Who are the demolition industry’s movers and shakers in the weird and wired world of Twitter?
In just a few short years, the social network Twitter has evolved from a novelty hangout where you could find out what Lady GaGa had for breakfast to a vital and up-to-the minute media stream that manages to break important news far more quickly than any established news network.
Its growth and adoption in business has been staggering, and Twitter has enjoyed particular success in the demolition field where an increasingly web-savvy group of companies and individuals have created what amounts to an online version of a trade association; like-minded individuals sharing ideas, comments and information as they would at an industry seminar.
Although there are hundreds (if not thousands) of demolition folk on Twitter these days, we have decided to bring you what we consider to be our Top 25 Demolition Tweeters. These are chosen entirely by us based upon the activeness of the Twitter account, the influence of the individual behind that account, and – in some instances – because they bring a smile to our face.
Our Top 25 Demolition Twitterers, in no particular order, are:
1. @DemolitionNews (well, we could hardly leave ourselves out now, could we?)
2. @johnwoodward (the IDE president is an active user of Twitter)
3. @nfdcceo (Although a relative Twitter newbie, Howard Button’s influence is unrivalled)
4. @sophiefrancis3 (the first lady of demolition training)
5. @demofamily (Another IDE man, this time the Institute’s events organiser and high reach training guru, Duncan Rudall)
6. @demojobs (source of employment and recruitment “stuff”)
7. @ArmacGroup (Midlands contractor is an avid Twitter user)
8. @Northerntrack (purveyor of shears, pulverisers and wisdom)
9. @CMRDemo (sporadic but entertaining Twitterer)
10. @RobTheWrecker (US demolition veteran whose explosives handiwork has featured in movies including The Blues Brothers)
11. @DigACrusher (crushing and screening buckets, explained with an Irish brogue)
12. @TCIndex (rapidly becoming the UK construction industry’s preferred information source)
13. @TheDiggerBlog (plant operator/journalist offers useful equipment insights)
14. @DDSDemolition (the crew behind the Richborough cooling towers blast take their message online)
15. @McGee_Group (UK’s second largest demolition contractor gets tweeting)
16. @Colemanandco (Birmingham-based UK demolition contractor)
17. @CuddyGroup (Wales’ finest export since Tom Jones)
18. @EuroAttachments (attachment and dust suppression equipment supplier and, sadly, Manchester City fan)
19. @AndrewForshaw10 (demolition man and Bolton Wanderers sympathiser)
20. @SquibbGroup (infrequent tweeter but included primarily for their West Ham-inspired livery)
21. @fabiobrunoconst (World Explosive Demolition Contractor of the Year 2011, Brazilian and all-round handsome man)
22. @Maylarch (another UK contractor that has seen the benefit of a Twitter presence)
23. @BUiLDERS_TEA (for providing Demolition News Towers with many a fine cuppa)
24. @H_S_E (because it makes a nice change to follow them for once)
25. @demoman878 (the Twitter account of the recently-elected chairman of the National Demolition Training Group)
Apologies if we have missed you off this list but please feel free to add your own Twitter name in the Comments area below and we’ll be sure to follow you.
