Video – Bothwellpark bridge busted…
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Bridge over Scotland’s M74 felled during overnight possession. As part of the £500 million M8 M73 M74 Motorway Improvements Project, Bothwellpark Road Bridge was demolished over the weekend of 18–21 November 2016. This superb video from Transport Scotland captures the action. M74 Bridge Demolition J4-J5 from Transport Scotland on Vimeo.
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Video – Below the surface…
Video – Below the surface…
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Finnish demolition crew performs underwater explosive demolition. Whether it’s Leipäjuusto (bread cheese) or the Salmiakki salted liquorice liquor, you can always rely on the Finns to come up with something unusual. So here is demolition contractor 1R Demolition and a team of divers carrying out the explosive underwater demolition of foundations in the nation’s capital, […]
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Finnish demolition crew performs underwater explosive demolition. Whether it’s Leipäjuusto (bread cheese) or the Salmiakki salted liquorice liquor, you can always rely on the Finns to come up with something unusual. So here is demolition contractor 1R Demolition and a team of divers carrying out the explosive underwater demolition of foundations in the nation’s capital, […]
http://www.demolitionnews.com/2016/12/0 ... e-surface/
Fate sealed for Colwyn Bay Pier…
Fate sealed for Colwyn Bay Pier…
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Welsh landmark faces demolition after rescue bid fails. Council bosses are to push ahead demolition plans after businessman Steve Hunt’s final attempt to have ownership of Colwyn Bay Pier vested in him has failed. Earlier this year, the Court of Appeal had refused Mr Hunt’s application for permission to appeal the December 2015 High Court […]
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Welsh landmark faces demolition after rescue bid fails. Council bosses are to push ahead demolition plans after businessman Steve Hunt’s final attempt to have ownership of Colwyn Bay Pier vested in him has failed. Earlier this year, the Court of Appeal had refused Mr Hunt’s application for permission to appeal the December 2015 High Court […]
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Video – Excavator crushed as block falls…
Video – Excavator crushed as block falls…
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No information on the well-being of the operator; but this is not for the squeamish. There are times when we genuinely question our decision to present demolition in a warts-and-all fashion and without the filter of rose-coloured spectacles. This is one of those occasions. A tower block falls onto an excavator with a operator inside. […]
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No information on the well-being of the operator; but this is not for the squeamish. There are times when we genuinely question our decision to present demolition in a warts-and-all fashion and without the filter of rose-coloured spectacles. This is one of those occasions. A tower block falls onto an excavator with a operator inside. […]
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Video – Catalogue of errors…
Video – Catalogue of errors…
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Wrong house demolished; but even owner didn’t know where he lived. The demolition of the wrong house has been an infrequent yet ever-present theme ever since DemolitionNews threw open its electronic doors and bid you all welcome. Over the years, we have seen contractors pitch up at the right house number but in the wrong […]
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Wrong house demolished; but even owner didn’t know where he lived. The demolition of the wrong house has been an infrequent yet ever-present theme ever since DemolitionNews threw open its electronic doors and bid you all welcome. Over the years, we have seen contractors pitch up at the right house number but in the wrong […]
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The cars and fish left behind…
The cars and fish left behind…
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Demolition plan leaves cars trapped – and a fish dinner sitting on the kitchen bench. The McDonald family was looking forward to tucking into a nice Thursday night meal of snapper. It might not be so nice by next March. Pete McDonald got a kilogram of snapper and cod out of his freezer on the […]
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Demolition plan leaves cars trapped – and a fish dinner sitting on the kitchen bench. The McDonald family was looking forward to tucking into a nice Thursday night meal of snapper. It might not be so nice by next March. Pete McDonald got a kilogram of snapper and cod out of his freezer on the […]
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Birdsboro blast delayed…
Birdsboro blast delayed…
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Administrative delays push back smokestack blast. The skyline of a Berks County borough will remain unchanged for at least a few more days. An implosion of four brick smokestacks in Birdsboro has been postponed because of a paperwork issue with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, officials said. The implosion of the stacks at the […]
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Administrative delays push back smokestack blast. The skyline of a Berks County borough will remain unchanged for at least a few more days. An implosion of four brick smokestacks in Birdsboro has been postponed because of a paperwork issue with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, officials said. The implosion of the stacks at the […]
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Looking back on a year to forget…
Looking back on a year to forget…
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New ebook charts the highs and many lows of demolition sector during 2016. This time last year we published a book called A Site for Sore Eyes; a collection of articles, essays and stories from the pen (PC) of DemolitionNews’ editor Mark Anthony. That book – in both paper and electronic formats – sold right […]
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New ebook charts the highs and many lows of demolition sector during 2016. This time last year we published a book called A Site for Sore Eyes; a collection of articles, essays and stories from the pen (PC) of DemolitionNews’ editor Mark Anthony. That book – in both paper and electronic formats – sold right […]
http://www.demolitionnews.com/2016/12/1 ... to-forget/
Industry veteran killed in accident…
Industry veteran killed in accident…
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Another high profile site death further tarnishes tragic year. An operator of an excavator at the Gap Inc. distribution centre died Saturday after a piece of steel beam pierced the cab, according to state police. The operator of the Komatsu excavator was pronounced dead at the scene. DemolitionNews understands that the man killed is industry […]
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Another high profile site death further tarnishes tragic year. An operator of an excavator at the Gap Inc. distribution centre died Saturday after a piece of steel beam pierced the cab, according to state police. The operator of the Komatsu excavator was pronounced dead at the scene. DemolitionNews understands that the man killed is industry […]
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Video – Cardem topples tower…
Video – Cardem topples tower…
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French contractor pulls steel tower to the ground. There’s something about French contractor Cardem and its all-white excavators that just lends it a certain “je ne sais quoi”. And this video of the company pulling down a steel stack merely serves to reinforce that image: Cardem Demolition MoulinVieux from samstudio on Vimeo.
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French contractor pulls steel tower to the ground. There’s something about French contractor Cardem and its all-white excavators that just lends it a certain “je ne sais quoi”. And this video of the company pulling down a steel stack merely serves to reinforce that image: Cardem Demolition MoulinVieux from samstudio on Vimeo.
http://www.demolitionnews.com/2016/12/1 ... les-tower/
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