Last week, we brought you footage of Asarco Demolition’s dual implosion of a pair of smokestacks in Montana. But we’ve just uncovered this new high definition footage of the blast. If only all demolition video looked as good as this (and be sure to hit the Full Screen option – the four little arrows in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen):

Asarco Smelter Demolition [RED 4K] from Tempest HD Productions on Vimeo.

MGL Demolition this weekend completed the demolition of Fulbeck House and Glentworth House in Middlesbrough’s Netherfields area. These were built in 1968, and each 16-storey block comprised 90 flats.

A lottery to press “the button” raised money for Normanby’s Zoe’s Place and was won by schoolgirl Joanna Gray.

OK, this is not quite live, but as we’re typing this text, this implosion in Montana happened less than an hour ago:

We’re hoping there will be some more professional footage such as this which was filmed during the preparation for today’s nicely controlled implosion.

According to the English-language voice over, the implosion of this incomplete and abandoned high-rise structure in the Chinese city of Zhongshan took place in a residential area. Which calls into question the huge amount of debris discharged by the blast.

Implosion is probably the least-used method that demolition professionals have in their broad arsenal. And yet, judging by public demand and media appetite, it is also the most appealing aspect of what is still perceived by many to be a rough, tough and dirty business.

Here at Demolition News, we receive dozens of emails each month from TV production companies and researchers whose sole aim is to find the next implosion to film. We have explained the allure of high reach machines and the strategic beauty of a well-executed top down contract till we’re blue in the face. But they still want to see stuff “blown up”.

The problem is that we tend to hear about these implosions only AFTER they have taken place.

Now two things have prompted the next idea. Firstly, C&D Consultancy has taken the bold step of making public the dates and locations of the two implosions with which they will be involved in the coming months. And secondly, we had an email from the intriguingly-named Vlad, asking if we have a schedule of forthcoming implosions.

Now we’re aware that there IS a schedule at http://www.implosionfinder.com, but that is very US-specific.

And so we set to thinking. Could we compile our own Europe-wide list of forthcoming implosions? Well the answer is, we simply don’t know as the information for this will depend entirely upon you, our trusted readers.

We will gladly build an events calendar to display this information IF you are able to provide us with the raw data which, we believe, should comprise the following:

• Contact Name (not for public display)
• Contact email address/telephone number (not for public display)
• Location of forthcoming implosion (town, city or project name)
• Date of forthcoming implosion
• Brief details on the structure to be imploded (see http://www.implosionfinder.com/scheduled.htm for an indication of the kind of information required).

If we can get this information together, we will gladly build an implosion schedule function into this website.

Oh, and just one more thing. Although we know that these implosions are not an everyday occurrence, they do provide the demolition industry to demonstrate its professionalism and commitment to safety to the general public and to gain some high profile coverage for individual contractors and explosives engineers. So please help us to help you raise your profile and the profile of this industry.

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