Inertia, a brand name that is largely unknown this side of the Atlantic, has unveiled its first-ever track-mounted mobile crusher.
Outline details of the new machine can be viewed here.
First mobile crusher from Inertia…
Attorney general to investogate illegal dumping…
The Pennsylvania attorney general’s office is to investigate how more than 20 tonnes of construction and demolition waste found its way into an operational cement works.
Read the full story here.
Demolition News offers two forms of instant update…
When we set up www.demolitionnews.com, our sole intention was to bring our readers the very latest industry-related information as quickly and as seamlessly as possible in a variety of text, audio and video formats.
However, while we’re often posting several new items each working day, the site has still required you to take the time and effort to visit the site on a regular basis to keep abreast of the very latest developments.
Not any more.
By harnessing some of the very latest online technology, we are now able to deliver the very latest news direct to your desktop and even some mobile devices such as the Apple iPhone.
To take advantage of this rapid news delivery, readers have two basic options:
• RSS
• Twitter
The majority of today’s web browsers are supplied with a free RSS Feed Reader. If your has one, simply visit http://www.demolitionnews.com/feed/ and hit the subscribe button. All new entries on the site will be delivered, free-of-charge, direct to your desktop automatically.
Just as simple is a free subscription to the online messaging service Twitter (www.twitter.com). Simply visit the site, sign up for a free subscription and then go to www.twitter.com/demolitionnews and hit the follow button to receive automatic updates to your desktop via this route. (Anyone lucky enough to own an iPhone will be delighted to know that Twitter works superbly on this device, allowing you to read these updates on the move).
Finally, we are currently laying plans to bring the Demolition News audio and video podcasts to the Apple iTunes store, allowing you to take relevant, timely and (hopefully) entertaining content with you wherever you go.
We hope that you will take advantage of these new developments and look forward to bringing you more in the New Year.
Demolition News
Aggregate Levy decision could impact upon recycling…
The Aggregates Levy, originally introduced as an environmental measure to encourage greater use of recycled or secondary materials, could be scrapped following a decision by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) that the justification for the charge should be reviewed.
According to UK trade magazine Contract JOurnal, the ECJ overturned a 2006 decision of the European Court of First Instance (CFI) that the 2002 Aggregates Levy was lawful and did not constitute State Aid.
Read the full story here.
Take safety with you, wherever you go…
The UK’s Health & Safety Executive, an organisation not normally known for its use of cutting-edge technology, has embraced the iPod and is now offering regular audio podcasts that are free to download on iTunes.
Anyone owning an iPod, iPhone or iTouch can simply search for the HSE within the podcast area of iTunes where they can subscribe to receive each podast as it arrives.
Those with standard MP3 players or who wish to listen to the podcasts via their computer can simply click here.
Earthmoving end-of-life directive…
Trade magazine D&RI is reporting that the International Organisation for Standardisation has issued an end-of life directive for earthmoving equipment.
To read the article and to view the guidelines, please click here.
A very Merry Christmas…
The past three months has been an incredibly exciting and rewarding time for all of us here at Demolition News.
In that time, our concept has evolved from an idea to a living, breathing website with its own magazine and a rapidly-expanding raneg of audio and video podcasts. During our first month of operation, this website received just over 100 unique visitors. Today, we’re exceeding that number each and every day (even weekends).
And we’re not finished yet. With the help and support of our various sponsors and supporters, we will continue to deliver insightful, timely and valuable information for all our readers during 2009. Furthermore, it is our intention to ensure that our audio and video content will also be available through iTunes, allowing our “readers” to take our information with them wherever they go.
So as we all take a well-earned rest and prepare for what threatens to be a very difficult year for our industry, we would like to take this opportunity to thank all our sponors, supporters and readers for their continued support.
And may we wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy, peaceful New Year.
Wage cuts for Cat execs…
In yet another sign of the growing grip of the economic recession, UK trade magazine Contract Journal reports that Caterpillar is cutting executive pay by up to 50% in a bid to cut costs as its customers continue to struggle to obtain credit to buy its machines.
Read the full story here
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New Year competition…
During the past 12 months, www.demolitionnews.com has been lucky enough to have been given a number of very nice machine models by manufacturers including Liebherr, JCB and Bobcat.
However, as one of our New Year’s resolutions is to keep the office tidy, the time has come to pass these on to some more deserving causes.
The competition is open to anyone registering as a new subscriber between now and midnight on 1 January 2009. Winners will be chosen at random and will receive:
* First Prize: JCB JS 200W excavator model
* Second Prize: Liebherr 435-13 telehandler model
* Third Prize: Bobcat S250 skid steer loader model
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
RCA Dome down….
In one of the most eagerly awaited implosions of the year, the former home of the Indianapolis Colts finally came down this weekend; and the US press was out in force to capture this historic moment.
Details of the final moments of the RCA Dome can be found here:
Canadian Press
Indianapolis Star
Associated Press
WTHR
In addition, news crews from local station WIBC captured the implosion in all its dusty glory:
