Kent contractor spearheads redevelopment of former Islington sorting office. Kent-based Gurtra Services Ltd is tackling the interior and full demolition of several buildings that once made up the Post Office North London sorting office in Islington. The complex and challenging demolition works, which include elements of facade retention, are part of the £75 million Islington…Read moreRead more
Equipment
Video – Gurtra goes postal…
Video – Could have been so much worse…
Operator walks away after parking garage falls onto his machine. The unplanned collapse of a parking garage at Houston’s Corporate Plaza tonnes of concrete and steel onto the roof of a hydraulic excavator. But, miraculously, the operator walked away seemingly without a scratch. The demolition of the parking garage was being carried out by Cherry…Read moreRead more
Video – Soon to be room at the inn…
JDC Demolition paves way for new Residence Inn. JDC Demolition Company, Inc. acting as a subcontractor for Dellbrook Construction was contracted to demolish a 67,400 sq. ft. two story office building located in Braintree, Massachusetts. This high profile project was located near a continuously busy highway near the intersections of Interstates 95 and 93 and…Read moreRead more
Video – Work starts on LaLa Land bridge…
Weekend possession fells 6th Street bridge. The impact on local traffic earned the 40 hour possession required to fell the famous 6th Street bridge the nickname 101 SlowJam. But with heaps of equipment involved, it appears that the demolition of the iconic landmark which has appeared in movies such as Grease and Terminator 2, went…Read moreRead more
Video – Looking down on Barnsley…
Drone captures ongoing work at former Barnsley Central Offices. It’s Friday afternoon and our thoughts are turning to the weekend. And so, to help you wind down, we’re delighted to bring you this excellent drone video showing the demolition of Barnsley Central offices: Barnsley Central Offices Demolition Update 25th January 2016 from Geoff Fox on…Read moreRead more
Video – All white on the night…
Cardem tackles Schulmeister tower. Another site, another white liveried excavator doing its thing. This film captures leading French contractor Cardem hard at work on the Schulmeister tower in Strasbourgh:
Video – Powering through French electricity HQ…
Stunning time-lapse captures demolition of former home of French utility company, RTE. Whether it is the Real Madrid of today, the all-conquering Leeds United of the 1970s, Despe in Italy or Cardem in France, there is just something deeply cool about the all-white livery. Check out the Liebherr excavators charged with demolishing the regional headquarters…Read moreRead more
Video – Finns are what they used to be…
New film gets up close with Robi attachment. What is it about Finland and hydraulic attachments? The country – one of my personal favourites – has a population of under six million and yet it is the point of origin of some of the best known attachments on the market. Where would demolition be without…Read moreRead more
Brokk and the state of independence…
Vegas preview for latest demolition robot. Leading demolition robot manufacturer Brokk will this weekend offer World of Concrete visitors a sneak preview of the all new Brokk 120 Diesel – the world´s smallest diesel-driven demolition robot. This compact machine can operate independently and un-tethered for over 8 hours and effectively tackle jobs that no other…Read moreRead more
Video – Prison break…
Excavator takes a bite out of former county jail. The inmates of the former Ramsey County Jail have long since left, but there’s a prison break going on nonetheless. An excavator is currently munching away at the building in preparation for a $13 million redevelopment of St Paul, Minnesota. Rachel the Rex from David Zierott…Read moreRead more
