deconstruction, including work to demolish portions of the Humboldt [...]

Works make way for larger equipment as Motor Lodge demolition picks up speed.
Demolition of the former Downtowner Motor Lodge is continuing and a huge hole has replaced the parking deck.
Sammy Moore, a superintendent with D.H. Griffin Wrecking Co. Inc., said it will take about three weeks to complete this phase because all rubble needs to [...]

Brandis and Safedem making final checks ahead of Sunday’s unique implosion.
World Demolition Contractor of the Year William Sinclair of Safedem Ltd is currently making final checks ahead of Sunday’s twin implosion of two tower blocks in Copenhagen, Denmark. With more than 50 tower block implosions under his belt, the simultaneous demolition of two [...]

Rumour mill in overdrive as stack dismantling grinds to a halt.
One of two iconic smokestacks adjacent to the former NewPage paper mill continues to grace the Kimberly village skyline more than a month after demolition began on the two brick towers.
The lengthy demolition process has stirred up rumors among residents about why the second tower [...]

One man’s journey from the wrong side of the law to demolition respectability.
As a teenager and young man, Albert J. Steele Jr. was one of the most resourceful thieves to walk the streets of South Buffalo. He could break into a vehicle in minutes, crank up the engine and drive off into the [...]

Photos show how close last week’s accident came to disaster.
Following preliminary reports on an accident involving the Advanced Explosive Demolition (AED) contract at the ConAgra facility last week, we have today received some photos that show just how close the accident came to being a tragedy.
According to the source of the photos – who has [...]

10 operators the first in Northern Ireland to earn full CPCS Competency Cards and NVQ certification for Demolition Plant.
A presentation evening was held recently for 10 demolition plant operators employed by companies from the Northern Ireland Demolition Association (NIDA) who are the first to achieve full CPCS Competency Cards and NVQ certification for Demolition Plant [...]