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.
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Video – Big Belgian blast…
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
Video – Stairway to heaven…
Brokk demolition robot shows stair-climbing capabilities. Think that robots can’t climb stairs? Then think again. This Brokk demolition robot demonstrates its ability to climb and demolish a narrow flight of stairs that descend into a subterranean shopping centre. STD Escalier 4 Temps from Matthieu LE GRELLE on Vimeo.
Video – CDI takes Whitewater ride…
The CDI blast portfolio just keeps on growing. It sometimes seems that the Controlled Group Inc. blasting crew just doesn’t sleep. No sooner have they felled a series of structures in Florida than they pop up in Indiana to dispose of a 100 metre long strcutural steel bridge.
Video – The one that got away…
Four Australian stacks fall, one stands defiant. Demolition eyes turned to Australia yesterday as a planned implosion by Liberty Industrial was set to fell five stacks at the Shell Clyde refinery in New South Wales. At the appointed time, five explosions rang out and gravity seized four of the stacks and dragged them Earthwards, precisely…Read moreRead more
Video – Boone goes boom…
Is there a river in America that doesn’t have a bridge lying in it…? After some brief weather-related delays, the Boone Bridge finally went boom just a short time ago. A further blast will remove the remaining portion of the Missouri bridge on a date to be confirmed.
Video – Multi-blast from CDI…
CDI chalks up another big blast success. Controlled Demolition, Inc. (CDI), acting as implosion subcontractor to Southern Salvage, has performed the explosives felling of a number of key structures at Hookers Parairie in Florida. The blast included a 120’ tall mixed feed structure, a 120’ tall washer structure, a 110’ tall bank of four concentrate…Read moreRead more
Video – Salem’s lot…
JDC continues demolition of former power station. Back on the 4th of January, we brought you a video showing the demolition of the former Salem Harbor power station (and oh boy were we ever pleased with the headline on THAT story). Well, that work is ongoing and the good folks at JDC have just released…Read moreRead more
