The inevitability of the outcome is apparently obvious to all but the perpetrator. You know that old cartoon schtick of the guy sawing off the very tree branch upon which he is perched? Well here’s the demolition equivalent. Quite what the guy involved expected to happen is anyone’s guess. But maybe he had time to…Read moreRead more
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Video – Splash down…
CDI drops Colorado reservoir tower with stunning results. Controlled Demolition, Inc. (CDI), acting as implosion subcontractor to main demolition contractor, Moltz Construction, has carried out the successful explosive felling of the 110’ tall, reinforced concrete Sanchez Reservoir water intake tower in Costilla County, Colorado. Check out the stunning video below:
Video – Wall drops into Vancouver street…
Anybody else see this happening long before it does? It is clear from the guy stood in the middle of the road dodging traffic that this outfit takes safety very seriously indeed – You can tell because he’s wearing a high vis’ vest. This attention to safety is further underlined by the full two feet…Read moreRead more
Video – John F. Hunt premieres at Leicester Square…
Exclusive look behind-the-scenes of complex four-sided face retention contract. 48 Leicester Square, once the home of the Automobile Association, is coming down; and the contractor behind the mammoth project – which will see all four facades retained – is John F. Hunt. Leicester Square – the spiritual home of UK cinema – attracts more than…Read moreRead more
Video – Safety: The bare facts…
Stripper provides unique and totally un-PC way to drive home the PPE message. Advertisers used images of the tar-tainted lungs of cancer victims to drive home the stop smoking message. When the wearing of seatbelts became compulsory in the UK, advertisers brought us footage of crash test dummies and of people being ejected through car…Read moreRead more
Video – Lean, green machines…
Wilko Wagner excavator fleet tackles airport car park demolition. German demolition giant Wilko Wagner knows all about green machines as this great new video proves. The company utilised an extensive fleet of Komatsu excavator – all decked out in the familiar green livery – to tackle the demolition of an old airport car park.
Video – Blaze of glory…
Tennessee bridge felled in hail of fire and fly-rock. Demolition crews brought an iconic Tennessee interstate bridge crashing to the ground on Saturday. Dramatic video shows a series of explosions imploding the Interstate 65 at near Franklin in Williamson County. A gigantic dust cloud engulfs the air and then, in what appears to be the…Read moreRead more
Video – JCB uses power of intelligence…
JCB unveils intelligent hybrid generator that could save demolition companies thousands. DemolitionNews.com reports.
Video – Bath cleans up at former Cadbury’s plant…
Bath Demolition makes light work of demolition at ill-fated chocolate factory. Ever since it was closed down in March 2010 following Cadbury’s takeover by food giant Kraft, the Somerdale Factory at Keynsham has been in the new for all the wrong reasons. Most notably, it was the site of a demolition death in November 2011….Read moreRead more
Video – Early bath…
Bath Demolition gets to grips with former Ministry of Defence facility. A former Ministry of Defence facility at Foxhill is being converted into a major new housing development for the residents of Bath. And, appropriately, the initial demolition works at the 19 hectare Mulberry Park site are being undertaken by local contractor Bath Demolition. Check…Read moreRead more
