Three storey block pierces neighbouring property with residents inside. An empty three-story apartment building on Newbury Street in Lawrence collapsed Wednesday as it was being demolished, tilting onto an occupied apartment building next door. Residents of the adjacent building, which had six units housing about 15 people, were evacuated and will not be allowed to…Read moreRead more
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Video – Boston building collapses during demolition…
Video – A damper on demolition…
Rain hampers California bridge demolition. Weather placed a damper on the demolition of the old Antlers Bridge in Lakehead Tuesday. Around 1,300 charges were set in five sections but several of them did not ignite due to the rain according to local news reports. Most of the bridge, which was built in 1941, was brought…Read moreRead more
Video – Bridge demolition on track…
S. Evans carries out overnight bridge removal. Network Rail – ably assisted by S. Evans & Sons – has demolished the bridge over the railway on the A71 in West Calder. The work is part of the structures clearance programme ahead of the electrification of the ‘Shotts line’ by March 2019. A71 West Calder –…Read moreRead more
It’s competition time…again
Check out our latest Vlog for your chance to win some industry-related goodies. I am too old and too set in my ways to concern myself with New Year’s Resolutions. Besides, I don’t drink and I don’t smoke so there’s not a whole heap that I can give up anyway. But this year I decided…Read moreRead more
Video – It’s Christmas time…
…there’s no need to be afraid. While most of us Brits were tucked up in nice warm houses, eating and drinking too much, and attempting to make small talk with family members we see only at Christmas, weddings or funerals, the crews at Clarke Demolition Company were hard at work (any excuse to duck the…Read moreRead more
Video – Quake hit car park coming down…
Crews begin demolition of New Zealand car park undermined by recent quake. Demolition of the Reading carpark in Wellington, New Zealand is underway. The carpark was significantly damaged in the 14 November earthquake to the point that it’s not safe for anyone to enter and therefore has to be demolished. Reading International, the building owner,…Read moreRead more
Video – Shock and awe bridge blast…
When the Chinese implode a bridge, they do not take prisoners. Over the years, we have brought you countless films of bridges being brought down using a controlled explosion. Almost without fail, the bridges have been fully prepared, the ground upon which they fall has been made ready, and just enough explosives are deployed to…Read moreRead more
Video – Surely there’s a better way…?
Necessity is the mother of invention; but sometimes her offspring is questionable. The ingenuity of man never ceases to amaze and bewilder. And for every great invention – the steam locomotive, the internal combustion engine, the jet aircraft, the Space Shuttle, and the iPhone – there is a Sinclair C5. So it should come as…Read moreRead more
Video – Herding Cats…
Fleet of Caterpillar machines tackles demolition. Illinois-based Omega Demolition called upon the full might of its extensive Caterpillar equipment fleet to tackle the demolition of Chicago’s Children’s Memorial Hospital. Check out the video below:
Video – Pretty in pink…
Demo Diva makes it big on TV. Demo Diva Simone Bruni started out as a demolition broker after Hurricane Katrina tore through her home town of New Orleans. Following her exclusive appearance on DemolitionNews.com back in 2010, she is set to air on CNBC’s TV series Blue Collar Millionaires. You can check out the trailer…Read moreRead more
