Aerial view captures stack blast in all its glory. Regular readers will recall that – at the beginning of the month – we brought you some raw footage of Dykon Explosive Demolition Corp’s successful smokestack blast at the First Energy Burger Plant in Ohio. Well now, we are able to bring you a professional drone’s-eye…Read moreRead more
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Video – Second bite at Burger blast…
Video – Hateful eight…
Eight excavators down German bridge during overnight possession. A team of eight excavators, each equipped with large hydraulic hammers, has made light work of the demolition of a motorway bridge in Germany. The machines took just a few hours to bring down the 82-year old structure over the A8 motorway near Rosenheim.
Video – The Shell Clyde story…
Eight minutes of industrial demolition at its finest. I could tell you that the Shell Clyde refinery in New South Wales was built in the 1920s. I could tell you that the refinery was in operation longer than any refinery in Australia, earning it “State Significance” accreditation. And I could tell you that Liberty Industrial…Read moreRead more
Video – Seasoned performer…
Komatsu PC400LC-7 spices up demolition of Salt & Pepper cold storage. The old reinforced concrete, cold storage building in Wrigleyville, Chicago – the first floor of which housed Salt & Pepper – is being demolished ahead of a new construction. The major demolition works have been entrusted to a Komatsu high reach excavator:
Video – Newline aids fire recovery…
Demolition crew on scene following fire at Leicester spray paint factory. Demolition work is ongoing to pull down a spray pain factory in Leicester. Firefighters were called to the blaze at L&M Spray, in Gladstone Street as thick black smoke could be seen across the city into the afternoon as the fire burned. Newline Demolition,…Read moreRead more
Video – The Queens Park rangers…
Time-lapse captures final phase of Queens Park demolition. The flats at Queens Park in Blackpool went out in spectacular style. Now, just a few weeks after the successful implosion, Forshaw Demolition is entering the final phase of the demolition. Queens Park demolition last bit from Chris Hives on Vimeo.
Video – Water tower downed…
Aerial footage as water tower falls. This video manages to combine two of our favourite things: a water tower falling; and aerial videography. Our thanks to Eslich Wrecking for sharing this video with us:
Video – Watch the mall fall…
Aerial video captures demolition of Oak Ridge Mall. Tennessee’s Oak Ridge Mall is being redeveloped; and the demolition process is well underway. This drone video captures the demolition action while showing the sheer scale of the 23 hectare site:
Video – Piece of cake at Pontefract…
Aerial footage of hospital demolition. Yorkshire’s Pontefract General Infirmary is coming down; so what better time to get a drone to go up and check out the demolition works:
Video – Our survey said…
Double-tendering, and how client penny-pinching is putting demolition lives at risk. Well, it seems that double-tendering – the process of having to renegotiate a contract price having already won it – is not just rife in the UK demolition industry; it is now considered part and parcel of the sector. Our recent survey on the…Read moreRead more
