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
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Another US sporting stadium bites the dust…
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
Sneak preview of new Resurgam House…
As the National Federation of Demolition Contractors’ head office, Resurgam House in Staines, Middlesex is the spiritual home of the UK demolition industry. But at the end of March, the NFDC is relocating and the Resurgam House plaque will be hung above the door of the new premises near Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire. Considerably larger…Read moreRead more
NDA website gets major makeover…
The US’ National Demolition Association has given its website a major overhaul. The National Demolition Association, which represents some 1,000+ members across the US and Canada, has unveiled its new website; and it’s a vast improvement in terms of appearance and navigation. Personally, I would have liked an RSS feed capability or, better still, a…Read moreRead more
Top down video…
Five-storey building succumbs to top-down demolition using Brokk machines. Brokk, the pioneering manufacturer of remote-controlled demolition machines, brings us this video showing the top-down demolition of a five-storey structure in the US.
Tired of time-lapse…
Yet ANOTHER time-lapse demolition video Make the most of this post as this is going to be the last time-lapse video for a while….they’re just a bit 2008 now aren’t they?
Waste & Recycling firms at risk from credit crunch…
Credit crunch could lead to failure of waste and recycling companies. According to MRW magazine, large waste and recycling companies could be at risk if the Government does not intervene to ensure access to new credit over the next three months. Business lobby group, the CBI, warned that a worsening credit crunch could hit companies…Read moreRead more
