Five-storey building succumbs to top-down demolition using Brokk machines. Brokk, the pioneering manufacturer of remote-controlled demolition machines, brings us this video showing the top-down demolition of a five-storey structure in the US.
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Top down video…
Tired of time-lapse…
Yet ANOTHER time-lapse demolition video Make the most of this post as this is going to be the last time-lapse video for a while….they’re just a bit 2008 now aren’t they?
Toll booth time lapse…
A nice time lapse video showing the demolition and reinstatement of a toll booth in the US. Interesting to note that they managed to keep the traffic flowing, despite the works:
London demolition video…
Here’s a new video showing the demolition of the PricewaterhouseCoopers building close to the famous London Bridge landmark.
Unfortunate timing of the week…
Just last week, Caterpillar announced that it has asked workers at its Desford factory in Leicestershire to do charity work and tranining as the facility underwent a four-week shut-down to reflect the sharp downturn in demand for its products. Fast-forward to today’s launch of the otherwise impressive CAT.TV, and what is this week’s video of…Read moreRead more
When explosives aren’t the answer…
The controlled demolition of three disused 80 metre tall reinforced concrete chimneys at Coolkeeragh Power Station Northern Ireland has been successfully achieved by Churchill Steeplejacks (UK) Ltd over a nine month period. On this particular project, explosives could not be used to fell the chimneys due to a number of factors including a nearby under…Read moreRead more
Skipjacker…!
As someone that has been involved with business-to-business marketing for more than a quarter of a century, I am always impressed at anyone that can inject a little humour to deliver an otherwise serious message. Here’s a fine example from waste management and skip hire company Top Triangle: The video comes courtesy of TopSkips.com –…Read moreRead more
Swedish time-lapse video…
Regular Demolition News contributor Hans Karlsson has posted another nice time-lapse video showing a demolition project in progress in the Swedish city of Malmo. As ever, Hans’ contribution is accompanied by an “interesting” soundtrack!!
Dutch implosion…
According to the web traffic statistics for the latter half of 2008, videos showing implosions are among Demolition News readers’ favourites so here, by way of a New Year’s gift, is a nice new one from the Netherlands:
No Quick Fix on Quick Couplers…
It is now almost three months since the Health and Safety Executive introduced new regulations that effectively outlawed the manufacture and sale of “semi-automatic” quick couplers. Designed to prevent the use of the types of hitches requiring the manual insertion of a retaining pin, which have been identified as a direct or indirect cause of…Read moreRead more
