I simply don’t have the words to express my feelings on this photo: My thanks to www.demolishdismantle.co.uk for drawing our attention to this image.
General
What were they thinking…?
Demolition quote of the moment…
“…high reach excavators are like surgically enhanced breasts. They are unnatural; their cost is disproportionate to their additional utilisation; and our fixation with them does us no credit…” Mark Anthony
Dome demolition on schedule…
The implosion of the RCA Dome, former home of the Indianapolis Colts, is less than five weeks away. Since the roof was deflated on September 24, crews have been working to get everything out of the building. Now, the remainder of the conventional demolition is continuing, getting ready for the implosion which is scheduled for…Read moreRead more
General comes clean at Soho baths…
General Demolition has been engaged by ISG InteriorExterior to perform demolition and strip out works for the £25m regeneration of the Marshall Street Baths in the heart of Westminster, situated between Poland Street and Carnaby Street in London’s Soho. The 21-week demolition programme includes strip out works in the main baths, the complete demolition of…Read moreRead more
New MD for Volvo Construction Equipment…
Val Ledden has been appointed as Managing Director of Volvo Construction Equipment Limited, the wholly owned dealer for Great Britain. Previously Sales Director and deputy M.D., Val takes over from Rob Dicker who has been appointed as Senior Vice President – Finance and Chief Financial Officer for the Volvo Construction Equipment Group in Brussels.
NFDC and NDTG training scheme – Exclusive Video…
C&D Consultancy’s John Woodward provides a useful insight into the NFDC and NDTG training scheme. Filmed live at the EDA Autumn seminar in Istanbul, Turkey.
Woodward appointed IDE vice president…
Fresh off the back of his highly successful trip to Istanbul as the IDE representative at the latest EDA seminar, John Woodward has been elected vice president of the Institute of Demolition Engineers. A lifelong demolition man, Woodward has been a member of the IDE for many years, most recently acting as the Institute’s events…Read moreRead more
EDA Autumn Seminar – Slideshow….
In this exclusive video from Demolition News, you can see some of the sights and speakers that participated in last week’s EDA seminar in Istanbul, Turkey.
Yet more job losses at JCB…
JCB has announced a further 398 redundancies as it reduces production at UK factories by 34% for the last two months of the year and for the first quarter of 2009. The plant manufacturer has already announced over 700 job losses this year but said the extreme deterioration in business levels and confidence around the…Read moreRead more
EDA Seminar – NFDC Crusher Guidance – Exclusive Video…
The National Federation of Demolition Contractors’ press officer Mark Anthony used the EDA seminar to unveil the Federation’s new guidance notes on the safe use of mobile crushers in a demolition environment. His presentation can be viewed in this exclusive video:
