What’s better than two Hitachi excavators? Yep, THREE! All the way from Tokyo comes this new video showing a pack of three Hitachi excavators tackling a demolition job in the nation’s capital. Check it out:
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Video – Treble trouble…
Video – Crane comes tumbling down…
O’Brien Demolition fells huge crane. There is something oddly satisfying about the controlled collapse of a crane; watching as gravity takes hold and brings the behemoth back down to Earth. Check out this new video from O’Brien Demolition which shows an 87-metre tall container crane taking its first steps towards the great crane resting place…Read moreRead more
Video – Somebody up there loves this guy…
Bucket near miss captured on camera. The Holy Crap Files, our YouTube channel dedicated to bringing you the most jaw-dropping films from the demolition world, has been expanded by a new film capturing an incident that could have been SO MUCH worse. As you will see from the brief film below, an excavator bucket falls…Read moreRead more
Breaking News – Promac slides into administration…
Wessex Demolition machine in limbo as dealer calls in receivers. Promac Solutions, the Berkshire based Doosan Bobcat dealer, has slipped into administration. The company, which also represents the Terex and Montabert brands, appointed Mazars as official receiver on Friday last week. DemolitionNews was alerted to issues at the company via social media after Wessex Demolition…Read moreRead more
Comment – The Lost Art of Equipment Sales…
DemolitionNews’ editor Mark Anthony bemoans the dying art of digger sales. When was the last time you were sold something? I don’t mean when you bought something; I mean when a salesperson convinced you to buy a product or service they were selling. If you’re anything like me, you probably can’t remember. The traditional job…Read moreRead more
Breaking News – Excavator falls through floor of snooker hall…
Company snookered after machine crashes through floor. A Nottinghamshire-based demolition company has been left red-faced and blue, a ittle green around the gills and receiving black looks after one of its machines fell through the floor during the demolition of a former Rhyl snooker hall. The incident has happened at the Breaks Snooker Club –…Read moreRead more
World Exclusive – The Dawning of The Destroyer…
Brown and Mason’s new monster machine gets ready for work. The latest addition to the fleet of power station demolition specialist Brown and Mason is undergoing final preparations at the Messiah Corp. yard at Grays in Essex. And DemolitionNews got to see it first. Weighing in at 135 tonnes and equipped with a massive Genesis…Read moreRead more
Video Exclusive – The Greatest show in Earth…
The rains came to Bruntingthorpe; but so did the visitors. The PlantworX 2017 exhibition was the most important gathering of the UK construction and demolition equipment industry this year. Attracting just under 400 exhibitors, the show has become the worthy successor to the long-lamented SED of old. And even though torrential rain on the opening…Read moreRead more
Video – Dem-Master takes the biscuit…
Contractor fells former biscuit factory in dual-site weekend blitz. High reach specialist Dem-Master has carried out the demolition of the former Gray Dunns Biscuit factory on Stanley Street in Glasgow during a night time operation. This work was spearheaded by a Komatsu PC800 high reach excavator. At the same time, a separate Dem-Master crew was…Read moreRead more
Video- Arizona highway bridge eaten alive…
Cat excavator munches through ageing I-40 bridge. Ground Level Demolition has carried out the demolition of the East-bound bridge on I-40 near Seligman in Arizona. The demolition is part of an ADOT project to replace both existing bridges due to age and wear. A Cat 365 excavator with MP-40 processor was used to pulverise and…Read moreRead more
