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Green light given to transform part of Yeovil. In another example of a possible upturn in UK demolition workloads, Midwest Radio is reporting that Yeovil district council has granted Yarlington Homes permission to pull down over 70 old council houses in the Greenhill Road and St George’s Avenue areas. These houses will be replaced by…Read moreRead more

Our moustache-growing campaign to raise awareness of prostate cancer is underway. November is but 5 days old and already I am starting to look like the long-lost fourth member of ZZ Top. In case you have been away for a while or are new to the site, allow me to explain. To help raise awareness…Read moreRead more

Demolition engineers making final checks before demolition begins on run-down towers. Survey work has started this week at Basing View in preparation for the demolition of two of the town’s most run-down office blocks. City Wall House (pictured far right) and Loddon House are being demolished as part of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council’s ambitious…Read moreRead more

Cardem puts its Liebherr R954CVHHD high reach to work. We haven’t yet discovered where in France this video was shot but we’re always pleased to see Cardem‘s immaculate, white-liveried Liebherr equipment in action.

If you’re going to work demolition, Hawaii’s a pretty good place to do it. Under normal circumstances, we would steer clear of running a video that is quite clearly an advertisement. But this just has so much going for it, that we’re going to make an exception. First of all, it’s all the way from…Read moreRead more

Want your contract featured on Demolition News? It’s easier than you think. There are two questions that we’re asked more often than any others by contractors that have seen Demolition News. This first, obviously, is “what the hell are you talking about?” to which we have yet to find a suitable answer. The second, for…Read moreRead more

Californian demolition contractor launches its own iPhone application. Demolition is a funny old business when it comes to technology. On the one hand, some contractors wouldn’t be seen in public without a Blackberry device clutched in their hand and fully understand the finite element analysis behind the design of their latest high reach excavator. On…Read moreRead more

Breaking News: Two buildings collapse during demolition in Melbourne. Two buildings have collapsed at Brunswick in Melbourne’s inner north, closing part of Sydney Road. It is believed a building near Albion Street was under demolition when part of it collapsed, throwing debris onto the road and a nearby medical centre, which in turn also caved…Read moreRead more

Pair of Kansas River bridges set to be imploded in the next few weeks. The Kansas Turnpike Authority plans to blast one of its original Kansas River bridges on 15 November, dropping the steel structure into the water for removal and eventual salvage. The second of the two bridges is scheduled to be blasted four…Read moreRead more

UK’s National Demolition Training Group seeking candidates for pilot programme. The National Demolition Training Group, the training arm of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors, has announced that it is seeking candidates for a new apprenticeship scheme. The NDTG reports that the pilot programme will take place at its state-of-the-art training centre in Hemel Hempstead….Read moreRead more