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The Colony Plaza Hotel in Florida is the latest US hotel fall. Hot off the press, here is the final moments of the Colony Plaza Hotel in Occoee Florida, a 1960s hotel that was imploded just a few hours ago.

R. Baker & Son All Industrial Services video showing the pulling down of a water tower. In our constant scouring of the Internet for content of sufficient quality to deliver here, we’re constantly amazed at the sheer number of videos out there showing the various aspects of demolition and dismantling. Obviously, there is a great…Read moreRead more

Construction giant Skanska responds to site death by banning semi-automatic couplers. In a move akin to banning cars because drivers don’t always fasten their seat belts, construction giant Skanska has banned the use of semi-automatic quick hitches on its UK sites. According to UK construction magazine Construction News, the decision was reached following investigations into…Read moreRead more

New video showing benefits of Hyundai Hi-Mate remote monitoring system. The good people of Hyundai Heavy Industries Europe have just unveiled a new video demonstrating their new Hi-Mate remote machine monitoring system. Similar in concept to Komatsu’s Komtrax, Hi-Mate allow users to monitor their Hyundai construction equipment fleet live, on their computer screen. It uses…Read moreRead more

Demolition News’ exclusive audio and video content will soon be on iTunes. In another attempt to provide demolition professionals with the information they require in the format they prefer, www.demolitionnews.com is in advanced stages of bringing its exclusive audio and video content to Apple’s worldwide iTunes store. This move, which will hopefully be concluded within…Read moreRead more

Video of the initial stages of demolition of giant gas holder in Southport, Merseyside. At the end of last month, we featured outline details of a project currently being undertaken by CDC Demolition to dismantle a giant gas holder in Southport. That project is now advancing and here’s the video to prove it.

Demolition News is backing the Quick Switch semi-automatic hitch safety alarm. Objectivity is one of the foundations upon which the traditional journalistic trade is built. In 20+ years writing about demolition and construction equipment for trade magazines, I have never allowed my personal opinion to cloud my writing, regardless how good or bad I thought…Read moreRead more

www.demolitionnews.com has announced the winner of its JCB model competition. First of all, an apology. Back on 14 April, we launched a very simple competition to allow one lucky reader to become the proud owner of a 1:35 scale JCB JS330L excavator. At that time, we said that the prize winner would be drawn on…Read moreRead more

Exclusive podcast of speech given to The Builders’ Conference AGM by HSBC’s chief economist. Yesterday, I was fortunate enough to be invited (top table no less) to the annual general meeting of The Builders’ Conference trade organisation in London. At a surprisingly well-attended event (attendance actually broke organisation records), the guest speaker was Dennis Turner,…Read moreRead more

TER is offering used equipment buyers a fast check on the origin of their purchase. Buyers of used equipment can now check online whether it’s registered as stolen or on finance before parting with their hard-earned cash thanks to new developments at TER (The National Plant and Equipment Register), which operates Europe’s largest database of…Read moreRead more