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DEFRA unveils new consultation on revised Waste Framework Directive. The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has issued a new consultation on the revised Waste Framework Directive (Directive 2008/98/EC) for England and Wales. Further details can be found by clicking here while a copy of the consultation document in pdf format can be…Read moreRead more

The number of hits on the Demolition Jobs website escalate as the recession bites. www.demolition-jobs.co.uk, the website established by the National Federation of Demolition Contractors to help unemployed demolition workers advertise their availability to work to prospective employers, has seen a jump in traffic levels during the past month, underlining fears that the recession is…Read moreRead more

A straw poll by the National Skip Hire & Recycling Association reveals price differential. A lack of standardisation on the cost of skip permits is allowing some local authorities to charge ludicrous sums, according to a new straw poll from the National Skip Hire and Recycling Association. Indeed, based upon a sample of 18 local…Read moreRead more

What is the most unusual thing you’ve uncovered on a demolition site? There is nothing more likely to get a demolition contractor on the TV or onto the front page of a newspaper than an unusual or unexpected on-site discovery, particularly if the contractor is unlucky enough to unearth unexploded ordnance or, worse, human remains….Read moreRead more

You know things are bad when the construction business gets its own stress toy! Here at Demolition News Towers, we receive all manner of goodies (most of which we then give away as competition prizes). In recent months, we’ve had machine models, enough USB thumb drives to store the sum of man’s knowledge, more umbrellas…Read moreRead more

Professional Demolition International has covered the launch of www.demolition-jobs.co.uk. In the past, we have made no secret of our support for the www.demolition-jobs.co.uk initiative to safeguard UK demolition jobs and to help employees advertise their availability to work. So we’re delighted to see that Professional Demolition International magazine (PDI) has chosen to cover the scheme…Read moreRead more

Earth Exchange website facilitating exchange of building materials shows increase in demand. An award-winning website created to facilitate the exchange of surplus construction or reusable demolition materials has reported a marked increase in levels of materials exchanged. Earth Exchange® (www.earthexchange.com) uses a time based map system on which users can enter their current and future…Read moreRead more

A new implosion compilation featuring the music of The Prodigy. No need to comment; just crank up your speakers, blow up the video to full screen and enjoy.

Oil rig decommissioning is big business; and when we say big, we mean BIG! We have just received a photo of a new demolition specification excavator that has been delivered to a contractor in Norway solely for the purpose of dismantling and decommissioning oil rigs. Nothing too unusual there. The machine is also based upon…Read moreRead more