In these days of digital photography, it is not unusual for demolition work to be captured photographically. But the Minnesota Department of Transport is taking this a stage further, posting progress photos on a specially-created website to keep local residents informed of progress on the dismantling of the Lake George & Mississippi River bridges.
The photos can be viewed here.
Residents in York in the UK say they are experiencing problems with noise from the demolition taking place on the site of the city’s former British Sugar factory.
The Labour Group on City of York Council said Acomb ward councillors have been contacted by a number of residents living in the area adjacent to the British Sugar site, in Boroughbridge Road, Acomb.
Full details of the story can be read here.
For those of us that are actually involved in the industry on a day to day basis, the fact that demolition contractors are pushing the recycling agenda will come as little surprise. But a new article from US magazine Equipment Today suggests that the pioneering action of the National Demolition Association members is helping shape US policy.
The full article can be read here.
According to the reuse advocacy website Waste to Wealth, the construction and demolition (C&D) industry disposes of almost 65 million tons of waste annually, much of which is reusable or recyclable.
More details here.
Murray Demolition, one of Canada’s largest demolition contractors, is using some truly huge Alllied LaBounty shears to tackle the controlled dismantling of the Lakeview Thermal Generating power station in Ontario.
Trade magazine Equipment Today provides full details and some dramatic photos.
A £5m home on Dorset’s exclusive Sandbanks peninsula in the UK has been demolished by its Russian owner so he can build a bigger house in its place.
More details here.
The world-famous Yankee Stadium will not succumb to a spectacular implosion but will be demolished using modern dismantling techniques, according to the New York Post.
The demolition of the Missouri River Bridge at Glasgow will begin Monday, Sept. 8, and continue through Wednesday, Sept. 10, according to the The Missouri Department of Transportation.
Details of the project can be found here.
The creature is part of a Capital of Culture event that will see “scientists” arrive in the city to investigate the creature.
Phil Redmond, vice-chairman of the Culture company, said: “It looks fantastic” adding jokingly, “it is a new Capital of Culture demolition idea, a mechanical spider that eats buildings.”
Not content with manufacturing rugged demolition and construction equipment, JCB has put its weight (and brand name) behind a rugged new mobile telephone. And where else to test it but at the company’s Rocester test track…
