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The largest-ever edition of Demolition magazine is now available to read. We owe you each a thank you. For the past four years, we have been building the Demolition magazine to be the biggest and best it can be. And throughout, you have each supported us by downloading and reading the magazine, by subscribing to…Read moreRead more

Adamo Group selected to demolish Pontiac Silverdome. The demolition contractor for the Silverdome has been chosen. The Adamo Group, based out of Detroit, will be the contractor to bring down the 80,311-seat abandoned stadium in Pontiac. The confirmation of the selection of the contractor was dated May 10 according to Pontiac Mayor Deirdre Waterman. That’s…Read moreRead more

Implosion fells John Sevier Coal Plant stacks. The John Sevier Fossil Plant’s two smokestacks were brought down with the use of approximately 110 pounds of strategically placed explosives per stack. The coal burning plant was constructed in 1956 and continued to produce electricity until the new gas plant next door went online in 2012. “Those…Read moreRead more

You can now read our book – A Site for Sore Eyes – on a Kindle device. It’s been a long time coming and we have had to jump through multiple publishing hoops. But we finally made it. Our book – A Site for Sore Eyes – is now available as a Kindle book. So…Read moreRead more

Plan to demolish Exeter pub and build 124 student flats. Plans have been submitted to Exeter City Council to demolish a city centre pub and replace it with 124 student flats.. Development firm Rengen wants to redevelop the King Billy pub on Longbrook Street and a neighbouring derelict site into a mixed-use scheme. The development,…Read moreRead more

Welcome to a compendium of the most-jaw dropping demolition films on the Web. For all the industry talk of safety and best practice, it seems that we each retain a morbid fascination with those demolition jobs that just somehow go awry. Whether it’s walls falling onto busy streets, tower blocks collapsing without warning, or demolition…Read moreRead more

Investigation ongoing at site of collapse. Work has resumed on the former Odeon cinema in Newcastle more than three weeks after the remains of the building collapsed onto Pilgrim Street. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) had issued an indefinite prohibition banning work from being carried out on the site. On Friday, workmen could be…Read moreRead more

Search begins to find the best bacon sarnie in the whole of the UK. In light of my recent Type 2 Diabetes diagnosis, it pains me to say that the bacon sandwich is the breakfast of choice for demolition workers up and down the country, And they’re not alone. A survey of 2,014 tradespeople by…Read moreRead more

Making America green while Making America Great. We very rarely allow guest blogs here on DemolitionNews. But this article from Atlanta Demolition’ Daniel Spyralatos is both well-considered and timely. So we have gladly made an exception: “…Unless you have been living under a rock, you are probably aware of the change in recent US politics…Read moreRead more

M3 services to be demolished after fire. It is a stopping off point for anyone that has ever driven from Surrey into Hampshire on their way to the coast. But in December last year, the Welcome Break services at Fleet in Hampshire were destroyed in a fire. Now, somewhat belatedly, the Welcome Break company has…Read moreRead more