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New rotary grinder attachments launched by Bobcat
Bobcat has introduced a three model range of attachments for its compact loaders and excavators
Demolition textbook goes digital
The demolition textbook written by Richard Diven and Mark Shaurette of Purdue Univeristy is now available in digital format
IRE show and ERA convention start
The International Rental Exhibition (IRE) and European Rental Association (ERA) convention has started at the RAI exhibition centre, Amsterdam.
Weathering the storm - the 38th National Demolition Association annual convention
Numbers were up on the 2009 event, but this year’s National Demolition Association annual convention was still somewhat subdued. D&Ri reports
A bigger picture - John Woodward, IDE president, interviewed
John Woodward is the new president of the Institute of Demolition Engineers and has a global vision for the organisation. Lindsay Gale spoke to him about his hopes for his tenure of office
Boom ends - the latest in demolition attachments
The slump in demand for attachments looks like it has bottomed out, with demand on the up, albeit slowly. D&Ri reports on this and some of the latest shears, processors and crushers to come onto the market in recent months
Tracmaster launches micro crusher
Tracmaster in the UK has launched the Camon C3 Micro Crusher designed to recycle waste building materials and built specifically for the equipment rental sector.
VW pulling power drops chimney for EDS
Four new VW Amarok pickup trucks pulled over a 61 m chimney at an EDS Group site in Reading, UK
Shearing time - French steel plant falls
A 20 tonne LaBounty MSD 9500R on a Liebherr high reach is speeding demolition on the site of a former steel plant in southern France
On the up? - the 2011 D&Ri100
D&Ri’s annual ranking of the world’s 100 largest demolition companies by turnover paints a mixed picture of the demolition industry’s performance in the last year
UK contractor Demolition Network fined for 2009 oil spill pollution
Demolition Network fined for an incident involving oil pollution of a waterway adjacent to a site it was working on in 2009
Cherry’s Joel Gutierrez awarded best CFO of the Year 2011
Cherry's Joel Gutierrez wins The Houston Business Journal's best CFO of the Year 2011
The 2011 World Demolition Conference takes shape
The programme for the 2011 World Demolition Conference in Amsterdam is being put in place
Genesis launches upgrade orange peel scrap grapple design
Genesis Equipment has introduced a new enhanced design for its four model line of orange peel scrap grapples
Lawson scoops up two Wiltshire Business Awards
Lawson Group wins the Environmental and Wiltshire Business of the Year for Outstanding Excellence Awards
New hand-held breakers from Atlas Copco
Atlas Copco has introduced four new hand-held breakers that significantly reduce vibration emissions
Ovenden selects Doosan excavator for sorting duties
A new Doosan 22 tonne DX225LC is providing waste sorting and stockpiling duties for R H Ovenden in the UK
End of the line for JCB's 'Haunted House' at Rocester
A wooden building, nicknamed the 'Haunted House', that has graced the skyline at JCB's Rocester headquarters in the UK for almost 125 years has finally been demolished
Scottish tower block falls to implosive demolition
A redundant 17-storey tower block in Greenock, Scotland, has been successfully brought down by the controlled use of explosives, under the watchful eye of specialist consulting engineers RVA Group.
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