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Contractor’s brave attempt to work itself out of debt fails. Almost a year to the day after we reported that Manchester-based Anthony O’Connor had taken out a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) to avoid the threat of outright administration, the company has folded. Although the company was unavailable for comment, DemolitionNews understands that the company had…Read moreRead more

Our book to support the families of the #Didcot4 is selling out fast. On Tuesday last week, the woodworm-ridden floorboards of Demolition News Towers were creaking under the weight of 15 boxes of A Site for Sore Eyes, the book produced to help raise funds for the families of the men killed in the Didcot…Read moreRead more

Use our limited edition voucher code to help the families of the #Didcot4. At approximately 11.10, DemolitionNews editor Mark Anthony is scheduled to appear on BBC Radio Oxford to talk – once again – about the Didcot disaster and the ongoing efforts to return the remaining three demolition workers to their loved ones. The hundreds…Read moreRead more

The names of the men missing at Didcot power station have been confirmed. On the two-week anniversary of the Didcot Power Station disaster, Coleman and Company has confirmed the names of the three men still missing following the collapse of the boiler house. The men have been named as Kenny Cresswell, John Shaw and Chris…Read moreRead more

Dedicated DemolitionNews store opened to cope with demand. We broke eBay! The demand for the “A Site for Sore Eyes” book and the newly-released #Didcot4 t-shirts caused us to bust our monthly upload and sales target so we have been forced to create our own dedicated store to stem the tide. Don’t forget, all the…Read moreRead more

DemolitionNews has kick-started a campaign to raise money for the families of the men killed at Didcot A. The tragic accident at Didcot A last week presented the industry with two main options. We could go into a huddle, wring our hands, shake our heads, speculate and attempt to appoint blame. Or, we could take…Read moreRead more

Fifth Shell Clyde chimney falls, appropriately, at fifth attempt. Demolition crews have finally managed to bring down a chimney stack at a defunct oil refinery in Sydney’s west after several failed attempts, over the past few days. The stack came down after five attempts and a day and half after the other four, which were…Read moreRead more

Island’s tallest structure faces chop. Enemalta has started the process to demolish the oldest part of the Delimara power station. The demolition will include the tallest chimney at the power station and the removal of boilers, turbines and other equipment installed in the early 1990s. The demolition work will start later this year on completion…Read moreRead more