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
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Sydney stadium to be demolished, rebuilt…
RVA acquired…
Acquisition coincides with 25 year anniversary. Specialist decommissioning, decontamination, dismantling and demolition consultancy RVA Group has today announced that the company has been acquired by Prague based Energetický a průmyslový holding (EPH) via its wholly owned subsidiary EP UK Investments Ltd for an undisclosed sum. Richard Vann founded RVA in 1992 and the company…Read moreRead more
Sevenoaks gas holders slated for demolition…
Iconic landmarks could come down if plans get green light. Sevenoaks’ iconic gasholders are set to be torn down after more than a century amidst safety concerns. A planning application was submitted last week (November 14) and would entail dismantling the two frame-guided gasholders along with other structures on the site such as storerooms and…Read moreRead more
Trouble in Paradise…
NFDC rocked by sudden regional resignation. The London & Southern Counties region of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors has been plunged into disarray following the sudden and unexpected resignation of vice chairman Matt Phillips of Downwell Demolition. Although Phillips refuses to be drawn on the specific reasons for his shock resignation, DemolitionNews understands that…Read moreRead more
Breaking News – Demolition devolution…
Scotland is to get its own demolition association. DemolitionNews.com reports.
Work underway on Sellafield tower…
Crews start on three-year project at heart of nuclear site. A painstaking demolition job has started at the Sellafield nuclear site to bring down a 122 metre tall chimney by hand. The 61 metre tall stack sits on top of the 61 metre high First Generation Reprocessing Plant and no longer meets modern construction standards….Read moreRead more
Milking it…
Mick George Ltd gets to grips with former dairy works. Mick George Ltd has begun demolition works on the former Dairy Crest site in Fenstanton, which lies adjacent to the A14 carriageway. The project will be subject to a housing redevelopment by Morris Homes. Conditional planning consent was granted back in November 2016 for 88…Read moreRead more
Ironbridge gets the green light…
The full demolition of Ironbridge Power Station can now begin, after plans are given go-ahead. Plans submitted in September for the main demolition of Shropshire’s landmark power station have been granted approval by Shropshire Council. Full demolition of the main power station site is set to begin in Spring 2018 and will include the removal…Read moreRead more
Christmas come down…
University of Nebraska–Lincoln dorms set to fall on 22 December. After more than two years of planning and consultation, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln has finalised plans for the razing of Cather Hall, Pound Hall and the attached Cather-Pound Dining Centre. The dining centre will be the first to go, with removal via heavy construction equipment…Read moreRead more
Two seriously hurt in gas blast…
“Gas explosion” rocks Scottish building during demolition. Two people are fighting for their lives following a ‘gas explosion’ in North Lanarkshire. Homes have been evacuation in the wake of the incident at the building which is under demolition in Newmains. Two people received urgent medical treatment by trauma accident and emergency specialists with life-threatening injuries…Read moreRead more
