Clock is ticking for demolition of Detroit landmark. The City of Detroit has until May to start demolition work for now-empty Joe Louis Arena with a goal of getting the land ready for a new, large hotel that would reshape the downtown riverfront. That deadline is laid out in a three-year-old agreement between the city…Read moreRead more
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Joe Louis Arena to be counted out…
Coleman comments on Didcot statement…
Contractor vows to co-operate with ongoing investigation. Coleman and Company, the demolition company responsible for the demolition of the Didcot A Power station during the fatal collapse in February 2018, has responded to the statement issued today by Thames Valley Police during a pre-inquest review. The statement from director James Howard reads as follows: “…We…Read moreRead more
Charges to be brought over Didcot disaster
Number of individuals facing corporate manslaughter charges. An evidence file has been passed to prosecutors by police investigating the fatal collapse of Didcot Power Station. At a pre-inquest review hearing at Oxford Coroner’s Court, Det Ch Insp Craig Kirby gave an update in Thames Valley Police’s investigation. He said it was looking at charges of…Read moreRead more
Beijing plans massive demolition drive…
15 square miles of Chinese capital to be flattened. They don’t to things by half in China. Authorities in Beijing have unveiled plans to demolish 40 sq km (15 sq miles) of alleged illegal structures, a move set to displace thousands of low-paid migrant workers. The city’s acting mayor said they would “ensure zero increase…Read moreRead more
Video – Downington downed…
Controlled blast fells twin stacks. On January 19, 2018, two smokestacks that were part of the old Downingtown Paper Mill were simultaneously demolished by explosion to make way for the Brandywine Station project. Brandywine Station will be developed by the award winning Hankin Group and will feature apartments, retail and restaurants. The Downingtown Train Station…Read moreRead more
Video – German church felled…
Centuries-old church no match for mechanical might. I am not religious. In fact, I consider myself to be utterly devoid of spirituality of any kind. But even a practising atheist such as myself cannot help but feel a pang of grief at the destruction of this stunningly beautiful church in Immerath, Germany:
Demolition Directory & Yearbook 2018…
Our annual forward-focused bumper edition is here. We are proud and delighted to bring you the third of our annual Demolition Directory & Yearbook publications. As has become the tradition, this one eschews the tired old idea of looking back at a year that has passed and instead looks towards the years ahead. The tone…Read moreRead more
Contractor fined over site death…
Demolition company gets $101,000 in fines after Civic Center death. X-Treme Demolition Inc., a Grand Rapids-based company, has been fined $101,000 after a worker was killed Aug. 1 during demolition of Holland’s Civic Center. Fines were issued Nov. 28 from the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which had been investigating since the day after…Read moreRead more
Scottish contractors eye tower block bonanza…
48 blocks could face axe. All high-rise flats in a council area could be knocked down over the next 20 years under ambitious plans. As Scotland’s biggest social landlord, North Lanarkshire Council owns 48 tower blocks containing around 4000 flats. It will consult residents in tower households in February next year on its plans to…Read moreRead more
Six win big in Manchester…
Four years’ work awaits for successful bidders. Six demolition contractors have been chosen on a £20 million framework covering high and low-rise demolition work across Greater Manchester. The framework includes demolition schemes of all project values, and includes machine, explosive and high reach demolition; emergency responsive call-out work; and asbestos and waste removal. It has…Read moreRead more
