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Government forced to issue correction note over compulsory purchases and demolitions. A comparison of housing demolition figures used to help justify changing the HS2 route through South Yorkshire was wrong by at least 40 per cent, the Government has admitted. A correction note published by the Department for Transport said that a previous claim that…Read moreRead more

Second blast planned to fell stubborn elements of stadium. If you were watching the Georgia Dome implosion on 20 November, you might have noticed that it wasn’t a complete success. A misfire of the explosives left Gate B and the East Wall still standing once the dust settled. That will be remedied on Dec. 20…Read moreRead more

A look back at the hottest stories of the past 12 months. As is now customary, we like to end the demolition year with a look back at the stories that stole the headlines and which drove traffic on DemolitionNews.com to new and often unprecedented heights. This has been a particularly enjoyable task this year:…Read moreRead more

University of Kentucky’s twin 23-story towers are scheduled for demolition. For 50 years, the Kirwan Blanding complex — its towering twin towers looming over the south side of campus — were among the University of Kentucky’s most iconic images. But those icons can no longer provide the housing spaces that students desire, so they are…Read moreRead more

Grimsby skyline to be redrawn in the New Year. The date when Grimsby’s skyline will begin to change forever with the demolition of East Marsh’s high rise flats has been revealed. Taking a year to complete using a combination of explosives and machines, work to demolish the six 50-year-old structures will be begin on January…Read moreRead more

Company wins sub contractor of the year at glittering event. The great and the good of the UK construction industry gathered yesterday at the world-famous Savoy Hotel for The Builders’ Conference Christmas Luncheon and the BCLive Awards. And Downwell Demolition represented the demolition sector to great effect, picking up the sub contractor of the year…Read moreRead more

Demolition robots to tackle Malta’s tallest structure. Remote-controlled demolition robots will start demolishing the Delimara 1 power station chimney at the end of January. Enemalta said it is currently erecting a platform and scaffolding required to take down the 150-metre chimney. “In January, remote-controlled demolition robots will gradually start demolishing the chimney’s concrete structure,” Enemalta…Read moreRead more

The Christmas countdown has begun. And do we have some festive treats in store for you? It’s December, and the official countdown to Christmas has begun. But what do you buy the demolition man or woman in your life? Well, we have some suggestions, as you can see in our brand new festive video (below)….Read moreRead more

Arena that hosted 2000 Olympic Games set to be reborn. It is the stadium made famous by Cathy Freeman and the remarkable “river of fire” opening ceremony. But Sydney’s ANZ Stadium is set to be demolished and rebuilt as part of a $1.3 billion project just 17 years after it hosted the Sydney Olumpics back…Read moreRead more