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We got it wrong. Eagle-eyed and early-rising readers may have spotted a post earlier today reporting that George Hunter (Demolishers) had begun dissolution procedures. Having spoken to senior directors at the company, we now believe our original post – which has now been removed – to be inaccurate. We therefore apologise unreservedly for any embarrassment […]


http://www.demolitionnews.com/2014/10/18/george-hunter-retraction/

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Your chance to win a complete Rammer Safety Kit, brought to you in conjunction with Diggers and Dozers.


http://www.demolitionnews.com/2014/10/18/competition-corner-win-a-full-set-of-safety-gear/

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18-storey Houston Club tower dropped in ealry morning implosion. DemolitionNews.com reports.


http://www.demolitionnews.com/2014/10/19/video-houston-club-downed/

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Child tours potentially dangerous demolition site; dad kindly uploads the video. Once upon a time there was a young boy with a video camera who liked to film stuff. One day, when no-one was looking, he went onto a demolition site that he wasn’t supposed to be on. While there, he filmed a sign that […]


http://www.demolitionnews.com/2014/10/20/video-i-blame-the-parents/

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Is the demolition industry intrinsically racist, sexist and homophobic? Demolition News reports.


http://www.demolitionnews.com/2014/10/20/comment-exclusive-but-not-in-a-good-way/

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Former IDE president seeks to engage next generation of demolition men and women. Training in the UK construction and demolition industries is generally reactive; training those that we already have and hoping against hope there will be enough skilled workers to go around. Little wonder then that the industry is regularly beset with a skills […]


http://www.demolitionnews.com/2014/10/21/woodward-helps-safeguard-the-future/

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Fury as dust cloud engulfs residents. The final phase of the demolition of the Sunoco 10 Plant on Saturday did not go as expected and township commissioners are furious. At Monday night’s board of commissioners meeting, commissioners Vince McCormick and Dave D’Angelo expressed disgust with the process, stating that residents were unnecessarily put at risk. […]


http://www.demolitionnews.com/2014/10/22/outcry-over-tower-that-fell-the-wrong-way/

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Unplanned collapse causes excavator to flip. We can’t be sure where this was shot – although, to our untrained eye, the captions look vaguely Turkish – but regardless of the location, this film is a perfect illustration of at least two safety shortcomings: Make sure your machine has sufficient reach; and make sure you have […]


http://www.demolitionnews.com/2014/10/22/video-tower-topples-excavator/

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Brown and Mason make ready for power station implosion. Part of a mothballed power station is set to be knocked down this week as work continues to demolish the landmark. Kingsnorth Power Station closed in March last year because it did not meet EU standards on pollution. The whole structure is set to be demolished […]


http://www.demolitionnews.com/2014/10/22/kingsnorth-blast-scheduled-for-this-week/

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National "take your gun to work day" comes to the world of demolition.


http://www.demolitionnews.com/2014/10/23/video-demolition-worker-accused-of-firing-rifle-on-site/