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Taekwon-Do campaign hits the £800 mark, thanks to the generosity of the UK demolition industry. The campaign to send British Taekwon-Do champion Leanne Evans to the European championships in Croatia has picked up pace. Thanks to the generosity of AR Demolition C&D Consultancy, Cantillon, Demolition News, Erith Group and one sponsor who has chosen to…Read moreRead more

Engineers are pre-weakening and lightening a disused Ohio bridge in readiness for implosion. The Pomeroy Daily Sentinel newspaper reports that demolition engineers have set to work to strip back the disused Pomeroy Mason bridge in readiness for its eventual implosion. Although no date has yet been set, the Ohio Department of Transportation is trying to…Read moreRead more

Barges used to remove C&D waste from a London site have reduced the project’s carbon footprint. Online waste resource MRW is reporting that the Chambers Wharf project featured in the first-ever edition of Demolition News has used Thames barges to reduce its carbon footprint. Read the full MRW story here or read a detailed report…Read moreRead more

Leading UK demolition contractor Erith named in Sunday Times list…again! It is easy to tell when Spring is approaching. There are buds on the trees, daffodils in the garden, and Erith has just picked up an award naming it one of the Best 100 Small Companies to Work For in the UK. The company has…Read moreRead more

Demolition News sponsor Pirtek is offering the chance to win a signed RLWC shirt. Our good friends over at hydraulic hose replacement specialists Pirtek are offering readers the opportunity to win a New Zealand rugby team shirt bearing the familiar Pirtek logo and signed by one of the World Cup winning players. There is a…Read moreRead more

UK demolition giant demands supplier discounts. UK trade magazine Construction News is reporting that Keltbray has sent a letter to suppliers asking for a 10 per cent discount on all invoices dated from 1 March onwards. The demolition and civil engineering contractor says that firms who do not support the measure may face “repercussions on…Read moreRead more

Negative comments removed from Contract Journal forums Regular readers will recall that I recently posted an article called “6 reasons why SED 2009 might suck“. As a continuation of this theme, I made my thoughts clear on the forums run by Contract Journal which, coincidentally, is owned by Reed Business Information which also owns the…Read moreRead more

New video showing demolition of a derelict food store in California We have added the following video because it shows the demolition of a derelict food store from the angle of the local authority, property owner and Dunn Company, the demolition company responsible. However, we can’t help thinking that this contract could have been just…Read moreRead more

Discovery Channel offers online previews of The Detonators The Discovery Channel has placed some good pieces of its series “The Detonators” online. Unfortunately, due to copyright, we’re unable to embed these videos here but you can view them at very high quality using the links below: Detonating Cord Concrete under tension Power Plant Chimney How…Read moreRead more

An object lesson in how demolition SHOULD NOT be carried out Now here’s something you don’t see everyday; demolition by cannon!