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In today’s show: What does Volvo Construction Equipment have planned for Intermat 2024? Liebherr TA230 ADTs conquer a glacier; the birth of an electric equipment company; and why this dumptruck body liner is up for an innovation award. PLUS we are celebrating one year of the Develon brand. Join us LIVE for your daily fix...Read moreRead more

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In today’s show: Kobelco’s Aussie monster assembled; bringing machine control precision to the world of wheel loaders; your machine only lives twice with Caterpillars Rebuild programme; Bobcat targets the compressor sector; and a dumptruck like no other. PLUS can you guess the make and model of today’s mystery machine? Join us LIVE for your daily...Read moreRead more

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A massive Kobelco SK1300 demolition excavator has taken its place in the fleet of Australian demolition giant, Liberty Industrial. DemolitionNews exclusively reported on the sale of the machine last year. The machine – the largest OEM-built demolition excavator in the world – has ow made the journey from Japan to Gove in Australia where it...Read moreRead more

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11 Trade bodies call for regulation of embodied carbon Influential trade bodies including the Chartered Institute of Building, Construction Industry Council, Royal Institute of British Architects and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors have joined forces to warn political leaders about the urgent need for regulation of embodied carbon emissions in construction. They warn regulation...Read moreRead more

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Councillors stick with decision to demolish Birmingham’s Ringway Centre. Birmingham’s landmark Ringway Centre – described as one of the city’s ‘brutalist icons’ – is set to be demolished despite a campaign to save it. Birmingham City Council’s planning committee yesterday approved plans for the building in Smallbrook Queensway to be demolished and for three apartment...Read moreRead more

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In today’s show: Is this new electric compactor from Hamm Hot or Not? Refinery demolition from Down Under; adding versatility to Cat graders; an excavator gets its skates on; and why another Australian demolition company has put its faith in Kobelco. PLUS can you guess the make and model of today’s Mystery Machine? Join us...Read moreRead more

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Wooldridge Contractors to appoint administrators. It has been one of the worst-kept secret in the UK demolition industry for several weeks now. But industry news portal – Construction Enquirer – is reporting that Wooldridge Contractors has become the latest UK demolition company (and National Federation of Demolition Contractors member) to slip into administration. The company...Read moreRead more

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West Midlands-based contractor the latest in liquidation. Solihull-based contractor Blucon Demolition has slipped into liquidation. Following hot on the heels of the collapse of Squibb Group, McCormack Demolition and – most recently – Wooldridge Contractors, the demise of yet another demolition company will be cause for wider concern for an industry seemingly beset with financial...Read moreRead more

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The untimely collapse of FOUR UK demolition companies in just three months surely speaks to a wider malaise within the industry. In this EXCLUSIVE LiveStream show, we will unpick the demise of Squibb Group, McCormack Demolition, Wooldridge Contractors and Blucon; and we will discuss the likelihood of more demolition firms following them into the demolition...Read moreRead more

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In today’s show: JCB is back in black; going green with Sennebogen; raising standards with XCMG; box blading with Bobcat; and we’re getting attached to Arden. PLUS can you identify our Mystery Machine? Join us LIVE for your daily fix of news, views, video and comment from the world of demolition and construction. Come for...Read moreRead more

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