Video captures project to fell famous greyhound racing stadium. For those of us that spent an evening or two at the former Wimbledon Greyhound Stadium in South London, it is a demolition project that is tinged with sadness. But 777 Demolition’s work at this famous old venue is epic nonetheless; and it is all captured […]

Derelict shopping centre coming down at long last. Demolition work has finally begun on the former Hanley Shopping Centre complex in Stoke-on-Trent. The City Council plan to use the site as a temporary car park in the short-term, with the land’s long-term fate yet to be decided.

Boiler house dropped, cooling tower and stack follow. Contractors carried out an impressive explosive demolition of the Knepper power plant in Castrop-Rauxel near Dortmund, Germany yesterday. First, the boiler house was blown. Then, about 45 minutes later, the 128 metre tall cooling tower and the 210 metre high chimney of the former coal-fired power plant […]

Contractor bounces back from unforeseen delay with text-book blast. The planned but well-guarded timing of the implosion to fell the Jacobs Well former head office of Bradford Council had to shift slightly as contractors had to wait for police to release the scene of a serious car crash outside the building. But when they eventually […]

Some familiar names discuss why they’ll be at the year’s big event. On the day it was confirmed that both JCB and Marubeni-Komatsu are scheduled to exhibit at the DemoExpo 2019 exhibition later this year, our exclusive new video explains why some of the sector’s most familiar names are planning to be there too. This […]

First-glimpse at some of the new Cat equipment that will debut at Bauma 2019. At the beginning of last week, DemolitionNews’ editor Mark Anthony joined the mass ranks of the international trade press at Caterpillar’s magnificent Demonstration and Learning Centre in Malaga, Spain to get a sneak preview of just some of the machines that […]

Investigation underway following collapse of two homes undergoing demolition. A pair of neighbouring houses in Fishtown, Philadelphia have collapsed as crews were preparing to demolish them. The unplanned collapse was caught on camera:

Demolition signals beginning of reconstruction for deadly Italian bridge. Work to demolish Genoa’s Morandi bridge, which partially collapsed last August killing 43 people, has begun ahead of its reconstruction. Project planning and deconstruction of the remaining parts of the bridge superstructure started on 15 December 2018; but now major sections are being lowered to the […]

Work underway on former Royal Mail sorting office. Demolition work is starting on a derelict building once described as making part of Bristol “look like a war zone”. Former prime minister David Cameron made the remark about the former Royal Mail sorting office, near Temple Meads. The 1930s office and adjoining 1970s building has been […]

Early morning blast sees multi-storey car park eradicated. The demolition and regeneration of the market area in Barnsley continued this weekend with the controlled explosive demolition of the market’s multi-storey car park. The area was cordoned off at 10 pm on Saturday night prior to the implosion which took place just before 2 am on […]