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As keen advocates of Twitter, YouTube and Facebook, we’re delighted to see this excellent article. Cancel the summer party for clients and bin that glossy corporate brochure – there’s a whole parallel universe of online marketing opportunities out there. Construction’s early adopters are already using social media – such as Twitter and Flickr, Facebook and…Read moreRead more

It’s 10 years since Maine’s Edwards Dam was demolished; but locals are now celebrating. Here at Demolition News, we tread a very fine line. On the one hand, we’re committed environmentalists who are keen to safeguard the Earth’s valuable resources for future generations. At the same time, we are also realists who realise that the…Read moreRead more

New implosion video from EDA President, Yves Canessa Here at Demolition News, we’re constantly on the lookout for new content to bring to you, our readers/viewers. We regularly beg and plead our contacts across the demolition industry to send us photos and video from their own personal archives. But, every once in a while, one…Read moreRead more

Our recent review of the Blaklader kilt has sparked a lively debate. A few days ago, we produced a tongue-in-cheek review of the workwear kilt now on offer from workwear manufacturer Blaklader, and we thought (hoped) that would be the end of the matter. But this is one of those odd stories that has sprouted…Read moreRead more

UK demolition contractor Syd Bishop & Sons is celebrating its 80th birthday. Syd Bishop & Sons Ltd, famous across the UK for its familiar “watch it come down” slogan, is celebrating its 80th birthday with a new magazine supplement and a photo montage video: Open publication – Free publishing – More syd bishop

Workwear manufacturer Blaklader has added a kilt to its range. We took it for a test drive. Let me start by saying that, I am happily married (to a woman), am the father of four children, and aside from one drunken dalliance with a negligee when I was about 16, I have never harbored any…Read moreRead more

Valerie Stroud, national secretary of the Institute of Demolition Engineers,celebrates her birthday. Word reaches us that Valerie Stroud, national secretary of the Institute of Demolition Engineers and undisputed “power behind the throne” of many recent IDE presidents, is celebrating her birthday today. So many happy returns Valerie!!

Demolition News and C&D Consultancy is offering readers a chance to win a skid steer model. Judging by the response that they always attract, our competitions to win machine models are extremely popular. In fact, they’re so popular that we’re currently out of stock of models; which is why we welcomed the kind offer from…Read moreRead more

The Lowry Bridge in North Eastern Minneapolis was imploded yesterday. Advanced Explosive Demolition Inc. used 320 charges to topple the Lowry Avenue Bridge across the Mississippi River Sunday morning, severing a connection between north and northeast Minneapolis that had held since 1905.