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Demolition News backs charity fund set up in memory of demolition man Joe O’Connell. If there is one thing the demolition industry does better than any other business sector, it is looking after its own. So we are urging Demolition News readers to support a new charitable fund established in memory of popular UK and…Read moreRead more

A new video showing the demolition of the former Somerville Grade School. “School’s out for ever,” Alice Cooper once sang. And, in the case of the Somerville NJ Grade School, that is exactly the case. Earlier this month, Staten Island-based DonJon Services set about the demolition of this former school and thankfully had the presence…Read moreRead more

Demolition News is concerned at the increasingly negative connotations of the term “demolition”. In order to bring you the very latest news from the world of demolition, we scour the Internet for new video, audio and text-based content. We’d love to say that this was done by a team of highly-paid and dedicated individuals working…Read moreRead more

Demolition News is offering YOU the chance to feature in an audio podcast. Got a demolition product or service to sell? Have a demolition-related issue you’d like to address? Got a complaint you’d like to air? Working on a project you’d like to tell us about? If so, our new 3-minute pitch is your opportunity…Read moreRead more

One of the best demolition videos we have seen in ages, shot in super high definition. US contractor Testa Corp’s southern division is currently tackling the demolition of tower #3 of four blast furnaces at a rail yard in Virginia. The 30 metre tall steel cylinder is packed with 4,500 metres of fire brick and…Read moreRead more

Why demolition companies SHOULD be using social media tools. Improve, adapt and overcome is the unofficial mantra of the US Marine Corp but it would be equally well-suited to the demolition industry and its ability to be flexible enough to remain flexible enough to deal with unexpected challenges whilst sticking rigidly to rules and regulations….Read moreRead more

New video offers a mix of strange video editing, and an even stranger choice of soundtrack. So you have filmed a demolition contract in progress. You have edited the footage to make everything look faster and more interesting. The only thing you need now is a musical soundtrack to make the thing seem really polished…Read moreRead more

A new video showing the demolition of a huge pellet plant in South Australia. Personally, we preferred the original video to Fatboy Slim’s “Weapon of Choice” featuring an unlikely spectacle of Christopher Walken dancing; but this is pretty good nonetheless.

The design of an exciting prototype demolition robot is doing the rounds on the Internet. Let’s face it, demolition robots are so last century. Don’t get me wrong, Brokk and its competitors make some damn fine equipment which is unsurpassed in certain applications. But like the mini exavators and hydraulic hammers pon which they’re based,…Read moreRead more