New figures from the US suggest that less than half of arisings are recycled. Just a few days ago, we reported on the fact that a UK contractor had almost achieved a 100% rate of materials recycling on a project in Scotland. Compare that to the latest statistics from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)…Read moreRead more
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EPA figures highlight transatlantic recycling divide…
Demolition News photo competition…
Demolition News is launching its first-ever photographic competition – So grab your camera! Demolition News was recently contacted by someone who was keen to show off their photographic skills. The first couple of shots that came through were very good indeed and further investigation proved that the person responsible was a very accomplished photographer with…Read moreRead more
Caterpillar to unveil French first…
Caterpillar will use the Intermat exhibition to launch a compact radius demolition excavator. The Caterpillar 328D Medium Size Hydraulic Excavator is the first compact radius excavator specially equipped for demolition in urban or restricted areas. The machine was designed and prepared for demolition purposes by the French Caterpillar dealer Bergerat Monnoyeur. “There is a growing…Read moreRead more
New Promove heavy-duty breaker….
Italian manufacturer Promove will unveil a new heavy-duty breaker at next week’s Intermat show. The Intermat 2009 exhibition in Paris will provide the international launchpad for a new heavy duty hydraulic breaker from Italian manufacturer Promove. Designed for carriers in the 60 to 120 tonnes operating weight class, the new XP7000 weighs 6,800 kg and…Read moreRead more
Independent Asbestos News out now…
The latest edition of Independent Asbestos News is available to read online now. Open publication – Free publishing – More demolition
B of the Bang demolition underway…
Work is underway to dismantle the controversial “B of the Bang” sculpture in Manchester. Regular visitors to this site will recall that the controversial “B of the Bang” sculpture had been earmarked for demolition following problems with the deadly-looking steel spikes. Manchester’s Key103 radio station is reporting that work is now underway on the dismantling…Read moreRead more
Galway Docks video…
Video showing the demolition of oil tanks at Galway Docks.
Prison demolition approaches zero waste…
Scottish prison demolition project exceeds recycling targets. A Scottish prison demolition project, managed by contractor Carillion, has beaten its own recycling target of 98 per cent by hitting 99.5 per cent. Less than half a per cent of waste from the site was sent to landfill meaning the project was very close to achieving Scotland’s…Read moreRead more
New Hitachi high reach…
Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) to unveil a new high-reach excavator at Intermat. Visitors to the Intermat exhibition in Paris later this month will be able to view the latest demolition offering from Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) N.V. Key among the new products will be the ZX470LCH-3 equipped with a 27 metre, three-stage high reach boom…Read moreRead more
Hawks delay demolition…
Presence of red-tailed hawks delays light tower demolition. In the past few weeks, I have written at length about the subject of demolition projects being delayed because of the presence of bats. However, they tend to do things bigger in the US so we were interested to read this story about an American project that…Read moreRead more