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Video captures the demise of a gantry crane on the banks of the Delaware River. The large gantry crane sweeps slowly along the rails that run parallel to Philadelphia’s mighty Delaware River in the same way that it has done hundreds if not thousands of times. But what’s this? The entire steel structure comes crashing…Read moreRead more

ACE Plant has introduced the new Dust Fighter dust suppression system. A new generation of equipment from dust suppression specialist, ACE Plant, offers greater versatility and overall efficiency than traditional methods – and it’s more economical, too. Based on a powerful 3-phase electric fan with hose water feed to produce a fog like mist, Dust…Read moreRead more

Michigan demolition contractors to face tougher rules. The Michigan city of Buchanan has adopted an ordinance to govern future building demolition to coincide with its more aggressive stand toward dilapidated structures. The Buchanan City Commissioners at their meeting this week voted unanimously in favor of the policy and fee for a demolition permit. Under the…Read moreRead more

Tampa city council awards lumberyard wrecking contract. Plant City has awarded a contract to D.H. Griffin Wrecking Co. to tear down the remaining buildings and other structures at the former Stock Building Supply. Griffin Wrecking will pay the city $500, in exchange for the right to salvage materials from the site. A lumberyard had operated…Read moreRead more

Implosion video captures final moments for Dutch coal bunker. A new video showing the implosion of the Maascentrale coal bunker by explosives specialists Uittenboogaard is oddly reminiscent of the now infamous Turkish rolling building.

Inspections of flood-damaged bridges could herald bridge demolition gold rush. Across the UK county of Cumbria, structural engineers are racing against time to inspect the areas 1,800+ bridges for signs of wear and potential collapse following last week’s catastrophic flooding. With several of the county’s bridges swept away in the torrent and several more already…Read moreRead more

Demolition firms given second chance to bid after concerns over tendering process. Councillor Brian Ward, Stoke-on-Trent City Council deputy leader, has asked officers to re-tender the contract to demolish Westcliffe Hospital, Chell. London-based contractor Brown & Mason had previously been identified as the preferred bidder out of seven short-listed firms, despite quoting a price three…Read moreRead more

There’s probably a story to this; but we have no idea what it is! Every once in a while, we receive a photograph that is entirely self-explanatory, requiring no words from us. That’s not the case here. We have absolutely no idea quite why there’s an old lady at the controls of a John F….Read moreRead more

Recent spate of failed implosions raises uncomfortable questions. To the general public, implosions are the public face of the demolition industry. Although they account for an increasingly small and specialized part of the global demolition workload, the glitz, glamour and razzmatazz that a high-profile blow-down can deliver is unmatched anywhere else in the demolition sector….Read moreRead more

Calculating the height of a building has always been notoriously difficult. Until now. Short of reaching for an extremely long tape measure, it’s always been incredibly difficult to calculate the true height of a building. But not any longer. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has developed a tall building height calculator…Read moreRead more