Brown and Mason carries out successful blast at Kent power station. The turbine hall at Kingsnorth Power Station was demolished with a controlled explosion earlier today. Energy firm E.ON owns the site. It was brought down in dramatic fashion at 1pm. The 35 metre high turbine hall once housed the boiler and four 500 MW…Read moreRead more
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Video – Kingsnorth turbine hall levelled…
Video – AR Demolition milking it…
Demolition of former Dairy Crest site paves way for new homes. Plans to be build more than 100 homes on the former Dairy Crest site are set to be given the go-ahead as demolition workers move in. The site in Crudgington has been empty since February following the closure of the factory, with demolition work…Read moreRead more
Video – Donora-Webster bridge blasted…
Blast drops bridge into waters below. The Donora-Webster Bridge that once connected Washington and Westmoreland Counties has been imploded. The 110-year-old bridge over the Monongahela River had been closed since 2009 because it was deteriorating. The implosion utilised 387 charges and 72 lbs. of explosives to send the debris into the river below. Read more…Read moreRead more
Video – Wacker Neuson demonstrates future fuel…
Dual power excavator perfect for working inside and in zero emissions areas. The Wacker Neuson 803 mini excavator arrives on site in much the same way as any standard mini or micro excavator, diesel power getting it off the trailer and on station ready for a day’s work. At that point, it becomes unlike any…Read moreRead more
Video – Sting in the tail…
Datatag targets fuel thieves with DNA for fuel. A few months ago, we brought you an exclusive (but really badly shot) video featuring Datatag Venom, the latest weapon in the fight against fuel theft. Well now our buddies over at Diggers and Dozers (who actually know how to drive a video camera) have taken a…Read moreRead more
Video – Refining the implosion process…
Liberty Industrial carries out explosive demolition of Clyde Refinery infrastructure A 65 metre tall, 1,500 tonne structure previously used in the refining process has been demolished using controlled explosive techniques. Liberty Industrial demolished the unit as part of the Clyde Terminal Conversion Project which involves demolishing and remove redundant refining infrastructure, as well as other…Read moreRead more
Video – Straight trippin’…
Hotworks and excavators fell steelworks building. The Frontier Industrial Corp. demolition team performs a controlled building drop at Steel Works Industrial Park in Lackawanna, New York State. But you need to fast forward to the one minute mark to see the good stuff: Steelworks Building Drop from Abbey Mecca on Vimeo.
Video – P&H mill laid to rest…
Hundreds of people came out, braving the rain, to see the end on an era as the Parrish & Heimbecker mill was imploded. DemolitionNews.com reports.
Breaking News – Three injured in latest bridge collapse…
Bridge collapse caught on surveillance cameras. Three workers in Ridgway, Pennsylvania, have been hurt when the bridge they were working on collapsed. The dramatic collapse was caught on surveillance video.
Video – Haven’t got the foggiest…?
Precision dust suppression, courtesy of INMALO. DemolitionNews braved the high pollen count to venture beyond the perimeter of Demolition News Towers yesterday for a trip to meet up with the fine folks at Plantforce and Churngold on a site in Bristol. We will be bringing you full details of that visit in the next edition…Read moreRead more
