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Video – Demolition raises concerns among parents…
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Parents of children attending DC school call for daily air quality tests. The demolition of a Washington middle school right beside a live elementary school has led to calls for daily air and water contamination tests from parents. According to local media reports, the site involved has been found to contain contaminants such as asbestos […]
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Comment – Extracting maximum value…
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Like what we have to say? Then leave us a tip. If there is one thing that demolition men and women are good at, it is extracting maximum value from their work. Whether they specialise in the demolition of tower blocks or toilet blocks, petrol stations or power stations, demolition folk are past-masters at squeezing […]
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PP O’Connor grabs Galvac…
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Demolition company snatches vacuum excavation firm from jaws of administration. Manchester-based demolition specialist PP O’Connor has bought the vacuum excavation trucks business of failed rival GPL from administrators. Headquartered in Salford, the Galvac business operates nationally, employing 28 staff. The acquisition provides growing £33 million turnover PP O’Connor with an industry-leading fleet of vacuum excavation […]
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Comment – We need to talk..
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Suicide Prevention Day highlights dangers in demolition and construction. Young men working in the demolition and construction industries represent the highest suicide risk of any industry. Yet while we quickly latch on to issues that might impact upon physical well-being of demolition and construction workers, their mental well-being is still being overlooked, even though this […]
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Video – Bridge Busters bounce back…
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Armac doing what Armac does best. It is a fool’s errand to even attempt to pigeonhole demolition companies. All are multi-disciplined and multi-faceted, and each is capable of tackling a huge array of structures. But let’s be honest. When you think Armac, you think bridge demolition. And for good reason, as this new video from […]
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Black day for Grey Mill…
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Bid to demolish historic Aberdeen landmark moves a step closer. Planners have recommended flattening a historic Aberdeen landmark to make way for a £100 million “urban village”. Broadford Works, which was once home to the largest collection of category A-listed buildings at risk in Scotland, has been taken over by developer Inhabit, which plans to […]
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Video – Looters delay mall demolition…
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Nairobi mall demolition triggers looting frenzy. Police were forced to use tear gas to disperse youths who were attempting to storm inside the former Taj Mall to loot scrap metal and valuables.
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Video – Open for business…
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Dedicated DemoExpo 2019 website is now open. In less than 300 days, the great and the good of the UK demolition industry will gather at the Hertfordshire Show Ground for the DemoExpo 2019 exhibition hosted jointly by the National Federation of Demolition Contractors and the Institute of Demolition Engineers. And it’s going to be EPIC! […]
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Comment – An unfitting legacy…
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A dog-eared pile of paper is all that remains of the once great Cuddy Group. On Wednesday last week, I was awoken from my mid-morning slumber at my desk by the arrival of a hefty package that hit the mat at Demolition News Towers like a safe. That package contained a communication from Grant Thornton, […]
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Demoition man off the road…
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NFDC parts company with “Demolition Man on the Road” representative. The National Federation of Demolition Contractors has confirmed that Steven Tempest-Mitchell – who had been appointed with a title of ‘Demolition Man on the Road’ in July 2018 – is no longer employed by the NFDC. Tempest-Mitchell’s remit was to promote the values of using […]
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