For anyone that still hankers for the days or crawler cranes and wrecking balls, this video is just for you. It features the demolition of Nottingham’s Victoria railway station and was shot during the 1960s.
Ripped from cine film, it runs like a silent movie. But if you are a demolition veteran, this will give you a welcome reminder of the “good ol’ days”. And if you’re a young upstart, it will prove once and for all that you have never had it so good.
Compact crusher manufacturer Red Rhino recently hosted a seminar on the increasingly important subject of construction and demolition waste, with a number of guest speakers in attendance.
Details of the seminar can be found here.
Long-time friend of Demolition News, C&D Consultancy, has news of a new Manual Handling Awareness course that is scheduled to take place on 10 September.
For further information and booking details, please click here.
The world-famous National Geographic Channel has recently completed a new series called “Blowdowns” and the first of these is scheduled to air soon.
Details of when these programmes will air around the world can be found here.
A property developer has mistakenly demolished an historic building in New Jersey.
Quite how such a thing happens is beyond me but you can read all about it here.
A UK-based demolition company has been fined £15,000 ($27,000 approx.) after an electrician was seriously injured on site.
Further details can be found here:
The Tinsley cooling towers were imploded in Sheffield, UK during the August Bank Holiday weekend. Although shrouded in secrecy and darkness, Demolition News managed to capture some video footage as the towers came down.
The all-new website of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors (NFDC) went live today. I had a hand in the development so I won’t dwell on it; I’ll just let the site speak for itself.
Demolition News has celebrated its first week with the launchof its first ever vieo podcast, an interview with Richard Comley of CG Comley & Sons Ltd on the subject of Contaminated Concrete. We look forward to receiving viewers comments.
