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Leading UK contractor reports strong growth. Keltbray today announced a 25% increase in turnover for the financial year ending 31 October 2015, from £216.9 million to £272.3 million. Gross profit improved by £7.8 million to £45.4 million a 21% increase. Operating profit was £11.6 million, an increase of £3.6 million compared to 2014, and an…Read moreRead more

Subpoena calls for details of $100 million spend. At least two investigations into what caused Detroit demolition prices to skyrocket last year are still underway. Detroit Auditor General Mark Lockridge said the Special Inspector for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) submitted a subpoena Thursday requesting documentation from January 2014 to present related to the…Read moreRead more

Scaffolding goes up in preparation for final demolition of iconic Provo smokestacks. The Provo Utilities headquarters in Utah is being replaced by a new complex that has been under construction for the past year. The last thing to come down in late summer is the two smokestacks. The stacks are approximately 75 years old. The…Read moreRead more

Sunday morning implosion fails to shift Seaforth blocks. Crowds gathered in the Seaforth area of Liverpool yesterday to witness the explosive demolition of the Churchill House and Montgomery House residential tower blocks. At the appointed time, the signal was given, the air was ripped by the sound of explosive charges going off, dust emerged from…Read moreRead more

Petition filed with county wants to stop demolition of Vegas hotel and casino. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s legal team is keeping an eye on an initiative petition drive filed with the Clark County registrar of voters attempting to block demolition of the shuttered Riviera hotel-casino. “At this time, we have not decided…Read moreRead more

City to host job fair to help minority demolition contractors. The city of Detroit, which just received a $42-million infusion for blight demolition, is hosting a job fair for demolition contractors on May 13 at the Northwest Activities Center. Mayor Mike Duggan was joined by the Rev. Jesse Jackson and a handful of minority business…Read moreRead more

UK prime minister calls in on demolition contractor to talk apprenticeships. Embattled UK prime minister David Cameron sought refuge last week from the barrage of speculation regarding his family’s tax affair with a visit to the Eynsham offices of Maylarch Environmental. As part of the government’s pledge to create three million apprenticeships by 2020, Cameron…Read moreRead more

Suspended sentence for multiple safety breaches. A Hertfordshire based contractor has been found guilty for a series of safety failings across two separate sites. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) received a complaint in March 2014 from a member of the public living close to the former Chesham Community Hospital site in Buckinghamshire, concerning activities…Read moreRead more

Mees Demolition Clears the Way for Redevelopment of Wolstenholme Square. Mees Demolition is to begin work this week on the clearing of Wolstenholme Square in Liverpool city centre. The demolition of multiple buildings in the square will make way for a £40 million redevelopment scheme due to house more than 400 apartments, as well as…Read moreRead more

Recycling awards recognises Collard contribution. Hampshire-based R Collard Ltd has been named as a finalist in the prestigious MRW National Recycling Awards 2016 in the Construction Recycler of the Year category. The National Recycling Awards reward excellence and it was the commitment that R Collard has shown placing itself at the centre of the circular…Read moreRead more