Exclusive look ahead at just some of the kit that will be on show at the show. In recent years, the Hillhead show has evolved from a pure quarry equipment show to an exhibition that encompasses demolition, recycling and even construction. With that in mind, we are looking ahead to the show in this exclusive…Read moreRead more
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Video – Hillhead Highlights #1
Video – Demolition double-quick…
Time-lapse video captures entire demolition process in just a few minutes. Fresh from the heart of Manitoba comes this great new video featuring Winnipeg Demolition and some high-speed time-lapse video that seamlessly condenses 27,000 images into a great film that covers the entire demolition process from high reach beginning recycling end: Building Demolition Time Lapse…Read moreRead more
Video – The ultimate photo bomb…
Bus makes starring role in explosive film. Picture the scene. A 24-storey tower block in your neighbourhood is about to be imploded. You have a video camera and your dreams of becoming an overnight YouTube sensation are so close you can touch them. You get up bright and early to get yourself the best possible…Read moreRead more
Video – Business as usual…
Dem-Master and Safedem combo completes another text book blast. A joint venture between Dem-Master and Safedem has pulled off another text book tower block implosion, felling the 24-storey Norfolk Court in Scotland yesterday morning. Following in the wake of several recent explosive demolition stand-ups, the eyes of the demolition and media worlds were focused on…Read moreRead more
Video – The case of the disappearing gas holders…
Coleman and Company reinforces reputation as gas holder leader. When I was growing up, I could see the Battersea Power Station, its iconic four chimneys and the neighbouring gas holders from my bedroom window. So this video is somewhat poignant for me as this landmark of my childhood is slowly being erased from the London…Read moreRead more
Video – Awesome bridge blast…
Take six minutes out of your day and admire this stunning video. Every time I fire up the DemolitionNews video camera and point it at something here in the UK, I am reminded of just how much better the sky often looks in films from elsewhere in the world. Seriously, check out the sunset in…Read moreRead more
Video – Hitachi’s brothel basher…
Hitachi high reach demolishes “house of ill repute”. In a Utopian world, certain buildings would be exempt from demolition: pubs; decent restaurants; anything prominently flying a West Ham flag. In that demolition Nirvana, there would be lots of tax offices, double-glazing sales offices and call centres to keep demolition contractors busy and well fed. Although…Read moreRead more
Video – Too close for comfort…?
Time-lapse captures demolition that seems remarkably close to open road. The problem with doing this job day in and day out is that, eventually, you begin to look at everything through a jaundiced eye; constantly seeking the negative when someone else (someone younger, perhaps) might see only positives. Here’s an example. A lovely looking time-lapse…Read moreRead more
Video – Not what it says on the tin…
The video is labelled Skanska, but it’s Armac machines to the fore. Our daily trawl through the dank and lonely depths of the Internet’s seemingly bottomless and inexhaustible reservoir of demolition videos has today thrown up this silent movie. According to the video’s title, this is a Skanska contract, and who are we to disagree….Read moreRead more
Video – Nostaligia Corner; the return…
I wonder why this process didn’t survive. A man in the back of a truck wearing nothing more than protective than a pair of wellies and a cloth cap. What could possibly go wrong> This video harks back to the 1960 when men were men and feet were regularly crushed under piles of concrete.
