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Demolition News is now using AudioBoo to deliver up-to-the-minute audio updates. It is a truly terrible name for what is, in fact, a superb product. AudioBoo, for the uninitiated, is an audio blogging system that allows iPhone users (and yes, we’re among the priveleged few) to record and broadcast short (maximum three minute) audio messages…Read moreRead more

David Darsey, National Federation of Demolition Contractors president, profiled in D&Ri. D&Ri’s Lindsay Gale has wasted no time in securing an exclusive interview with newly-elected NFDC president, David Darsey. In a revealing interview, Darsey reveals his concerns about the current state of the UK demolition industry but also reflects upon the importance of training and…Read moreRead more

C&D Consultancy is offering a FREE, no-obligation demolition training audit. Midlands-based C&D Consultancy has announced that it is to offer a free, no-obligation consultation with its training co-ordinator to help clients develop a training plan for their employees. This free “audit” will also include advice about specific courses, the latest legislative requirements, and relevant CSCS/CPCS…Read moreRead more

UK demolition contractor wins contract at The Orb Steelworks in Newport. Lawson Demolition has been chosen to undertake a demolition project at the site of the Orb Steelworks in Newport. The old steelworks, which was once a central part of Newport’s industry, is due to be given a new lease of life as part of…Read moreRead more

Caterpillar announces the launch of its first “retail lifestyle” store. There was a time, not so long ago, when a person could show their love for their Caterpillar equipment with a simple, understated baseball cap sporting the US giant’s familiar three-letter logo. But then came the worldwide explosion in the popularity of Caterpillar boots and…Read moreRead more

Edinburgh-based demolition contractor invests heavily in Bobcat equipment. A C Jardine Demolitions Limited has purchased new Bobcat compact loaders and excavators from Motherwell-based George Colliar Ltd trading as Bobcat Strathclyde, to meet the specific requirements of demolition and refurbishment contracts in Edinburgh, Scotland’s historic capital city. Cunningham Thomson, the owner of A C Jardine Demolitions,…Read moreRead more

A controlled implosion has removed an unfinished hotel eyesore from the Palermo coastline. One of Italy’s most notorious eyesores, a huge unfinished hotel complex on a Ligurian island, disappeared Friday after decades of campaigning by environmentalists. Some 50 kg of explosives was used to bring down the seven-floor building, known as the Scheletrone (‘big skeleton’),…Read moreRead more