Yesterday, a successful controlled blast brought down the three stacks at the Wood River Power Plant in Illinois. According to local news reports, the implosion went off without a hitch. The dust suppression on the project was carried out using HKD Blue equipment. And the fine folks at HKD Blue very kindly sent us the…Read moreRead more
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Wood River plant falls
Three for three at Ironbridge…
Less than 6 weeks after the successful demolition of the Tank Bay at the former Ironbridge Power Station, Demolition Services has carried out the explosive demolition of the Boiler Bay. This was the third and final blast at the site following previous explosive events here and here.
Former Trump casino downed…
Controlled implosion fells Atlantic City landmark. The former Trump Plaza and Casino in Atlantic City has been demolished in a controlled implosion. More news as we receive it.
Astonishing animation…
New films demonstrate accuracy of 3D modelling. When the Safedem team felled the massive Meena Plaza complex in Abu Dhabi a few months ago, the watching world saw a record-breaking blast unfold before their eyes. But the team behind the world’s biggest-ever controlled implosion already knew precisely how the mammoth structure would behave thanks to…Read moreRead more
Final curtain falls at Longannet…
Blast fells final power station structure. The final building at Lonagnnet Power Station in Fife was demolished earlier today. Dramatic footage from the scene near Kincardine shows smoke and dust billowing into the air and being blown across the Firth or Forth. The structure containing a boiler room, turbine hall and control room was levelled…Read moreRead more
Meena Plaza behind the scenes…
A peak behind the curtains of the world’s biggest blast. It’s almost two months since Safedem blasted into the record books with the astonishing explosive demolition of the Meena Plaza complex in Abu Dhabi. And this new film provides a superb glimpse behind the scenes of a blast that shook Abu Dhabi and simultaneously rocked…Read moreRead more
Rugeley stack falls to Brown and Mason
A bad week for UK power stations compounded by BAM blast. It was a bad week for UK power stations as not one but TWO moved closer to eradication. But it was a good week for the UK demolition sector as first Demolition Services and then Brown and Mason demonstrated their explosive prowess. Within hours…Read moreRead more
Tank bay toppled…
Another explosive success for Demolition Services. The latest in a series of explosive demolition events took place at Ironbridge Power station earlier today as the former tank bay was toppled. This latest blast follows the explosive felling of the power station’s famous cooling towers just over a year ago; and the blasting of the massive…Read moreRead more
Ladies light it up…
“Your go-code will be, ‘light it up, ladies.” The latest explosive demolition has taken place at the Navajo Generating Station in Arizona. And this time, it had a feminine touch. Three minutes before the explosion, Dykon Blasting CFO Steve Hatch instructed Julie Elliott, SRP Major Projects Contracts Manager, and Roseanna Navarro, SRP Rotational Engineer, to…Read moreRead more
Spanish silo succumbs…
Controlled blast fells former Holcim plant. Local residents in Palmones were woken by the sound of an explosion as a disused silo in the town’s industrial zone was demolished in a controlled explosion.
