Bendy boom time-lapse…

Not sure where this video was shot but it’s pretty good quality. Not sure about the bendy-boom high reach mind: Demolition Time Lapse from Nick Csakany on Vimeo.

Another high reach accident…

Just over two years ago, when I helped the National Federation of DemolitionContractors launch their guidance on the safe use of high reach excavators, I stated that “thankfully, there has never been a fatality that could be directly attributed to a high reach machine”. Watching this video (and the numerous others that are widely available…Read moreRead more

High Reach accident…

I wouldn’t claim to be a demolition expert and neither am I in any way psychic. But even I spotted the outcome of this six minute video after just 22 seconds. I just wish I knew the name of the operator – I’d love to mail him a copy of the NFDC’s High Reach Guidance…Read moreRead more

New Coleman high reach sneak preview…

Midlands-based Coleman & Co. has taken delivery of a new Kocurek-modified Liebherr machine that boasts an upward reach of over 65 metre, making it arguably the UK’s largest. A full report on the new machine will appear in the September issue of Demolition & Disamntling but here’s a photo that shows just how big the…Read moreRead more