The World Demolition Summit 
was held to general acclaim at the Hotel Okura in Amsterdam on Friday 4 November. A high quality conference programme had been assembled for the day, comprising a mix of project reports and other topics of significance to the industry, with speakers and delegates attending from four continents. The individual presentations are available for download from this site.
The 2011 World Demolition Awards 
were presented to the deserving winners during a Gala Dinner at the Demolition Summit. More than 250 figures from the industry were present at the event, where the industry celebrated the highlights of 2010-2011. The top project award, Contract of the Year, went to Coleman and Company after considerable debate among the judges, for its work on Phase 1 of the Birmingham New Street railway station redevelopment. The standard of this year’s entries was evidenced by the fact that in two categories there were joint winners, which the judges were unable to separate. In addition, six ‘Highly Commended’ awards were made, with a record three being awarded in the Contract of the Year category, evidence of the highly competitive nature of this Award.
The winners in brief were:
Contract of the Year
Winner – Coleman & Company
Highly commended – Cuddy Group, Expanded Demolition and Richard Liesegang
Contractor of the Year
Winners: Cantillon and Safedem
Explosive Demolition Award
Winner – Fabio Bruno
Highly Commended – Coleman & Company
Collaboration Award
Winners: Project Trident (Pfizer, Erith Group, EDS and Gardiner & Theobald)
Industrial Demolition Award
Winners: Lee Group and Richard Liesegang
Urban/Confined Space Demolition
Winner – Erith Group
Special Judges’ Discretionary Award
Winner: Ferrari
Civils Award
Winner – Coleman & Company
Demolition Safety Award
Winner – Cantillon
Highly Commended – Erith Group
Demolition Training Award
Winner – Erith Group
Environmental/Recycling Award
Winner: Costello Dismantling
Highly Commended: ERM
Manufacturers’ Innovation Award
Winner: Kocurek Excavators
Quotes about the 2010 summit
"I wanted to tell you how wonderful your conference was. It was very well put together. I felt I got more out of your conference in one full, action packed day than I did any 3-day conference I've attended".
Simone Bruni - Demo Diva
"The gala dinner was a huge success, the award ceremony was very professional and all the winners were proud and happy. The location in Amsterdam is execllent for the customers and is very convenient, and the organisation was tremendous".
Christophe Jarrin - Mantovanibenne
THE MUST ATTEND EVENT FOR THE DEMOLITION INDUSTRY
