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Want to get in shape? Then pick up that sledgehammer and let Holt Webb show you how. To bring you the latest demolition news from across the globe, we have set in place a huge number of continual news search devices that alert us each time certain key phrases are mentioned. Unfortunately, this means that…Read moreRead more

Report into fatal collapse will help strengthen future Malaysian demolition law. The comprehensive report on the collapse of the Jaya Supermarket building was today presented to and accepted by the cabinet. Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha said the investigation committee had worked on four terms of reference. They were to…Read moreRead more

A new video highlights the sheer diversity of a day in the life of a demolition professional. He’s done it again! Stephen Sette Ducatti, master of the video camera and a man with an eye for demolition, has produced a new video that highlights the number of different and disparate jobs undertaken by the average…Read moreRead more

Presence of asbestos slows demolition works at Tennessee college. Walters State Community College’s demolition project has been slowed by asbestos removal, according to Dr. Wade McCamey, WSCC president. McCamey spoke about the demolition project at the annual fall faculty and staff luncheon of the college’ Greeneville campus. He said safe removal of the asbestos in…Read moreRead more

JCB first global manufacturer to harness power of the Demolition News directory The Demolition News Business Directory has received the ultimate UK seal of approval; it has been attracted a listing from leading UK manufacturer JCB. The company has been a keen advocate of Demolition News since its inception, providing us with a wide variety…Read moreRead more

Arsenic, benzene and vinyl chloride found amidst &D waste at 30 Ohio landfills. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency found a lot more than old concrete, bricks and lumber at 30 landfills it inspected. The EPA says arsenic, benzene and vinyl chloride – all suspected carcinogens – and lead, which can damage the brain and nervous…Read moreRead more

Riverside Environmental Services becomes latest company to join our Business Directory. In the demolition environment, there are certain things you really want to avoid: anthrax, legionella, vibration white finger, asbestos or a run-in with the Health and Safety Executive. Thankfully, Riverside Environmental Services, the latest addition to our growing Business Directory, can help you with…Read moreRead more

WRAP unveils new tool to provide details of C&D waste recovery levels. Waste management contractors and MRF operators working in the construction industry can now offer their clients complete transparency on the recovery rates achieved on their behalf, thanks to an innovative measurement tool being launched by WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme). The freely…Read moreRead more

The new Demolition Digest blog post on high reach guidance is now live. Our latest contribution to Construction Equipment’s superb blog area is now live and available to read. Following a lively recent debate about the apparent reluctance of some US demolition contractors to adopt the use of high reach demolition excavators, we were somewhat…Read moreRead more

We’ve just received notice that the new DemoBoys website is now LIVE! We reported last week that the demolition business was about to get a fashion makeoever, thanks to the good people of DemoBoys and their new line of t-shirts. Well, after an extraordinary level of response both here in Europe and in the company’s…Read moreRead more