Time-lapse captures precision demolition of former exhibition and concert venue. For anyone that attended the Ideal Home Exhibition, the London Boat Show, Crufts Dog Show (before it relocated) and for generations of concert-goers (I saw the late, great George Michael there as recently as 2012), Earl’s Court exhibition centre was the go-to destination. But amidst…Read moreRead more
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Video – Earl’s Court eviscerated…
Video – M&M in Cat attack…
Multiple Caterpillar machines make light work of plaza demolition. With more than a little help from local demolition specialist M&M Contracting, the Heritage Plaza in San Antonio is coming down; and it is creating some truly stunning visuals as it does so. M&M Contracting Demolition – Heritage Plaza from VPI on Vimeo.
Video – The big push…
Fruit packing house comes down with one big push. The old B.C. Tree Fruits building (packing house) in Kelowna, British Columbia being demolished by crews from Dig It Contracting. And the cameras were rolling when the final push happened:
Video – Mercy me…
Triple blast planned for Des Moines next month. The crew from DyKon Explosive Demolition Corp. is making ready for a triple block blast that is planned for early in March. Three blocks at the Mercy Park Apartments in Des Moines are scheduled to be imploded.
Video – Season 2 starts here…
Demolition TV is back on your screens. The wait and the anticipation is over. After a festive absence, Demolition TV is back; and it’s bigger, bolder and better than ever. We could waffle on for hours about the fact that it’s shot in cinema-quality 4K; that it now follows a “vlog” style to provide viewers…Read moreRead more
Video – Dutch pier gets carried away…
Prepare to be amazed. The demolition of a pier throws up a number of additional challenges, not least of which is working in water that is constantly shifting. But our Dutch friends know a thing or two about working on the water. And when the team at Kruiswijk Groep BV we faced witht he task…Read moreRead more
Video – DSM checks out at Sheffield hotel…
High reach excavator sees off Grosvenor Hotel. In 1966, when much of the nation was focused upon the late, great Bobby Moore holding aloft the Jules Rimet trophy, a new hotel was opening in Sheffield in the north of England. Sadly, Bobby Moore is no longer with us, and the England football team has been…Read moreRead more
Video – In the dead of night…
Overnight possession sees demolition of half of Valley View bridge. Demolition crews have been demolishing one half of the Valley View Ave. bridge at I-5 and removing footings and columns on the Virginia freeway. This excellent vide captures some of the action:
Video – Bank Job…
Excavators carry out smash and grab at Kansas bank. How on Earth did we get by before drones afforded us a unique perspective on the demolition process? Videographers around the world are taking to the air to capture demolition works from a previously unseen vantage point. Case in point – This look at the demolition…Read moreRead more
Video – It’s all Greek to me…
Awesome drone footage of Greek bridge demolition. At a time when the country is in economic turmoil, the construction of a new national motorway to link the capital Athens with the cities of Corinth and Patras was always going to be controversial, particularly with costs estimated to be in excess of two billion Euros. But…Read moreRead more
