Our guest on today’s episode of the Demolition Daily LiveStream is Richard Dolman of AR Demolition; the soon-to-be president of the Institute of Demolition Engineers. In a fascinating interview, we look at how AR Demolition has managed to keep some sites open during the OVID-19 lockdown; we touch on the need for innovation; and how…Read moreRead more
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Demolition Daily #40
Demolition Daily #39
To mark the beginning of Mental Health Awareness Week, the latest episode of the Demolition Daily LiveStream features Danny Kearney of ProSafe Consultants; a vocal advocate for mental wellbeing. We look at how the industry requires action to accompany the awareness, discuss whether there is room for kindness in business; and ask how we retain…Read moreRead more
Demolition Daily #38
In the latest episode of the Demolition Daily LiveStream, we speak to Rupert Craven of auction giant Ritchie Bros. We look at the demolition taking lace at their auction facility at the former Maltby Colliery, the company’s switch to online sales in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the support that Ritchie Bros is…Read moreRead more
Towers toppled amidst secrecy…
Timing of blast kept quiet to avoid attracting crowds. Two cooling towers at the site of a former nuclear plant in south-western Germany have been demolished with a series of spectacular explosions. The timing of the demolition at the Philippsburg power plant near Karlsruhe was kept secret in fear of potential crowds gathering amid the…Read moreRead more
Demolition Daily #36
The main part of today’s Demolition Daily LiveStream is devoted to a discussion with Leo Scott Smith of Lincolnshire-based technology company Tended. In the space of just eight weeks, Leo and his team has designed, developed and delivered a wearable wristband that alerts the wearer when they are closer than two metres from a work…Read moreRead more
Demolition Daily #35
Face mask fallout and concerns over a desensitisation to construction and demolition deaths make up the lion’s share of todays show. If you’re not outraged at the thought of a demolition-branded face mask, you can get your own here.
Video – CDC battles Army & Navy…
Essex Highways video captures epic battle between CDC and flyover. After being a feature of Chelmsford’s skyline for more than 40 years, works to remove the flyover over the Army and Navy Roundabout were completed in April 2020. Work started in February 2020 with the steel and concrete flyover taken down section by section before…Read moreRead more
Demolition Daily #34
As the UK takes its first tentative steps on the road to an easing of COVID-19 quarantine restrictions, we speak to Jacqueline O’Donovan, managing director of O’Donovan Waste Disposal. As a keen advocate for training and worker welfare, Jacqui has expressed her concerns over a creeping COVID-19 complacency.
Tackling the “Climate Orphans”
As the world moves towards the use of cleaner and more sustainable energy sources, there is a very real danger that the remnants of our fossil-fuelled past could be left behind as “climate orphans”. In this exclusive episode of the Demolition Daily LiveStream, we speak to Martin Bjerregaard of D3 Consulting, a company that is…Read moreRead more
Demolition Daily #33
Last night, I listened to a Content with Media podcast by Peter Haddock that talked about how the construction industry charity – The Lighthouse Club – is attempting to help workers and their families impacted by the Coronavirus whilst trying to plug a financial hole in the charity’s coffers also caused by the pandemic. Today’s…Read moreRead more
