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
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Why the wrecking ball was consigned to history…
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
Demolition gone wrong….again
Yet another video of demolition failing to go to plan. Volvo Construction Equipment’s Phil Jones very kindly sent us this video. Quite why the photographer found the idea of a building collapsing on an excavator operator funny is something of a mystery, although, as the film progresses, the gravity of the situation does eventually begin…Read moreRead more
Video from operator’s viewpoint…
New video gives unique insight into demolition job from the machine operator’s perspective. Here at Demolition News, we regularly scour YouTube, Metacafe and Vimeo to bring you the very best and the very latest demolition videos. But time and again, we come back to the work being done in the US by Stephen SetteDucati Photography,…Read moreRead more
Coleman & Co high reach in action….
New video showing Coleman & Co’s high reach excavator in action. We received this video of Coleman & Co’s high reach excavator at work on the demolition of the North Staffordshire Hospital in Stoke on Trent just this morning. It comes courtesy of John Woodward of C&D Consultancy, who shot the video on his very…Read moreRead more
Giant Kobelco in action…
Nice video of a Kobelco SK950 (LC) D excavator in operation.
IDE Roadshow sights and sounds…
Exclusive overview video from last Friday’s Institute of Demolition Engineers’ Roadshow. We’re still beavering away in the editing suite (well, back bedroom actually) to bring you some more audio and video footage from last week’s Institute of Demolition Engineers’ Roadshow at Mercedes benz World in Surrey. However, while that’s happening, here’s a very quick overview…Read moreRead more
Cowan Mill demolition underway…
Work is underway to make safe the Cowan Mill in Lewiston, Maine gutted by fire recently. We have just come across a new video showing the first stage of the demolition of the former Cowan Mill at Lewiston, Maine that was gutted by fire just a few weeks ago. Although, based upon this interesting use…Read moreRead more
Little girl wants her school demolished…
Video/Audio of little Irish girl asking for her school to be demolished, along with her teachers. The following has been doing the rounds on the Internet for quite some time now and, to be honest, we originally chose to ignore it. However, having now listened again, it just gets funnier and funnier and is worthy…Read moreRead more
