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It is 1 January 2021 as I sit down to type this. I am sat at a new desk, beneath a new video lighting rig, in my new-look office/studio. On the desk in front of me is a brand new notebook. That notebook is currently empty. Like the year that stretches before us, that notebook...Read moreRead more
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Work to start at massive Avlon Works
Work to start at massive Avlon Works
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Maynards Europe will oversee the initial stages in one of the most important regeneration projects in the UK from 2021 onwards. Work is set to begin this following the acquisition of the 100-acre Avlon Works pharmaceutical processing site in the heart of Avonmouth Severnside by the Vancouver-based Epta Development Corporation (EDC) in December. Maynards, a...Read moreRead more
http://www.demolitionnews.com/2021/01/07/23369/
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Maynards Europe will oversee the initial stages in one of the most important regeneration projects in the UK from 2021 onwards. Work is set to begin this following the acquisition of the 100-acre Avlon Works pharmaceutical processing site in the heart of Avonmouth Severnside by the Vancouver-based Epta Development Corporation (EDC) in December. Maynards, a...Read moreRead more
http://www.demolitionnews.com/2021/01/07/23369/
Co-Operative building felled in emergency demolition…
Co-Operative building felled in emergency demolition…
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Emergency demolition removes hazard. An historic former co-operative building in north Manchester was the subject of an emergency demolition this weekend, the council has confirmed. The former Failsworth Industrial Society building at the corner of Oldham Road and Old Church Street in Newton Heath had been branded ‘dangerous’ by inspectors. Issues with the derelict building,...Read moreRead more
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Emergency demolition removes hazard. An historic former co-operative building in north Manchester was the subject of an emergency demolition this weekend, the council has confirmed. The former Failsworth Industrial Society building at the corner of Oldham Road and Old Church Street in Newton Heath had been branded ‘dangerous’ by inspectors. Issues with the derelict building,...Read moreRead more
http://www.demolitionnews.com/2021/01/1 ... emolition/
Body of second worker recovered…
Body of second worker recovered…
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The body of a second worker killed in a power plant collapse in southern Ohio has been recovered, according to his employer. A spokesman for Detroit-based demolition contractor Adamo Group expressed “tremendous sorrow” in saying loved ones had been notified of the recovery of the body of 47-year-old Jamie Fitzgerald from the Killen Generating Station...Read moreRead more
http://www.demolitionnews.com/2021/01/1 ... recovered/
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The body of a second worker killed in a power plant collapse in southern Ohio has been recovered, according to his employer. A spokesman for Detroit-based demolition contractor Adamo Group expressed “tremendous sorrow” in saying loved ones had been notified of the recovery of the body of 47-year-old Jamie Fitzgerald from the Killen Generating Station...Read moreRead more
http://www.demolitionnews.com/2021/01/1 ... recovered/
DemoExpo bumped…
DemoExpo bumped…
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Combined DemoExpo and LetsRecycle Live postponed. The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has claimed anther victim as Demolition Expo and Letsrecycle Live have been rescheduled to 15-16 September 2021. The exhibition was due to be held in May 2021. With uncertainty continuing, the September date has been confirmed by the organisers. “Following consultations with key stakeholders, the...Read moreRead more
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Combined DemoExpo and LetsRecycle Live postponed. The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has claimed anther victim as Demolition Expo and Letsrecycle Live have been rescheduled to 15-16 September 2021. The exhibition was due to be held in May 2021. With uncertainty continuing, the September date has been confirmed by the organisers. “Following consultations with key stakeholders, the...Read moreRead more
http://www.demolitionnews.com/2021/01/1 ... po-bumped/
Framework winners announced…
Framework winners announced…
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16 firms to share £80 million spoils. The winners in the bid to be part of an £80 million demolition framework have been announced. The framework was launched by London housing association Central and Cecil (C&C) Housing Trust, and it will be available for use by any public sector client in the UK needing demolition,...Read moreRead more
http://www.demolitionnews.com/2021/01/1 ... announced/
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16 firms to share £80 million spoils. The winners in the bid to be part of an £80 million demolition framework have been announced. The framework was launched by London housing association Central and Cecil (C&C) Housing Trust, and it will be available for use by any public sector client in the UK needing demolition,...Read moreRead more
http://www.demolitionnews.com/2021/01/1 ... announced/
NDA presses ahead…
NDA presses ahead…
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National Demolition Association reimagines the demolition exhibition. In a week in which the UK’s National Federation of Demolition Contractors announced that the DemoExpo exhibition was to be postponed till later this year, the Federation’s American counterparts at the National Demolition Association is pushing ahead with a reimagined event that is scheduled to take place in...Read moreRead more
http://www.demolitionnews.com/2021/01/1 ... ses-ahead/
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National Demolition Association reimagines the demolition exhibition. In a week in which the UK’s National Federation of Demolition Contractors announced that the DemoExpo exhibition was to be postponed till later this year, the Federation’s American counterparts at the National Demolition Association is pushing ahead with a reimagined event that is scheduled to take place in...Read moreRead more
http://www.demolitionnews.com/2021/01/1 ... ses-ahead/
Drone documents stadium demolition…
Drone documents stadium demolition…
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Awesome drone footage captures demolition of San Diego stadium. Drones have revolutionised the way in which demolition is planned and documented. And that revolution continues asa new generation of highly agile drones manned by incredibly talented pilots turn the traditional fly-by into a mini epic. Case in point – Check out this fantastic film from...Read moreRead more
http://www.demolitionnews.com/2021/01/1 ... emolition/
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Awesome drone footage captures demolition of San Diego stadium. Drones have revolutionised the way in which demolition is planned and documented. And that revolution continues asa new generation of highly agile drones manned by incredibly talented pilots turn the traditional fly-by into a mini epic. Case in point – Check out this fantastic film from...Read moreRead more
http://www.demolitionnews.com/2021/01/1 ... emolition/
A half century of kindness…
A half century of kindness…
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Former NFDC chaplain marks 50 years as an ordained priest. I am a man without religion or spirituality of any kind. But I like to think that I can sense the fundamental goodness and kindness of a person. Father Denis McGillycuddy is one of the nicest and kindest people I have ever met. He is...Read moreRead more
http://www.demolitionnews.com/2021/01/1 ... -kindness/
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Former NFDC chaplain marks 50 years as an ordained priest. I am a man without religion or spirituality of any kind. But I like to think that I can sense the fundamental goodness and kindness of a person. Father Denis McGillycuddy is one of the nicest and kindest people I have ever met. He is...Read moreRead more
http://www.demolitionnews.com/2021/01/1 ... -kindness/
A chilling warning…
A chilling warning…
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“…There’s 250 power plants left here in the US. There’s 300 in Canada. There’s 300+ in Europe. If we’re going just by sheer averages on the 1,500 or so power plants that are going to be decommissioned and taken down, you’re looking at another 150 [demolition worker] deaths…” That is the chilling warning from a...Read moreRead more
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“…There’s 250 power plants left here in the US. There’s 300 in Canada. There’s 300+ in Europe. If we’re going just by sheer averages on the 1,500 or so power plants that are going to be decommissioned and taken down, you’re looking at another 150 [demolition worker] deaths…” That is the chilling warning from a...Read moreRead more
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