How the demolition and construction industries are being outflanked, out-manoeuvred and outgunned by the environmental lobby and how that could impact upon the way in which the industry is regulated and upon its ability to attract young people into its ranks.
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Outflanked and Outgunned
Experience – The industry has spoken…
How much demolition experience should be required before someone is considered for a Demolition Supervisor course and competence card? That was the question we posed in our latest industry survey. And the industry has spoken.
The Weekend Wrap #27
Caterpillar gets set to pulverise the competition; a Belgian blast with no Belgian waffle; and Volvo adds yet more electric machines. All that and more, on The Weekend Wrap.
What is “enough” demolition experience…?
A demolition veteran on LinkedIn this morning posted that he had been speaking to someone that was considering applying for a Demolition Supervisor competence card, despite the fact that they had just three years’ demolition experience. That single post sparked a lot of debate, with the vast majority agreeing that three years was not sufficient…Read moreRead more
The Break Fast Show #157
In today’s show: Caterpillar gets set to pulverise the competition; Doosan joins the hydrogen race; Fawley stack has a date with destiny; and finally, our industry survey is now closed and results are in. All that and more, on The Break Fast Show.
The Site Equipment Show
Minimum chat and maximum action. That is the promise driving a new and LIVE monthly show that is dedicated to the latest and greatest construction and demolition equipment. The first-ever episode airs tonight LIVE at 6pm UK time and it features contributions from the likes of Bell, CASE, Doosan, JCB, Kubota, Manitou, MB Crusher, Montabert…Read moreRead more
The Weekend Wrap #25
MB Crusher grabs the industry headlines, JCB unveils the excavator equivalent to Doctor Who’s Tardis, and making the CASE for a new range of backhoe loaders. All that and more, on The Weekend Wrap.
Down-skilling by stealth…?
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The Break Fast Show #148
In today’s show: We welcome CASE Construction’s Crispin Turner to hopefully reveal more about a Top Secret product launch that is taking place on Thursday this week; we have a pair of exclusives from MB Crusher that are sure to grab your attention; and, as XCMG targets the international market, we ask if the UK…Read moreRead more
Cawarden clean-up to commence
Equipment from the Cawarden Demolition fleet is expected to arrive on the site of a partial collapse in Wrexham today to begin the clean-up operation and to make safe the remaining structures. DemolitionNews understands that a three-man strip-out team had just left the building when it partially collapsed. No-one was injured in the collapse. The…Read moreRead more
