Caterpillar has made available a range of free equipment safety and maintenance checklists.

Those good people over at Caterpillar have underlined their commitment to equipment safety by offering customers a free-to-download range of equipment maintenance and safety checklists.

They cover the entire range of Caterpillar equipment – although they’re equally applicable to machines from other manufacturers – including demolition excavators.

Click here to see the full list.

Pinden Plant held an open day at its recycling facility on 3 July 2009. And we were there.

Following significant recent investments in both equipment and vehicles, Kent-based Pinden Plant has thrown open the doors of its Dartford quarry, waste management and recycling business for an open day that was attended by more than 300 customers and local dignitaries.

And Demolition News was there to capture some of the action.

Demolition News attended the UK launch of the Tesmec 1475 Rockhawg; here’s the video.

In order to improve the quality of our video output here at Demolition News, we are currently installing some new editing software which we hope to take live in the next few weeks. This has, however, limited our ability to edit videos at present. But rather than hold back on some good quality footage, here’s the raw video taken at last week’s UK launch of the Tesmec 1475 Rockhawg:

We’ll be bring you further details on this monster machine shortly.

A local mayor has called a halt on an implosion after a first attempt went awry.

Just over two weeks ago, a US demolition contractor attempted to fell a BASF chemical factory in Portsmouth, Virginia. But all did not go according to plan and a large part of the building was left standing.

Possibly prompted by the huge plume of dust created by the original implosion, local residents started a campaign to have further implosions halted on the grounds that they had not received sufficent warning. That campaign was heeded by the local mayor who called a halt to the demolition works while different methods were considered.

The following video comes courtesy of local TV news company, WAVY.TV. And we would draw your attention to the name of the local resident featured 59 seconds into this video. Who better to create a stink about a failed implosion?

Big Brother follows Demolition News’ lead with Blaklader workwear.

This is the last time I will mention my kilt-wearing escapade, I promise. But news has just reached us that the UK edition of the Big Brother television programme has also spotted the stylish qualities of Blaklader workwear and featured them heavily in last night’s episode.

Blaklader was contacted by Endemol UK, Big Brother’s production company, to supply a selection of products from its Profile range and Eurosafe high visibility clothing for the housemates to wear whilst completing yesterdays task.

Apparently, this bagged Blaklader some four million viewers, only slightly more than we achieved with our recent kilt review, and nowhere near as high brow. But those are impressive statistics, nonetheless.

We’ve been so busy of late that we forgot to welcome our new sponsors!

The Demolition News website, sadly, doesn’t generate much in the way of money and revenue. In fact, the entire website exists ONLY thanks to the kind contributions of our sponsors who (bless ’em) appreciate what we’re trying to do here.

As a result, we always try to give a special thank you when each new sponsor comes on board.

However, what with meetings, writing commitments and trips to music festivals, we have actually failed to mark the arrival of two new sponsors. And so we’re putting that right, here and now.

We would like to welcome Active Workwear, a fine supplier of just about every kind of workwear you can possibly think of (and a few items you probably wouldn’t), and Dutch demolition association Veras.

Thanks for your support guys.

As keen advocates of Twitter, YouTube and Facebook, we’re delighted to see this excellent article.

Cancel the summer party for clients and bin that glossy corporate brochure – there’s a whole parallel universe of online marketing opportunities out there. Construction’s early adopters are already using social media – such as Twitter and Flickr, Facebook and YouTube – as business tools. Together, these can raise your company’s profile among people who don’t know you, build loyalty among those that do, and even electronically link a project supply chain.

To read the full story, please visit the Construction Manager website.

It’s 10 years since Maine’s Edwards Dam was demolished; but locals are now celebrating.

However, it is pleasing to note one of those rare occasions when the demolition industry’s contribution to the environment is rightly highlighted.

Click here for the full story.

New implosion video from EDA President, Yves Canessa

Here at Demolition News, we’re constantly on the lookout for new content to bring to you, our readers/viewers. We regularly beg and plead our contacts across the demolition industry to send us photos and video from their own personal archives. But, every once in a while, one of them is kind enough to send us something unprompted; and that’s the case with this video provided by none other than EDA president, Yves Canessa.

Details of the contract are a little sketchy, although we understand that the implosion took place in Corse. But, let’s face it, if the presdient send you a video, you’re not going to ask too many questions, are you?

Our recent review of the Blaklader kilt has sparked a lively debate.

A few days ago, we produced a tongue-in-cheek review of the workwear kilt now on offer from workwear manufacturer Blaklader, and we thought (hoped) that would be the end of the matter. But this is one of those odd stories that has sprouted legs and now has a life all of its own.

We asked the question “would you wear a workwear kilt” and the answers have been coming in thick and fact both via email but also over on Twitter and Facebook.

And while we’d question the “celebrated journalist” part of this, we have just come across this piece that is now running as a follow-up to our original story.

It looks as though I may yet prove to be a trendsetter!