VIdeo – Rocking the silos…

Heavy metal demolition; heavy metal soundtrack. All the way from Florida comes this great new video that charts the demolition of some silo structures. The film uses all the videographer’s arsenal from time-lapse to in-cab footage to illustrate the true art of demolition:

VIdeo – Saints alive…

Film captures demolition of Canadian church. The All Saints church in Hamilton, Ontario is coming down. And this film captures some of the action:

Video – Demolition TV – Episode #4…

Exclusive new DemolitionNews shows throws spotlight onto plant theft issue. The fourth episode of Demolition TV just dropped; and it’s a doozy! If you own or operate equipment or if you rely upon equipment for your livelihood, then grab yourself a coffee and a comfy chair. This one’s for you. Our thanks to Datatag, CanTrack…Read moreRead more

Video – Riviera Hotel checks out…

Vegas hotel and casino falls in overnight blast. It was one of the Las Vegas strip’s most recognisable landmarks. It played host to acts including Frank Sinatra and Liberace. But the Riviera Hotel and Casino is no more. A relatively low-profile implosion dropped the famous landmark in the early hours of the morning:

Video – Demolition TV – Episode #4 trailer…

A look ahead to Demolition TV’s exclusive expose of the plant theft “industry”. It is a £1 billion industry. It is run by hundreds of dedicated men and women, makes use of heavy equipment, and embraces the very latest in technology. But this industry is not demolition; it is plant theft. And it is costing…Read moreRead more

Video – Second bite at Burger blast…

Aerial view captures stack blast in all its glory. Regular readers will recall that – at the beginning of the month – we brought you some raw footage of Dykon Explosive Demolition Corp’s successful smokestack blast at the First Energy Burger Plant in Ohio. Well now, we are able to bring you a professional drone’s-eye…Read moreRead more

Video – Hateful eight…

Eight excavators down German bridge during overnight possession. A team of eight excavators, each equipped with large hydraulic hammers, has made light work of the demolition of a motorway bridge in Germany. The machines took just a few hours to bring down the 82-year old structure over the A8 motorway near Rosenheim.

Video – The Shell Clyde story…

Eight minutes of industrial demolition at its finest. I could tell you that the Shell Clyde refinery in New South Wales was built in the 1920s. I could tell you that the refinery was in operation longer than any refinery in Australia, earning it “State Significance” accreditation. And I could tell you that Liberty Industrial…Read moreRead more

Video – Seasoned performer…

Komatsu PC400LC-7 spices up demolition of Salt & Pepper cold storage. The old reinforced concrete, cold storage building in Wrigleyville, Chicago – the first floor of which housed Salt & Pepper – is being demolished ahead of a new construction. The major demolition works have been entrusted to a Komatsu high reach excavator:

Video – Newline aids fire recovery…

Demolition crew on scene following fire at Leicester spray paint factory. Demolition work is ongoing to pull down a spray pain factory in Leicester. Firefighters were called to the blaze at L&M Spray, in Gladstone Street as thick black smoke could be seen across the city into the afternoon as the fire burned. Newline Demolition,…Read moreRead more