D&Ri publisher KHL announces Demolition Summit for later this year. A major new event for the world-wide demolition industry is being launched by D&Ri and the European Demolition Association. Called The Demolition Summit, the event will take place in November this year in the Okura Hotel, Amsterdam. The summit – which is expected to attract…Read moreRead more
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Quick Hitch Sneak Preview…
Miller International provide a sneak preview of the future of quick coupler technology Later this month, within digging distance of the new Wenbley Stadium arch, Miller International will unveil its latest generation of quick couplers. As the anti-semi-automatic debacle continues, the timing for the launch could not be better. And judging by the video here,…Read moreRead more
Nottingham chimney felled…
Implosion of brick chimney marks end of an era. On Sunday 15 March, the Nottingham skyline was changed forever as the last brick-built chimney used by the city’s dying industry was brought down in a controlled implosion carried out by ProDem and overseen by C&D Consultancy’s John Woodward.
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO – EDA Update and Demolition Awards…
Exclusive video from NFDC AGM featuring an update on the EDA. At the recent Annual General Meeting of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors, newly-elected NFDC 2nd vice president William Sinclair provided members with an update on developments within the European Demolition Association. At the same time, D&Ri editor Lindsay Gale officially launched the new…Read moreRead more
Demolition, the opera…
Bridge implosions set to operatic music makes for stunning video. Word reached us recently that C&D Consultancy’s John Woodward had been employed as a script consultant on a theatrical production in which the lead character is a demolition expert. At the time, we all thought this was something of a first in the demolition/culture mix….Read moreRead more
D&Ri features demolition-jobs initiative…
D&Ri, the world’s most widely read demolition magazine, has featured www.demolition-jobs.co.uk Having attended the official launch of www.demolition-jobs.co.uk at the National Federation of Demolition Contractors annual general meeting last week, D&Ri editor Lindsay Gale has now featured the initiative in the online version of his magazine. Click here for details.
Just when you think you’ve seen everything…
UK rental company moves LEGO pharaoh. This isn’t demolition-related but, knowing the industry’s love of equipment and its use in delicate operations, we simply couldn’t resist sharing this with you: Click here to see a 4 metre, 200,000 piece LEGO Pharaoh being moved.
Cuddy bags demolition Oscar…
Neath-based Cuddy Group has been named Demolition Contractor of the Year. International demolition contractor Cuddy Group has scooped an Oscar of its own for ‘demolition contractor of the year’, at one of the construction industry’s most prestigious awards ceremony. Triumphing in their fiercely contested category, the Neath-based company beat off competition to pick up the…Read moreRead more
demolition-jobs.co.uk video introduction…
Exclusive video introducing the new demolition-jobs.co.uk website. Mark Anthony, press officer of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors and the editor of Demolition & Dismantling magazine, narrates an introduction to www.demolition-jobs.co.uk, a new website developed to help the demolition industry’s unemployed back into employment.
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO – NDTG Update…
Sophie Francis & Howard Button provide update on NDTG training. The National Federation of Demolition Contractors took the opportunity to update its members of progress with a multitude of training-related matters at the Annual General Meeting on London on Friday 6 March. In this exclusive video, NDTG training officer Sophie Francis and NFDC chief executive…Read moreRead more
