Joint effort fells SAC plant at Royal Ordnance factory in Bridgwater. The combined efforts of demolition contractor Masterton, SES (Specialist Explosive Services), IndEx (Independent Explosives Engineers), Events Horizon completed the successful explosive demolition of the SAC plant carried out on Thursday 8th November at the old Royal Ordnance Factory, Bridgwater. Check out our exclusive footage…Read moreRead more
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Video – Royal Ordnance structure blasted…
Video – A blast from the past…literally
Previously unseen footage of the 1992 implosion of the UK’s Bold Power Station cooling towers. The loft here at Demolition News Towers is filled with little more than vinyl LPs from the 1980s and other detritus from our misspent youth. But a YouTube user’s loft contained something a little more interesting than a white label…Read moreRead more
Canadian implosion FAIL…!
Implosion fails to bring down Norsk Hydro plant in Becancour, Canada. After almost a month of rumour and speculation regarding a failed implosion in Canada, we have just been alerted to this footage which shows the Norsk Hydro plant in Becancour failing to succumb to explosive demolition. According to the video, the contract was overseen…Read moreRead more
Exclusive Video – Stateside View…
National Demolition Association CEO Mike Taylor provides update on US demolition industry. The National Demolition Association’s chief executive Mike Taylor was a guest speaker at the National Federation of Demolition Contractors 2009 Annual Convention. During the presentation, Taylor highlighted: That around 7,000 of the US demolition sector’s 22,000 employees are currently unemployed That President Obama’s…Read moreRead more
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.
