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Orchestral implosions…

Post #4261 by RSS Bot » Mon Jul 13, 2020 9:36 am

Orchestral implosions…
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Bridge blasts set to music. It appears that someone at the Illinois Department of Transportation had some time on their hands. They have been back through the state archives, gathered together some epic bridge blast footage, and set the entire thing to the 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky.
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Comment – All deaths matter

Post #4262 by RSS Bot » Mon Jul 13, 2020 12:37 pm

Comment – All deaths matter
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TWO unconnected but deadly accidents. TWO industries with unanswered questions. NINE families left grieving. FOUR years and counting with no resolution. ONE organisation taking far too long. On the afternoon of 23 February 2016, a part of the boiler house at the Didcot A Power Station in the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire collapsed, killing four...Read moreRead more
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Explosive prison break

Post #4263 by RSS Bot » Mon Jul 13, 2020 5:37 pm

Explosive prison break
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Implosion fells North Carolina facility. This weekend saw the explosive demolition of North Carolina’s Western Youth Institute, commonly known as the High Rise Prison.
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Quarmby quits…

Post #4264 by RSS Bot » Tue Jul 14, 2020 1:38 pm

Quarmby quits…
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Former IDE president resigns from Institute council. Former Institute of Demolition Engineers president Dr Terry Quarmby has announced that he is stepping down as a member of the Institute’s council and simultaneously relinquishing his position as a trustee of the organisation. His resignation brings to an end more than a quarter of a century of...Read moreRead more
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Comment – Shooting ourselves in the foot…?

Post #4265 by RSS Bot » Tue Jul 14, 2020 4:38 pm

Comment – Shooting ourselves in the foot…?
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Industry veteran decries four-fold hike in training costs. Along with death and taxes, a skills shortage within the UK demolition and construction sectors is one of life’s great certainties. Now that the industry is returning to work full-time after the COVID-19 crisis, it is likely that we will once again find ourselves hampered and hamstrung...Read moreRead more
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IDE seminar falls to COVID-19…

Post #4266 by RSS Bot » Wed Jul 15, 2020 11:39 am

IDE seminar falls to COVID-19…
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Key industry event postponed amidst Coronavirus fears. The Institute of Demolition Engineers’ Autumn seminar is the latest public event to fall victim to the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally scheduled to take place in September in its One Great George Street spiritual home in London, the event has joined the likes of the Hillhead exhibition and Wimbledon...Read moreRead more
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Bunker bay blast…

Post #4267 by RSS Bot » Fri Jul 17, 2020 6:42 pm

Bunker bay blast…
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Demolition Services caries out another successful blast at Ironbridge. Working in partnership with SES Explosives Engineers, Leeds-based Demolition Services carried out the successful explosive demolition of the bunker bay at Ironbridge Power Station shortly after 11 am today. The steel bunker bay structure was the first of three planned explosive events in order to bring...Read moreRead more
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New Zealand cement works fall

Post #4268 by RSS Bot » Mon Jul 20, 2020 10:44 am

New Zealand cement works fall
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Nikau Group strikes again with epic demolition project. New Zealand’s favouriate and most famous demolition sons – Nikau Group has carried out the demolition of a Holcim Cement Works at Westport during what is surely one of the most picturesque demolition project ever: Holcim Cement Plant Demolition Westport NZ from Nikau Group on Vimeo.
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Cantillon acquired…

Post #4269 by RSS Bot » Mon Jul 20, 2020 2:44 pm

Cantillon acquired…
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Concrete-frame specialist takes majority stake in respected demolition firm. The Morrisroe Group has acquired a majority shareholding in demolition contractor Cantillon. According to a statement from Morrisroe, “this is a strategic move by Brian Morrisroe that demonstrates confidence in the construction industry and further strengthens the position of the Morrisroe Group as a market leader....Read moreRead more
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Hard Rock recovery underway…

Post #4270 by RSS Bot » Tue Jul 21, 2020 10:45 am

Hard Rock recovery underway…
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Demolition of New Orleans’ Hard Rock hotel commences. A little over nine months after the Hard Rock hotel construction site partially collapsed in the New Orleans French Quarter a move to remove the bodies of two of the men who perished in the collapse has finally gained steam. New Orleans Fire Chief Tim McConnell said...Read moreRead more
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