Sinclair hails Brandis input after successful Danish implosion.
If proof were needed of the validity of the European Demolition Association (EDA), yesterday’s successful two-block implosion in Copenhagen surely provided that proof.
While the videos (below) show a textbook blast carried out under the watchful gaze of a fascinated local media and thousands of local residents, the story behind the story is one of an international co-operation fostered within the EDA and brought to fruition by two of its most prominent members.
As we reported last week, the contract was a joint venture between World Demolition Contractor of the Year Safedem – a company renowned for its explosive capabilities – and Brandis A/S, one of Denmark’s best-known demolition companies. And it is no coincidence that the men behind these companies – Safedem’s William Sinclair and Morten Brandis of Brandis A/S – are also on the board of the EDA.
Although Sinclair brought an experience of more than 50 tower block implosions to the joint venture, he is full of praise for his partners. Speaking immediately after a celebratory dinner at the famous Tivoli Gardens, Sinclair said: “Because we are a Scottish company working in Denmark, a lot of the local media focus has been upon us, but this really was a joint venture. Brandis did a first-class job in prepping the building prior to our arrival and that made our job so much easier.”
