The CITB’s profligacy is called into question; Arden Equipment is sent to Coventry; and a stunning compilation of the biggest and baddest explosive demolitions on the planet. All that and more, on The Weekend Wrap.
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The Weekend Wrap #11
Demolition World – 15 years a Diva
What do you do when a hurricane sweeps through your home city, killing 1,800 people, inflicting $125 billion in damage, and leaving you both homeless and unemployed? Well, if you’re Simone Bruni, you seize the moment and start a demolition company. And now, 15 years after Hurricane Katrina wrought havoc on her native New Orleans,…Read moreRead more
Cawarden freshens the board…
Derby-based Cawarden has strengthened its Board with three key internal promotions. The announcement sees Malcolm Lowes, Oliver Crooks and Samuel Crooks joining the Board of Directors with immediate effect. Demolition Director, Malcolm Lowes is a highly experienced demolition professional who has a wealth of experience in all forms of demolition. He has over 40 years…Read moreRead more
Change at the top of AR Demolition…
Senior managers at AR Demolition have completed a change of ownership of the company. The change comes as part of planned rebuild following periods of turbulent growth. New managing director Mike Henderson and finance director Matt Munro, with founder and CEO Richard Dolman, will lead AR Demolition forward as a joint partnership. The establishment of…Read moreRead more
Korean collapse kills nine
At least nine people have been killed and eight injured when a five-storey building collapsed suddenly today while undergoing demolition in South Korea. The building collapsed as it was being demolished in Gwangju, some 270 kilometers of southwest of capital Seoul, officials at the Gwangju Fire and Safety Headquarters said. Gwangju Fire and Safety Headquarters…Read moreRead more
The Break Fast Show #75
In today’s show: The UK construction sector will require 217,000 extra workers in the next four years; the Construction Industry Training Board faces a legal battle over the sale of its CPCS card scheme; and Kobelco unveils a new offering in the 20 tonne excavator class. All that and more, in The Break Fast Show.
Rugeley rumbles as towers tumble
Brown and Mason chalks up another power station success. The peace of Sunday morning was shattered in Staffordshire as Brown and Mason laid to rest the iconic cooling towers at Rugeley B Power Station. Ahead of a massive redevelopment that will deliver 2,300 low carbon homes and some 12 acres of business and retail space,…Read moreRead more
The Construction Collective SIX
The Construction Collective gang got back together again tonight for a feast of equipment film and chatter. In a packed show, we featured products from Bobcat, Engcon, FHOSS, Fuel Active, JCB, Plantforce, Volvo and many more besides.
The Break Fast Show #71
In today’s show: Its boom time for Komatsu as the company refocuses on the demolition sector. Hyundai lifts the lid on its new range of wheeled excavators. And a Leicester bus garage requires the attention of a demolition contractor. All that and more on The Break Fast Show.
The Break Fast Show #69
In today’s show: Materials shortages threaten to undermine ongoing construction industry boom; a new demolition contract opportunity in Dunmow; military grade telehandlers from MANITOU Group; and we look ahead to a MASSIVE show tonight that is dedicated entirely to Bobcat Company. We also pause to wish Brazilian demolition maestro Fábio Bruno Pinto a happy birthday….Read moreRead more
