Redhead folds

September 11, 2024 Insolvency

The brutal meat grinder that is the UK demolition industry has claimed another victim.

National Federation of Demolition Contractors member Redhead Demolitions has appointed Menzies LLP to assist in placing the company in Creditors Voluntary Liquidation.

The Windsor-based company was founded in 1966 by brothers Bruce and Reginald Redhead. Over the past 58 years, the company established an admirable reputation across the south of England, undertaking contracts from power stations down to residential, for many bodies, such as local authorities, hospitals, schools, councils and blue chip contractors. 

After the untimely passing of Bruce Redhead a few years ago, Ross Redhead took over the reins and upheld the standards for which the company was known and respected.

DemolitionNews understands that Redhead Demolitions’ fortunes were impacted by several clients going bust in 2022. Against a backdrop of an industry-wide narrowing of margins, Ross Redhead has taken the decision to close the doors on a widely respected demolition company.

The thoughts of DemolitionNews are with the Redhead family and all their employees.

The Break Fast Show #795

September 11, 2024 Video

In today’s show: Ausa charges into the future with new electric dumper; Caterpillar reimagines equipment procurement; Mark’s mighty Merlos; and we have some heavy Hidromek loading action too.

PLUS, in Mark’s Morning Monologue, we will be discussing industry apathy and how the sector fails to react to fatal accidents.

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The Break Fast Show #794

September 10, 2024 Video

In today’s show: Dynapac unveils a sexy new compactor; Engcon adds a twist of flexibility to a Volvo duck; tower block time-lapse; and concrete upcycling like you have never seen before.

PLUS, in Mark’s Morning Monologue, we will be discussing how the absence of an utterly preposterous piece of paperwork can bring a project to a juddering halt.

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The Break Fast Show #793

September 9, 2024 Video

In today’s show: Weidemann raises the bar; John Deere unleashes the power; Komatsu to put machine rebuilds front and centre at MinExpo; and what the Hell are these people advertising?

PLUS, in Mark’s Morning Monologue, we will be discussing our new campaign to bring justice to the families of the Didcot Four.

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Demolition of the Copperstack

September 8, 2024 Video

Vale Base Metals is dismantling The Copperstack at the Copper Cliff Smelter Complex, in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.

This video provides a fascinating insight into the methodology employed during the challenging demolition.

Enough is Enough

September 6, 2024 Didcot

On 23 February 2016, four demolition workers were killed when a part of the boiler house at the Didcot A Power Station collapsed.

It would take almost seven months to recover three of the four bodies.

And eight and a half years later, the investigation remains ongoing and unresolved.

Thames Valley Police and the Health and Safety Executive have jointly FAILED the four men and their families; and it is time they were held to account.

We are calling for an urgent public inquiry to find out why this investigation has taken so long.

Please take a moment to honour the memory of those four men – Michael Collings, Ken Cresswell, Christopher Huxtable, and John Shaw – and SIGN THIS PETITION.

The Break Fast Show #792

September 6, 2024 Video

In today’s show: The greatest demolition backdrop you will ever see; Cat SEM dozer in action; we’re in the Netherlands for some superb demolition action; and how electrification is impacting every aspect of the mining sector.

PLUS in today’s edition of Mark’s Morning Monologue, I will be carrying on where I left off yesterday with our discussion about the Grenfell and Didcot inquiries and exploring why these seemingly protracted investigations are, in fact, becoming the norm.

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The Break Fast Show #791

September 5, 2024 Video

In today’s show: We get a sneak peek at the new Heracles compact wheel loader; we also get a sneak peek at the latest dozer from Shantui; Pownall Plant welcomes Takeuchi; and another satisfied Bobcat customer.

PLUS in today’s edition of Mark’s Morning Monologue, I will – of course – be discussing the Grenfell Tower tragedy following the publication of the findings of a seven year investigation.

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The Break Fast Show #790

September 4, 2024 Video

In today’s show: The XCMG excavator line just continues to grow; we have new graders from both Bell and CASE; autonomous Sany compactors beavering away on a Chinese dam; and Montabert breaks loose.

PLUS in today’s edition of Mark’s Morning Monologue, we will be examining the Law of Unintended Consequences.

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The Break Fast Show #789

September 3, 2024 Video

In today’s show: Sany mining trucks go driverless; Hydrema makes tracks; we’re visiting the biggest Volvo excavator in the Benelux courtesy of Construction Channel Luxembourg; and we’re mesmerised by Merlo.

PLUS, in our after show chat – Mark’s Morning Monologue – We will be discussing how we are being failed by the very public bodies that are supposed to protect us.

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