Equipment

Inflatable bags used as temporary prop during post-fire demolition. From explosives borrowed from the quarrying sector to equipment originally designed for construction being co-opted for demolition duties, the industry has an unerring knack of embracing innovation from outside the demolition field and utilising it within. But this is the first time I can recall a…Read moreRead more

Crushing and screening equipment giant hosts open day; announced multiple new products. Earlier this week, crushing and screening equipment specialist Terex Finlay held a huge open day for its customers and took the opportunity to unveil a number of new products. DemolitionNews was there with our buddies from Diggers and Dozers and a number of…Read moreRead more

Bridge collapses during intense overnight demolition. It is a sight that has become familiar to regular readers of DemolitionNews.com. A fleet of hydraulic excavators beating the living Hell out of a poor, defenceless bridge against a night-time backdrop of purest black. But stick around to the 1.10 minute mark and tell me if the ensuing…Read moreRead more

Italian contractor demonstrates white supremacy. Take one of the world’s foremost exponents in the art of demolition. Stir in some drone footage and add just a pinch of the Terminator movie soundtrack. Then site back and enjoy as Despe’s high reach excavator becomes self-aware, links with Skynet and triggers the Rise of the Machines:

Drone footage captures demolition of famed pizza restaurant. Watch as the drone performs a deep pan. See how the excavator carves a slice, removes the topping from the building, and then munches its way through the remains. There’s no need to get crusty. We know it’s cheesy but what else can you say about a…Read moreRead more

Multiple views demonstrate company’s tower block capabilities. A block of flats that stood tall for five decades has been demolished. The 16-storey Hebble Court development, at Hebble Lane, Mixenden, was built in 1965, but has now come down as owners, the Together Housing Group, say it would be uneconomic to keep the building open. The…Read moreRead more

Demolition kit was thin on the ground – But JCB’s product range is bursting with new machines. Along with a rag-tag army of camera and notepad wielding construction trade journalists from across Europe (the diggerazzi, as they’re known) I made my annual pilgrimage to the JCB World Headquarters to see what the UK’s bastion of…Read moreRead more

Stunning time-lapse captures overnight demolition of Australian highway bridge. Only in Australia would they name a major highway “Bruce”. And in this excellent video, our buddies at Abyss Demolition remove a 1971-built bridge that spans the Bruce highway in south east Queensland. Check it out below:

….The white cliffs of Dover. We’re delighted to bring you this excellent (if a bit rainy) time-lapse video of the demolition of the former multi-storey car park at the Burlington House complex in Dover. The entire complex is being demolished to make way for the £60 million St James’s town centre redevelopment, including multiplex cinema,…Read moreRead more

Two-armed machine offers glimpse of the future. Regular readers will recall that we previously brought you an exclusive video of a twin-boom excavator; and that we have also envisaged a future in which the soft strip process would be carried out by advanced man/machines. Well we have just stumbled across a video of a new…Read moreRead more