DSM reassures Northampton residents ahead of explosive demolition of Northampton’s Greyfriars bus station. DemolitionNews.com reports.
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Greyfriars countdown begins…
Exclusive Video – Swanbank granted Liberty…
Australian demolition giant carries out impressive multiple blasts. As part of Liberty Industrial’s Swanbank B Demolition Project, a closure project involving the removal of a 480 megawatt coal fired power plant in Ipswich near Brisbane, Australia, the company’s project team carried out the explosive demolition of the plant’s boiler house and two 137 metre tall…Read moreRead more
Video – Fitting end for Cape Town’s worst hotel…
Few will shed a tear as Tulip Hotel falls. A closed-down hotel in the Cape Town City Business District, the Tulip Hotel and Conference Centre, was demolished earlier today to make way for a new development in this sought after area. Building plans for a new hotel have already been approved, and demolition to the…Read moreRead more
Video – Norwegian bridge imploded…
Crossing damaged by landslide dropped using explosives. Engineers have demolished the southern lane of the Skjeggestad bridge in Vestfold, Norway. It follows the partial collapse of the bridge a few weeks ago. Norway’s Public Roads Administration described the demolition as technically challenging, however it reportedly went to plan.
Video – DSM does the double…
Leicester’s New Walk Centre destroyed in double-blast. DemolitionNews reports.
Video – CDI bounces back…
Successful blasts put Vegas stand-up in context. The Clarion Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas might have refused to fully comply with the laws of gravity. But just a week after the partial stand-up of a stubborn lift shaft, it is back to business as usual for the team at Controlled Demolition Inc. The company…Read moreRead more
Video – Look ahead to Leicester blast…
DSM releases detailed animation ahead of town hall implosion. It is just a few short weeks until the skyline of Leicester is changed forever with the explosive demolition of the former council offices. Ahead of that blast, contractor DSM has released a superb animation that illustrates the demolition process up to and beyond the implosion….Read moreRead more
Video – Vegas casino crumbles…
Section left standing after early morning blast. Yet another Las Vegas hotel turned into a pile of rubble early Tuesday. Although one section refused to succumb to both explosives and the pull of gravity, remaining defiantly erect. The 12-story Clarion casino-hotel became the 13th hotel to gain implosion infamy in a town with a reputation…Read moreRead more
Video – From on high…
Chain of Rocks bridge blast filmed from the skies. Explosive bridge demolition is always quite a spectacle; but it’s even more spectacular when it is filmed from several hundred feet in the air. We brought you some raw footage of the blast that felled the main part of the infamous Chain of Rocks bridge last…Read moreRead more
Video – Timing is everything…
You can wait hours for a bus and then, just when you don’t need one… Anyone that has ever attended an explosive demolition event will be familiar with the type. They artive hours before the event carrying fold-out chairs and sleeping bags, flasks of coffee, pre-made sandwiches, and more camera equipment than the average television…Read moreRead more
