46-year old apartment block crashes down in controlled blast. More than a dozen explosions thundered out from the concrete skeleton of Lincoln Park Tower Sunday morning. After a moment of stillness – and some uncomfortable shifting by members of the crowd — the next round of detonations started, this time accompanied by the sound of…Read moreRead more
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Video – Lincoln Park Tower is no more…
Video – Gilpin takes early Bath…
Gilpin Demolition barges bridge out of the way. Devon-based contractor Gilpin Demolition had to take to the water to demolish an ageing iron bridge across a canal in Bath. This video provides a unique insight into the demolition process. Destructor Bridge, Bath from de facto films on Vimeo.
Video – Big Belgian blast…
Going down – 171 metre tower felled in controlled blast. We have just received this great video that captures the explosive felling of a 171 metre tall pre-stressed concrete tower near Namur in Belgium. The work was carried out by Wanty and Orice with input from Ginger CEBTP Demolition for client Proximus.
Video – #Didcot4 message goes global…
The #Didcot campaign has reached more than 1.27 million people around the world! The Didcot disaster may – thankfully – have slipped off the front pages of the national newspapers; but public interest, concern and support still continues to flood in. The video (below) will give you the very latest scores on the doors but…Read moreRead more
Video – A brief history of Bauma…
Looking forward to the world’s biggest construction equipment exhibition by looking back. In approximately six weeks’ time, more than half a million equipment buyers, owners, operators, enthusiasts and assorted tyre and track-kickers will descend upon Bavaria for the world’s largest construction equipment extravaganza. Our buddies over at Diggers and Dozers will be there to film…Read moreRead more
Video – Behind the scenes of bridge blast…
Video tells story of Oklahoma bridge demolition. The majority of bridge implosion videos we bring you are little more than a money shot; a blast, a few seconds of debris falling, fade to black. But this new film from the Oklahoma Department of Transport tells the full story of the explosive demolition of the Taylor’s…Read moreRead more
Video – Stairway to heaven…
Brokk demolition robot shows stair-climbing capabilities. Think that robots can’t climb stairs? Then think again. This Brokk demolition robot demonstrates its ability to climb and demolish a narrow flight of stairs that descend into a subterranean shopping centre. STD Escalier 4 Temps from Matthieu LE GRELLE on Vimeo.
Video – CDI takes Whitewater ride…
The CDI blast portfolio just keeps on growing. It sometimes seems that the Controlled Group Inc. blasting crew just doesn’t sleep. No sooner have they felled a series of structures in Florida than they pop up in Indiana to dispose of a 100 metre long strcutural steel bridge.
Video – The one that got away…
Four Australian stacks fall, one stands defiant. Demolition eyes turned to Australia yesterday as a planned implosion by Liberty Industrial was set to fell five stacks at the Shell Clyde refinery in New South Wales. At the appointed time, five explosions rang out and gravity seized four of the stacks and dragged them Earthwards, precisely…Read moreRead more
Video – Boone goes boom…
Is there a river in America that doesn’t have a bridge lying in it…? After some brief weather-related delays, the Boone Bridge finally went boom just a short time ago. A further blast will remove the remaining portion of the Missouri bridge on a date to be confirmed.
