A personal tribute to the four men killed at Didcot A Power Station. Although our professional paths likely crossed, I never had the pleasure or privilege of knowing Mick Collings, Ken Cresswell, Chris Huxtable and John Shaw personally. But having followed every overlong twist and protracted turn of their collective story for almost seven months…Read moreRead more
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Comment – Remember them always…
Open letter to Sarah Champion MP…
Ref: Didcot A Power Station Tragedy. Dear Sarah, I hope you don’t mind me calling you Sarah but – having been your support act on countless TV, radio and newspaper interviews pretty much since the true extent of the Didcot A power station tragedy became clear – I feel as if I know you. Let…Read moreRead more
Comment – The day demolition fell silent…
I am a one-trick-pony. My only discernible talent is the ability to spout streams of words in a roughly grammatical order, 10 hours a day, six days a week. Thankfully, this unexceptional talent earns me a living. Equally thankfully, it has never let me down. Until now. In the immediate aftermath of the tragic events…Read moreRead more
Comment – An ode to Micor…
As another high profile demolition firm sinks, we ask “what is the human cost?” Entrepreneurs are born, they are not created. They are a breed apart; willing to risk it all to pursue their dream; to greet each new setback as a learning opportunity and a chance to hone that vision. Their business is their…Read moreRead more
Comment – So you think you’re secure…?
If you use or rely upon the Internet for your business, you NEED to read this. At precisely 17.32 on Tuesday this week, DemolitionNews.com fell victim to a deliberate and concerted cyber-attack that took the entire website offline for the following two days and effectively put Demolition News Towers back in the Dark Ages. The…Read moreRead more
Comment – David Cameron is right about sink estates…
The UK prime minister is right to call for the demolition of crime-ridden sink estates, according to Demolition News.
Comment – We can be Heroes…
We should celebrate our heroes while they’re still with us. As a society, we have a nasty habit of waiting too long to acknowledge, reward and celebrate the achievements of our heroes. When John T Adamo was taken from us prematurely late last year, we each took the opportunity to laud his contribution to the…Read moreRead more
Comment – Every cloud…
Flooding in the North of England could bring an unexpected windfall for demolition firms. “They said there’d be snow at Christmas, they said there’ll be peace on Earth. But instead it just kept on raining…” Never have the words of Greg Lake’s 1974 classic “I believe in Father Christmas” been quite so apposite. Wars, conflicts…Read moreRead more
Comment – Cursed with cynicism…
Isolated by impending demolition or on the make? You decide. I am, by nature, a relatively charitable soul. I treat my fellow man with respect, I pet dogs regardless of whether they want or need petting, and I give to charity regularly and without Bob Geldof’s insistence. And yet, despite my desperate attempts to retain…Read moreRead more
Comment – A Demolition Disgrace
DemolitionNews reports on how a US demolition contractor sent an employee on a suicide mission.
