Canadian press reports on the dismantling of a water tower in Orillia. A 26-metre water tower bearing the city’s name has stood in Orillia for more than 50 years, but the decaying landmark was beginning to wear out its welcome. One of the challenges to its demolition was that the six-legged tower stood on a…Read moreRead more
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Landmark water tower demolished…
Howard Button joins Twitter…
Howard Button, CEO of the UK’s National Federation of Demolition Contractors, has become the latest industry personality to climb aboard the Twitter bandwagon. As we have reported in recent days/weeks, the Twitter phenomenon has spread through the tech and celebrity worlds and is now being embraced as a rapid-fire communications tool by a whole host…Read moreRead more
Freeley demolishes student village…
Report on the demolition of a student village at Manchester’s Salford University. The contract to demolish a large student village on the Salford University campus and create a wooded landscaped area has been successfully carried out by Manchester demolition contractors J Freeley Ltd. The student village, situated on a 1.2 hectare site at Castle Irwell,…Read moreRead more
Aircraft carrier dismantling…
Able UK sets to work on dismantling of French aircraft carrier. The arrival of a former French aircraft carrier at the Able UK TERRC (Teesside Environmental Reclamation and Recycling Centre) facility at Able Seaton Port ‘marks a significant step forward in establishing Teesside and the North East at the forefront of an industry with tremendous…Read moreRead more
B of the Bang to go…
The controversial B of the Bang sculpture has been earmarked for dismantling. As we speculated recently, the controversial B of the Bang sculpture in Manchester is to be demolished following problems with its stell spikes. Read the full story here.
Another US sporting stadium bites the dust…
On this side of the Atlantic, demolition contractors are forever scratching around looking for office blocks and toilet blocks to demolish. But, in the US, there seems to be an endless supply of Las Vegas hotels and sporting stadiums that are ripe for the wrecking ball. And here’s the latest; the controlled demolition of the…Read moreRead more
Asbestos delays Savoy refurbishment…
Higher-than-expected levels of asbestos delay the refurbishment of the Savoy Hotel UK trade magazine Contract Journal reports that the £100m refurbishment of London’s Savoy Hotel is running at least four months behind schedule after the historic building was found to be riddled with asbestos. Specialist asbestos contractor Caswell was awarded a £3.2m contract in December…Read moreRead more
Worker trapped by demolition debris…
BREAKING NEWS: Demolition worker trapped by falling debris. Word is just reaching us that a demolition worker has been trapped by falling debris on a contract in Columbus, Ohio. According to NBC4i, rescue crews were called to a South Side demolition site Tuesday afternoon after a worker was injured in a three metre shaft. Details…Read moreRead more
Holy high reach…
Those readers of a certain age will remember the original Batman TV series (with Adam West as the caped crusader) in which Batman and Robin would occasionally “scale tall buildings” using the tried and tested special effects method of making the floor of the studio look like a wall and laying the camera on its…Read moreRead more
Downwell takes Komatsu option…
Surrey based Downwell Demolition has expanded its impressive machine fleet with three Komatsu PC210LCD-8 tracked excavators, purchased from sole UK distributor, Marubeni-Komatsu. Their latest purchase comes during difficult conditions in the construction industry and is an indication of projects that they have secured for the rest of the year. Their long list of clients goes…Read moreRead more
