Demolition man found guilty of being head of burglary gang. Members of a burglary gang – including a former director of Mees Demolition Group – which targeted the homes of the rich and famous have been jailed. Thomas Mee – together John Barlow and Vincent Ball – was behind a string of break-ins across the…Read moreRead more
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It was Mee all along…
Dig Deep for Shannon
On Tuesday last week, a young demolition worker – Shannon Brasier – was seriously injured on a demolition site here in the UK. The circumstances surrounding that incident – frankly – are irrelevant right now. In fact, there are only two things that matter right now: Shannon making a full and speedy recovery; and providing…Read moreRead more
Demolition Technology 2020
Following the huge success of our Hillhead (almost) LIVE online exhibition, we are doing it all again. Only this time, the focus will be entirely on existing and emerging technologies that are shaping the future of the demolition sector. The online event will take place at 6pm (UK time) on 24 September 2020 and it…Read moreRead more
New Zealand cement works fall
Nikau Group strikes again with epic demolition project. New Zealand’s favouriate and most famous demolition sons – Nikau Group has carried out the demolition of a Holcim Cement Works at Westport during what is surely one of the most picturesque demolition project ever: Holcim Cement Plant Demolition Westport NZ from Nikau Group on Vimeo.
IDE seminar falls to COVID-19…
Key industry event postponed amidst Coronavirus fears. The Institute of Demolition Engineers’ Autumn seminar is the latest public event to fall victim to the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally scheduled to take place in September in its One Great George Street spiritual home in London, the event has joined the likes of the Hillhead exhibition and Wimbledon…Read moreRead more
Comment – Shooting ourselves in the foot…?
Industry veteran decries four-fold hike in training costs. Along with death and taxes, a skills shortage within the UK demolition and construction sectors is one of life’s great certainties. Now that the industry is returning to work full-time after the COVID-19 crisis, it is likely that we will once again find ourselves hampered and hamstrung…Read moreRead more
Comment – All deaths matter
TWO unconnected but deadly accidents. TWO industries with unanswered questions. NINE families left grieving. FOUR years and counting with no resolution. ONE organisation taking far too long. On the afternoon of 23 February 2016, a part of the boiler house at the Didcot A Power Station in the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire collapsed, killing four…Read moreRead more
EDA pulls plug…
Annual convention postponed over ongoing OVID-19 concerns. The European Demolition Association (EDA) has announced that it has postponed its annual convention amidst ongoing Coronavirus fears. In a statement on the association’s website, the EDA says: “…Due to the sanitary situation generated by the Covid-19 and its consequences in Europe and the world, the EDA Board…Read moreRead more
Comment – When death is too familiar
Did you know that modern cruise ships have on board a temporary morgue? It is not advertised in the glossy brochures advertising 5-star dining on the ocean wave whilst journeying effortlessly to far-flung destinations. And it is located way below decks. But trust me, they do. It makes sense, I guess. Given the average age…Read moreRead more
Business Briefing for June 2020
Can a promised government cash boost turn around a beleaguered construction industry? The value of new contract awards recorded on the BCLive league table failed to break the £4.0 billion mark for the second month in succession as the reality of the Coronavirus lockdown takes its toll on the UK construction and demolition sectors. Builders’…Read moreRead more
