Equipment

Cat excavator downs upper floors of Cocoa Beach apartment block. The revolution is afoot. The working man has risen up and declared war on his moneyed former master, wreaking revenge on his one-time oppressor through the destruction of that most coveted of capitalist trappings – The penthouse. Either that, or it’s a Caterpillar excavator pulling…Read moreRead more

Look ma, no hands…or operator. Regular readers will recall that way back in June last year we brought you some exclusive footage of a new remote controlled demolition excavator that had been developed by JCB for Birmingham-based Coleman & Company. Well that machine has now gone to work and we have some more footage of…Read moreRead more

So close, I can almost smell it. You probably all remember what happened the last time a demolition company came a’knocking on the portcullis at the entrance of Demolition News Towers. Thankfully, the latest demolition visit to leafy Epsom was far more peaceable. I opened my front door about a week ago to spy –…Read moreRead more

Detroit bridge demolition summons maximum breaking power. When you only have a brief window of opportunity within which to demolish a bridge over a busy roadway, something’s gotta give. And that usually means bringing out the big guns and applying maximum machine power. That is precisely the approach taken by the demolition crew on this…Read moreRead more

Brokk rocks on Forth Road Bridge. When you think about the Brokk demolition robot, you generally think of a remote controlled machine with a hydraulic hammer mounted at the pointy end. But this video shows that these machines are more than a mere one-trick pony. With a purpose-built rock drum, these machines have redefined the…Read moreRead more

Animal print Liebherr tackles tower block. It has a long neck like a giraffe and it has spots like a giraffe. But that’s where the similarities end. This Liebherr 974 high reach is a purpose-built demolition machine that is being used by German contract Chantre to perform a true public service – The demolition of…Read moreRead more

Remediation specialist puts new Doosan excavator to work on power station contract. Hydrock, the leading provider of consultancy and specialist contracting services for construction, infrastructure and the environment, has purchased several new Doosan Stage IIIB compliant products including crawler excavators, a DA30 articulated dump truck (ADT) and a DL350-3 wheel loader, for a prestigious contract…Read moreRead more