Huge tower demolished ahead of 2018 Russian World Cup. An unused Soviet-era TV tower in the Ural mountain city of Yekaterinburg in Russia has been destroyed to make way for reconstruction ahead of the 2018 World Cup.
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Video – Russian tower toppled…
Video – BAM goes another icon…
Medway skyline changed forever as Kingsnorth Power Station stack is imploded. Power station demolition experts Brown and Mason now seem to be carrying out controlled blasts with almost monotonous regularity. And the company has this morning chalked up yet another with the successful and spectacular implosion of the giant stack at the Kingsnorth Power Station….Read moreRead more
Video – Coal breaker broken…
The St. Nicholas Coal Breaker has been felled in a controlled blast. After being shuttered for more than 50 years, Pennsylvania’s last massive coal breaker – situated between Mahanoy City and Shenandoah in Schuylkill County – came down in a controlled implosion.
Video – Announcing the launch of DemolitionKit.com…
The demolition equipment sector now has a dedicated news resource all its own. It is one of the demolition industry’s most dynamic sectors. It is the source of seemingly unstoppable levels of innovation and creativity. It is capable of pushing the boundaries of what is possible to make the industry safer and more productive. And…Read moreRead more
Video – Westchester Plaza toppled…
Sunday morning blast fells 12-storey block in Fort Worth. The 12-story Westchester Plaza building in Fort Worth is nothing more than a big pile of rubble. The building was imploded Sunday morning at 8 am local time. Last August, residents were told to move out after the owner said changes to the Medicaid system forced…Read moreRead more
Video – Brown and Mason blasts back…
Another successful implosion at Tilbury Power Station. Brown and Mason has cemented its position as one of the world’s leading exponents of power station demolition with another successful implosion at the Tilbury Power Station. A controlled blast on Friday felledbunkers 9 and 10 and the disused power station, along with the transfer tower:
Video – 777 kick-starts stadium redevelopment…
Work begins on demolition that will bring football back to Plough Lane. It is a full 20 years since the turnstiles at Wimbledon FC’s Plough Lane stadium. The former home of “The Crazy Gang” fell into dilapidation and disrepair while the team moved North and became the MK Dons. But football is scheduled to come…Read moreRead more
Video – Savanna – Sabula bridge blasted…
Controlled blast fells bridge over Mississippi River. The 86-year-old Savanna-Sabula Bridge, a steel truss bridge that spanned the Mississippi River on the Illinois-Iowa border, was demolished late last week. The Savanna-Sabula, which connected Savanna, Illinois, with the small island town of Sabula, Iowa, was demolished around 10:30 am local time Friday
Video – A blast 10 years in the making…
Controlled implosion finally demolishes tallest building in Kentucky capital. The 28 storey Capital Plaza Office Tower in Frankfort, Kentucky disappeared yesterday into a cloud of dust. Capital Plaza Office Tower opened in 1972 and closed in 2016, and was the tallest building in Frankfort. It was imploded to make way for a new 385,500-square-foot, 1,500…Read moreRead more
Video – Cougar Town…
University of Houston says fond farewell. For almost 70 years, the Quadrangle at the University of Houston was home for generations of Cougars. In 2018, demolition began to make way for new residence halls. New student housing with approximately 1,200 beds is expected to replace the Quad in fall 2018.
