Higgins Hall set to fall…
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WIU residence hall set for Saturday implosion. The countdown is underway until Western Illinois University will formally say good-bye to Higgins Hall by imploding the structure this Saturday. At approximately 9 am, the 50-year-old building will be demolished in an event that will last an estimated 15 seconds. The demolition is being completed by Spritas […]
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Video – Bridge demolition halted over debris concerns…
Video – Bridge demolition halted over debris concerns…
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Crews forced to stop work after concrete falls from New York bridge, damaging cars beneath. Demolition work on a New York bridge has been halted after falling debris damaged cars on the streets below. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says chunks of concrete fell off the Bayonne Bridge early Monday and […]
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Crews forced to stop work after concrete falls from New York bridge, damaging cars beneath. Demolition work on a New York bridge has been halted after falling debris damaged cars on the streets below. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says chunks of concrete fell off the Bayonne Bridge early Monday and […]
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Comment – The Lost Art of Equipment Sales…
Comment – The Lost Art of Equipment Sales…
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DemolitionNews’ editor Mark Anthony bemoans the dying art of digger sales. When was the last time you were sold something? I don’t mean when you bought something; I mean when a salesperson convinced you to buy a product or service they were selling. If you’re anything like me, you probably can’t remember. The traditional job […]
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DemolitionNews’ editor Mark Anthony bemoans the dying art of digger sales. When was the last time you were sold something? I don’t mean when you bought something; I mean when a salesperson convinced you to buy a product or service they were selling. If you’re anything like me, you probably can’t remember. The traditional job […]
http://www.demolitionnews.com/2017/06/2 ... ent-sales/
Video – Debris danger of bridge demolition…
Video – Debris danger of bridge demolition…
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The time has come to standardise on road closures whilst demolition takes place overhead? It is less than two years since a US company was fined for its part in the death of two young parents and their infant child, all killed by debris falling from a bridge onto a car travelling on the road […]
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The time has come to standardise on road closures whilst demolition takes place overhead? It is less than two years since a US company was fined for its part in the death of two young parents and their infant child, all killed by debris falling from a bridge onto a car travelling on the road […]
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Comment – Time for the US to rethink bridge demolition…?
Comment – Time for the US to rethink bridge demolition…?
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Another day, another US bridge demolition dropping debris onto the road below. If you’re in the UK, you probably don’t need to watch this. A combination of rigorous legislation and a healthy dose of common sense dictates that UK contractors adhere to a strict policy of road closures during an overhead bridge demolition. If you’re […]
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Another day, another US bridge demolition dropping debris onto the road below. If you’re in the UK, you probably don’t need to watch this. A combination of rigorous legislation and a healthy dose of common sense dictates that UK contractors adhere to a strict policy of road closures during an overhead bridge demolition. If you’re […]
http://www.demolitionnews.com/2017/06/2 ... emolition/
Demo man jailed over trench collapse death…
Demo man jailed over trench collapse death…
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Corporate manslaughter charge over site death. A site manager has been jailed for four years after a ground worker died when a trench wall collapsed on top of him. Shane Wilkinson, 33, died on 4 September 2014 at a building site in Collyweston, Northamptonshire. Andrew Winterton was convicted of gross negligence manslaughter at Northampton Crown […]
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Corporate manslaughter charge over site death. A site manager has been jailed for four years after a ground worker died when a trench wall collapsed on top of him. Shane Wilkinson, 33, died on 4 September 2014 at a building site in Collyweston, Northamptonshire. Andrew Winterton was convicted of gross negligence manslaughter at Northampton Crown […]
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Breaking News – Promac slides into administration…
Breaking News – Promac slides into administration…
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Wessex Demolition machine in limbo as dealer calls in receivers. Promac Solutions, the Berkshire based Doosan Bobcat dealer, has slipped into administration. The company, which also represents the Terex and Montabert brands, appointed Mazars as official receiver on Friday last week. DemolitionNews was alerted to issues at the company via social media after Wessex Demolition […]
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Wessex Demolition machine in limbo as dealer calls in receivers. Promac Solutions, the Berkshire based Doosan Bobcat dealer, has slipped into administration. The company, which also represents the Terex and Montabert brands, appointed Mazars as official receiver on Friday last week. DemolitionNews was alerted to issues at the company via social media after Wessex Demolition […]
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Site Managers could face longer jail terms…
Site Managers could face longer jail terms…
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Sentencing Council proposes crackdown on Corporate Manslaughter. The UK’s Sentencing Council has announced a consultation on its proposals for how offenders convicted of manslaughter should be sentenced in England and Wales. The announcement comes hot on the heels of a Corporate Manslaughter prosecution that saw jail sentences handed down to a site manager and a […]
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Sentencing Council proposes crackdown on Corporate Manslaughter. The UK’s Sentencing Council has announced a consultation on its proposals for how offenders convicted of manslaughter should be sentenced in England and Wales. The announcement comes hot on the heels of a Corporate Manslaughter prosecution that saw jail sentences handed down to a site manager and a […]
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Comment – Who would be a site manager now…?
Comment – Who would be a site manager now…?
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Changes proposed by the UK's Sentencing Council could see longer jail terms for site managers and other site workers implicated in a Corporate Manslaughter case.
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Changes proposed by the UK's Sentencing Council could see longer jail terms for site managers and other site workers implicated in a Corporate Manslaughter case.
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J. Bryan goes, bounces back…
J. Bryan goes, bounces back…
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Widnes-based contractor falls victim to delays in implosion insurance payout. J. Bryan (Victoria) Ltd has gone into liquidation, DemolitionNews can reveal. But the company has already bounced back under the name JBV Demolition which has been trading in the background for more than two years. J. Bryan (Victoria) was a 2014 World Demolition […]
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Widnes-based contractor falls victim to delays in implosion insurance payout. J. Bryan (Victoria) Ltd has gone into liquidation, DemolitionNews can reveal. But the company has already bounced back under the name JBV Demolition which has been trading in the background for more than two years. J. Bryan (Victoria) was a 2014 World Demolition […]
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