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Comment – Knowledge is power…
DemolitionNews
Obtaining accurate and up-to-date market data has NEVER been more important. If you have been around the construction and demolition industry for as long as I have, you will know that those industries are categorised by peaks and troughs, highs and lows and boom and bust cycles. But today, we seem to be living in […]
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Audio – Business Briefing update…
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August set to repeat July demand downturn as Lord Darling warns against complacency. The launch edition of our new Business Briefing video series highlighted the sharp downturn in construction demand during the month of July. Nine days into the new month, and August already looks set to repeat that downturn. This news comes on the […]
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Brought to book…
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DemolitionNews editor publishes new book that charts JCB’s recent innovations. Mark Anthony, DemolitionNews founder and Demolition magazine edito, has published a new book. Called “Renaissance: Why JCB is the Apple of the Digger World” – the new book explores the striking similarity in the approach to innovation and product development of the two companies; innovation […]
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Video – If…
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The video that was almost never published. We made the following video almost two weeks ago. We uploaded it more than a week ago. But we kept it unlisted because I couldn’t decide whether it was just too negative to publish. The truth is, the film was prompted by several recent interviews and discussions with […]
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Video – 36 buildings in 20 seconds…
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Tower blocks tumble as China carries out biggest ever blast. 36 tower blocks fell in a simultaneous blast in China last week. Using 2.5 tonnes of explosives, Chinese contractors turned a million square feet of real estate into so much rubble in just 20 seconds. In fact, the buildings fell with such speed that the […]
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Douneray race about to begin…
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Tendering opening soon for demolition of Scottish reactor.
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Video – High reach hammer
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Breaker goes to work high above Edinburgh. The demolition of the St James Centre in the heart of Edinburgh has been a long time coming; but work is now underway. And locals are being treated tot he spectacle of a high reach excavator equipped with a hydraulic breaker working high above the city centre.
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Futurist consigned to past…
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Demolition plans submitted could bring curtain down on Scarborough theatre. Scarborough Council has submitted the planning application needed to demolish the Futurist theatre. The authority voted by a margin of one in January to knock down the historic venue. This decision was met with protests, with local residents expressing concerns that the demolition could destabilise […]
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Video – Gang makes cash withdrawl…
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Thieves use digger to steal ATM in ultimate smash and grab. To my mind, a telescopic handler is not a demolition machine. But having seen the following video, I may have to rethink my stance. A gang of thieves used a telehandler to smash the front of a shop in Derbyshire, grab the ATM machine […]
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Video – Precision preserves piece of history…
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Coleman and Company salvage historic coat of arms. The Coleman & Company team has demonstrated its recovery and restoration expertise by carefully removing, preserving and transporting a historic frieze and coat of arms from an Edwardian tram garage in Wolverhampton. Built in 1902 and dramatically extended in the 1970s to accommodate a busy bus garage, […]
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