Standing beside the City of Manchester Satdium at 58 metres in height and leaning at a more acute angle than the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the B of the Bang sculpture was commissioned at a cost of almost £1.5 million to mark the 2002 Commonwealth Games and beginning takes its name from a quotation from…Read moreRead more
General
A spiky problem…
NDTG AGM…
The UK’s National Demolition Training Group has announced the date for its annual general meeting. The meeting will take place at the Novotel in London’s Docklands on 5 February 2009. Full details are available from training co-ordinator Sophie Francis on Tel: 01784 456799 or via email: ndtg@demolition-nfdc.com
C&D underlines commitment to training…
West Mindlands-based C&D Consultancy has announced a new range of highly-targeted training courses for the coming weeks and months including RPE (Respiratory Protective Equipment) Regulations & Employer Responsibilities (Fit Testing) PART 1 and a three-day course of Health and Safety supervision. Full details of the new range of courses can be found here.
Asbestos delays Oklahoma contract…
Mesotheliomanews.com is reporting that a redevelopment project on Oklahoma has been delayed by unexpected asbestos removal costs. Read the full story here.
When life imitates work…
This is when you just KNOW that you need to get a hobby. Through my work on Demolition News and Demolition & Dismantling and my links with the National Federation of Demolition Contractors and European Demolition Association, I spend a large part of my working week working within and alongside the demolition industry. Every once…Read moreRead more
Deutsche Bank Demolition fallout continues…
The New York Times reports that the former purchasing agent for the subcontractor hired to dismantle the former Deutsche Bank building, which was damaged in the Sept. 11 attack in Lower Manhattan, has been charged with stealing more than $1 million by filing false invoices and using the money for expensive vacations and luxury cars,…Read moreRead more
Syd Bishop uses landfil tax for local community…
UK demolition specialist Syd Bishop & Sons Ltd has donated almost £40,000 towards the restoration and extension of the nearby All Saints Church in the Parish of Fawkham and Hartley. Donated via the Community Credit Scheme, the money represents a significant proportion of the Landfill Tax taken at the company’s construction and demolition waste site…Read moreRead more
Bats block demolition…
A straightforward contract awarded to UK demolition contractor J Freeley Ltd to demolish a disused and vandalised building in Rochdale was delayed for more than 12 months; because it was discovered that bats had taken residence. A specialist bat ecologist put the demolition on hold until a new building was erected on site to provide…Read moreRead more
Demolition News “Webby” award goes to…
With the dust having settled on 2008 and 2009 now springing into life, we at Demolition News have taken a look back at our website traffic statistics to see what our readers have been looking at during the past year (well, the past three months – we only launched in October!) As is the tradition,…Read moreRead more
Demolition underway at Sportsman’s Park…
Demolition work is underway at Sportsman’s Park/Chicago Motor Speedway, the former dog track that was converted to a horse racing landmark by two of Chicago’s most famous sons: Edward O’Hare and Al Capone. For further information or to view a slide show of photos from the track’s glittering past and demolition present, click here:
