A truly, remarkably bad idea…

I would NEVER advise anyone to try to run an excavator down a ramp comprising a pair or unsecured I beams, particularly when they’re covered in snow!!

French high reach in action…

A nice clip of a Caterpillar 365BL high reach demolition spec machine in action for French company Ferrari.

High Reach Guidance presentation…

Here is an exclusive download of Mark Anthony’s presentation at the recent EDA seminar in Istanbul which contends that the EDA should have merely adopted the NFDC’s original guidance as its own. eda-presentation This presentation is best read after viewing Stefano Panseri’s presentation of the EDA’s own findings which can be viewed here:

What were they thinking…?

I simply don’t have the words to express my feelings on this photo: My thanks to www.demolishdismantle.co.uk for drawing our attention to this image.

Demolition quote of the moment…

“…high reach excavators are like surgically enhanced breasts. They are unnatural; their cost is disproportionate to their additional utilisation; and our fixation with them does us no credit…” Mark Anthony

Dome demolition on schedule…

The implosion of the RCA Dome, former home of the Indianapolis Colts, is less than five weeks away. Since the roof was deflated on September 24, crews have been working to get everything out of the building. Now, the remainder of the conventional demolition is continuing, getting ready for the implosion which is scheduled for…Read moreRead more

General comes clean at Soho baths…

General Demolition has been engaged by ISG InteriorExterior to perform demolition and strip out works for the £25m regeneration of the Marshall Street Baths in the heart of Westminster, situated between Poland Street and Carnaby Street in London’s Soho. The 21-week demolition programme includes strip out works in the main baths, the complete demolition of…Read moreRead more

New MD for Volvo Construction Equipment…

Val Ledden has been appointed as Managing Director of Volvo Construction Equipment Limited, the wholly owned dealer for Great Britain. Previously Sales Director and deputy M.D., Val takes over from Rob Dicker who has been appointed as Senior Vice President – Finance and Chief Financial Officer for the Volvo Construction Equipment Group in Brussels.

NFDC and NDTG training scheme – Exclusive Video…

C&D Consultancy’s John Woodward provides a useful insight into the NFDC and NDTG training scheme. Filmed live at the EDA Autumn seminar in Istanbul, Turkey.

Woodward appointed IDE vice president…

Fresh off the back of his highly successful trip to Istanbul as the IDE representative at the latest EDA seminar, John Woodward has been elected vice president of the Institute of Demolition Engineers. A lifelong demolition man, Woodward has been a member of the IDE for many years, most recently acting as the Institute’s events…Read moreRead more