And so it continues. The recession that has claimed countless jobs at manufacturers including Caterpillar and JCB has now bitten a chunk out of Volvo Construction Equipment’s workforce, as UK trade magazine Contract Journal reports.
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Volvo latest to announce redundancies…
NFDC Annual General Meeting on 6 March 2009…
6 March 2009 is set to be one of the most important dates in the recent history of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors. The Federation’s Annual General Meeting will take place in London and will herald the inauguration of the NFDC’s new President. The event will also mark the award of the Demolition Operative…Read moreRead more
Hillhead 2009 postponed…
In an unprecedented move, the organisers of the Hillhead 2009 exhibition has announced that it has been postponed by 12 months. The quarrying and recycling show, which takes place in Buxton, Derbyshire every other year, is the latest victim of the “adverse economic climate”. Full details here.
Toll booth time lapse…
A nice time lapse video showing the demolition and reinstatement of a toll booth in the US. Interesting to note that they managed to keep the traffic flowing, despite the works:
Hydrodemolition aids Channel Tunnel repairs…
Train services through the Channel Tunnel linking Britain and France, where scheduled to be fully restored in February 2009 following several months of repairs after a major fire in the tunnel on 11 September 2008. A lorry caught fire on a Shuttle train carrying heavy goods vehicles bound for France through the 50 km long…Read moreRead more
Waste symposium postponed…
At a time when cross-border unity and environmental concerns have been set aside and replaced by an “every man for himself” attitude to stave off the worst effects of the global credit crunch, the US’ National Demolition Association has announced that it is to postpone its long-awaited and much-heralded global waste symposium. According to a…Read moreRead more
Premier Waste first to sign up to WRAP campaign…
Premier Waste, the first waste management contractor to sign up to the WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) Halving Waste To Landfill agreement has said that for them, diverting 100% of construction, demolition and excavation waste from landfill is an achievable and realistic target. Read the full story here.
Snow business like demolition business…
An uncharacteristically deep blanket of snow has brought the UK’s road, rail and air travel to a standstill and has preoccupied news reporters from all the country’s major TV news networks for the past 12 hours or so. Similarly, UK trade magazine is reporting that a large number of UK sites are closed due the…Read moreRead more
New service links homeowners and demolition contractors…
A new service aims to make locally owned demolition services more “findable” on the Internet. Hometown Demolition connects high quality, locally owned demolition contractors with the homeowners, contractors, business owners, and builders that are using a search engine like Google to find a local demolition service on the Internet. The US-only Hometown Demolition Contractors service…Read moreRead more
Forthcoming Dates…
As part of its commitment to bring you the very latest in the world of demolition and recycling, demolitionnews.com will be attending a number of important industry events in the coming weeks/months. These include: The AGM of the National Demolition Training Group in London on 5 February; The spring seminar of the Institute of Demolition…Read moreRead more
