One month on, new video shows glorious implosion of stacks. It is one month since we brought you news that the fifth smoke stack at Australia’s Clyde Refinery had finally – at the fifth time of asking – succumbed to the attentions of Liberty Industrial. And now, the company has released a stunning video showing…Read moreRead more
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Video – Clyde Refinery revisited…
Video – Stormin’ Norman…
Philly’s infamous Norman Blumberg towers tumble in CDI blast. When they were built in 1967, the 510-unit Blumberg projects – two low-income high-rises, a third set aside for senior citizens, and a cluster of low-rise apartments – were billed, like so many other high-rise projects, as a modern solution to inner-city poverty. But within a…Read moreRead more
Video – Demolition on an epic scale…
6.5 million square feet of demolition puts equipment to test. There is large-scale demolition, and then there’s this. The latest part of the Oak Ridge uranium enrichment site decommissioning will require the demolition of some 6.5 million square feet of buildings, equivalent to 113 American football fields’ worth of structures. This fascinating film looks at…Read moreRead more
Video – California dreaming…
Aerial footage of Pacifica demolition. I don’t know about you but when someone mentions California, I immediately think of blue skies, blue seas and beaches packed to the rafters with Baywatch-style lifeguards. Apparently, it’s not always like that, as this video proves. Dark clouds form the backdrop of a smart drone video covering the demolition…Read moreRead more
Video – Lincoln Park Tower is no more…
46-year old apartment block crashes down in controlled blast. More than a dozen explosions thundered out from the concrete skeleton of Lincoln Park Tower Sunday morning. After a moment of stillness – and some uncomfortable shifting by members of the crowd — the next round of detonations started, this time accompanied by the sound of…Read moreRead more
Video – Gilpin takes early Bath…
Gilpin Demolition barges bridge out of the way. Devon-based contractor Gilpin Demolition had to take to the water to demolish an ageing iron bridge across a canal in Bath. This video provides a unique insight into the demolition process. Destructor Bridge, Bath from de facto films on Vimeo.
Video – Big Belgian blast…
Going down – 171 metre tower felled in controlled blast. We have just received this great video that captures the explosive felling of a 171 metre tall pre-stressed concrete tower near Namur in Belgium. The work was carried out by Wanty and Orice with input from Ginger CEBTP Demolition for client Proximus.
Video – #Didcot4 message goes global…
The #Didcot campaign has reached more than 1.27 million people around the world! The Didcot disaster may – thankfully – have slipped off the front pages of the national newspapers; but public interest, concern and support still continues to flood in. The video (below) will give you the very latest scores on the doors but…Read moreRead more
Video – A brief history of Bauma…
Looking forward to the world’s biggest construction equipment exhibition by looking back. In approximately six weeks’ time, more than half a million equipment buyers, owners, operators, enthusiasts and assorted tyre and track-kickers will descend upon Bavaria for the world’s largest construction equipment extravaganza. Our buddies over at Diggers and Dozers will be there to film…Read moreRead more
Video – Behind the scenes of bridge blast…
Video tells story of Oklahoma bridge demolition. The majority of bridge implosion videos we bring you are little more than a money shot; a blast, a few seconds of debris falling, fade to black. But this new film from the Oklahoma Department of Transport tells the full story of the explosive demolition of the Taylor’s…Read moreRead more
