Our new Directory has created a stir, and we’ve already welcomed our first 5 listings.
Following the launch of our new Business Directory service earlier today, the email and telephone systems here at demolitionnews Towers have been buzzing with activity. No sooner had we announced the launch of this new service than we received our first five listings from:
You can take a look at their individual listings by clicking here.
We’re hopeful that there will be many more to come so please watch this area of the Demolition News website for further updates soon.
Demolition News has today launched a new Business Directory service that is FREE to users.
Ever since we launched demolitionnews.com, we have sought new ways to add value to the site and to make it more useful to you, our readers, viewers and listeners.
So today, we have launched our new business directory section, an area we hope to build to become your one-stop-shop for all your ancillary product and service needs. Now it’s very early days (in fact, at the time of writing, there are only three listings there at present). But if you’d like to take a look, just hit the Business Directory tab in the column to the left.
This service has been designed to be free to our hundreds (and occasionally thousands) of demolition contractor users; while being cost-effective for suppliers of goods and services to this business. In fact, companies can register on the site for as little £75 +VAT for the year if they use the PayPal instant payment service (and don’t worry, you don’t even have to be a member of PayPal….all you need is a credit or debit card).
If you would like to register your company, please simply visit www.demolitionnews.com/directory and hit the Join Directory button at the top right of your screen. You can then write your entry, we approve it, send you a bill £100 + VAT (£75 + VAT if paying via PayPal) and your company is listed.
The launch of our new Business Directory service is covered in our Daily Audio boo, which you can listen to by hitting the play button below.
Demolition man/British Touring Car driver Rob Collard admitted to hospital following crash.
Rob CollardRob Collard, managing director of demolition contracting company R. Collard Ltd and successful racing driver, has been admitted to hospital following his accident in the final HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship race of the weekend at Snetterton.
The Airwaves BMW driver was leading the race when he was involved in an incident with the Chevrolet of James Nash, which resulted in him being tipped into a spin. Read the full story here.
Everyone at Demolition News wishes Rob a speedy (no pun intended) recovery.
A demolition contract in Cankiri, Turkey goes catastrophically wrong.
Having covered the recent Shanghai building collapse that saw a high-rise structure simply lie down, we never cease to be amazed at the resilience of some structures. But this video of a demolition contract gone awry in Cankiri, Turkey just about tops them all:
It took two attempts, the but BASF plant in Virginia is finally no more.
As we reported yesterday, Dykon Explosive Demolition Corporation was about to take a second stab at bringing down the former BASF facility which had only partially fallen during a previous attempt. But, as the following video shows, the second attempt finally got the job done.
Nova Scotia demolition workers strike after being forced to supply own safety gear.
Photo courtesy ChronicleHeraldAt a time when the demolition world is more focused than ever on the subject of operative safety and welfare, news of a strike by Nova Scotia demolition workers over attempts to charge them for face masks and other safety equipment seems strangely alien.
But that is precisely what is happening among a group of unionised and non-unionised demolition operatives in Nova Scotia who have just taken their case to the local labour minister.
According to reports, workers typically pay for hard hats and safety boots, but at least one company is charging workers $4 for dust masks and deducting costs for broken equipment and vehicles from their pay.
“Your first (dust mask) is free, but everything after that you have to pay for,” said Marco Fakkeldy, who has worked for one large demolition company for the past six years. And, he said, “You break anything, you pay for it.”
To read the full story from the ChronicleHerald, please click here.
Alternatively, check out this video – The start of the interview seems unfortunately to have failed to grasp the true purpose of the protest but the union representative being interviewed eventually gets his point across:
In the meantime, Demolition News would like to invite its readers to show their solidarity with these workers by leaving them a message using the Comments link below. In our opinion, demolition workers are no different to firefighters and no-one would expect a firefighter to pay for his own safety equipment. We look forward to reading your comments.
A hydraulic “impact hammer” makes light work of a concrete bridge deck.
The development of the hydrauluc hammer has come a long way since they first became an integral part of the demolition man’s armoury some 30 years ago. Today, they’re lighter, more powerful, more productive and a whole lot quieter than their predecessors.
But sometimes, just sometimes, most demolition professionals would gladly swap the luxury of low noise, low dust, and low vibration tools with something that simply delivers brute power. Something a bit like the unit shown in this video from Surestrike.
The impact hammer is a pretty ugly specimen and looks like something the A-Team threw together in their garage. But what it lacks in looks it more than makes up in sheer grunt. Check it out.
Dykon explosives team to take second stab at BASF plant later today.
It’s chemical plant implosion Take 2 in Portsmouth, Virginia later today as the explosives engineers from Dykon Explosive Demolition Corporation take a second stab at felling the former BASF facility.
As this news video from WAVY.com explains, the first implosion last week succeeded in bringing down just half the plant. Engineers and local residents are hoping that it’s second time lucky later today.
It’s worth noting the critical review of the first implosion by five-year old local resident Bobby Scott 50 seconds into this news video.
New demolition-specific clamp bucket from SUI Manufacturing.
When you watch as many demolition-related videos as we do, it soon becomes clear that demolition contractors across the world might share a universal language but each country tends to do things in their own way.
A fine example of this is the widespread use of clamp bucket attachments on US demolition and recycling sites, like the one shown here from SUI Manufacturing.
The company has very kindly also provided us with some information on their products, which you can read or downloaded by clicking the link below..
