Twitter is the fastest-growing online social network. So where are the demolition people? Anyone that has been following this website for more than a few weeks will have heard me banging on about the social networking explosion that is Twitter. I won’t bore you with all the details of what it is again; suffice it…Read moreRead more
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BASF tackles plant decommissioning works…
BASF Plant decomimissioning underway on Teeside. The UK arm of international chemical giant BASF has begun the decommissioning of plant at the Seal Sands site in Teesside, Middlesbrough following its decision to cease these operations in May 2007. BASF plc has appointed specialist engineering consultants and construction design management (CDM) co-ordinators RVA Group, to oversee…Read moreRead more
High Reach video tops YouTube charts…
A time-lapse video of a high reach excavator has topped the YouTube Machinery chart I really should learn to keep my big mouth shut. No sooner do I promise never again to show a time-lapse video of a demolition project than along comes a video that has shot to the tops of the YouTube machinery…Read moreRead more
Demolition Summit anounced…
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
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.
