A demolition man drove into oncoming traffic on one of Liverpool’s busiest roads and rammed a police van during a 30-minute chase with officers. Despite this, and despite a previous conviction for five offences of criminal damage, using violence to secure entry to a premises and assault in 2015, he was handed a 14-month prison…Read moreRead more
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Demolition man narrowly avoids jail
Opinion – One-shot presidents
President, Donald Trump appointed more than 200 federal judges in his four-year tenure; that’s more than his predecessor Barack Obama appointed in his eight-year stay at the White House. Trump also appointed three Supreme Court justices during his time in office; the most since Ronald Reagan in the 1980s and the highest number of any…Read moreRead more
The Weekend Wrap – CMA Special
After a week in which the outpouring of revelations from the CMA investigation into big rigging in the UK demolition sector has grown from a trickle to a deluge, we look back at all the key news items of the past seven days in the exclusive and special edition of The Weekend Wrap.
Cometh the hour, cometh the man…?
This is the story of two Extraordinary General Meetings of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors; a tale of an NFDC president that was dismissed, a president robbed of the role, and a president that never should have been and who – remarkably – could be again. It is the story of how decisions made…Read moreRead more
The Break Fast Show #330
In today’s show: The saying says “cometh the hour, cometh the man”. But what if the hour cometh and the wrong man cometh with it? We’re headed Down Under for some Australian-style silo demolition; and we take a gentle stroll around Komatsu’s stand at Hillhead 2022. PLUS we’re also headed back to Sweden for an…Read moreRead more
CMA probe – The blast and the fallout
On Friday 24 June 2022, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) dropped a bomb on the UK demolition industry. Even though it was the culmination (for now) of a cartel-busting investigation that has been running for more than three years and which has been public knowledge for almost as long, the bomb came as something…Read moreRead more
The Break Fast Show #326
In today’s show: Eight NFDC companies admit involvement in bid rigging across 19 contracts worth over £150 million; Hillhead 2022 was sun-drenched extravaganza; Hyundai enters the articulated hauler sector; and Kobelco takes the wraps off a true demolition beast. PLUS Wacker Neuson targets site dumper safety. All that and more, on The Break Fast Show.
NFDC responds to CMA provisional findings
The National Federation of Demolition Contractors (NFDC) has responded to this morning’s news that 10 of its member have been named in the provisional findings of the investigation into alleged collusion and price-fixing. The Federation’s role is to champion professional standards within the demolition industry. We have a clear code of conduct, which all members…Read moreRead more
Opinion – Why Hillhead 2022 matters…
By the time you read this, my car will be packed and I will be preparing for the trek to Buxton in Derbyshire for the latest of what was once a regular pilgrimage to the Hillhead exhibition. That pilgrimage was – sadly – interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing lockdown and so it…Read moreRead more
Keltbray latest to make financial provisions
Industry news portal Construction Enquirer is reporting today that Keltbray has made a provision of £6 million in its latest accounts for a “civil regulatory matter”. It is understood the figure relates to potential fines following a three-year investigation by the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA). The Enquirer understands the level of possible penalties following…Read moreRead more
