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“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. Setting aside the poor grammar, that is a phrase we have all heard and most of us have probably used. Here in the field of demolition and construction, we have a slightly different take on that phrase. “If it’s broke, don’t fix it unless there’s money to be…Read moreRead more

I have a condition. It’s an obsession, an addiction, and a compulsion, all rolled into one. Thankfully, my condition is not life-threatening. But it is life-altering. My condition is entirely self-diagnosed; but based upon the overwhelming evidence, I feel that a medical diagnosis would be purely academic. It is time for me to come clean…Read moreRead more

Have you ever thought of leaving? Just throwing in the towel, calling it quits, packing your bags and going somewhere else? Somewhere better? Somewhere you’re actually wanted? Have you felt weary of things as they are now; today? Do you hanker for a simpler life without the constant hassles and struggles? Have you ever looked…Read moreRead more

What makes someone become a whistleblower? What makes someone come clean about what they know? What makes them turn their back on friends, colleagues, employers and even the very industry that once afforded them a decent living and kept a roof over their heads? There are many reasons; reasons that run the whole gamut from…Read moreRead more

The demolition industry of today stands on the shoulders of giants; and those shoulders belonged to the industry’s forebears and founding fathers. These were great men that shaped the sector through vision, determination, and sheer force of will. All that the industry is today can be traced back to the foresight and wisdom of those…Read moreRead more

It was the LinkedIn profile that had kept the UK demolition and asbestos industry entertained, enthralled and uneasy for the past three weeks or so. And then suddenly, it was gone. At least temporarily. This is a Demolition Insider paid exclusive story. You can read the rest here.

If you looked down the musical hit parade for 1955, it was comprised of bland, middle-of-the-road singers like Perry Como, Bing Crosby, Pat Boone, and Doris Day. But then 1956 arrived, and with it a young man by the name of Elvis Presley. Within the space of just a few, short months, he became a…Read moreRead more

I’d like to tell you a little story about my father-in-law. Back in the mid 1970s, he contracted tuberculosis. No-one was entirely sure, but the doctors suggested he might have picked it up from drinking raw milk when he lived on a farm as a child. Anyway, as a result of that TB, he initially…Read moreRead more

It’s the snowball effect. That’s what it is. It starts as one small thing. Insignificant. But it grows. In size, in speed. And suddenly, it’s too big and moving too fast to stop. That’s why you’re sitting there, thinking the unthinkable. Contemplating. Replaying it in your head. Trying to make sense of something that stopped…Read moreRead more

I’d like you to imagine that you are a football player. You are good. Very good, in fact. And that is why you’re playing in the English Premier League for a well-respected team. For the sake of this story, let’s say you are a midfield player with Nottingham Forest. As a player, you train four…Read moreRead more