Building falls onto excavator operator. I hate this. I hate the fact that, having dedicated DemolitionNews to delivering unfiltered industry news from across the globe, I am required to share things like this. The following video – from China – shows the brief but catastrophic collapse of a building that was being demolished. Do yourselves…Read moreRead more
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Video – Up the creek…
Blast fells Buffalo bridge. The New York State Department of Transportation has carried out the implosion of the old Route 219 bridge over Cattaraugus Creek. The bridge was closed last month.
Video – Tearing out heart of glass…
Wring Group demolishes last vestiges of glass production in its native city. The demolition of the Pilkington Glass premises in St Thomas Street brings to an end a long history of glass making in Bristol’s city centre. Check out the video below:
Video – PP O’Connor graduates with honours…
Contractor marks final phase of university demolition contract. PP O’Connor began work in November last year to demolish the Faraday Building and other associated structures for the University of Manchester to make way for the £60 million Graphene Engineering and Innovation Centre. The demolition of the link bridge between the Faraday Building and the Faraday…Read moreRead more
Video – Bird Creek Bridge blown…
Sunday morning blast for Oklahoma bridge. Crews detonated the remaining bridge near 56th Street North and Highway 169 in Owasso, Oklahoma on Sunday morning. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation stopped all traffic on both north and south sides of the work zone near the Bird Creek area, between Owasso and Tulsa.
Video – Hillhead Highlights #3
Our latest video countdown of the hottest kit at next month’s show. Hillhead 2016 is now just a month away. So time to dig out your sunscreen and waterproofs, sunglasses and rain hat and start planning your route to Buston in Derbyshire. But before you do, be sure to check out this latest video countdown…Read moreRead more
Video – Mauling the mall…
Aerial view of Pennsylvania mall demolition. The Granite Run Mall was a double-level shopping mall located on US Route 1 in Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, a western suburb of Philadelphia. The mall opened in 1974 and closed in 2015; and now demolition is underway. Check out this great drone footage:
Video – Court in the act…
Time-lapse film documents demolition of Long Beach Courthouse. This timelapse project represents a 57-day demolition of the old Long Beach Superior Courthouse, a 330,000 square foot structure that served Los Angeles County for more than 50 years. The project is the first major phase of a new Civic Center development plan in downtown Long Beach….Read moreRead more
Video – Introducing the S-Lock…
Strickland throws its hat into the quick coupler ring. No UK demolition contractor worth his salt is without a hydraulic quick coupler or three. As a result, the coupler market has become highly competitive with specialist manufacturers competing with OENs to facilitate faster, smoother and safer attachment change-overs. Latest into the fray is the S-Lock…Read moreRead more
Video – Airline HQ blast from the air…
Drone footage captures final moments of American Airlines’ Fort Worth campus. American Airlines demolished its old headquarters (the AMR/Sabre buildings) in Fort Worth Friday to make room for a new campus. And, appropriately, the blast was caught on camera from the air. “The American Airlines team is hard at work designing our new campus in…Read moreRead more
