Those readers of a certain age will remember the original Batman TV series (with Adam West as the caped crusader) in which Batman and Robin would occasionally “scale tall buildings” using the tried and tested special effects method of making the floor of the studio look like a wall and laying the camera on its…Read moreRead more
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Holy high reach…
Downwell takes Komatsu option…
Surrey based Downwell Demolition has expanded its impressive machine fleet with three Komatsu PC210LCD-8 tracked excavators, purchased from sole UK distributor, Marubeni-Komatsu. Their latest purchase comes during difficult conditions in the construction industry and is an indication of projects that they have secured for the rest of the year. Their long list of clients goes…Read moreRead more
Sneak preview of new Resurgam House…
As the National Federation of Demolition Contractors’ head office, Resurgam House in Staines, Middlesex is the spiritual home of the UK demolition industry. But at the end of March, the NFDC is relocating and the Resurgam House plaque will be hung above the door of the new premises near Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire. Considerably larger…Read moreRead more
NDA website gets major makeover…
The US’ National Demolition Association has given its website a major overhaul. The National Demolition Association, which represents some 1,000+ members across the US and Canada, has unveiled its new website; and it’s a vast improvement in terms of appearance and navigation. Personally, I would have liked an RSS feed capability or, better still, a…Read moreRead more
Top down video…
Five-storey building succumbs to top-down demolition using Brokk machines. Brokk, the pioneering manufacturer of remote-controlled demolition machines, brings us this video showing the top-down demolition of a five-storey structure in the US.
Tired of time-lapse…
Yet ANOTHER time-lapse demolition video Make the most of this post as this is going to be the last time-lapse video for a while….they’re just a bit 2008 now aren’t they?
Waste & Recycling firms at risk from credit crunch…
Credit crunch could lead to failure of waste and recycling companies. According to MRW magazine, large waste and recycling companies could be at risk if the Government does not intervene to ensure access to new credit over the next three months. Business lobby group, the CBI, warned that a worsening credit crunch could hit companies…Read moreRead more
What is Twitter…
Demolition News offers a brief guide to Twitter, the latest online phenomenon. You will read a lot about Twitter online but the best description I have seen as yet is, quite simply: “…a 140 character text message sent to a selected, willingly-subscribed, global audience instantly that can respond with equal ease”. In essence, Twitter is…Read moreRead more
Twitter momentum grows…
Caterpillar and Dig A Crusher are the latest to join the Twitter revolution. It takes a forward-thinking company to embrace the latest technology in the fast-paced world of online marketing. So it is pleasing to note that two familiar names from the world of demolition have become the latest to join the Twitter revolution. Customers…Read moreRead more
EDA unveils draft seminar programme
The EDA has released draft details of its next seminar which takes place in Nice, France from 4 to 6 June 2009. Following the success of its most recent seminar in Istanbul, Turkey, the European Demolition Association has released initial details of its next seminar which is due to take place in Nice from 4…Read moreRead more
