Bridge pillars fall at second attempt. The piers that once supported a section of German autobahn have been demolished. But only at the second time of asking. A series of controlled blasts felled four of the six pillars; but two remained defiantly vertical as explosives failed to detonate. As local people and the news media…Read moreRead more
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Video – So much for German efficiency…
Video – Crane comes a cropper…
Liberty Industrial blast Port Kembla crane. The decommissioned coal terminal reclaimer at Port Kembla in New South Wales, Australia has been demolished in a controlled explosion carried out by award-winning demolition contractor, Liberty Industrial. The crane was relocated to a dedicated demolition area, away from any live plant prior to the blast. The action is…Read moreRead more
Video – Bye Bye to Bay Bridge foundations…
Final foundations of old Bay Bridge to be imploded later this year. The last marine foundations of the east span of the old Bay Bridge will be removed from San Francisco Bay this fall, Caltrans officials announced Monday. The remaining 13 foundations will be imploded between Labor Day and 13 November. Caltrans officials said the…Read moreRead more
Video – A fitting tribute…
DSR Demolition dedicates implosion to colleague. The successful completion of any explosive demolition contract is always a heady mix of pride and relief. But the blast that brought down the six-storey Rishworth Street car park in Wakefield on Sunday was doubly special for all those involved. Ten minutes before Rotherham-based contractor DSR Demolition hit the…Read moreRead more
Video – DSR drops car park…
Sunday morning blast sparks revitalisation of Wakefield’s Civic Quarter. DSR Demolition, ably assisted by explosives veteran Dick Green, carried out the explosive demolition of the Rishworth Street multi-storey car park yesterday morning. The implosion is part of a wider plan to revitalise the city’s Civic Quarter and attract investment into architectural gems including the former…Read moreRead more
Video – 36 buildings in 20 seconds…
Tower blocks tumble as China carries out biggest ever blast. 36 tower blocks fell in a simultaneous blast in China last week. Using 2.5 tonnes of explosives, Chinese contractors turned a million square feet of real estate into so much rubble in just 20 seconds. In fact, the buildings fell with such speed that the…Read moreRead more
Video – BAM’s big bang…
Brown and Mason drops another major part of Kingsnorth Power Station. There are times when I genuinely wonder how the UK is still able to produce electricity, such is the speed with which Brown and Mason seem to be removing the nation’s stock of coal fired power stations from the landscape. And the latest to…Read moreRead more
Video – Sappi stack succumbs…
Stack falls after several delays. One of two smoke stacks at former Sappi paper mill property has been imploded. City officials were concerned that the 60-metre tall “Power House Stack No. 1” was a public safety risk after large cracks developed in the stack.
Video – TDS fells twin cranes…
Inchgreen dock cranes felled in double implosion. They stood sentry over the Inchgreen Dock in Scotland for more than fifty years. And then, in seconds, they were gone. Technical Demolition Services carried out a controlled implosion of the two giants early on Sunday morning:
Sappi stack blast stalled…
Adverse weather conditions push back blast…again. The planned demolition of a smoke stack at the former Sappi property has been delayed. The 200-plus foot stack that is in “imminent danger” of falling was to be imploded at 8 a.m. July 17, and a new date has not been set. Weather conditions – specifically the wind…Read moreRead more
