Pair of excavators fell last remnants of roller coaster. Given the safety track record of theme park thrill rides in the recent past, the demolition of roller coasters could quite easily become a more common sight. Thankfully – based on this video from AlliedBean Demolition – they apparently fall like a deck of cards:
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Video – End of the thrill ride…
Video – A drone in Paradise…
Fly-through captures DSM hard at work in native Birmingham. A few months ago, we were fortunate enough to be invited to the Paradise development where DSM was reshaping a key part of the UK’s second city. That visit became part of our first-ever edition of Demolition TV. Now, a drone pilot has taken a fly-bast…Read moreRead more
Video – Fleet-wide brand loyalty…
New video captures AR Demolition’s love of all things Volvo. As we recently reported in the launch episode of Demolition TV, AR demolition recently invested in a pair of shiny new Caterpillar excavators. But, as anyone that has followed the company’s fortunes will know, AR Demolition shares a certain affinity with Volvo as this new…Read moreRead more
The beast is back…
Dem-Master giant starts work at Toryglen. Residents of the East End of Glasgow will need to get used to a major new focal point on the horizon just as they prepare to bid farewell to another. Dem-Master has just started work on the demolition of a pair of 24-storey tower blocks; and the company’s ultra…Read moreRead more
Video – Bridge Busters strike again…
Armac demonstrates bridge busting prowess over UK’s busiest motorway. Solihull-based Armac Group has cemented its reputation as bridge busters with another high-speed, high-impact contract over the UK’s orginal and busiest motorway; the M1. During an overnight possession, the company removed the former Owen Williams M1 bridge to form a new link to the A5 north…Read moreRead more
Video – A dash of soda…
UrbanRegen high reach brings end to century-old soda ash works. A factory at Winnington in Cheshire that opened in 1873 and which ultimately became the largest producer of soda in the world is coming down. The facility, which has been operated by the likes of ICI and Tata Chemicals ceased production in February 2014, bringing…Read moreRead more
Video – 100 excavators demolish Chinese overpass…
Chinese call upon overwhelming equipment force to complete demolition in record time. A marathon demolition project to remove an overpass in southern China’s Jiangxi Province got underway on August 26 with more than 100 excavators chipping away at the 500-metre stretch of road. The project began at 10.30pm local time with the main structure of…Read moreRead more
Video – Twin boom excavator in action…
A true test of operator dexterity. Long-term DemolitionNews readers will recall that almost two years ago we brought you a sneak preview of a two-headed excavator that had been designed to deal with earthquake recovery works. As crazy as the machine looked, the twin-boom concept refuses to go away, as this new video proves:
Video – Out of harm’s way…
JCB delivers remote controlled excavator for cliff demolition application. New Zealand based JCB customer Protranz, specialise in demolition and excavation in areas of geological uncertainty. The company is utilising a remote-controlled JCB JS220 excavator to tackle the demolition of a huge rock cliff face weakened in an earthquake:
Video – Seasoned performer…
Komatsu PC400LC-7 spices up demolition of Salt & Pepper cold storage. The old reinforced concrete, cold storage building in Wrigleyville, Chicago – the first floor of which housed Salt & Pepper – is being demolished ahead of a new construction. The major demolition works have been entrusted to a Komatsu high reach excavator:
