Seven people hospitalised as building crashes onto sidewalk. A building collapse at a future Eglinton Crosstown LRT station sent seven people to hospital, three of them with serious injuries, and left shaken residents asking questions about safety as construction continues on the massive infrastructure project. The building facade and scaffolding on the former House of…Read moreRead more
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Video – Several hurt in Canadian collapse…
Video Exclusive – Liebherr 950 Demolition…
First-look at the all-new Liebherr 950 Demolition excavator. Construction equipment giant Liebherr used the Bauma 2016 exhibition as the international launchpad for the new 950 Demolition Excavator. The machine weighs in at 53 tonnes and can carry a 2.5 tonne attachment to a working height of 26 metres. Full details will follow in Demolition magazine…Read moreRead more
Video – Back to Nostalgia Corner…
Classic footage of 1938 implosion of Welsh viaduct. They don’t make voice-overs like this any more! This 1938 Pathe News footage features the explosive demolition of the Llanbradach Viaduct in Mid Glamorgan, Wales. Three of the columns are exploded one after the other; the third one completely demolishes a small hut beside it.
Video – Battling loaders…
The Chinese prove once again that they are a law unto themselves. Regardless of what line of business you are in, there is nothing worse than losing a contract to someone else, particularly when it is highly likely that you will run into that someone at a function or meeting. Call me old fashioned but,…Read moreRead more
Video – Pub demolition spews debris onto road…
Birmingham road brought to standstill as demolition goes awry. A derelict Birmingham pub collapsed while undergoing demolition on Thursday – throwing scaffolding and debris into a busy road. The Birmingham Arms had stood in Dudley Road since the mid nineteenth century. But it was fully demolished after building sensationally fell down around 8.20 am. This…Read moreRead more
Video – Return to Nostalgia Corner…
West Ham Power Station demolished. Under normal circumstances, the words “West Ham” and “demolition” in a single sentence would leave me cold, distraught and despairing. But, thanks to Clarke Demolition Company’s Steve Bocking, we have uncovered a video containing both those expressions but which has nothing whatsoever to do with the world’s finest football club….Read moreRead more
Video – On the pull…
Machine might tug of war fells boiler house. JDC Demolition is currently decommissioning, decontaminating and demolishing the former Salem Harbor Power Station in Salem, Massachusetts, USA. The formerly coal and/or fuel oil fed Unit 3 Boiler went into commercial operation in 1959 and produced 165 MW. The footprint was 65 ft. x 65ft. and was…Read moreRead more
Video – Liebherr’s equipment extravaganza…
Epic display puts manufacturer at the very heart of Bauma 2016. This is not the first outing for the Liebherr exhibition stand that dominates such a large portion of the Messe Munchen showground during the week-long Bauma extravaganza. The same exhibition stand was used in 2010 and 2013, lending it a familiar feel to anyone…Read moreRead more
Video – Welcome to the 40-watt club…
Our exclusive club for the terminally dim has just inducted a new member. There is construction equipment, and there is demolition equipment. And, generally, never the twain shall meet. This is a lesson that will now be all too familiar to this operator who, for reasons known only to God and this guy’s single brain…Read moreRead more
Video – Boiler blast at Cape Fear…
Boiler blast the first of many Duke Energy plant. Demolition at the former coal-fired Duke Energy Sutton Plant shook many Wilmington-area residents awake early Sunday. The implosion heard round the Cape Fear region brought down one of three boilers at the plant off of US 421 North in New Hanover County. “This is an important…Read moreRead more
