Breaker Technology, Inc. (BTI), manufactures and distributes a complete line of attachments including hydraulic breakers, multi-processors, pulverizers, shears, crushers and compactors to the construction and demolition industry through an extensive dealer network. Additionally, BTI specializes in mining and quarry, equipment including rockbreaker systems and a full line of underground mining vehicles. Click here to watch…Read moreRead more
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New Holland unveils new excavators…
New Holland has launched new excavators and introduced new featured into its range. The company has introduced the Blade Runner Series B, which combines the qualities of a crawler excavator and a crawler dozer. Click here to read the full story.
Scottish tower blocks tumble…
A 1960s high-rise block of flats in Edinburgh was demolished at the weekend, in front a crowd of over 600 people. Former resident Ian Begg helped detonate the explosvie charges to bring down the Broomview Court block in the Sighthill area of Edinburgh.
Miami stadium roof imploded…
Short video showing the implosion of the roof of the former Miami stadium.
MEWP abuse…
Just when you think you have seen every type of demolition equipment abuse, someone comes along and proves that humans are as stupid as they are creative. And why, if you’re planning to use an access platform as a wrecking ball, would you insist that your colleague was in the basket while you did so?
EPA halts demolition…
Demolition of a former pottery factory in Chester is on hold because of health and environmental concerns. Full story here.
Quick Hitch manslaughter…
Just a few short weeks ahead of semi-automatic quick hitches being outlawed once and for all comes news of the first manslaughter conviction following a fatality attributed directly to a quick hitch. The full story can be viewed here.
Tombstone at Ground Zero…
More than six years after 9/11, the toxic shell of the Deutsche Bank building remains standing. A tale of dysfunction that has cost taxpayers over $150 million – and taken the lives of two New York City firefighters. This article from Fortune Magazine makes for fascinating reading, almost regardless of whether you’re from a demolition…Read moreRead more
Conjet factory expansion…
Conjet AB, a world-leading specialist in the design and manufacture of remotely operated high-pressure water jetting hydrodemolition machines, is expanding its headquarters manufacturing facilities at Haninge, 20km south of Sweden’s capital Stockholm. Conjet has committed investment capital of €1M for the building of these new facilities, which is in direct response to the continuing and…Read moreRead more
