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Volvo Construction Equipment latest to report sales meltdown. Volvo has become the latest construction and demolition equipment manufacturer to post a major decline in sales. According to UK trade magazine Contract Journal, the company has reported an operating loss of almost £117m following a 46% decline in sales over the first three months of the…Read moreRead more

The UK Treasury has issued a new consultation document to look at the definition of waste under its Landfill Tax scheme. Less than a week after the UK Government fixed the annual price escalator on its Landfill Tax scheme at £8 per annum until 2013, the Treasury has issued a consultation document to look at…Read moreRead more

A UK demolition contractor has hit out at tax changes that could cost him hundreds of thousands of pounds. David Lee yesterday began examining ways to move offshore in the wake of the chancellor’s imposition of a 50 per cent tax rate for high earners, writes the Financial Times’ Bob Sherwood. The founder and managing…Read moreRead more

Demolition work is underway to take down the fire-ravaged Empress Casino in Chicago. It’s not every day that you see a Caterpillar excavator wrestling a” ancient Egyptian” statue to the floor…unless you live in Chicago, apparently. Demolition crews have begun tearing down the pavilion building, part of Chicago’s Empress Casino, that was destroyed in a…Read moreRead more

Raymond Passeno has been named as president of the US’ National Demolition Association. The National Demolition Association has elected Raymond Passeno president of the association. He presently is VP of Bierlein Companies, Inc., Midland, MI. Passeno has been active in nearly every committee and has served as VP, secretary and treasurer. Further details can be…Read moreRead more

Guest blogger Michael Gerard’s advice to help companies brave the recession. The recent G20 summit may have succeeded in bringing a brief note of optimism to the financial situation with the pledge of $1.1 trillion to boost the international economy, but the long term prospects for many industries remain bleak for the foreseeable future. The…Read moreRead more

A pair of videos show the last moments of an 85 metre high radio transmitter tower. You can also read more about this project by clicking here.

Video footage from the Intermat exhibition in Paris suggest that the crowds have yet to arrive. Once every three years, the construction and demolition equipment makers of the world descend upon Paris for the Intermat exhbition. Although not quite in the same league as Germany’s Bauma exhibition, Intermat does provide a useful barometer of industry…Read moreRead more

A new garden sculpture allows demolition men to take their day job home. I am sure that most of us have been accused of taking our work home with us (frankly, since I work almost entirely from home, I have very little choice) and that we’re all encouraged to leave the world of demolition behind…Read moreRead more

Demolition News welcomes new sponsors and advertisers. We are in the midst of an unprecedented recession; the UK budget is one of doom and gloom; and, across the world, advertising revenues are in free-fall. Except here at www.demolitionnews.com. During the past few days, we have welcomed several new and high-profile new sponsors and advertisers, all…Read moreRead more