One Vision Housing issues statement on protracted demolition. As the demolition of the second of two Seaforth tower blocks that failed to succumb to a controlled blast enters its third day, the owners of the block – One Vision Housing – have issued an official statement: The phased demolition of the remaining structure of Montgomery…Read moreRead more
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Seaforth situation ongoing…
Video – DSM goes reggae…
UK companies carry out successful twin-stack blast in Jamaica. Back in 1980, a rag-tag group of unemployed young men from Birmingham appropriated the music of Jamaica to record their first hit song, Food for Thought. And so, the band UB40 was born. Now, almost 40 years later in what is like some protracted student exchange…Read moreRead more
Video – A terrible and mammoth task…
New video shows scale of challenge facing workers at Didcot Power Station. Yesterday marked the eight week anniversary of the tragic collapse at the Didcot A Power Station that left one man dead and three still missing. Today, Thames Valley Police have released a short video that highlights the sheer scale of the task still…Read moreRead more
Video – Bauma highlights…
A look back at the world’s biggest and best equipment exhibition. By any stretch of the imagination, Bauma 2016 was a show to remember. Almost 600,000 people flocked to the Messe Munchen in Germany to view literally thousands of items of construction and demolition equipment in what is the wrld’s biggest exhibition. DemolitionNews was lucky…Read moreRead more
Video – Kobelco sneak peek…
New high reach excavator on its way to Europe. Excavator manufacturer Kobelco used Bauma as a test-marketing exercise for its new SK400DLC-9 demolition excavator. Although the machine was shown on the company’s stand, it is still more than six months away from an official European launch. However, we do have a sneak preview of the…Read moreRead more
Video – Smashing up Brum…
Liston Group at boiling point at Kettleworks. Here’s a cracking new video featuring Midlands-based Liston Group tackling the demolition of the Birmingham Kettleworks. Enough said.
Video – Several hurt in Canadian collapse…
Seven people hospitalised as building crashes onto sidewalk. A building collapse at a future Eglinton Crosstown LRT station sent seven people to hospital, three of them with serious injuries, and left shaken residents asking questions about safety as construction continues on the massive infrastructure project. The building facade and scaffolding on the former House of…Read moreRead more
Video Exclusive – Liebherr 950 Demolition…
First-look at the all-new Liebherr 950 Demolition excavator. Construction equipment giant Liebherr used the Bauma 2016 exhibition as the international launchpad for the new 950 Demolition Excavator. The machine weighs in at 53 tonnes and can carry a 2.5 tonne attachment to a working height of 26 metres. Full details will follow in Demolition magazine…Read moreRead more
Video – Back to Nostalgia Corner…
Classic footage of 1938 implosion of Welsh viaduct. They don’t make voice-overs like this any more! This 1938 Pathe News footage features the explosive demolition of the Llanbradach Viaduct in Mid Glamorgan, Wales. Three of the columns are exploded one after the other; the third one completely demolishes a small hut beside it.
Video – Battling loaders…
The Chinese prove once again that they are a law unto themselves. Regardless of what line of business you are in, there is nothing worse than losing a contract to someone else, particularly when it is highly likely that you will run into that someone at a function or meeting. Call me old fashioned but,…Read moreRead more
