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Breaking News – Tappan Zee bridge span downed…

Post #3921 by RSS Bot » Tue Jan 15, 2019 6:52 pm

Breaking News – Tappan Zee bridge span downed…
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Explosive demolition drops bridge span into Hudson River. Within the past few minutes, the Eastern span of the old Tappan Zee bridge has been demolished by a controlled explosion. Original plans called for the Tappan Zee to be removed piece by piece and avoid the use of explosives, which could have an impact on Hudson […]
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Video – City Hall crumbles…

Post #3922 by RSS Bot » Mon Jan 21, 2019 7:58 am

Video – City Hall crumbles…
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Implosion fells 59-year old Jacksonville tower block. The former City Hall Annex, a long vacant structure overlooking the St. Johns River, came crashing down at 8 am Sunday (local time). The 15-story building was brought down to make room for new development. The demolition was about a year in the making. Originally, the annex and […]
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Demolition Directory 2019 is HERE!

Post #3923 by RSS Bot » Mon Jan 21, 2019 8:58 am

Demolition Directory 2019 is HERE!
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The most informative, insightful and forward-looking publication of the year is finally here. It’s here! The all-new Demolition Directory has landed and it contains contact details for almost 500 UK demolition companies. That alone should make it required reading for anyone within or allied to the industry sector. But the Directory also contains a host […]
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Audio – An act of desperation…

Post #3924 by RSS Bot » Wed Jan 23, 2019 1:00 pm

Audio – An act of desperation…
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One man’s moment of madness highlights a deeper issue in the UK construction sector. Unless you have been living in a cave this past week, you will likely be aware of an incident in Liverpool in the UK during which a mini excavator operator drove his machine through the reception of a newly-built hotel to […]
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The world’s tallest “teardown”…

Post #3925 by RSS Bot » Wed Jan 23, 2019 6:00 pm

The world’s tallest “teardown”…
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Could this be the tallest building ever demolished? Demolition permits have been filed for the JPMorgan Chase HQ at 270 Park Avenue in New York. Although such claims will be hotly contested, media reports suggest the building will be the tallest planned demolition in history. The filing is a significant step for the bank on […]
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Untimely passing of “Mr Liebherr”…

Post #3926 by RSS Bot » Sun Jan 27, 2019 1:05 pm

Untimely passing of “Mr Liebherr”…
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Industry pays tribute to Liebherr’s Darren Bennet who has sadly passed away. The UK demolition industry is mourning the sad and premature passing of Darren Bennet; a man whose name became so synonymous with the equipment brand he represented loyally for many years that he was rightly dubbed “Mr Liebherr”. His business card said he […]
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Video – Barnsley Market car park detonated…

Post #3927 by RSS Bot » Mon Jan 28, 2019 10:05 am

Video – Barnsley Market car park detonated…
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Early morning blast sees multi-storey car park eradicated. The demolition and regeneration of the market area in Barnsley continued this weekend with the controlled explosive demolition of the market’s multi-storey car park. The area was cordoned off at 10 pm on Saturday night prior to the implosion which took place just before 2 am on […]
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Coleman & Company get ugly…

Post #3928 by RSS Bot » Mon Jan 28, 2019 11:05 am

Coleman & Company get ugly…
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Company bags contract to demolish “Coventry’s ugliest building”. Industry news portal The Construction Enquirer is reporting that Birmingham-based Coleman & Company has won the contract to demolish the 14-storey Coventry Point office block to prepare the way for the ambitious £300m City Centre South scheme. The firm will demolish the brutalist building – dubbed the […]
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IDE pays tribute

Post #3929 by RSS Bot » Fri Feb 01, 2019 1:09 pm

IDE pays tribute
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Institute of Demolition Engineers dedicates regional meeting to “Mr Liebherr”. The first IDE Midlands Region meeting of 2019 took place earlier this week at the headquarters of Armac Group, and the meeting was dedicated to the memory of Liebherr’s Darren Bennet who had been a huge and loyal supporter of the IDE. More than 30 […]
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Video – Getting Bristol sorted…

Post #3930 by RSS Bot » Mon Feb 04, 2019 8:11 am

Video – Getting Bristol sorted…
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Work underway on former Royal Mail sorting office. Demolition work is starting on a derelict building once described as making part of Bristol “look like a war zone”. Former prime minister David Cameron made the remark about the former Royal Mail sorting office, near Temple Meads. The 1930s office and adjoining 1970s building has been […]
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