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Video – No room for error…
DemolitionNews
10-storey block imploded in Austin, Texas. A former University of Texas building was demolished Sunday morning. Ashbel Smith Hall was imploded at 8 am, local time. The building was 10 stories tall and built in 1974 as an administrative office for the University of Texas. It was torn down in order to make way for […]
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Video – Anglian in cliffhanger…
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East Anglian demolition company demolishes homes teetering on the brink. The demolition has been completed of the first of five homes at risk of falling into the sea after storms battered the Norfolk coast. The chalets have been teetering on the edge of the cliff in Hemsby since Saturday.
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Councillor calls for end to tower blocks…
DemolitionNews
Birmingham could kiss goodbye to tower blocks if councillor gets his way. If the Conservative Party are keen to secure the support of the likes of DSM, Coleman and Company, Armac and other Birmingham-based demolition contractors, they are going the right way about it. According to a report on Birmingham Live, Conservatives will get rid […]
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Audio – Hitting a century…
DemolitionNews
Demolition News Radio broadcasts its 100th show with a focus on training. At the beginning of August last year, we broadcast the first episode of the Demolition News Radio podcast. Today, we have broadcast our 100th episode and – as has become the norm of late – it pulls no punches. The subject of the […]
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Video – Cat’s home-town advantage…
DemolitionNews
Demolition is underway in downtown Peoria. And the machine choice is wholly appropriate. Demolition work has begun at the Riverfront Village platform in downtown Peoria. And the machine selected to spearhead the demolition could not be more appropriate as the name Caterpillar is synonymous with the Illinois town. Preparatory work last week removed the last […]
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Ousted…!
DemolitionNews
NFDC President succumbs to internal war of attrition. The National Federation of Demolition Contractors (NFDC) has announced that embattled President Paul Brown has resigned. Despite having the vocal support of several of the Federation’s regions and many of its individual members, Brown’s presidency has been beset by a series of attempts to oust him, including […]
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Comment – Time for members to speak…
DemolitionNews
Surely now NFDC members should be asking who REALLY controls THEIR Federation? I would like to think that when newly-ousted NFDC President Paul Brown woke this morning, he did so rested and rejuvenated; the heavy burden of his troubled presidency having been lifted – albeit unceremoniously – from his sturdy shoulders. I would like to […]
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Jobs – Chance to join a winning team…
DemolitionNews
MJ Finnigan is offering superb career prospects for a suitable “all-rounder”. Altricham-based MJ Finnigan is on the lookout for what it describes as a “good all-rounder” with at least six years experience to join its team. The company requires a new contract/project manager with at least 6 years experience.   Duties would included contract administration, […]
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Video – Demolition TV hits small screen…
DemolitionNews
The all-new episode of Demolition TV is here! Can you believe that Demolition TV has just broadcast its 14th episode? This all-new episode features a huge variety of content and features companies including Clarke Demolition Company, Metro Deconstruction and JCB, together with our new show sponsor CanTrack Global. You can check out the feature-length episode […]
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Video – Brush with death…
DemolitionNews
Only quick reactions saved this man. Less than a week after a woman was killed on a London street when a pallet of bricks fell from a tower crane, a man has had a narrow escape as a chunk of concrete flew from a London demolition site, missing him by inches. According to reports in […]
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