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Squibb gets Woolwich nod

Post #4281 by RSS Bot » Thu Aug 06, 2020 12:00 pm

Squibb gets Woolwich nod
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Demolition at Morris Walk Estate kickstarts £220 million regeneration scheme. Development partner Lovell has appointed specialist Squibb Group to carry out demolition of the old 1960s council blocks. Soft stripping has started with hard demolition on the concrete frames and precast facades beginning later this month which will take around 12 months to complete. The...Read moreRead more
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Comment – Demolition’s problems encapsulated…

Post #4282 by RSS Bot » Mon Aug 10, 2020 9:04 am

Comment – Demolition’s problems encapsulated…
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Don’t speak out about safety. It could cost you your job. It is widely known that multi-billion dollar technology companies like Google and Apple regularly employ the services of known computer hackers. Setting aside the “if you can’t beat them, employ them” ethos behind this, they do so for a very good reason. Computer hackers...Read moreRead more
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CDI fells stack…

Post #4283 by RSS Bot » Tue Aug 11, 2020 12:05 pm

CDI fells stack…
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Controlled Demolition, Inc. (CDI), acting as explosives subcontractor to Demolition Technologies Specialized Services, Inc. has carried out the preparation for and successful explosives felling of a 150’ tall reinforced concrete chimney in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
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Another day, another detonation

Post #4284 by RSS Bot » Wed Aug 12, 2020 2:06 pm

Another day, another detonation
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CDI goes two for two. Controlled Demolition Inc (CDI) blasts are like London. You wait a while and then two come along at once. We brought you footage of this blast yesterday and now the company is back again. This time, CDI is acting as explosives subcontractor to Louisiana Chemical Dismantling Company, carrying out the...Read moreRead more
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Comment – Neither fish nor fowl

Post #4285 by RSS Bot » Wed Aug 12, 2020 3:06 pm

Comment – Neither fish nor fowl
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They are not hurt directly so their plight often goes unnoticed. But make no mistake. Accidents can have more than one victim. True story. Some years ago, someone I know was on their way to work in London. There had been torrential rain overnight, and the train station through which he was hurrying was puddled...Read moreRead more
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Did you miss us…?

Post #4286 by RSS Bot » Tue Aug 18, 2020 6:12 pm

Did you miss us…?
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Apologies for our absence – It was beyond our control. Imagine turning up on site tomorrow and find it was all gone. The buildings, the equipment, the people. Everything. Well that was the predicament facing me when I fired up my computer late last Wednesday evening. I had been out all day and just had...Read moreRead more
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Has NOCN bitten off more than it can chew…?

Post #4287 by RSS Bot » Wed Aug 19, 2020 1:12 pm

Has NOCN bitten off more than it can chew…?
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Apologies offered when solutions are required. For the second time in six months, NOCN Group has been forced to publicly apologise for its calamitous takeover of the Construction Plant Competence Scheme (CPCS). The company previously apologised back in February when it said that emergency measures were being put in place. But six months later, NOCN...Read moreRead more
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Big BAM boom

Post #4288 by RSS Bot » Fri Aug 21, 2020 1:14 pm

Big BAM boom
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Brown and Mason lays to rest part of Rugeley Power Station. Brown and Mason’s one company mission to eradicate power stations from the UK skyline progressed yesterday with a successful blast at Rugeley Power Station in Staffordshire.
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Tough times for Coleman Group…

Post #4289 by RSS Bot » Mon Aug 24, 2020 6:17 pm

Tough times for Coleman Group…
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Latest statement shines light on industry issues. It is two months since we reported that Coleman Group was restructuring amidst financial challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. But fresh details filed with Companies House reveals that this is just one of the issues facing the company. According to Construction News today, the company took a...Read moreRead more
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Paddling pools douse dust…

Post #4290 by RSS Bot » Tue Aug 25, 2020 11:17 am

Paddling pools douse dust…
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Unique dust suppression method deployed in French blast. Way back in April 2013, DemolitionNews was fortunate enough to be invited to the city of Porto in Portugal to see a unique dust suppression system in action during the implosion of a 15-storey tower block. More than seven years later, the team behind that deployment have...Read moreRead more
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