Another epic video from an epic company. Christmas came early at Demolition News Towers this morning when the fine folks at Italian demolition giant Despe kindly sent us their latest video. And, as ever with this classy contractor, the video is a two-minute marvel. Sit back and watch one of the world’s foremost demolition firms…Read moreRead more
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Video – Despe aims high…
Video – Damp squib at the Silverdome…
Stadium fails to fall in high profile implosion. It was a spectacle that demolition enthusiasts and sports fans around the world had been waiting for. But when crunch time finally arrived for the Pontiac Silverdome in Detroit, the spectacle failed to live up to expectations. Rather than seeing a massive stadium fall to the skill…Read moreRead more
Video – They come alive at night…
Stunning video captures overnight bridge demolition in all its balletic majesty. There is, perhaps, no greater test of the demolition man’s skill than an overnight bridge possession. With a road or railway scheduled to open in just a few hours and the very real threat of financial penalties for late completion hanging over them, demolition…Read moreRead more
Video – Nikau goes shopping…
Paving the way for Westfield. There is very little in the demolition arena that gladdens my heart quite as much as a new video from a top-notch contractor in a far-flung destination. And so, I give you, New Zealand’s Nikau Contractors doing what they do best:
Video – Erith powers ahead…
Major blast carried out at Killingholme A Power station. Erith Group has carried out the controlled demolition, using explosive techniques, of three heat recovery steam generators, their chimneys and drum houses at Killingholme A Power station. The heat recovery steam generators and their iconic 70.00-metre tall white chimneys have overlooked the Humber estuary towards the…Read moreRead more
Video – Close but no cigar…
Silo falls after implosion. Well, almost. A local TV news camera has captured the moment a disused mine silo was felled by a controlled blast. Almost. Instead, the silo failed to abide by the laws of gravity and has been left upright but at a rather more jaunty angle:
Video – Spandau ballet…
Liebherr high reach goes postal in Berlin. The life of the former Spandau post office in the heart of Berlin has reached the end of its useful life. And it is a big Liebherr excavator that is delivering the destruction.
Video – Bus photobombs Georgia Dome implosion…
Perfect view of stadium implosion ruined. Believe me, I’ve been there. You get to the site of an implosion hours ahead of schedule to claim the best possible vantage point. You guard your spot with almost religious fervour, just to capture that one epic shot. And then this happens:
Video – Dome downed…
Long-awaited implosion fells Georgia Dome Stadium. The only facility in the world to host the Olympics, Super Bowl and Final Four has been reduced to rubble. A little more than 25 years after opening, the Georgia Dome, former home of the Atlanta Falcons and the scene for several historic sporting events, was imploded Monday morning….Read moreRead more
Video – Home time…!
Accident or cunning plan for an early finish? You decide. The latest addition to our increasingly large collection of films from the industry’s underbelly – which we call The Holy Crap Files – is a perfect example of what happens when your boss says you can go home just as soon as the building’s down:
