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A new online initiative encourages re-use of construction “waste”. BuilderScrap is an exciting new initiative for the construction trade. Designed by builders for builders, the online business offers an alternative to landfill for the millions of tonnes of unused new supplies and good quality second hand materials which are thrown away each year. This is…Read moreRead more

US contractor Nuprecon brought its wrecking ball out of retirement to tackle a unique project. Nuprecon recently used old-school technology to bring down an old-school building at Paradise on Mount Rainier National Park. Instead of remote-controlled robots or excavators equipped with processing shears, the Snoqualmie-based contractor resorted to a wrecking ball to take out part…Read moreRead more

The April 2009 edition of Professional Demolition International is out now. Open publication – Free publishing – More pdi

UK legislation on empty property is bad news for almost everyone EXCEPT the demolition industry. The UK Government’s Empty Property Rates (EPR) legislation has resigned England and Wales to a continued boom bust commercial property cycle; delivering property shortage and stifling regeneration and investment, an industry survey has revealed. Published today, the Empty Property Rates…Read moreRead more

A Scottish demolition contractor has purchased a gold JCB as an anti-recession talisman. Scottish demolition contractor Alan Beattie is proving he has the Midas touch when it comes to beating the recession by buying a £50,000 JCB and having it painted gold. Alan, who has been in business for 40 years and has the honorary…Read moreRead more

Unexploded ordnance discovered in imploded building. Demolition crews responsible for the destruction of Building 82 in Charleston, West Virginia in the US left unexploded ordnance behind after they imploded the building on March 28. The South Charleston landmark, the former headquarters for Union Carbide, was blown up in a public ceremony to pave the way…Read moreRead more

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

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 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

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