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Onlookers run for cover as tower block crumbles. This is the first time that we have featured a demolition video from Kuwait. And, based upon its content, that will come as no surprise. An uncontrolled tower block collapse sends onlookers – including children – scurrying as a dust cloud envelopes the street.

Staff worked on 19ft high roof with no scaffolding or harness. A demolition company has been fined £25,000 after his employees were found working on a roof without scaffolding. Stephen Malton, who ran as a sole trader under his company Prodem Demolition, admitted the breach in health and safety procedures by preventing his employees from…Read moreRead more

Controlled implosion fells gold frame headframe. Con Mine’s Robertson headframe, the tallest structure in Canada’s Northwest Territories, was levelled by a controlled explosion Saturday afternoon. At 76 metres tall, the white and black mine shaft with a red top hat was visible from nearly any vantage point in Yellowknife. The property was staked by Consolidated…Read moreRead more

Work halted to address “mistakes and errors” Mayor Mike Duggan on Monday disclosed the city’s controversial demolition program had been suspended by the US Treasury Department this summer to address “mistakes” and “errors.” The federally-funded program, Duggan said, had been at a standstill since Aug. 15 while the city and Detroit Land Bank Authority met…Read moreRead more

Widnes-based contractor seeking staff to handle increased workloads. J. Bryan (Victoria) Ltd, one of the best-known and most-respected demolition contractors in the North West of England, is recruiting again. A previous World Demolition Awards winner and a recognised leader in industrial demolition applications, the company is seeking: Safety Manager Gold Card Supervisors Top Men Machine…Read moreRead more

Underwater blast removes another concrete pier. Caltrans continued with the removal of the original east span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge on Saturday by imploding Pier E5 of the Old Bay Bridge. Pier E5 was imploded with 8,000 pounds of explosives and done in less than three seconds. Caltrans says this method reduces the…Read moreRead more

No implosion date following delays caused by Hurricane Matthew. The historic smoke stack at the now-defunct Georgia Power Company Plant Harlee Branch at Lake Sinclair in Putnam County has been given a little longer to stand, thanks in part to Hurricane Matthew. The smoke stack, which stands 1,002 feet, and is regarded as the seventh…Read moreRead more

Nick Williamson and his daughter target cross-Continent cycle ride. Most people spend their well-earned holiday allowance on a week in the sun, relaxing by a pool, cocktail in hand. Nick Williamson of Maylarch is not most people. In November, Williamson and his 16-year old daughter Eve will be embarking on a 500 km bike ride…Read moreRead more

Winchester car park demolition to commence next week. Demolition of part of Friarsgate car park will start on Monday 17 October and is expected to finish in March 2017. The project will cost approximately £800,000. The car park closed in March 2015 for safety reasons and the long-term future of the site will be resolved…Read moreRead more