Work to resume at Didcot A power station. Didcot Power Station owners RWE have announced it has hired a contractor to resume the task of clearing the wreckage next month after work stopped following the death of four men in the collapse. Power station demolition specialist Brown and Mason will take on the contract, six…Read moreRead more
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Brown and Mason gets Didcot nod…
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New dedicated safety forum launches with clear aim. This month sees the official launch of The Demolition Safety Association (TDSA), a new web-based forum created to facilitate the sharing of best practice information and the sharing of information on incidents and near misses across the industry. The forum is seeking to promote health and safety…Read moreRead more
Moscow must go…
Moscow to demolish 8,000 Soviet-era housing blocks. Moscow city authorities are to tear down about 8,000 blocks of flats built in the 1950s and 1960s in a major clearance programme that will involve rehousing 1.6 million people in the coming years, it’s reported. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin told a council meeting on Wednesday that the decision…Read moreRead more
JFH mourns loss…
John F Hunt announces passing of deputy MD. Essex-based contractor John F Hunt has announced the sad passing of deputy managing director Dave Smith. A statement on the company’s website reads: It is with deep regret and sadness that we announce the passing of Dave Smith, Deputy Managing Director of John F Hunt Demolition. He…Read moreRead more
Breaking News – Coleman loses Didcot contract…
RWE NPower ends contract amidst ongoing investigation. The demolition company working at the site of a collapse at Didcot Power Station has lost its contract, according to the BBC. Operator RWE NPower said it was ending the demolition contract due to an ongoing investigation into the boiler house collapse in February that claimed the lives…Read moreRead more
Blowing up, but not as we know it…
Canadians consider inflatable tunnel to segregate site and pedestrians. DemolitionNews reports.
Breaking News – Walter Forshaw folds…
Walter Forshaw closes its doors after 85 years in business. Bolton-based Walter Forshaw Ltd has called in the receivers. Established in 1921, Walter Forshaw Limited had developed an enviable reputation within the demolition industry across the UK. Founded by Jessie Forshaw, the family-owned business grew to become one of largest demolition contractors in the North…Read moreRead more
Keltbray bags first HS2 contract…
Demolition giant to carry out demolition works at Euston Station. The £55 billion HS2 rail project, which will provide faster links from London to Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds, has awarded its first demolition contract. And Keltbray has won the prestigious project. According to Construction News, Keltbray will carry out the £2 million contract to demolish…Read moreRead more
Top Detroit demolition official quits abruptly…
Departure comes amidst federal probe into demolition drive. Jim Wright, a high-ranking Detroit demolition official, resigned on Wednesday. His departure comes amid a federal probe into the city’s program to tear down thousands of blighted properties. As deputy director of the Detroit Building Authority, Wright helped select demolition contractors for the program, which has been…Read moreRead more
Breaking News – E Rankin Ltd closes its doors…
E Rankin Ltd is the latest demolition company to close its doors.
