Ravaged by hayfever, we soldier on to bring you the hottest new films in the demolition firmament. Apologies if I sound like I am talking through a barrel of mucus but, in effect, I am. However, that doesn’t detract from another packed edition of DemolitionNews Video Review in which we round-up some of the hottest…Read moreRead more
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Video – Finnish bridge collapse footage…
Footage emerges of the moment a Finnish overpass collapsed onto the road below. Yesterday we brought you the breaking news of a Finnish bridge that had collapsed during routine demolition works onto the road below, and we promised to bring you the footage of the collapse. Well, after much searching (and more than a little…Read moreRead more
Ashton Gate put through the Wringer…
Demolition underway on popular Bristol stadium. Demolition of the near sixty-year old Williams Stand started today as the third and most complex phase begins of Bristol Sport’s £45m rebuild of Ashton Gate Stadium. Bristol Sport chairman Martin Griffiths said: “The redevelopment of Ashton Gate has been a complex project, and just to get to this…Read moreRead more
Video – When the water drops…
Demolition crews dropped a Plano water tower yesterday morning to make room for a new commercial and residential development, authorities said. The 178-foot tall water tower near Texas 121 and the Dallas North Tollway was erected in 1985, but it hasn’t been used in nearly five years. Officers on Leave After Attack on Dallas Police…Read moreRead more
Video – Gilpin drops bridge…
Time-lapse captures bridge dismantling and replacement. Gilpin Demolition has demolished a 150-year old bridge allowing main contractor Osborne to replace it during a 76 hour possession of the railway. Millsden Lane/Down Farm Lane railway underbridge is located between Micheldever and Winchester Stations in Headbourne Worthy. The new design removes the brick arch structure which had…Read moreRead more
Tioxide Tower toppled…
Blast changes Grimsby skyline forever. Tioxide Tower – for decades an iconic feature of the Grimsby skyline – is no more. In a flash, a total of 120 individual charges ripped through the base of the 350ft structure, in a spectacular controlled demolition that reduced the stack to rubble in seconds. A symbol of global…Read moreRead more
Video – Camelot conquered…
Another Christchurch landmark falls ahead of post-quake rebuild. The Camelot Hotel – in the heart of Christchurch’s Cathedral Square – is rapidly vanishing. As you can see from this video, a high reach excavator is removing yet another structure from the earthquake-damaged city.
Video – R Collard comes clean…
Construction waste and demolition specialist invests in next generation wash plant. R Collard Ltd has opened a new, state-of-the-art aggregate washing plant at its recycling facility in Eversley, Hampshire. The new plant, which was opened by local MP, Rt Hon Gerald Howarth, incorporates the very latest technology to enhance the quality and efficiency of the…Read moreRead more
University building falls to high reach power…
Because, hey, who doesn’t love a high reach time-lapse. Demolition of the John A. Widtsoe Building on the campus of Brigham Young University is underway. The nine-story building was completed in 1968 and was the home of the College of Life Sciences for several years. Each floor within the building housed a specific area of…Read moreRead more
Video – What a gas…
Time-lapse film captures dismantling of Northampton gas holder. In the week in which discount supermarket Lidl submitted plans to build a new store on the former gasworks in Northampton, Robinson & Birdsell have released a new film showing the dismantling of the two gasholders that once loomed over the site. The project required the dismantling…Read moreRead more
