Taking down a sign should not be this hard. Felling a seemingly flimsy sign sat atop what looks to be a wooden pole should be a pretty straightforward task, particularly is you’re using a hydraulic excavator. But this is no ordinary sign. It is a sign that is vaguely crucifix-shaped, and it bears the slogan…Read moreRead more
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Video – Going their separate ways…
Precise blast splits Australian power station in two. The landmark Northern Power Station boilers were successfully felled at the Northern Power Station site in Port Augusta this morning. The two 10,000 tonne structures were demolished at 9:00 am local time using charge-cutting explosives, making it one of the largest explosive charge felling events ever to…Read moreRead more
Video – Putting the AR in car park…
Demolition of Nottingham’s Broadmarsh car park is underway. The starting gun has been fired on the ‘transformation’ of the south part of the city – with the demolition of the Broadmarsh car park ‘concrete monstrosity’ now officially under way. With the demolition expected to be finished early in the new year, Nottingham City Council bosses…Read moreRead more
Video – He shoots, he scores…
New book teaches you how to shoot epic demolition film using your smartphone. According to the old adage, the best camera is the one you have with you. And for most of us today, that means our smartphones. Although the smartphone camera has given rise to things like pouty selfies, constant photos of celebrity breakfasts…Read moreRead more
Video – Georgia peach of an implosion…
Drone captures fall of coal hopper. Part of the Georgia Power plant in Milledgeville came down with a bang on Saturday. The latest blast – the second in two months – took down the facility’s coal hopper. According to local news reports, the power plant has not been functioning for a few years, but from…Read moreRead more
Video – From dusk till dawn…
One night to take down Californian overpass. Caltrans Public Information Officer Vince Jacala spends a night imbedded with a Caltrans construction team as they demolish a bridge above Interstate 80 before dawn. During the overnight bridge demolition, Caltrans and its contractor must also scramble to finish on time and reopen busy I-80 between Sacramento and…Read moreRead more
Video – Sad end for Saskatchewan stadium
A piece of Canadian football history went out with a bang in Regina on Friday. The last standing section of the Mosaic Stadium, home to the Saskatchewan Roughriders for 80 years, was demolished as hundreds of football fans dressed in the team’s green jerseys watched on in a mix of nostalgia and sorrow. The area…Read moreRead more
Video – End of an era…
Demolition firm to close its doors after 113 years. For more than 113 years, Martin Enterprises has carried out demolition work all over Northeast Indiana. But the owners have announced they’ll be shutting down the operation next year. The demolition company was founded in 1904 by Allan Martin. Fourth generation Martin, Terri Martin, has worked…Read moreRead more
Video – Ahead of our time…
To be played when the industry once again discusses the future of the Construction Industry Training Board. If you have been around the UK construction industry, you would know that the Construction Industry Training Board has – seemingly forever – lived in the shadow cast my the Sword of Damocles that swings portentously above its…Read moreRead more
Video – The disconnection debate…
Scottish gas blast throws spotlight onto subject of service disconnections. It is now more than a week since an explosion ripped through a building in Scotland that was scheduled for demolition. At the time of the blast, an asbestos removal crew was working inside. Two men were severely injured, and one of them has subsequently…Read moreRead more
