Demolition and Scrap news articles 
University textbook on the subject of the demolition process now available on all e-book readers
"Demolition: Practices, Technology, and Management", the first university textbook on the subject of the demolition process, is now available for reading on all e-book readers, including Kindle, Nook, and iPad devices. "Since its publication in a print format in 2010, sales have been brisk," said Michael R. Taylor CAE, Executive Director of the National Demolition Association, which teamed with Purdue University Press on the publication of th... [more]
The need for specialist construction skills in New Zealand
Although the recent tragedy in Japan has diverted attention away from the earlier natural disasters in New Zealand, the full scale of the rebuild task required in Christchurch has not diminished. For those in the construction and built environment industry the scale of the project means that help is needed from across the globe. On September 4th 2010 an earthquake struck Christchurch, New Zealand only to be followed by a second more devastati... [more]
Lee Group upgrades plant equipment with Hitachi excavators
Lee Group Ltd has embarked on a major upgrade of its demolition, recycling and earthmoving equipment. The company, which prides itself on fulfilling large scale industrial decommissioning projects, urban regeneration works and specialist demolition contracts, has already started taking delivery of its new plant. Spearheading the procurement programme is a fleet of 25 Hitachi excavators including five high reach demolition machines that will e... [more]
Downwell Demolition dismantles Harry Potter and James Bond film studios
Downwell Demolition Ltd has commenced work on a six month contract at Warner Brothers Leavesden Studios in Hertfordshire. The project will see the contractor strip out and dismantle the world-famous studio buildings where the entire series of Harry Potter films together with the James Bond film Goldeneye were all filmed. A total of seven stage set buildings will be stripped of their ceilings, roofs and existing sound-proofing to allow the cre... [more]
BPH Attachment Rental and Sales appointed new UK importer for ProDem professional demolition attachments
BPH Attachment Rental and Sales has become the new UK importer for ProDem professional demolition attachments. Sales and customer support facilities relating to ProDem attachments will now be undertaken by BPH and its network of approved regional dealerships. The company has taken over from incumbent distributor IP Equipment and has retained its depot and maintenance facility in Southampton. The ProDem range offers a wide variety of robust a... [more]
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Tall tower at Nevada testing site demolished
An aging Cold War-era tower once used to measure radiation during nuclear tests in the Nevada desert is now history.
West Market demolition bid approved in Blairsville
Fri, 18 May 2012 17:23:15 By Jeff Himler Demolition of vacant properties to make way for the proposed Riverfront Vil...
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Ocean carriers and shipowners are set to scrap container ships totaling more than 200,000 20-foot equivalent units capacity in 2012, more than twice the capacity sent to breakers’ yards last year.
Golden age or bubble? Plane-makers walk the line
CHICAGO (Reuters) - From a chilly perch in Burnsville, Minnesota, Tim Zemanovic has an usual perspective on the global aircraft market, which is booming - some say overheating - as the world's largest plane-makers pump out jets as fast they can. Zemanovic, the head of Aircraft Demolition, a company that tears down and recycles unwanted airplanes, says his five-year-old business has never been ...
Analysis: Golden age or bubble? Plane-makers walk the line
CHICAGO (Reuters) - From a chilly perch in Burnsville, Minnesota, Tim Zemanovic has an unusual perspective on the global aircraft market, which is booming - some say overheating - as the world's largest plane-makers pump out jets as fast they can. Zemanovic, the head of Aircraft Demolition, a company that tears down and recycles unwanted airplanes, says his five-year-old business has never been ...
168 Apas families still hopeful court will block demolition
ALTHOUGH the last-minute effort to halt the demolition suffered a setback, some 168 families of Sitio San Miguel, Barangay Apas, Cebu City still hope the court will stop the destruction of their homes.
Death threats for bin Laden demolition man
Shakeel Ahmad Yusufzai cuts a defiant figure in the genteel Pakistani town of Abbottabad. He is the man who demolished Osama bin Laden's house and despite Taliban death threats, says he is proud of what he did.
Plaza Hotel reduced to rubble
Thousands of people lined the streets of Texas Avenue and University Drive early Thursday to watch the 17-story Plaza Hotel implode.
Now hiring: New Macon recycling facility seeks demolition workers
TriMX Recycling is looking for a few good workers.
Iconic N.S. lighthouse faces demolition
Popular Peggy’s Cove beacon one of about 500 in Canada that needs a heritage designation to avoid the scrap heap
