Video – DSM makes start at Heath Town…

DSM Group starts work on demolition of Wolverhampton housing estate. A seven-month demolition contract that will kick-start the regeneration of Wolverhampton is underway; and DSM Group is already making significant inroads at the Heath Town housing estate:

Video – The all-new Demolition TV is here!

Closing out Season 2 of Demolition TV with a bang. Yes, you could watch The Sound of Music for the umpteenth time. Sure, you could settle down on your sofa and catch the Queen’s Speech. And you could probably question why TV channels no longer bring the family together in quite the same way as…Read moreRead more

Video – Maltese chimneys fall at the double…

High reach topples pair of power station chimneys. The last two of the Marsa Power Station’s five chimneys were demolished this morning, Enemalta said in a statement. The chimneys were among the few remaining structures of the 1953 Marsa Power Station, which was put on cold standby in 2015 and fully disconnected from the national…Read moreRead more

Video – Silverdome succumbs…

Stadium falls at second time of asking. The second time’s a charm. Crews tried once again to demolish the upper ring of the Pontiac Silverdome yesterday afternoon after Sunday’s failure, and this time they succeeded, or at least made progress. At about 4:05 pm local time, an ear-rattling boom sounded in Pontiac and the black…Read moreRead more

Video – Adamo investigating Silverdome stand-up…

Contractor believes severed wires may have caused implosion to fail. The demolition company involved in yesterday’s failed explosive demolition at the Pontiac Silverdome in Detroit faced the world’s media today as investigations were ongoing into the cause of the stand-up. According to Adam Group’s executive vice president Rick Cuppetilli, the kicking charges appear to have…Read moreRead more

Video – Clemson House crumbles…

CDI chalks up another text book blast. Hundreds gathered on the Clemson University campus on Sunday morning to witness the explosive end of the Clemson House accommodation block. Neuber Demolition and Environmental Services worked for the last several months to clear the building of its windows, interior partitions, stairwells and other materials that could potentially…Read moreRead more

Video – Despe aims high…

Another epic video from an epic company. Christmas came early at Demolition News Towers this morning when the fine folks at Italian demolition giant Despe kindly sent us their latest video. And, as ever with this classy contractor, the video is a two-minute marvel. Sit back and watch one of the world’s foremost demolition firms…Read moreRead more

Video – Damp squib at the Silverdome…

Stadium fails to fall in high profile implosion. It was a spectacle that demolition enthusiasts and sports fans around the world had been waiting for. But when crunch time finally arrived for the Pontiac Silverdome in Detroit, the spectacle failed to live up to expectations. Rather than seeing a massive stadium fall to the skill…Read moreRead more

Video – They come alive at night…

Stunning video captures overnight bridge demolition in all its balletic majesty. There is, perhaps, no greater test of the demolition man’s skill than an overnight bridge possession. With a road or railway scheduled to open in just a few hours and the very real threat of financial penalties for late completion hanging over them, demolition…Read moreRead more

Video – Nikau goes shopping…

Paving the way for Westfield. There is very little in the demolition arena that gladdens my heart quite as much as a new video from a top-notch contractor in a far-flung destination. And so, I give you, New Zealand’s Nikau Contractors doing what they do best: