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I am beginning to tire of the Internet’s fascination with videos showing demolition gone bad. But, at the same time, I can’t help thinking that if such stupid things are being filmed, just how much of this goes unreported around the world? Scary! Silo Crash

If you’re in the demolition business, you will surely relate to this festive message from C&D Consultancy:

Today workers began the monumental task of demolishing the K-25 Building at the East Tennessee Technology Park Heritage Center (ETTP), the first facility ever built to enrich uranium using the gaseous diffusion process and, in its day, the world’s largest building under one roof. “This is a visible sign of progress by the Environmental Management…Read moreRead more

Keltbray Limited announces that it has completed its acquisition of the business assets and current contracts of Pectel Group from the administrator Zolfo Cooper. The Pectel Group is recognised as a highly capable service provider within the asbestos removal industry, and this enables the company to undertake a wide range of projects. The Pectel Group…Read moreRead more

Necessity is the mother of invention, according to the old adage. So when Pittsburgh officials were faced with a crumbling car park filled with vehicles, they turned to the inventiveness of the demolition world for an answer. And the solution came in the shape of a high reach excavator equipped with a grab which literally…Read moreRead more

The multi-span reinforced concrete viaduct at Torano, about 100 km east of the Italian capital Rome, is a major structure on the main E80/A24/A25 Autostrada crossing central Italy. The Viadotto Fiume Salto was opened in the late 1960s, but the use of de-icing salts during winter months has since caused considerable calcium chloride damage to…Read moreRead more

For almost as long as we have had excavators and cranes, we have had models and miniaturised versions for kids to play with and it would be nice to think that one or two children have been inspired by these toys to seek a career in demolition. Let us certainly hope that the children “fortunate”…Read moreRead more

A demolition scheme has been approved for council-owned buildings in Glasgow which have been targeted by vandals. The £1m project aims to make sites more attractive to developers by removing potentially high clearance costs. Full story here.

UK-based magazine New Civil Engineer reports that New York needs to redraft its demolition codes because regulations are being overlooked when buildings undergo structural refurbishment, leading engineers claimed last week. New York City Buildings Department deputy assistant commissioner Dan Eschenasy said investigations into collapses in New York had revealed confusion about when demolition guidelines should…Read moreRead more