Film from 1971 shows the progress the industry has made. If you left site yesterday a little disappointed by the aroma of the new anti-bacterial handewash in your site toilet; a tad upset that the site canteen didn’t have your preferred brand of decaf coffee; or just a teeny bit angry that your hard hat…Read moreRead more
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Video – We’ve come a long way…
Video – Demolition TV – Let’s talk about waste…
Brand new episode of Demolition TV focuses on the issue of waste. Over the past few decades, demolition has shifted further and further way from its traditional construction cousin and has grown ever closer to the waste sector. And that shift is reflected in the all-new episode of Demolition TV. In this special episode of…Read moreRead more
Video – Stack succumbs at second attempt…
First blast reduced the height; second blast did the trick. Workers on Friday used explosives to topple a smokestack that withstood an initial demolition attempt at the former Duquesne Light-owned Frank R. Phillips Power Station in Crescent, erasing the last visible remnant of the long-idled plant. Duquesne Light opened the plant in 1943 to provide…Read moreRead more
Video – It’s MailTime again…
Your chance to win a HEAP of Epiroc merchandise. It is MailTime again and it’s your chance to earn yourself a big box of Epiroc-branded goodies. Entering couldn’t be easier. Just watch the exclusive video below, answer the VERY simple question contained within and send your answer to manthony@markanthonypublicity.co.uk. We will put all the correct…Read moreRead more
Video – Another bridge blasted…
Controlled implosion signals start of new Kansas City bridge. The westbound I-70 Lewis and Clark Viaduct bridge over the Kansas River in Kansas City was dropped at about 8:30 am local time on Saturday. The controlled implosion is part of a long-term construction project to demolish and rebuild the bridge.
Video – Down at last…
Bridge blast delayed by bad weather finally completed. An Iconic structure has come crashing down in the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania. Built in the early 1920s, this large three span concrete bridge has been an important part of local commuters. The two outer spans were removed in April by way of heavy equipment. The final…Read moreRead more
Students blown away…
World-renowned explosives expert lends expertise to degree course. University of Wolverhampton Demolition degree students were blown away by a guest speaker recently. Blow-down explosives expert, Dick Green, was a visiting lecturer at the City Campus in Wolverhampton recently to talk to the Master’s degree Architecture and Built Environment students about the use of explosives in…Read moreRead more
Video – Damp squib Down Under…
Blast fails to drop part of power station. For more than three hours local people had waited, hands shoved deep into jacket pockets against a biting wind, clamouring for the best vantage points to witness the much-hyped “controlled” explosion that promised to level the old Alcoa power plant in Anglesea, Australia. About half an hour…Read moreRead more
Video – Explosive height reduction…
Smokestack shrinks slightly, but refuses to fall. An old Duquesne Light smokestack in Crescent Township was supposed to come down Saturday, but instead of collapsing, it just got a little shorter. After a loud boom and a thick cloud of dust, the old smokestack was shorter, but still standing. “Nothing. It went boom, and that…Read moreRead more
Video Exclusive – Pier into the past…
Our cameras were there to capture the sensitive dismantling of Colwyn Bay’s famous pier. J. Freeley Ltd is nearing completion of the sensitive dismantling of the historic Colwyn Bay pier that was irreparably damaged in storms last February. The Welsh Government gave Conwy County Borough Council the green light to dismantle the remains of the…Read moreRead more
