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An interesting article on the benefits of social networking to construction professionals. The very fact that you are reading this blog post suggests that, contrary to popular belief, demolition people ARE web savvy and DO use the Internet for more than merely watching YouTube videos of implosions. And yet it is a constant source of…Read moreRead more

UK demolition contractor fined over fire at shopping centre. Demolition contractor Keltbray Ltd has been ordered by the courts to pay over £35,000 in fines and prosecutions costs after an incident in August 2006. Keltbray was principal contractor for the refurbishment of a retail unit within the Queensmere Shopping Centre in Slough and failed to…Read moreRead more

New video showing a variety of Komatsu excavators in demolition applications. We have just received a new video showing a variety of Komatsu excavators working in a range of demolition applications. No major sales pitch; just really good footage – Enjoy.

Demolition of a pub in Ireland has uncovered the bones of up to 30 people. Worker demolishing the site of a historic Waterford city pub have found skulls and bones belonging to up to 30 people. Waterford gardaí were contacted yesterday morning by the construction company, Sisk, regarding the find at the former location of…Read moreRead more

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