Demolition News has been granted an exclusive interview with EDA president, Yves Canessa. In an exclusive interview with Demolition News, European Demolition Association president Yves Canessa lays out his thoughts on the demolition industry of today, and tomorrow. You have now been EDA president for more than a year. What do you think you have…Read moreRead more
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Exclusive Interview with EDA presdient, Yves Canessa…
Buckingham on a Roll…
Work underway on demolition of famous Rolls Royce Plc factory in Bristol. Buckingham Group Contracting has started work on a significant demolition contract for Rolls Royce Plc to clear the 27 hectare East Works Site at Filton in Bristol. The contract is being undertaken as part of a property consolidation exercise for Rolls Royce Plc…Read moreRead more
Tragic death of Irish demolition man…
Irish demolition man Joe O’Connell and his wife Ann have been killed in the US. There are times when fancy words just aren’t appropriate and this, tragically, is one of those times. We have just heard that Joe O’Connell – a familiar face at National Federation of Demolition Contractors and Institute of Demolition Engineers events…Read moreRead more
Washington site contaminated with PCBs…
Demolition workers are racing to clean up a Spokane site contaminated with PCBs. In a move welcomed by Washington’s Department of Ecolocy, a former city parcels building is being demolished to allow the ground upon which it stands to be thoroughly remediated before PCBs from the site contaminate groundwater. Click here for the full story….Read moreRead more
Concord chimney video…
A new video shows how a 70 metre chimney is being “munched” to the ground. In certain parts of Europe, the challenge of bringing down a 70 metre high concrete chimney wold have been met with a call for a high reach excavator. But in the US, where such machines are still onsidered somewhat “new-fangled”…Read moreRead more
To the victor, the spoils…
Demolition News’ photo competition winner Alan Jones gets his prize. Brown & Mason’s Alan Jones, winner of our recent photo competition, has stepped in front of the camera for once to pose proudly with his prize; a scale model of a high reach Komatsu excavator.
Demolition Summit Update…
Lindsay Gale of D&Ri magazine provides an update on this year’s Demolition Summit. The recent European Demolition Association conference in Nice, France provided a useful opportunity for D&Ri editor Lindsay Gale to update delegates on the progress of the Demolition Summit and associated Demolition Awards that are scheduled to take place in Amsterdam later this…Read moreRead more
Stanley-LaBounty announces lay-offs…
Attachment manufacturer announces more lay-offs at its Two Harbors factory in the US. The name of LaBounty is synonymous with the development of highly specialised demolition attachments for the demolition industry. However, it appears that even such well-known and respected brands are not impervious to the economic recession that continues to eat away at the…Read moreRead more
Aah, bless…!
Architects offered counseling after seeing their work demolished. Thanks to an unhealthy consumption of daytime television, online conspiracy theories and tabloid newspaper “editorials” I though I’d heard everything. And then I read this. It seems that our friends in the architectural world find the whole business of demolition so troubling to their sensitive and creative…Read moreRead more
Juventus Stadium demolition video…
New Holland has produced a video showing the demolition of the famous Stadio Delle Alpi. Excavator manufacturer New Holland has produced a video showing its equipment playing a key role in the demolition of the famous Stadio Delle Alpi, home of the Juventus football team in Turin. Just a pity that the soundtrack used on…Read moreRead more
