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Bridge implosions set to operatic music makes for stunning video. Word reached us recently that C&D Consultancy’s John Woodward had been employed as a script consultant on a theatrical production in which the lead character is a demolition expert. At the time, we all thought this was something of a first in the demolition/culture mix….Read moreRead more

D&Ri, the world’s most widely read demolition magazine, has featured www.demolition-jobs.co.uk Having attended the official launch of www.demolition-jobs.co.uk at the National Federation of Demolition Contractors annual general meeting last week, D&Ri editor Lindsay Gale has now featured the initiative in the online version of his magazine. Click here for details.

UK rental company moves LEGO pharaoh. This isn’t demolition-related but, knowing the industry’s love of equipment and its use in delicate operations, we simply couldn’t resist sharing this with you: Click here to see a 4 metre, 200,000 piece LEGO Pharaoh being moved.

Neath-based Cuddy Group has been named Demolition Contractor of the Year. International demolition contractor Cuddy Group has scooped an Oscar of its own for ‘demolition contractor of the year’, at one of the construction industry’s most prestigious awards ceremony. Triumphing in their fiercely contested category, the Neath-based company beat off competition to pick up the…Read moreRead more

Exclusive video introducing the new demolition-jobs.co.uk website. Mark Anthony, press officer of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors and the editor of Demolition & Dismantling magazine, narrates an introduction to www.demolition-jobs.co.uk, a new website developed to help the demolition industry’s unemployed back into employment.

Sophie Francis & Howard Button provide update on NDTG training. The National Federation of Demolition Contractors took the opportunity to update its members of progress with a multitude of training-related matters at the Annual General Meeting on London on Friday 6 March. In this exclusive video, NDTG training officer Sophie Francis and NFDC chief executive…Read moreRead more

New NFDC President David Darsey gives his inaugural speech. On 6 March 2009, David Darsey of Erith Group became the youngest-ever president of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors. In this exclusive video, Demolition News captures Darsey’s inaugural speench:

Demolition News launches demolition-jobs.co.uk to help demo workers back into employment www.demolitionnews.com and the National Federation of Demolition Contractors have today officially launched demolition-jobs.co.uk, a FREE website designed to allow newly-redundant and long-term unemployed demolition workers to advertise their skills and qualifications to prospective employers. As the worldwide economic crisis deepens, demolition workers have started…Read moreRead more

World famous Dunlop Bridge bites the dust in controlled demolition contract. The iconic Dunlop Bridge that has straddled the race track at Donnington Park, home to both the British Forumla 1 Grand Prix and British Motorcycle Grand Prix, is no more. Midlands-based specialist contractor Armac has used a Caterpillar high reach excavator to safely remove…Read moreRead more

13 of the UK’s highest profile demolition companies are competing for the Crossrail works. UK trade magazine Contract Journal is reporting that 13 companies are vying for the £20 million demolition works associated with London’s controversial Crossrail project that is due to commence in April. Read the full story here.