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Last-minute entry steals the plaudits in our snowman competition. As regular readers will be aware, we attempted last week to make the best of the terrible weather that had brought work to a standstill across the UK, Europe and on into many parts of the US by challenging demolition workers to create a snowman. Well,…Read moreRead more

A Brazilian demolition contractor uses simulation software to predict implosion. Applied Science International has helped complete the successful implosion of two buildings in the Rio di Janeiro, Brazil just miles from the Deodoro Military Club, one of the four central venues hosting the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The buildings which had become known by many…Read moreRead more

15 minutes to evacuate before collapse drops debris on neighbouring houses. A Southeast Washington neighbourhood was jolted Thursday when a building collapsed and it was all caught on tape. As the demolition crew worked on what was left of the SE high rise, evacuated residents like Pete Lyes and Renee Carter, who share a place…Read moreRead more

Demolition started in 1994 at Est German nuclear plant remains ongoing. Lubmin is a small, little-known Baltic resort in northeastern Germany. Scarcely one kilometer, or half a mile, removed from the town’s eastern boundary, several hulking and dilapidated cement bunkers stand flanked by rusty scrap metal. They are the remains of what was the largest…Read moreRead more

Workers removing Champlain Bridge debris from beneath water and ice. As the photos here prove, Europe is currently in the midst of a cold snap that has brought snow, ice and transport misery to millions. But if you think it’s cold where you are, spare a though for the demolition workers charged with removing the…Read moreRead more

Demolition set to start at Massachusetts Uniroyal plant. One of the oldest factories in Chicopee will be reduced to rubble on Thursday morning. Mayor Michael Bissonnette and his economic development team are hoping the demolition of the old Uniroyal Tire plant will spur economic vitality in Chicopee Falls. The Mayor will make the formal announcement…Read moreRead more

Texas to receive grant funding for flood plain demolition in Ike-damaged Galveston County. Texas is getting nearly $103 million for buyouts of hundreds of homes on the flood plain in Hurricane Ike-damaged Galveston County. The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday announced the funding to acquire and demolish 759 buildings in an effort to avoid…Read moreRead more

Surprise discovery beneath Indiana building halts factory demolition. Work on the demolition and removal of debris at the former Richmond Gas Company building ground to a halt recently when workers found two brick tunnels and a well/cistern buried beneath the aged building. All are filled with what workers think is water but to identify the…Read moreRead more

UK contractor offers reward to help catch arsonists that destroyed high reach excavator. The boss of a Bradford-based company has offered a “substantial” reward for help in convicting arsonists who burned out a £330,000 high reach demolition machine. At least £100,000 of damage was caused to the state-of-the-art high-reach machine when it was set alight…Read moreRead more

Button-Linguard throws down the snowman challenge. Earlier today, we asked readers to send us their photos showing demolition sites at work in or halted by the snow that has brought much of Europe to a standstill. However, Button-Linguard managing director Roy Gibbons has just thrown down a new snow-related challenge. With their site at a…Read moreRead more