In today’s show: Silence might be golden but it’s not an option when the entire industry is talking about a bid rigging scandal. A demolition worker escapes jail despite ramming a police van; and Rye Demolition sets the sustainable standard and collects an award for its foresight. PLUS JCB and Manitou remain locked in a…Read moreRead more
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The Break Fast Show #335
The Break Fast Show #334
In today’s show: Why the NFDC might find sponsorship money a little harder to come by; we will be taking a walk through the Hillhead stand of the mighty Molson; we’re off to Italy for a spot of Venieri flair; and we’re chasing the Chinese Dragon to Turkey. PLUS we have some high-speed high reach…Read moreRead more
When the begging bowl is empty
The National Federation of Demolition Contractors’ failure to act over the bid rigging scandal that has named 10 of its members could (and, perhaps, should) make it harder for the NFDC to attract sponsorship from industry suppliers that are protective of their brand and reputation. And that could, in turn, limit the Federation’s ability to…Read moreRead more
The Break Fast Show #332
In today’s show: The Federation and The Queen – How even long-time leaders can find themselves at odds with public sentiment. The Caterpillar D11 – For when push comes to shove; is it coming or is it going? The Dual View dumper from Wacker Neuson; a man defends his son with an excavator – And…Read moreRead more
The Federation and The Queen
When The Queen failed to return from her holiday at Balmoral and refused to fly the Union flag at half mast over Buckingham Palace in the aftermath of the death of Princess Diana, she was seen as cold, distant and aloof. There was a feeling that she had misjudged the mood of the nation. The…Read moreRead more
The Weekend Wrap – CMA Special
After a week in which the outpouring of revelations from the CMA investigation into big rigging in the UK demolition sector has grown from a trickle to a deluge, we look back at all the key news items of the past seven days in the exclusive and special edition of The Weekend Wrap.
The bad news keeps on coming…
Seven days into the Competition and Markets Authority debacle, the bad news just keeps on coming. The latest news turd to plop down upon the already heavily stained head of the NFDC is that another high-profile member John F Hunt has set aside £5.6 million to cover the cost of the fines it anticipates in…Read moreRead more
The Break Fast Show #331
In today’s show: John F Hunt has become the latest NFDC member to publicly declare the provision it has made for fines that will likely arise from the CMA investigation into bid rigging. We’re calling in on New Zealand’s “Pigeon Palace” as it takes its final flight; I will attempt to draw parallels between the…Read moreRead more
Cometh the hour, cometh the man…?
This is the story of two Extraordinary General Meetings of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors; a tale of an NFDC president that was dismissed, a president robbed of the role, and a president that never should have been and who – remarkably – could be again. It is the story of how decisions made…Read moreRead more
The Break Fast Show #330
In today’s show: The saying says “cometh the hour, cometh the man”. But what if the hour cometh and the wrong man cometh with it? We’re headed Down Under for some Australian-style silo demolition; and we take a gentle stroll around Komatsu’s stand at Hillhead 2022. PLUS we’re also headed back to Sweden for an…Read moreRead more
