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Demolition firms to carry out risk assessments in wake of Corby birth defects case. UK trade magazine Contract Journal reports that a judge ruled this week that reclamation works on the former British Steel complex in Corby between 1985 and 1999 led to 17 children being born with underdeveloped fingers and webbed feet. A group…Read moreRead more

Demolition News and Building Health’s Nichola Elvy look discuss drug and alcohol abuse in demolition. With an increasing number of major contractors, utility and transport infrastructure companies now insisting that subcontractors conduct compulsory health monitoring and screening as part of their pre-qualification systems, many demolition companies are now having to face up to drugs and…Read moreRead more

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Demolition News has created a fantasy football league for demolition professionals. With the start of the English Premiership season just two weeks away, Demolition News has created a fantasy football league specifically for demolition professionals. Competitors are given an imaginary £100 million to spend on Premiership players (and believe me, it doesn’t go far when…Read moreRead more

Criminal charges against 13 over Chinese tower block collapse. A mid-level Communist Party secretary in Shanghai has been suspended and 13 people face criminal charges a month after a building collapsed nearly intact, as we reported last week. Cai Jianzhong, the party official in the Meilong area, where the apartment building toppled over on June…Read moreRead more

Prosecution over operative fatality throws spotlight on site safety. C&D Consultancy’s John Woodward has very kindly forwarded us details of a company from Omagh in Northern Ireland that has been fined £30000.00 for breaches of Health & Safety Regulations. The case was brought against PFG Plant Hire Ltd after Oliver Rutledge died when part of…Read moreRead more

The National Federation of Demolition Contractors sets date/topic for next mini seminar. The National Federation of Demolition Contractors and the National Demolition Training Group has announced details of its September 2009 Working Wednesday mini-seminar. Open only (and FREE) to NFDC and NDTG members, the Working Wednesday is scheduled to take place at Resurgam House in…Read moreRead more

Institute of Demolition Engineers confirms guest speakers for Autumn seminar. The Institute of Demolition Engineers has released details of its guest speaker line-up for its forthcoming Autumn Seminar that is scheduled to take place on 25 September 2009 at One Great George Street in London’s Westminster. Speakers include: • Ruud Schreijer of Ruusch Super High…Read moreRead more

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UK demolition firm calls upon Government to allow ship breaking at former oil yard. DSM Demolition has called upon energy minister Jim Mather to interject in an ongoing row over the future of the former Nigg oil yard at Easter Ross in the Scottish Highlands. The company, which is currently involved in the demolition of…Read moreRead more