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New Zealand Couple turns salvage yard into tourist attraction. Part salvage yard, part ghost town, part scruffy Westworld, this eccentric “village” springs from one couple’s fascination with stuff, and their wish to take fellow treasure hunters on a journey through shared imagination. Demolition World is an extension of David and Lee Fallow’s family scrap business….Read moreRead more

Proof that only the lawyers make the big bucks when litigation starts. Detroit’s building authority and land bank have turned over more than 250,000 pages of emails and attachments to the federal authorities conducting a criminal investigation into Detroit’s demolition program, a Freedom of Information Act request reveals. The Detroit Land Bank Authority and Detroit…Read moreRead more

The real reason why Seaforth tower blocks failed to come down. Contractor J. Bryan (Victoria) stared the New Year on a positive note, announcing on 1 January 2017 that the Health and Safety Executive said the company had no case to answer following the stand-up of two tower blocks back in April of last year….Read moreRead more

Glasgow’s Old College Bar faces the axe ahead of student accommodation plans. Plans to demolish one of Glasgow’s oldest buildings for a towering student flat development have been submitted to Glasgow City Council. If the proposal goes ahead, the 12-storey, 426-bed flat complex will replace the Old College Bar, said to be the oldest pub…Read moreRead more

Famed photographer with close ties to the NFDC has passed away. Lord Snowdon, the former husband of Princess Margaret, has died aged 86. He was the first-ever patron of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors. The renowned photographer passed peacefully at his home on Friday, the photographic agency he worked with said. Buckingham Palace said…Read moreRead more

The Azure Edition is landing on demolition desks as we speak. The latest Demolition magazine is currently landing on desks across the land with a mighty whump.   If you’re not subscribed or if you’re outside the UK, then fear not.   You can check it out in all its sky blue glory just by clicking here….Read moreRead more

Public was not put at risk during failed implosion. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has ruled out taking any action over the failed demolition of two Seaforth tower blocks earlier this year. Residents were not allowed to return to their homes for more than a week after a demolition attempt by contractors left one…Read moreRead more

Mick George Ltd cranes to reach 42 metre structure. Although we are huge fans of the crash, bang and wallop style of demolition, we also enjoy a bit of precision dismantling. So check out this new video from Mick George Ltd – surely one of demolition’s rising stars of 2016 – as the company uses…Read moreRead more

Our equipment-dedicated magazine is back for its second instalment. You will recall that – back in October – we launched a new magazine called Kit Talk that was dedicated entirely to demolition equipment. We said at the time that it was a “suck it and see” launch to test if there was an appetite for…Read moreRead more