Training group posts update on CCDO card renewals. “…NDTG are aware of the uncertainty and growing concerns regarding Coronavirus COVID-19 and the likelihood that this may impact the ability of individuals renewing or updating their CCDO cards. At this time, all CCDO cards should be in date, however with the situation the industry is currently…Read moreRead more
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NDTG acts on COVID-19 threat…
Comment – The show must go on…?
COVID-19 fallout hits industry exhibitions. The ConExpo 2020 exhibition in Las Vegas last week was shortened by a day amidst fears over the Coronavirus pandemic. News has reached us this morning that the ScotPlant exhibition in Scotland has been postponed along with the Glastonbury music festival that was scheduled to take place in June to…Read moreRead more
Ritchie Bros. responds to COVID-19
World-leading auction house focuses online. With concerns about large gatherings growing around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many trade shows and events have been cancelled. Thanks to its industry-leading online bidding system and mobile application, Ritchie Bros. will continue to conduct regular onsite auctions, with temporary changes to the process and procedure of…Read moreRead more
Pulling Together…
What can we do to help you during the COVID-19 crisis? I have just got back from the ConExpo exhibition in Las Vegas and, on the advice of the US’ Center for Disease Control, have placed myself in self-isolation for the next seven days. I am fortunate in that I generally work from home; so…Read moreRead more
Cat’s big beast…
Caterpillar unveils new ultra high demolition machine. Caterpillar has given the demolition world a first-glimpse of the long-awaited Cat 352 UHD ultra high demolition excavator that DemolitionNews first saw (exclusively) in prototype form in Japan last year. The new Cat 352 UHD is designed to handle difficult demolition of tall structures using a range of…Read moreRead more
The return of the Scrap Kings…
Action-packed TV show returns on 17 March. The Scrap Kings TV show is back for a brand new series, as it continues to bring the people behind hands on demolition and salvage, to the forefront. The show follows the men and women who have turned waste into wealth. Redundant buildings and vehicles get stripped for…Read moreRead more
Rampage digger driver jailed…
Operator receives custodial sentence over criminal damage. A digger driver who caused a “trail of destruction” at a new hotel because he was owed £600 in wages has been jailed for five years and four months. John Manley drove a digger through the front doors of a brand new Travelodge in Liverpool in January last…Read moreRead more
Making a mockery…
Failed implosion becomes Internet meme and mockery target. A partial stand-up is the explosive demolition engineer’s worst nightmare; their fallibility laid bare for the watching world to see. But thanks to the inexorable rise and unforgiving humour on social media, that nightmare just got a whole lot worse. Having already endured for more than a…Read moreRead more
Cypriot search commences…
RVA starts search for power station dismantling partner. Following 12 weeks of collaborating with decommissioning consultancy RVA Group, the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) has embarked upon the international tender and selection process for a contractor to execute a Cypriot power station dismantling project. It was announced late last autumn that RVA had been appointed…Read moreRead more
Inside a CMA probe…
Bugged hotel rooms provide collusion evidence. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has used the launch of its new “Cheating or Competing” campaign to reveal what takes behind closed doors when cartels meet to collude on pricing. CMA has also lifted the lid and highlighted the secret conversations that take place inside illegal cartels. An…Read moreRead more
