NFDC Region presses for members to receive more value. Although the members of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors are preparing themselves for what threatens to be a tempestuous Annual General meeting, the Federation’s senior officers have another hurdle to overcome first with a meeting of the National Council on Thursday. And one of the…Read moreRead more
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Seeking to give something back…
Day of the long knives…
Infighting continues ahead of National Federation of Demolition Contractors’ Annual General Meeting.
London mayor proposes further planning obstacle…
Sadiq Khan proposes giving residents right to veto demolition. The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has published the first-ever City Hall guide to estate regeneration in London, setting out how he will protect social housing. He proposes mandatory ballots of residents for schemes where any demolition is planned as a strict condition of his funding….Read moreRead more
Trouble in Paradise…
NFDC rocked by sudden regional resignation. The London & Southern Counties region of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors has been plunged into disarray following the sudden and unexpected resignation of vice chairman Matt Phillips of Downwell Demolition. Although Phillips refuses to be drawn on the specific reasons for his shock resignation, DemolitionNews understands that…Read moreRead more
Rebranding reflects John F Hunt diversification…
Contractor changes name to reflect breadth of expertise. John F Hunt Demolition is changing its name as the specialist firm evolves into a main enabling works contractor. From next month the £100 million-a-year turnover company will just be known as John F Hunt Ltd. Hunt has seen the work it undertakes expand rapidly beyond just…Read moreRead more
Battling Baltimore’s blight…
Governor pledges $75 million to demolish vacant homes. Governor Larry Hogan stood on a blighted street in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore, a demolition crew ready to get to work. He had heard residents’ calls for action on the vacant rowhouses that pockmark the city, he said. Now he was pledging $75 million to…Read moreRead more
Breaking News – Woman struck by falling plasterboard…
Police investigate following incident at Glasgow’s Queen Street station. A woman has been struck by a section of falling plasterboard at Queen Street Station in Glasgow. The plasterboard is believed to have collapsed from the ceiling next to the ticket desk and struck a female passenger. LOcal newspaper reports suggest that the protective structure is…Read moreRead more
Breaking News – CDC acquired…
Clarke Demolition Company becomes part of TRU7 group. In a move that will come as a shock to just about everyone in the UK demolition business, Clarke Demolition Company has been acquired by TRU7, the group that includes Trucks ‘R’ Us hire and sales and Tippers ‘R’ Us aggregates and muckaway haulage. Industry veteran David…Read moreRead more
Video – Renton, Sick Boy, Begbie…and Safedem
Scottish contractor makes it onto the big screen. Eagle-eyed demolition folk watching the long-awaited return of Spud, Renton, Sick Boy and Begbie in the Trainspotting 2 movie might have spotted a familiar name during the title sequence. Demolition contractor Safedem has become so synonymous with the Glasgow skyline it has helped redraw that the company…Read moreRead more
Health & Safety fines cost construction dear…
Construction and demolition sector worst hit as health and safety fines are ratcheted up. Companies across the UK have been forced to pay out over £61 million in health and safety fines throughout 2016 – almost 2.5 times. And the figures reveal that the construction sector was the most costly, racking up a bill of…Read moreRead more
