New contender for demolition video of the year…

Utterly beautiful new video showing a wrecking ball in action in Baltimore. This is absolutely stunning. Great footage, majestic soundtrack, and a wrecking ball used with accuracy and care. This could become a Demolition News classic!   Let us know what you think or suggest your alternatives for video of the year in the Comments…Read moreRead more

New Italian compact crushers…

The compact crusher bandwagon rolls on with two new Italian contenders. Picture the scene. You are the marketing manager of an Italian equipment manufacturer that is just a few months away from launching a pair of new but as yet unnamed compact crushers. It is your job to think of an appropriate name that will…Read moreRead more

Oh the joys of high def’ video…

New high definition video truly captures beauty of Montana smokestack implosion. Last week, we brought you footage of Asarco Demolition’s dual implosion of a pair of smokestacks in Montana. But we’ve just uncovered this new high definition footage of the blast. If only all demolition video looked as good as this (and be sure to…Read moreRead more

Fulbeck flats fall…

MGL Demolition carries out dual tower block implosion in Middlesborough. MGL Demolition this weekend completed the demolition of Fulbeck House and Glentworth House in Middlesbrough’s Netherfields area. These were built in 1968, and each 16-storey block comprised 90 flats. A lottery to press “the button” raised money for Normanby’s Zoe’s Place and was won by…Read moreRead more

Montana stacks fall…

One big bang, and these twin smoke stacks fall. OK, this is not quite live, but as we’re typing this text, this implosion in Montana happened less than an hour ago: We’re hoping there will be some more professional footage such as this which was filmed during the preparation for today’s nicely controlled implosion.

And the contractor was satisfied…?

Video footage from Chinese implosion shows massive discharge of fly rock. According to the English-language voice over, the implosion of this incomplete and abandoned high-rise structure in the Chinese city of Zhongshan took place in a residential area. Which calls into question the huge amount of debris discharged by the blast.

Exclusive Video – Predicting sound levels…

John Campbell of Campbell Associates discusses sound level monitoring and prediction. This is one of those unique occasions when we’re in danger of becoming trapped perpetually in a space/time continuum warp of self-promotion. So bear with us, as this is about to get complicated. Back in June, we made an audio podcast on the subject…Read moreRead more

Why the wrecking ball was consigned to history…

Video showing why the crawler crane and wrecking ball have all but vanished. Having bowed to reader pressure (temporarily at least) to continue to show videos of demolition gone wrong, here’s one from the (fairly recent) archives displaying at least one reason why the crawler crane and ball combination gave way to the high reach…Read moreRead more

Interesting take on the demolition video…

New video gets up close and personal with the demolition of a military shooting range. Yesterday, we brought you a cracking video of a demolition project shot from the operator’s eye view. Well, today, we’re taking you even closer to the action with a video in which the inset picture was shot by a camera…Read moreRead more

A timely alternative view…

New video makes welcome change from the usual “demolition gone wrong” footage. A new video from DP Fuel Tank Services gives a useful and timely insight into how demolition SHOULD be controlled. We realise that this film will attract less visitors than a “demolition gone wrong” film, but as a website dedicated to best practice…Read moreRead more