Brown and Mason demonstrates power station prowess. They were the tallest structures in Essex. But int he space of just 13 seconds, they were erased from the country’s skyline following the latest successful controlled explosion by Brown and Mason. The 170 metre (558 ft) high chimneys, built in the late 1960s, were at Tilbury Power…Read moreRead more
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Video – Tilbury towers toppled…
Video – Malta’s tallest structure coming down…
Work starts on deconstruction 150-metre chimney at Delimara Power Station. Enemalta started the dismantling of the last remaining HFO-fired power plant at the Delimara Power Station and its 150-metre chimney. A few days ago, the company’s demolition contractors cut and removed the two large exhaust pipes connecting the plant’s heavy fuel oil (HFO) boilers to…Read moreRead more
Video – Torn apart by Cats…
S&R Corp. begins the Demolition of the Old Sakonnet River Bridge. The Old Sakonnet River Bridge in Rhode Island opened in 1956 as a replacement for the Stone Bridge, about a mile to the south. The original bridge was retired in 2012 when the new bridge was built. The Old Sakonnet River Bridge spans 664…Read moreRead more
Video – Bronto rears its head…
Largest high reach in US goes to work in Vegas. Demolition in Las Vegas usually means huge explosions and spectacular events. While there are no explosions in the demolition of the Las Vegas Club, the works are no less spectacular as the tallest high reach excavator in the US – nicknamed Bronto – goes to…Read moreRead more
Video – Putting an end to 50 years of power…
Georgia power plant imploded in spectacular fashion. The power plant at Lake Sinclair is no more. Georgia Power demolished the plant Saturday after 50 years of providing successful service to the community. Georgia Power shut down the plant two years ago, and since then they have already demolished a smoke stack, but Saturday they demolished…Read moreRead more
Video – Rosebank razed…
Former Times Media building felled in implosion. The building that used to house Times Media at Rosebank, Johannesburg in South Africa has been imploded. The building was imploded to make space for The Galleria, a 90,000 square metre development that will consist of offices, a hotel and apartments, among other things.
Video – Sights & Sounds of RWM 2017
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Video – Silverdome coming down…
Work is underway to demolish the iconic Pontiac Silverdome. The former home of the Detroit Lines is coming down at last; and a new drone film captures the sheer magnitude of the task facing the demolition contractor. The Pontiac Silverdome stadium opened in 1975 and sits on 51 hectares of land. In its heyday, it…Read moreRead more
Video – Lend me your ears…
DemolitionNews takes to the airwaves with Demolition News Radio. You can now get the latest news, views and comment injected directly into your ears thanks to the launch of Demolition News Radio. You can subscribe via iTunes if you’re an iOS user or Google Play Music is you’re an Andriod user. Both allow you to…Read moreRead more
Video – Bay Bridge succumbs to pier pressure…
Implosion removes yet more of the Old Bay Bridge. Engineers are taking out some of the last remnants of the original San Francisco Bay Bridge. They conducted the first implosion Saturday, to remove 13-remaining piers of the east span of the structure. The original 1936 bridge has been replaced with one that’s earthquake safe.
