At 4.04 pm today – four minutes and five years after the boiler house at Didcot A Power Station collapsed claiming the lives of four men – DemolitionNews will premiere a new film that recalls that fateful day and the lack of progress since. In addition, we will be hosting a LiveStream show dedicated to…Read moreRead more
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In memory of the #Didcot4…
Welcome to the show…!
Dedicated industry news briefing launched this morning. COVID-19 and the associated lockdown have changed the way in which we consume information. Demolition and construction moves too quickly to rely purely upon a magazine that arrives every other month. And there’s more to say than a website will generally allow. So DemolitionNews this morning lunched a…Read moreRead more
Didcot – Five years of anguish…
Lack of progress prolongs the agony. 1,825 days ago, the landscape of the UK demolition industry changed forever when the boiler house at Didcot A Power Station collapsed, killing four workers. 1,825 days ago, the reputation of the UK demolition was tainted as the sector’s safety record was laid bare before the watching world. 1,825…Read moreRead more
Former Trump casino downed…
Controlled implosion fells Atlantic City landmark. The former Trump Plaza and Casino in Atlantic City has been demolished in a controlled implosion. More news as we receive it.
See you for breakfast…?
For almost a year now, DemolitionNews has been producing LiveStream video shows on both our DemolitionNews and Diggers and Dozers channels. The response to those shows has been hugely positive. So positive, in fact, that it has prompted me to think about a new way in which to interact and engage with our global on-site…Read moreRead more
Astonishing animation…
New films demonstrate accuracy of 3D modelling. When the Safedem team felled the massive Meena Plaza complex in Abu Dhabi a few months ago, the watching world saw a record-breaking blast unfold before their eyes. But the team behind the world’s biggest-ever controlled implosion already knew precisely how the mammoth structure would behave thanks to…Read moreRead more
The Construction Collective Skills Special
Addressing the UK construction sector’s biggest single challenge…..LIVE! With mammoth projects such as HS2 increasing demand for workers at all levels, the ongoing skills shortage within the UK construction sector s only going to get worse. To coincide with National Apprenticeship Week, The Construction Collective hosted a special one-off LIVE show to address that issue….Read moreRead more
Final curtain falls at Longannet…
Blast fells final power station structure. The final building at Lonagnnet Power Station in Fife was demolished earlier today. Dramatic footage from the scene near Kincardine shows smoke and dust billowing into the air and being blown across the Firth or Forth. The structure containing a boiler room, turbine hall and control room was levelled…Read moreRead more
Video Exclusive – Connell off to college…
New video from Content with Media captures the action. Salford-based Connell Brothers is currently demolishing Stafford College. The contractor s calling upon a full range of equipment, including a high reach excavator from CASE and some impressive attachments. Peter Haddock of Content with Media visited the site and sends us this report:
Turning the spotlight onto skills…
MASSIVE video show coming next week. The UK will mark National Apprenticeship Week from 8 to 14 February. To coincide with this national awareness week, DemolitionNews will once again takes its place among The Construction Collective to host a huge new video show that is focused entirely upon skills and training. That new show will…Read moreRead more
