General manager to seek new challenges. In a surprise statement, Kocurek Excavators has announced the departure of general manager Brian Carroll. The statement reads: It is with regret that we have to announce that Brian Carroll (General Manager) is leaving the company on 29th May 2015, to embark on a new chapter of his career…Read moreRead more
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Carroll leaves Kocurek…
Exclusive – Masterton calls in receivers…
Masterton calls in the receivers – Demolition News exclusive report.
Sophie Cox departs NFDC…
Group training manager and Federation CEO-in-waiting quits. DemolitionNews understands that Sophie Cox, group training manager of the National Demolition Training Group and regional secretary for all five regions of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors has resigned. Cox (nee Francis) had enjoyed a meteoric rise through the NFDC/NDTG ranks during her time at the combined…Read moreRead more
Video – There’s one born every minute…
Another escapee from the gene pool’s shallow end. Just because someone CAN swing a sledgehammer doesn’t necessarily mean that they SHOULD. Check out this new recruit to the 40-watt Club as he comes face-to-face with gravity.
AOC appoints new HS&E man…
Michael Latchford to head Anthony O’Connor’s safety push. Salford-based demolition business Anthony O’Connor & Sons (AOC) has expanded its management team with the appointment of Michael Latchford as Health, Safety and Environmental Manager. As Health, Safety and Environmental Manager, Michael will be driving forward the division that AOC prides itself on, with the business having…Read moreRead more
RIP to asbestos stalwart…
Terry Jago has passed away. We are receiving reports that asbestos industry veteran and former ARCA head Terry Jago has passed away. As former chief executive of the Asbestos Removal Contractors Association) ARCA, Jago was a familiar face in demolition circles for many years and was a regular attendee of many demolition industry events. We…Read moreRead more
Brown sees red…
Paul Brown appointed managing director of Redbridge Demolition. DemolitionNews reports.
Exclusive Video – Stateside View…
National Demolition Association CEO Mike Taylor provides update on US demolition industry. The National Demolition Association’s chief executive Mike Taylor was a guest speaker at the National Federation of Demolition Contractors 2009 Annual Convention. During the presentation, Taylor highlighted: That around 7,000 of the US demolition sector’s 22,000 employees are currently unemployed That President Obama’s…Read moreRead more
Exclusive Video – Predicting sound levels…
John Campbell of Campbell Associates discusses sound level monitoring and prediction. This is one of those unique occasions when we’re in danger of becoming trapped perpetually in a space/time continuum warp of self-promotion. So bear with us, as this is about to get complicated. Back in June, we made an audio podcast on the subject…Read moreRead more
India’s first high reach goes to work…
Kocurek Excavators supplies first high reach demolition excavator to Indian subcontinent. Here at Demolition News, we pride ourselves on having our fingers on the pulse of the industry; of being fully informed of all that is going on in the great wide world of demolition. So quite how this one passed us by, we’re not…Read moreRead more
