Jacqui Miller-Charlton was a woman in construction long before anyone called for more women in construction. She has juggled marriage and motherhood while helping to build Miller GroundBreaking into a global engineering company. And she has done it all while retaining her trademark femininity. To mark International Women’s Day, Jacqui Miller-Charlton joined us LIVE to…Read moreRead more
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EXCLUSIVE – This Woman’s Work…
Illuminating discussion
DemolitionNews speaks to a man who is – literally – shining a light on site safety. In the THIRD exclusive LIVE show of the day, we spoke to Andrew Kimitri of FHOSS Illuminated Safety Solutions, a company that is literally shining a light on site safety. You can find out more about the FHOSS product…Read moreRead more
Braced for the Budget
Just moments after Rishi Sunak finished delivering his Spring 2021 Budget to the House of Commons, DemolitionNews hosted a special LiveStream show to analyse the Chancellor’s first post-COVID budget speech. We welcomed along a number of key industry leaders to analyse that speech and its likely impact upon the UK construction and demolition sectors. You…Read moreRead more
Demolition magazine turns 40…
40th edition of the Demolition magazine is out now. 40 editions of the Demolition magazine and several constants: The same editor; the same industry experience; the same writing quality’ and the same insight. The design might have changed a few times along the way together with the backroom staff, but the Demolition magazine has remained…Read moreRead more
Liebherr’s landmark machine…
German demolition company AWR Abbruch GmbH has received the keys to the R 980 Demolition during an official handover at the Colmar site. The excavator was developed and produced by Liebherr-France SAS. The German company is already familiar with Liebherr demolition machines and owns an R 974 Demolition machine that was acquired in 2007 and…Read moreRead more
The Break Fast Show #2
The second episode of our new daily news show aired live this morning at 10am. Among the key topics up for discussion were: Demolition firms on recruitment drive; Komatsu’s new midi marvel; Keltbray’s carbon commitment; and the largely meaningless statement issued by Thames Valley Police on the fifth anniversary of the Didcot Disaster. There’s also…Read moreRead more
Clifford Devlin passes to employee ownership…
London-based contractor latest to switch to employee ownership. Shares in demolition and enabling works contractor, Clifford Devlin Limited, are now owned by its employees following an announcement that the London-based company has adopted the employee ownership model. One hundred per cent of the shares previously owned by the second generation of the family-owned business established…Read moreRead more
See you for breakfast…?
For almost a year now, DemolitionNews has been producing LiveStream video shows on both our DemolitionNews and Diggers and Dozers channels. The response to those shows has been hugely positive. So positive, in fact, that it has prompted me to think about a new way in which to interact and engage with our global on-site…Read moreRead more
Turning the spotlight onto skills…
MASSIVE video show coming next week. The UK will mark National Apprenticeship Week from 8 to 14 February. To coincide with this national awareness week, DemolitionNews will once again takes its place among The Construction Collective to host a huge new video show that is focused entirely upon skills and training. That new show will…Read moreRead more
Demolition Discussion – Social Media Bans
It appears that some companies and individuals are being asked to abide by bans on social media posting from certain sites. Is this a good idea, Big Brother flexing his muscles, or an encroachment upon freedom of speech?
