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Breaking News – Liston Group folds…

Post #3971 by RSS Bot » Thu Mar 21, 2019 6:06 pm

Breaking News – Liston Group folds…
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Birmingham-based contractor calls in the administrators. Liston Group, the Birmingham-based demolition, asbestos and civil engineering contractor, has called in the administrators following what the company describes as a “terrible year” in 2018. Although no official statement has yet been made, DemolitionNews understands that a mix of contract delays and subsequently poor cash-flow contributed to the […]
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Comment – Victim of circumstance…

Post #3972 by RSS Bot » Mon Mar 25, 2019 9:09 am

Comment – Victim of circumstance…
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Why we need to look beyond the company owner when a demolition firm fails. In the immediate aftermath of a fatal site accident, you will often hear people say “no-one sets out to kill their fellow demolition workers”. It is a cliché, but it is also true. Demolition companies invest huge amounts of money training […]
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Video – White Giant toppled…

Post #3973 by RSS Bot » Mon Mar 25, 2019 1:09 pm

Video – White Giant toppled…
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Controlled blast fells 20 storey German tower block. A 20-storey building known locally as the “White Giant” was demolished in Duisburg’s Hochheide on yesterday. At 12:00 local time, around 290 kilograms of explosives were used to blast the block of flats into a pile of rubble.
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Video Exclusive – JCB extends X Series…

Post #3974 by RSS Bot » Mon Mar 25, 2019 3:09 pm

Video Exclusive – JCB extends X Series…
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JCB unveiled three new excavator models last week. And Demolition TV was there. UK equipment giant JCB has unveiled the three latest additions to its new X Series line -up of hydraulic excavators. Competing in the 13 to 15 tonne operating weight range, the 131X, 140X and 150X excavators are direct replacements for the popular […]
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Video – Triple topple at Brayton Point…

Post #3975 by RSS Bot » Tue Mar 26, 2019 12:10 pm

Video – Triple topple at Brayton Point…
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Three stacks down as CDI carries out controlled blast. Controlled Demolition, Inc. (CDI), acting as explosives subcontractor to Brayton Point, LLC. of St. Louis, Missouri carried out the successful felling of three 106 metre tall reinforced concrete chimneys in Somerset, Massachusetts on 24 March 2019. This blast was the precursor to the explosive demolition for […]
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End of an era in Cumbernauld…

Post #3976 by RSS Bot » Wed Mar 27, 2019 2:11 pm

End of an era in Cumbernauld…
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High-rise living laid to rest by Safedem. Cumbernauld’s last two tower blocks are being reduced to rubble, making space for more than 130 new homes. Safedem’s demolition of Stuart House and Elliot House in Burns Road by high-reach excavator marks the end of more than 50 years of high-rise living in the town. Affordable housing […]
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HSE reinforces guidance…

Post #3977 by RSS Bot » Mon Apr 01, 2019 2:17 pm

HSE reinforces guidance…
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Health & Safety Executive calls for thorough planning of demolition. Following the airing of the first episode of the Channel 5 documentary “When Demolitions Go Wrong” HSE is reminding demolition and construction firms of the need to review their processes with a particular focus on thorough planning, management and control of demolition and refurbishment work. […]
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Comment – Don’t be fooled…

Post #3978 by RSS Bot » Mon Apr 01, 2019 3:17 pm

Comment – Don’t be fooled…
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It’s April Fool’s Day but the HSE is being deadly serious, apparently. Thankfully, the Health and Safety Executive waited until after noon – traditionally the cut-off point for April Fool pranks and hoaxes – before issuing today’s article reminding demolition and construction firms of the need to review their processes. Apparently, the article was prompted […]
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C&D issues aspergillus warning…

Post #3979 by RSS Bot » Thu Apr 04, 2019 12:21 pm

C&D issues aspergillus warning…
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C&D Demolition Consultancy warns of “hidden killer” mould. At the Institute of Demolition Engineers regional meeting before the World Demolition Summit in Dublin last year John Woodward of C&D Demolition Consultants Limited gave a brief talk about “Hidden Killers” including asbestos, silica, lead, anthrax, nano particles and aspergillus. The mention of aspergillus led to some […]
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Illegal method blamed for fatal collapse…

Post #3980 by RSS Bot » Thu Apr 04, 2019 2:21 pm

Illegal method blamed for fatal collapse…
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Plan not authorised but “performed surreptitiously, in disregard of city ordinances”. The owner and contractors on a Miami Beach building that collapsed during demolition were accused in a worker’s wrongful death suit of using an illegal work method when the structure crashed in a plume of dust and debris. The Marlborough House was being demolished […]
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