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
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Video – Bridge demolition on track…
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
Video – Narrow escape for family of five…
Demolition debris crashes through window into family home. A mother and her four young children escaped serious injury when debris from a building being demolished next door came crashing through their window. Marissa Williams was in her first-floor apartment in Wilkinsburg on Tuesday with her 7-month-old son and three young daughters when bricks, mortar and…Read moreRead more
Video – Black Hawk casino down…
CDI fells casino parking garage with controlled blast. The Monarch Casino in Black Hawk, Colorado has imploded its old parking garage to make way for a new hotel and spa. It’s all part of a $400 million development plan. Three stories were turned into a half a story in about three seconds thanks to Mark…Read moreRead more
