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The colossal cast-iron rings embedded in the eastern slurry wall at ground zero were — if such a thing can be imagined — the birthmark of the World Trade Center. They were the last visible remnant of the Hudson & Manhattan Railroad, a commuter line that New Jersey officials insisted in 1962 that the Port…Read moreRead more

It may be 15 years late but efforts to revitalise Sacramento’s K Street area back on the fast track, as crews started demolishing an abandoned building Saturday to make way for a new hotel development in the Californian city. More details here.

Brokk Inc. has introduced the Brokk 400, a new demolition robot, which is bigger in size and capacity than any other model in the Brokk range, according to the company. The Brokk 400 will be introduced to the international market at the World of Concrete in Las Vegas in February 2009, the company adds. Further…Read moreRead more

Unable ti embed it here, but there’s a nice video of the pier implosion on the College Avenue Bridge in Wisconsin here. Quite why they started filming at the three-minute warning is, however, a mystery.

Seven employees of the contractor Thompson’s of Prudhoe have been made redundant. The men, who worked in demolition, were given the news at the end of last week, after their positions were reviewed in light of the economic climate. Full story here.

Sweden’s Volvo Construction Equipment, part of Volvo Group has announced that it will cut an additional 850 jobs. The new redundancies are in addition to the 500 job cuts already announced earlier this autumn. Full details here.

The world-famous New York Times has carried details of the progress of the demolition of Shea Stadium, former home of the New York Mets baseball team. Words and photos can be found here.

More than 300 jobs have been saved at JCB after workers at its 11 plants around the UK voted to accept a deal that would see a reduction in their working week from 39 hours to 34 hours. Read the full story here.

Picture this. You are a professor with years of experience and education under your belt and you are in desperate need of additional funding to continue your chosen research project. Do you go cap in hand to the Government, or to industry? Do you plead poverty and hope that some lottery dollars will come your…Read moreRead more

Figures issued by the Health and Safety Executive today revealed that every week 20 tradesmen die from asbestos-related diseases, and this number is set to increase. Former tradesman and England and Arsenal footballing legend, Ian Wright, has given his support to help highlight the importance of the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) “Asbestos:The Hidden Killer”…Read moreRead more