Birmingham road brought to standstill as demolition goes awry. A derelict Birmingham pub collapsed while undergoing demolition on Thursday – throwing scaffolding and debris into a busy road. The Birmingham Arms had stood in Dudley Road since the mid nineteenth century. But it was fully demolished after building sensationally fell down around 8.20 am. This…Read moreRead more
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Video – Return to Nostalgia Corner…
West Ham Power Station demolished. Under normal circumstances, the words “West Ham” and “demolition” in a single sentence would leave me cold, distraught and despairing. But, thanks to Clarke Demolition Company’s Steve Bocking, we have uncovered a video containing both those expressions but which has nothing whatsoever to do with the world’s finest football club….Read moreRead more
Video – On the pull…
Machine might tug of war fells boiler house. JDC Demolition is currently decommissioning, decontaminating and demolishing the former Salem Harbor Power Station in Salem, Massachusetts, USA. The formerly coal and/or fuel oil fed Unit 3 Boiler went into commercial operation in 1959 and produced 165 MW. The footprint was 65 ft. x 65ft. and was…Read moreRead more
Video – Liebherr’s equipment extravaganza…
Epic display puts manufacturer at the very heart of Bauma 2016. This is not the first outing for the Liebherr exhibition stand that dominates such a large portion of the Messe Munchen showground during the week-long Bauma extravaganza. The same exhibition stand was used in 2010 and 2013, lending it a familiar feel to anyone…Read moreRead more
Video – Welcome to the 40-watt club…
Our exclusive club for the terminally dim has just inducted a new member. There is construction equipment, and there is demolition equipment. And, generally, never the twain shall meet. This is a lesson that will now be all too familiar to this operator who, for reasons known only to God and this guy’s single brain…Read moreRead more
Video – Boiler blast at Cape Fear…
Boiler blast the first of many Duke Energy plant. Demolition at the former coal-fired Duke Energy Sutton Plant shook many Wilmington-area residents awake early Sunday. The implosion heard round the Cape Fear region brought down one of three boilers at the plant off of US 421 North in New Hanover County. “This is an important…Read moreRead more
Video – Anything you can do…
Radio tower demolition reimagines Cockenzie Chimney Clash. The explosive demolition of the twin stacks at Scotland’s Cockenzie Power Station was one of the most iconic images of last year in the demolition world. The precise blast carried out by Brown and Mason ensuring that the stacks collided with perfect symmetry on their way down. Well,…Read moreRead more
Video – Demolition disappointment…
Blast fails to shift Harworth pit tower. Crowds of local people and former colliery employees gathered for the explosive felling of an iconic pit tower at the former mining town of Harworth. The controlled blast should have marked an end for the iconic local landmark. But the blast came and went, a cloud of dust…Read moreRead more
Video – Ditton flyover dismantled…
PP O’Connor tackles Widnes landmark. Work is underway to demolish the south bridge of the Ditton flyover in Widnes. The work is part of the scheme to build the link roads through Widnes to connect the main road network to the new Mersey Gateway bridge, which will open in autumn 2017. Check out the superb…Read moreRead more
Video – From Russia with love…
Award-winning video captures demolition of Moscow’s famous ZIL factory. The name Zavod imeni Likhachova (ZIL) is synonymous with the heavily armoured executive cars favoured by Russia’s Communist Party leaders and oligarchs. The ZIL factory in Moscow is a major Russian automobile, truck, military vehicle, and heavy equipment manufacturer. Although largely unknown outside the Commonwealth of…Read moreRead more
