Lindsay Gale of D&Ri magazine provides an update on this year’s Demolition Summit. The recent European Demolition Association conference in Nice, France provided a useful opportunity for D&Ri editor Lindsay Gale to update delegates on the progress of the Demolition Summit and associated Demolition Awards that are scheduled to take place in Amsterdam later this…Read moreRead more
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Stanley-LaBounty announces lay-offs…
Attachment manufacturer announces more lay-offs at its Two Harbors factory in the US. The name of LaBounty is synonymous with the development of highly specialised demolition attachments for the demolition industry. However, it appears that even such well-known and respected brands are not impervious to the economic recession that continues to eat away at the…Read moreRead more
Exclusive Videos – JCB’s Demolition Day…
JCB recently hosted a demolition day for members of the NFDC. And here’s the footage. Back in 2006 when it was the primary sponsor of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors’ annual convention in Barcelona, JCB hosted an impressive Demolition Day at its premises in Uttoxeter. Three years on, and the company has repeated the…Read moreRead more
Juventus Stadium demolition video…
New Holland has produced a video showing the demolition of the famous Stadio Delle Alpi. Excavator manufacturer New Holland has produced a video showing its equipment playing a key role in the demolition of the famous Stadio Delle Alpi, home of the Juventus football team in Turin. Just a pity that the soundtrack used on…Read moreRead more
Videos proving popular…
The videos here on Demolition News is among the site’s most popular content. Following the positive feedback on the Red Rhino video posted last week, we have just checked the statistics and it appears that our exclusive videos are among the most popular items on www.demolitionnews.com. The most popular videos in order are: No Quick…Read moreRead more
Exclusive video interview with new Red Rhino owner…
Simon Winfield has taken over Red Rhino; and Demolition News cameras were there first. In an exclusive interview for www.demolitionnews.com, the new owner of Red Rhino reveals his hopes and aspirations for the compact crusher brand.
Armac puts the lights out…
Armac uses Cat high reach machines on lighting factory demolition For demolition specialist Armac Group, turning the lights off took on a whole new meaning, when it was awarded a six month contract to demolish an old GE lighting factory next to the A10 in Enfield, London. Following video courtesy of Finning TV: Already at…Read moreRead more
Rugby stadium demolition video…
When demolition and camera-shake combine. Hilton Park Rugby Club in Leigh, Lancashire is being demolished, literally, as we speak. Here is a brand new video showing the work in progress; and apologies for the severe camera shake.
Another US sporting stadium bites the dust…
On this side of the Atlantic, demolition contractors are forever scratching around looking for office blocks and toilet blocks to demolish. But, in the US, there seems to be an endless supply of Las Vegas hotels and sporting stadiums that are ripe for the wrecking ball. And here’s the latest; the controlled demolition of the…Read moreRead more
Holy high reach…
Those readers of a certain age will remember the original Batman TV series (with Adam West as the caped crusader) in which Batman and Robin would occasionally “scale tall buildings” using the tried and tested special effects method of making the floor of the studio look like a wall and laying the camera on its…Read moreRead more
