Eight minutes of industrial demolition at its finest. I could tell you that the Shell Clyde refinery in New South Wales was built in the 1920s. I could tell you that the refinery was in operation longer than any refinery in Australia, earning it “State Significance” accreditation. And I could tell you that Liberty Industrial…Read moreRead more
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Video – The Shell Clyde story…
Video – Seasoned performer…
Komatsu PC400LC-7 spices up demolition of Salt & Pepper cold storage. The old reinforced concrete, cold storage building in Wrigleyville, Chicago – the first floor of which housed Salt & Pepper – is being demolished ahead of a new construction. The major demolition works have been entrusted to a Komatsu high reach excavator:
Video – Newline aids fire recovery…
Demolition crew on scene following fire at Leicester spray paint factory. Demolition work is ongoing to pull down a spray pain factory in Leicester. Firefighters were called to the blaze at L&M Spray, in Gladstone Street as thick black smoke could be seen across the city into the afternoon as the fire burned. Newline Demolition,…Read moreRead more
Video – The Queens Park rangers…
Time-lapse captures final phase of Queens Park demolition. The flats at Queens Park in Blackpool went out in spectacular style. Now, just a few weeks after the successful implosion, Forshaw Demolition is entering the final phase of the demolition. Queens Park demolition last bit from Chris Hives on Vimeo.
Video – Water tower downed…
Aerial footage as water tower falls. This video manages to combine two of our favourite things: a water tower falling; and aerial videography. Our thanks to Eslich Wrecking for sharing this video with us:
Video – Watch the mall fall…
Aerial video captures demolition of Oak Ridge Mall. Tennessee’s Oak Ridge Mall is being redeveloped; and the demolition process is well underway. This drone video captures the demolition action while showing the sheer scale of the 23 hectare site:
Video – Piece of cake at Pontefract…
Aerial footage of hospital demolition. Yorkshire’s Pontefract General Infirmary is coming down; so what better time to get a drone to go up and check out the demolition works:
Video – Our survey said…
Double-tendering, and how client penny-pinching is putting demolition lives at risk. Well, it seems that double-tendering – the process of having to renegotiate a contract price having already won it – is not just rife in the UK demolition industry; it is now considered part and parcel of the sector. Our recent survey on the…Read moreRead more
Video – Short-cut to bridge demo clean-up…
Trucking on to a faster clean-up. When you’re demolished a bridge, it is normal practice to lay down a protective mat so safeguard the road or highway below. It is also the norm to have a wheel loader (or similar) on stand-by to help with the clean-up of both the protective mat and the fallen…Read moreRead more
Video – Dykon does it again…
Ohio smokestack laid gently to rest. The First Energy Burger Plant in Ohio lost its iconic smokestack in another precision blast by the crew at Dykon Explosive Demolition Corp. The blast felled a pair of 12-storey boilers as well as the 260 metre tall stack:
