Christchurch school gets a lesson in demolition. It’s been quite a while since we last featured any footage from New Zealand. In fact, ever since the post-quake clean-up operations drew to a close, the country has largely reverted to its former status as a quiet corner of the demolition world. So we’re delighted to be…Read moreRead more
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Video – Back to school in New Zealand…
Breaking News – Hulton Bridge dropped…
Implosion drops massive Oakmont span. Just a few moments ago, explosive demolition crews carried out the successful demolition of the Hulton Bridge, dropping the 108-year old span into the Allegheny River below. The blast occurred at 9:49 a.m. and it took only a few seconds for the bridge to drop into the water. The blast…Read moreRead more
Video – Armac and the tower that was…
New film captures demolition of Coventry’s Station Tower. Regular visitors will recall that we recently brought you some amateur footage of Armac Group’s work on Coventry’s Station Tower. Well we’re delighted to now bring you something a little more professional. The time-lapse video (below) charts the demolition of the 14-storey block that sat alongside Coventry’s…Read moreRead more
Video – Felling the giant…
Explosive end for East German power station. Dutch demolition experts from DDM Demontage BV have carried out the explosive demolition of the Explosion of the Bunkerschwerbau” and the machine house of the old Hagenwerder power station. Commissioned by Vattenfall, the demolition stats are: Bunkerschwerbau: 12 x 187 x 55 metres, content 123.420m³ Machine house: 43…Read moreRead more
Video – Another visit to nostalgia corner…
Film captures the 1974 implosion of the former Croydon A power station. Anyone visiting the Croydon branch of Ikea to purchase a Dagstorp sofa, some Riktig Ögla curtain rings or a set of Ödmjuk coffee mugs will have noticed the two disused smoke stacks that now stand sentry over the Valley Park Retail Centre upon…Read moreRead more
Video – Minority inspiration…
How minority contractors are contributing to Detroit’s rebirth. Here within the pages of DemolitionNews, we often talk about regeration which, in this context, normally means demolishing the old to make way for the new. That’s all fine and dandy and certainly keeps the wheels of the demolition industry turning. But there’s more to regeneration than…Read moreRead more
Video – Central Library time-lapse…
Video footage of DSM’s high reach work in Birmingham. The following video is aimed primarily at our readers in Texas, California and Australia who insist on send us videos where skies are blue, the sun seemingly never sets, and landscapes are constantly bathed in summertime. Things are a bit different here in the UK as…Read moreRead more
Video – New Bern silos no more…
Little and large blasts fell North Carolina structures. The implosion of two concrete grain silos took place in New Bern this morning, without too many problems. As planned, the first 75-foot silo fell, followed by the 175-foot structure at 10:30 a.m. The demolition company said there were a few broken windows at a house across…Read moreRead more
Video – Pier into the past…
Florida says goodbye to St Petersburg Pier. The inverted pyramid of the St Petersburg Pier has stood as an iconic landmark on Florida’s coastline for many years. But with plans for a redevelopment of the waterfront location now agreed, that landmark has been erased from the skyline. This time-lapse video – which covers the works…Read moreRead more
Video – Heim Bridge passing slowly into history…
Video footage of deck removal as landmark Californian bridge is replaced. The Commodore Schuyler F. Heim Bridge was built from 1946 to 1948 by the US Navy. The striking north-south lift-span bridge casts a steel-pillar shape over the port landscape, carrying countless trucks and automobiles between Terminal Island and the mainland where Wilmington and Long…Read moreRead more
