Demolition News has today launched a new Business Directory service that is FREE to users. Ever since we launched demolitionnews.com, we have sought new ways to add value to the site and to make it more useful to you, our readers, viewers and listeners. So today, we have launched our new business directory section, an…Read moreRead more
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Rob Collard admitted to hospital following crash…
Demolition man/British Touring Car driver Rob Collard admitted to hospital following crash. Rob Collard, managing director of demolition contracting company R. Collard Ltd and successful racing driver, has been admitted to hospital following his accident in the final HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship race of the weekend at Snetterton. The Airwaves BMW driver was…Read moreRead more
Daily audio boo – 1 August 2009
The following audio broadcast is dedicated to the striking Nova Scotia demolition workers. Listen!
Building rolls onto roof…
A demolition contract in Cankiri, Turkey goes catastrophically wrong. Having covered the recent Shanghai building collapse that saw a high-rise structure simply lie down, we never cease to be amazed at the resilience of some structures. But this video of a demolition contract gone awry in Cankiri, Turkey just about tops them all:
BASF plant falls at second time of asking…
It took two attempts, the but BASF plant in Virginia is finally no more. As we reported yesterday, Dykon Explosive Demolition Corporation was about to take a second stab at bringing down the former BASF facility which had only partially fallen during a previous attempt. But, as the following video shows, the second attempt finally…Read moreRead more
Demolition workers strike over the right to be safe…
Nova Scotia demolition workers strike after being forced to supply own safety gear. At a time when the demolition world is more focused than ever on the subject of operative safety and welfare, news of a strike by Nova Scotia demolition workers over attempts to charge them for face masks and other safety equipment seems…Read moreRead more
It’s not quick, but it’s certainly effective…
A hydraulic “impact hammer” makes light work of a concrete bridge deck. The development of the hydrauluc hammer has come a long way since they first became an integral part of the demolition man’s armoury some 30 years ago. Today, they’re lighter, more powerful, more productive and a whole lot quieter than their predecessors. But…Read moreRead more
Implosion Take 2 at BASF plant later today…
Dykon explosives team to take second stab at BASF plant later today. It’s chemical plant implosion Take 2 in Portsmouth, Virginia later today as the explosives engineers from Dykon Explosive Demolition Corporation take a second stab at felling the former BASF facility. As this news video from WAVY.com explains, the first implosion last week succeeded…Read moreRead more
Quick-Clamp demolition bucket…
New demolition-specific clamp bucket from SUI Manufacturing. When you watch as many demolition-related videos as we do, it soon becomes clear that demolition contractors across the world might share a universal language but each country tends to do things in their own way. A fine example of this is the widespread use of clamp bucket…Read moreRead more
ASA upholds advertising complaint over theft system…
Advertising Standards Authority upholds complaint by Kubota over Kosran advert. UK trade magazine Contract Journal is reporting that the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint by Kubota about a Kosran advert in which the immobiliser manufacturer claimed Kubota’s immobilisation system could be overcome in 90 seconds. In its defence Kosran submitted a DVD…Read moreRead more