New distribution hub puts buckets and couplers within easy reach. Due to continued growth, Geith has launched a new UK distribution hub. Located in Liverpool. According to the company, there are thousands of buckets and couplers on the shelf. With a new partnership with top logistics experts GSL (Gwynedd Shipping) & Palletways, Geith are leading…Read moreRead more
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Geith grasps Gwynedd…
Video – Spandau ballet…
Liebherr high reach goes postal in Berlin. The life of the former Spandau post office in the heart of Berlin has reached the end of its useful life. And it is a big Liebherr excavator that is delivering the destruction.
Video – Brown and Mason summons Rammer power…
Hydraulic breaker powers through power station. A new Rammer 5011 hydraulic hammer is spearheading the demolition of the Kingsnorth Power Station in the south of England. Mounted on a Komatsu PC490LC hydraulic excavator, the 4,750 kg hammer is responsible for breaking out the heavily-reinforced concrete plinths that supported the power station’s massive boilers. The work…Read moreRead more
Breaking News – Messiah builds a Fortress…
High reach hire specialist confirms arrival of “game-changing” attachments. Essex-based high reach excavator hire specialist Messiah Corporation will be extending its product offering with the arrival of four new Fortress-branded attachments from Shearcore. The first of their kind in Europe, the attachments include two FC25 crackers, and a pair of FS25 shears. Purchased to complement…Read moreRead more
Video – Giant goes to work…
World’s largest demolition machine starts to earn a living. The world’s largest demolition machine – a specially-modified Komatsu PC4000 owned and operated by McMahon Services in Australia – has gone to work. And while the video footage of it in action is a bit “blink and you’ll miss it”, the sheer scale of the machine…Read moreRead more
Video – Bronto rears its head…
Largest high reach in US goes to work in Vegas. Demolition in Las Vegas usually means huge explosions and spectacular events. While there are no explosions in the demolition of the Las Vegas Club, the works are no less spectacular as the tallest high reach excavator in the US – nicknamed Bronto – goes to…Read moreRead more
Video – Monteith Hall starts to fall…
Virginia Tech bids fond farewell to student accommodation block. Monteith Hall, a co-ed residence hall, was home to 202 residents. The first two floors served as cadet housing for the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets’ 3rd Battalion, and the top two floors are civilian housing. In 1949, Monteith Hall was named for First Lieutenant Jimmie…Read moreRead more
Video – Brokks bust Burma block…
Drone captures top down, remote controlled demolition. I don’t know about you but when I think of Burma, I do not envisage tower blocks; and I certainly don’t picture those blocks being demolished using advanced remote control demolition robots. But that’s precisely what we have here, thanks to this awesome new film from our friends…Read moreRead more
Video – Gang makes cash withdrawl…
Thieves use digger to steal ATM in ultimate smash and grab. To my mind, a telescopic handler is not a demolition machine. But having seen the following video, I may have to rethink my stance. A gang of thieves used a telehandler to smash the front of a shop in Derbyshire, grab the ATM machine…Read moreRead more
Video – High reach hammer
Breaker goes to work high above Edinburgh. The demolition of the St James Centre in the heart of Edinburgh has been a long time coming; but work is now underway. And locals are being treated tot he spectacle of a high reach excavator equipped with a hydraulic breaker working high above the city centre.
