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Irving City council sets up implosion watch webcam at Texas Stadium. Its implosion is still a few weeks away but fans of the iconic Texas Stadium can catch a final glimpse online following Irving City council’s installation of an “implosion watch” webcam. Admittedly, there’s very little going on there right now – In fact, when…Read moreRead more

“I just climbed it; it must be safe” says Australian sit-in protestor. A sit-in has begun atop the 47 metre high heritage-listed Jimna fire tower in an effort to stop the Government demolishing the landmark structure. Jimna Fire Tower Action Group spokesman Dave Wright climbed the tower – between Nanango and Maroochydore – on Monday…Read moreRead more

CDI claims world record for Leaning Tower implosion. But do the maths stack up? The demolition industry is blessed with more than its fair share of giant egos and it seems that rarely a month goes by when someone isn’t claiming their latest contract is the biggest, tallest, widest or loudest on record. So when…Read moreRead more

New video preview of National Geographic Demolition Dynasty TV series. We can’t find a version of this with an English language voice-over, but the footage, featuring CDI among others, is no less impressive.

Gateshead’s iconic “Get Carter” car park to remain standing….for now. “You’re a big man but you’re in bad shape. With me, it’s a full time job. Now behave yourself.” Those immortal lines were spoken by Michael Caine’s Jack Carter character in the original 1971 movie “Get Carter” shortly before throwing that same big man over…Read moreRead more

Condominium owner faces $1,000/day fine if demolition runs late. Implode 1515 S. Flagler by 28 February or face a $1,000 per day fine. That’s what the West Palm Beach city commission decided tonight after Trinity Development Group LLC asked for another extension in taking down the 30-story, hurricane ravished eyesore that’s been vacant for five…Read moreRead more

Nebraska hotel comes down thanks to one big push? A passer-by captured this video footage of a hotel frontage coming down in the amusingly-named Wahoo, Nebraska. But what brought the wall down? Was it an invisible excavator; a silent implosion; or was it, as this video seems to suggest, a big shove from a particularly…Read moreRead more

Demolition of Riverfront State Prison in Camden is to begin Wednesday. City officials said this morning the 24-year-old Riverfront State Prison in North Camden would face the wrecking ball in two days. The prison officially was shuttered in June after the few remaining inmates were transferred elsewhere. The $40 million facility was once home to…Read moreRead more

Where does competitive pricing end and economic suicide begin? There can be no doubt whatsoever that the past 12 months have been among the toughest that many in our industry have experienced. There has been precious little work available, and any work that has continued has carried with it wafer-thin or non-existent margins. Little wonder…Read moreRead more

A new video from Edinburgh City Council looks behind scenes of October’s triple-blast. Edinburgh City Council has just made available a new video that captures the triple implosion carried out by Coleman & Co. at the end of October.