In today’s show: K-Tec lifts the lid on its latest scraper; the fundamentals of compaction, with Volvo; fleet optimisation made easy with Cat tech; and CM Labs, revisited. PLUS in today’s edition of Mark’s Morning Monologue: A disincentive to work. Start your day the demolition way! Join us every weekday morning at 10am GMT for...Read moreRead more
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In the UK, we often hear people saying that there is no incentive to work. We have a welfare state that was created to look after the needy and the vulnerable, but that system is widely exploited by the lazy and the feckless. At least according to the Daily Mail. Whether or not that is...Read moreRead more
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As we prepare to mark the 10th anniversary of the catastrophic collapse at the Didcot power station – a disaster that claimed the lives of four demolition workers – the time has surely come for the industry to confront a troubling reality. Six years ago, DemolitionNews reported on a Thames Valley Police prediction that the...Read moreRead more
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In today’s show: Introducing the Powerplus PP380 excavator; Caterpillar scales the Summit; forging strong bonds with Dynapac; and MBI’s rotating pulveriser gets the munchies. PLUS in today’s edition of Mark’s Morning Monologue: Another day in paradise. Start your day the demolition way! Join us every weekday morning at 10am GMT for The Break Fast Show...Read moreRead more
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Andy unlocks the gate just after six-fifteen, the yard silent in the hazy dawn light. A grey Ford sits where it always does in the car park, its driver’s door closed, ice criss-crossing the windscreen. He pushes through the site office door and shudders. He didn’t expect it to be colder inside than outside. He’s...Read moreRead more
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n today’s show: We’re taking a deep dive on the latest K-Tec scraper model; Trevi Benne attachments cut steel like a hot knife through butter; Cat among the aggregates; and Husqvarna delivers clean air. PLUS in today’s edition of Mark’s Morning Monologue: They say Health and Safety, but they really mean just safety. Start your...Read moreRead more
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A friend of mine – a local builder – was working alone once. He took off his hard hat to wipe away the sweat from his brow just as a big piece of timber fell from the roof of the building and hit him square on the head. He came round minutes or possibly hours...Read moreRead more
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A home is meant to be a place of safety, permanence, and security. It is the foundation upon which lives are built, a constant in a changing world. For thousands of residents in hundreds of post-war tower blocks across England, however, this fundamental promise is being tested in the most profound way imaginable. These buildings,...Read moreRead more
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In today’s show: Caterpillar – The next 100 years; Komatsu gets its teeth into the industry; all aboard the Blade Runner; and stadium demolition, Canadian-style. PLUS in today’s edition of Mark’s Morning Monologue: A tragedy in slow motion. Start your day the demolition way! Join us every weekday morning at 10am GMT for The Break...Read moreRead more
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There was a time, not all that long ago, when people were dying quietly. Not from accidents, or old age; but from the very system that was meant to save them. Thousands of people were infected with hepatitis and HIV through contaminated blood transfusions. Many of them were children. The government said it was safe. Doctors...Read moreRead more
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