Controlled blast fells mining monster. The first of the dredger demolition works has been carried out at the Hazelwood Rehabilitation Project. The main outcome, a safe and successful fell, was achieved with Dredger 11 on the ground. All of the blast cutting charges were fully expended with no misfires. A thermal imaging sweep conducted by…Read moreRead more
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Dredger detonated…
A trip down memory lane…
Health and safety folks should look away now. It is quite some time since DemolitionNews pad a visit to Nostalgia Corner. But this video is just too good and too evocative to leave festering on YouTube. What you’re about to watch is some 1960s-style demolition taking place in New York. It is easy to look…Read moreRead more
Finland’s tallest chimney dropped…
Explosive demolition fells 153 metre stack. The move away from our fossil-fuelled past has claimed another victim as the 153-metre tall chimney at Finland’s Kristiinankaupunki power plant came crashing down yesterday.
STOP! Multi-hammer time
ProWaste unveils interesting alternative to excavator and breaker combo. Demolition men and women of a certain vintage might recall the Arrow Breaker. I distinctly remember reporting on one of these machines way back in the late 1980s. It was only relatively recently that my ears finally stopped ringing having stood a little too close! Well…Read moreRead more
Demolition Technology 2020 LIVE
It’s the show you’re all been waiting for! After months of planning, it’s finally here – The world’s biggest showcase of the technology that is transforming the demolition industry of today and that is shaping the sector of tomorrow. We sincerely hope you enjoy the show.
Unfunny stand-up…
CoGen stack fails to fall. The planned controlled demolition of the CoGen chimney stack at the Dragon LNG plant in Waterston, Milford Haven, didn’t go quite to plan this afternoon. A statement issued by the company says: “Dragon LNG regrets that during the planned demolition of the Cogen chimney stack today, there was an impartial…Read moreRead more
Taking a bite out of chocolate factory…
Bath Demolition eats its way through historic facility. If you’re a chocaholic (reformed) like me, then you may know that the Somerdale Factory in Keynsham near Bristol is something of a Mecca for those cursed with a sweet tooth. According to Wikipedia, the factory was the home of Fry’s Chocolate Cream, the Double Decker, Dairy…Read moreRead more
Hospital from on high
Hong Kong’s Kwai Chung hospital is coming down. Here at Demolition News Towers, we love a drone video. Under normal circumstances, we also love jetting off to far-flung destinations. While we can’t currently travel quite as freely as we all might like, these two videos from Hong Kong might help quench your wanderlust.
AF Decom in action…
Norwegian demolition giant goes to work. Norwegian company AF Decom is one of those companies that I have long admired for their ability to undertake large-scale and complex demolition projects. So when this video dropped in my inbox this morning, I couldn’t resist sharing it:
Demolition Technology 2020 – Official Trailer
On 24 September 2020, the eyes of the demolition world will turn to the future as the Demolition Technology 2020 throws a spotlight onto the existing and emerging technologies that are shaping demolition today and intro the future. This exclusive trailer is just a taste of what this massive event has in store.
