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Fears over asbestos and lead paint unfounded. Just before Christmas, Sedona.biz published a letter to the editor regarding an investigation by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) in response to a complaint they received about how the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) was handling the removal of hazardous material during the demolition of the…Read moreRead more

Show us how your site or office is coping with the current cold snap. With the UK and Europe under an increasingly deep blanket of snow, we’re calling on Demolition News readers to send us their photos to show us how their site has stopped because of the snow, or how work is progressing in…Read moreRead more

Residents anger at proposed asbestos processing facility. The DemolishDismantle website is reporting that the residents of Basildon are less than happy with news of a new waste transfer centre being setup by UK demolition company Keltbray. The new centre will deal with asbestos waste. Anger stems from what looks to be a lack of information…Read moreRead more

Historic Scottish slipper baths could face demolition. A 100-year old building which houses one of the last intact slipper bath complexes in the UK could be demolished if plans are given the go ahead. Clydebank’s town centre is set to benefit from a £3.3million investment which will see the building demolished and turned into an…Read moreRead more

Contractor braves the elements to fell Lynchburg bridge. Neither a foot of snow nor three weeks of below-average temperatures have delayed the contractor who is removing the 24 metre (80-foot) high span, which crosses a dry gorge between two of Lynchburg’s older neighborhoods, Lower Rivermont and Daniel’s Hill. The major snowfall that hit Lynchburg on…Read moreRead more

New video captures Lake Champlain bridge implosion in super slow motion. Having already been delayed by snow and ice, the recent implosion of the Crown Point bridge was never going to be particularly photogenic. But this new video, kindly sent to us by AED‘s Mark Wilburn, certainly captures the implosion process in high quality, super-slow…Read moreRead more

The UK’s premier construction equipment industry has bowed to recessionary pressures. There are times when being proved (belatedly) right simply fails to deliver the satisfaction that it should. And that is the case with the sudden and apparently unexpected postponement of the UK’s SED 2010 exhibition. Almost 12 months ago in these very pages, I…Read moreRead more

Financial Times says 2010 outlook is bleak for UK demolition contractors. The UK’s demolition industry is preparing for a painful 2010 as inactivity in the commercial property building sector and soaring vacancy rates heap pressure on already weak demand. According to the UK’s Financial Times, the five largest demolition companies – all of which are…Read moreRead more

Surprise greets impending demolition of profitable airline reservation centre. Continental closed operations at its 4,273 square metre (46,000 square foot) Tampa Reservation Center facility in September and instead of trying to rent it out again, the Hillsborough Aviation Authority is tearing the building down. Steve Burton, the newest member of the Aviation Authority Board, says…Read moreRead more

US’ National Demolition Association announces 2010 Convention programme. Lt. General (Ret.) Daniel Christman is slated as the keynote speaker at the 37th Annual National Demolition Association Convention March 20-23 at The Mirage in Las Vegas. The convention is the largest exposition of demolition equipment and services in the world. The theme of his presentation on…Read moreRead more