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
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Rugeley rumbles as towers tumble
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
An explosive combination
Alford Explosive Demolitions Limited has agreed a memorandum of understanding with Dykon Explosive Demolition Corp in the US. This new partnership celebrates a collaboration which has been informally in place for some time. With an extensive background in developing and testing innovative explosive tools, Alford Explosive Demolitions is the newest addition to the family of…Read moreRead more
Charting an equipment boom
Many construction businesses across Europe are gearing up for an upturn in productivity this year by adding to their equipment fleets, moving towards online buying and selling and looking to credible data to support their fleet management. These trends were all highlighted during a recent customer survey conducted by Ritchie Bros and backed up by…Read moreRead more
Bridge lift goes awry…
One bridge. One truck. One mishap. Multiple explanations. A bridge was being demolished in Leeds city centre tis weekend when something went awry. Initial reports suggested that a massive section had dropped from a crane, crushing a truck below. Certainly, that was the suggestion from the Daily Mail, a newspaper with only a passing interest…Read moreRead more
This has to stop!
Andy Stevens is an award-winning builder and broadcaster. Andy was also Vice President of the London region of the Federation of Master Builders where he was on the board for nearly a decade. He has produced and presented his own radio show, and has just finished presenting a weekly live show for OnTheTools, which has…Read moreRead more
Comment – A truly sobering statistic
How many demolition workers do you think have either witnessed or personally experienced a demolition accident? One in 100? One in 50? One in 20? How about more than one in three? That was the outcome of a wholly unscientific poll that we conducted on our Instagram channel this past weekend. Just under 3,000 people…Read moreRead more
The Break Fast Show #55
In today’s show: The Sirius Group invests in a Kobelco excavator fleet; electric Volvo excavators take to the Californian desert; there is a new demolition opportunity in the West Midlands; and there is a stark reminder of the scale of the mental health problem facing the UK construction sector. All that and more in The…Read moreRead more
