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Big E Demolition method to be decided by TV company? According to a news story from the Lexington Herald Leader, the demolition method to be used to fell Kentucky’s Executive Inn will be decided – at least in part – by a TV company. The Executive Inn Rivermont will be taken down by explosives or…Read moreRead more

Thousands turn out to watch University Hall implosion. The implosion of University Hall on Angelo State University attracted thousands to witness a piece of the university’s history go out with a bang early Sunday morning. The demolition went through as planned for the outdated, 41-year-old former residence hall once known as the women’s high rise….Read moreRead more

Lack of cash will result in demolition of world’s oldest surviving clipper-class ship. Tenders are being invited to demolish the world’s oldest surviving clipper ship which is scheduled for destruction at the Scottish Maritime Museum. The City of Adelaide has been rotting away on the quayside at Irvine in Ayrshire since 1992. Permission was given…Read moreRead more

Just when you thought you’d overcome your addiction to Demolition City… I try not to think about the amount of time I have lost in recent month, imploding simple 2D buildings to earn imaginary dollars in the infuriatingly addictive Demolition City game. But at least I was safe when I left the office, when I…Read moreRead more

Canadian police investigating after man is killed by falling wrecking ball. Red police tape cordoned off a crane in the yard of Montreal Tracteur in the industrial sector of Baie d’Urfé, the site of mid-morning accident Friday in which a man died when a wrecking ball fell on him. “We’re all shocked … we don’t…Read moreRead more

Woman drives car at worker in protest against school demolition. It’s always fascinating to watch a demolition professional analyse a working site. Equipped with a combination of peripheral vision and a sixth sense, they’re able to spot danger before it even exists; homing in on potential falling debris, improperly secured scaffolding and unseen excavations. But…Read moreRead more

The demolition of a 1 million litre water tower throws up some unique challenges. How do you take down a rusting, 1.13 million litre capacity water tank that hovers 50 metres above its nearest neighbors, who are only about three metres away? Very, very carefully, according to Salisbury officials and construction experts tasked with doing…Read moreRead more

World-famous Wolsey knitwear factory set to fall. An iconic Leicester building is being pulled down as part of a £15m project to turn the site into flats. Demolition work is underway on the former Wolsey knitwear factory in Belgrave. Leicester Housing Association, which owns the building, plans to build 40 affordable homes and 62 extra…Read moreRead more

Declining bid prices coupled with rises in equipment and fuel costs just don’t stack up. To preempt any criticism, let me completely up-front here. I am not a demolition contractor and never have been; I have never done the estimating on a demolition contract; and I have never submitted a tender bid for any form…Read moreRead more

Demolition News is offering one lucky reader the chance to win a pair of machine models. The first ever Demolition Awards is now just a few weeks away and all the categories look set to be hotly contested. But none more so than the Demolition Company of the Year which is being fought entirely by…Read moreRead more