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Cinema collapse charges…
DemolitionNews
Pair of companies face prosecution over Newcastle Odeon incident. Two firms have been charged with safety breaches after a cinema collapsed during demolition work. Masonry and scaffolding from the Odeon in Pilgrim Street, Newcastle, which was built in the 1930s, fell on 3 April 2017, crushing a bus shelter. No-one was injured when the building...Read moreRead more
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Dredger detonated…
DemolitionNews
Controlled blast fells mining monster. The first of the dredger demolition works has been carried out at the Hazelwood Rehabilitation Project. The main outcome, a safe and successful fell, was achieved with Dredger 11 on the ground. All of the blast cutting charges were fully expended with no misfires. A thermal imaging sweep conducted by...Read moreRead more
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McFletch closes the gates…
DemolitionNews
Suffolk-based demolition contractor calls it a day. McFletch Demolition is to cease trading in a controlled closure of the well-established and respected company. Speaking exclusively to DemolitionNews, founder Chris McFletch says he has elected to retire and close the company. That decision is not connected to the COVID-19 crisis or the current economic climate, he...Read moreRead more
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Comment – Walking Away…
DemolitionNews
Regardless of industry or chosen profession, it is not unusual to hear entrepreneurs and company founders describe their company as their baby; and for good reason. A new company is often born out of a moment of passion. In its first year or two, it requires constant attention and nurturing. It causes endless sleepless nights...Read moreRead more
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Working for the Greater Good
DemolitionNews
DemolitionNews forges alliance with UK Demolition Jobs to help industry. The world’s largest news portal for the global demolition industry is joining forces with the UK’s leading demolition recruitment website to help demolition workers find work and to help demolition companies find suitable workers in these difficult times. The alliance is a continuation of DemolitionNews’...Read moreRead more
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Fallon folds
DemolitionNews
Midlands demolition firm appoints administrators. In another sad turn of events for the UK demolition industry, DemolitionNews has learned that Redditch-based S Fallon and Sons (Contractors) – which trades as Fallon Group – has appointed administrators. Full details of the company’s premature demise are not yet available; but DemolitionNews has been told that the appointed...Read moreRead more
http://www.demolitionnews.com/2020/10/20/fallon-folds/

JCB – A British Empire
DemolitionNews
Tomorrow marks a landmark for a global equipment giant, and for the construction equipment sector in general. 23 October 2020 is the official 75th birthday of JCB. The company’s own celebrations have been curtailed somewhat by the COVID-19 pandemic. But the team over at Diggers and Dozers was unwilling to allow such a momentous occasion...Read moreRead more
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Comment – History repeating…
DemolitionNews
Regular readers will know that there’s little I like more than a football analogy. It is my personal belief that all human life is replicated and mirrored on the pitch; all of the highs and lows of emotion; the trials and tribulations; the successes and the failures. And I have an especially timely one that...Read moreRead more
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Comment – A cacophony of cards
DemolitionNews
As regular readers will attest, I have opinions and I am not afraid to share them. But when I do so, I am ever mindful of the act that I am just a journalist. I speak from the periphery. I am an interloper. I am, as the rather graphic expression goes, “outside pissing in”. However,...Read moreRead more
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Peter Cordwell passes…
DemolitionNews
Larger-than-life North West demolition man passes away. Peter Cordwell, the figure-head and founder of Oldham-based PGC Demolition has sadly passed away. DemolitionNews understands he was just 48 years old. Cordwell was a well-known figure in the demolition industry in the North West of England. He achieved a degree of notoriety in the region after a...Read moreRead more
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