DSM’s redrawing of the Grimsby skyline continues. First rule of journalism – When you’re reporting on a company, try to the their name right, particularly if it only comprises three letters! That said, while the voice-over appears to have been read (not too well) from this local newspaper report, the footage of DSM’s might Hitachi […]

Demolition crew tackles Burnley stadium control room. Under the expert and gruff tutelage of manager Sean Dyche, Burnely FC over-achieved this past season, claiming seventh spot in the English Premier League and thereby qualifying for the Europa League. Ahead of this unforeseen European adventure, the company’s famous Turf Moor stadium is undergoing soehtig of a […]

Crowd watches partial demolition of AEP Ohio power plant in Beverly. Dozens of people watched the demolition of a water cooling tower and a smoke stack on Friday at the former AEP Muskingum River Power Plant in Beverly, Ohio. The coal-fired power plant was in operation for more than 60 years, until it closed in […]

Your chance to win a bumper bag of Intermat goodies. Late last night, the competition to win the contents of our two Steelwrist-branded goodie bags closed; and we’re pleased to announce that the winners are Paul Clarke and Jaidan Hill (and Jaidan, if you’re reading this, we need your postal address and emails keep bouncing […]

Time-lapse video captures demolition alongside live school building. Sussex-based Matthews Group recently completed a sensitive project alongside a live school building in Acton, West London. The scheme was an enabling contract to separate the two storey entrance buildings and a first floor pedestrian link bridge from the main school building, in advance of the complete […]

Blast fells relic of Pittsburgh’s industrial past. Stalwarts of Pittsburgh’s more industrial time, the Shenango smokestacks, passed into the history books with an echoing blast and a crushing fall to the ground on Tuesday. “The blast went as well as planned, and the weather cooperated, “said Independence Demolition General Superintendent Rich Wilk. “The demolition was […]

Time-lapse video captures demolition of massive tower block. The changing face of Grimsby skyline has been captured in a remarkable time-lapse video. (Fast forward to the six minute mark for the high reach action) Dominating the East Marsh skyline for over 50 years, the video captures huge specialist demolition machines dismantling Nelson House – the […]

Superb drone work captures raceway tower destruction. It has stood sentry over the ISM Raceway (Formerly Phoenix Raceway) in Arizona for many years. But, as this short but superb video shows, that era is over as the tower was felled safely this weekend.

Time-lapse captures overnight bridge demolition. Project Neon crews began demolishing the Martin Luther King Boulevard bridge at U.S. 95 in downtown Las Vegas on April 20. The bridge needed to be replaced due to its age and a larger bridge is needed. The rubble will be used as reused as fill material. This time lapse […]

Implosion fells disused sugar crane. Beauty, it appears, is very much in the eye of the beholder. Because when Tristan Rakowski of Rakowski Cartage & Wrecking sent us the video below, he largely dismissed it as “nothing large but fun to watch”. We beg to differ. Check out this awesome multi-angle film that captures the […]