Company vows to bounce back from “perfect storm”. The Coleman Group says it expects to return to profit in this financial year following one of the most difficult trading periods in the 56 years of the company. Chief Executive Mark Coleman said the closure of a loss-making recycling facility, a top-to-bottom restructuring that removed £600,000…Read moreRead more
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Coleman & Company hit by loss…
IDE pays tribute
Institute of Demolition Engineers dedicates regional meeting to “Mr Liebherr”. The first IDE Midlands Region meeting of 2019 took place earlier this week at the headquarters of Armac Group, and the meeting was dedicated to the memory of Liebherr’s Darren Bennet who had been a huge and loyal supporter of the IDE. More than 30…Read moreRead more
Coleman & Company get ugly…
Company bags contract to demolish “Coventry’s ugliest building”. Industry news portal The Construction Enquirer is reporting that Birmingham-based Coleman & Company has won the contract to demolish the 14-storey Coventry Point office block to prepare the way for the ambitious £300m City Centre South scheme. The firm will demolish the brutalist building – dubbed the…Read moreRead more
Storm in a teacup…
Local media outrage over Jacksonville blast is just “cashing in”on a successful project. Just as day follows night, so spring follows winter. According to French footballer, actor and part-time philosopher Eric Cantona, “seagulls follow the trawler because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea”. Equally predictable – and rather less cryptic than Monsieur…Read moreRead more
Untimely passing of “Mr Liebherr”…
Industry pays tribute to Liebherr’s Darren Bennet who has sadly passed away. The UK demolition industry is mourning the sad and premature passing of Darren Bennet; a man whose name became so synonymous with the equipment brand he represented loyally for many years that he was rightly dubbed “Mr Liebherr”. His business card said he…Read moreRead more
The world’s tallest “teardown”…
Could this be the tallest building ever demolished? Demolition permits have been filed for the JPMorgan Chase HQ at 270 Park Avenue in New York. Although such claims will be hotly contested, media reports suggest the building will be the tallest planned demolition in history. The filing is a significant step for the bank on…Read moreRead more
Demolition Directory 2019 is HERE!
The most informative, insightful and forward-looking publication of the year is finally here. It’s here! The all-new Demolition Directory has landed and it contains contact details for almost 500 UK demolition companies. That alone should make it required reading for anyone within or allied to the industry sector. But the Directory also contains a host…Read moreRead more
Video – City Hall crumbles…
Implosion fells 59-year old Jacksonville tower block. The former City Hall Annex, a long vacant structure overlooking the St. Johns River, came crashing down at 8 am Sunday (local time). The 15-story building was brought down to make room for new development. The demolition was about a year in the making. Originally, the annex and…Read moreRead more
Another tragic loss of life…
Worker dies during demolition work at old Delaware GM plant. Delaware authorities say a demolition company leader died while supervising work at an old automobile plant. Delaware State Police said Saturday the death occurred Friday afternoon at the former General Motors plant in Wilmington, which closed in 2009. Police say its initial investigation shows Atlantic…Read moreRead more
Video – Going out with a bang…
Erith Contractors deliver explosive end to the working year. Erith Contractors changed the South Cambridgeshire skyline forever yesterday with an explosive demolition event at the Barrington Cement Works. The company successfully carried out the controlled detonation of the 62 metre high chimney, located at the former Cemex site in Cambridgeshire. Works began on the Cement…Read moreRead more
