Implosion fells pair of NATO towers. They were once used to monitor Soviet aircraft over the Baltic Sea. But with the end of the Cold War, these two NATO towers in Denmark fell into disuse and disrepair. And now, controlled explosive demolition has been used to remove these two relics of a bygone age.
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Video – Snowy end to Cold War tech…
Video – Independence day…
Excavator equipped with demolition pole takes out silo. With the demolition pole having been largely consigned to the pages of the industry’s history books, seeing one in action is always a good opportunity to reminisce about methodologies gone by. And so we’re delighted to bring you this footage of an excavator equipped with a pole…Read moreRead more
Video – RB facility says final demolition farewell…
Former Ruston Bucyrus warehouse being demolished to pave way for development. “It’s the circle of life,” declared singer, songwriter and proud wearer of the worst haircut this side of Donald Trump, Elton John. “And it moves us all.” There was a time when no self-respecting demolition equipment fleet would have been without a Ruston Bucyrus…Read moreRead more
Video – Reaches high but it’s not a high reach…
In our “inappropriate equipment” section a telehandler demolishes chimney. If you sent for a tree surgeon and he arrived clutching a bag of spanners, alarm bells would start going off in your head, right. Apparently, those same alarms bells did not sound with the client that requested a chimney demolition and a guy driving a…Read moreRead more
Video – The bigger they are…
…the harder they fall. Over the past 18 moths or so, we have taken to keeping a watching brief on the guys at Liberty Industrial. Not only do their demolition videos feature a lot of the sunshine that is missing from UK skies but they also do some really interesting and professional work. And they…Read moreRead more
Video – Great balls of fire…
Epic ending for Iowa’s Riverfront YMCA building. The Riverfront YMCA went down in seconds Sunday morning, following yet another successful blast from the Dykon crew. The implosion of the decades-old riverfront building took place just after 7 a.m., about 10 minutes earlier than expected. Hundreds of onlookers braved the cold air to watch the building…Read moreRead more
Video Exclusive – Dykon strikes again…
Blasting crew fells Millard Fillmore Gates Hospital. There is just no stopping the Dykon Explosive Demolition Corp at the moment. And the company has struck again, this time in Buffalo, New York. It took less than 30 seconds to take down the old Millard Fillmore Gates Hospital. The implosion went off without a hitch at…Read moreRead more
Video – Let’s talk about precision…
Brown and Mason turn stack demolition into art form. Over the years, we have reported on a countless number of implosions; blasts big and small. But, if memory serves us correctly, we have never featured one quite so precise as Brown and Mason’s latest blast at the Cockenzie Power Station. We originally featured this a…Read moreRead more
Video – Big crash at Daytona…
Implosion fells huge grandstand at NASCAR venue. AAnother part of iconic Daytona International Speedway has fallen as part of the $400 million Daytona Rising renovation project. Thirty-three pounds of copper-sheathed, linear-shaped charge explosives were used to bring down the steel tower.
Video – Dore blows up inflatable innovation…
Inflatable bags used as temporary prop during post-fire demolition. From explosives borrowed from the quarrying sector to equipment originally designed for construction being co-opted for demolition duties, the industry has an unerring knack of embracing innovation from outside the demolition field and utilising it within. But this is the first time I can recall a…Read moreRead more
