All Demolition Articles

End of the line for Mansfield Brewery
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The eight storey main brewery building at the defunct Mansfield Brewery, UK, which was closed in 2001, is now being demolished by workers from Cuddy Group
2010 end for Moscow five storey prefabs
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A demolition programme in the Northern District of the Russian capital of Moscow has seen 202 five storey prefabricated residential buildings brought down to date out of a total of 338.
Bringing down the Antelope
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A Hitachi EX670 belonging to Southern Demolition has been working on the demolition of Antelope Park in Southampton, UK
Russian airport job for JCB
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JCB equipment was used during the demolition of a terminal building at Koltsovo International Airport, Russia
Underwater demolition: Hand-held tools and wet suits
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Clearing and uncovering the river running through the Danish city of Aarhus created a problem for one Danish contractor, who faced the challenge of removing underwater foundations. Hand-held tools and wet suits were the solution
End of the show
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Three Italiian contractors have joined forces to carry out the complex demolition work at Milan’s Fiera Milano exhibition centre. D&Ri reports
Historic car factory to go?
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The production block of an historic Edinburgh, UK, car factory may be demolished as part of the £1 billion (US$2 billion) redevelopment of part of the city’s waterfront.
RCA stadium's date with explosives
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The RCA stadium in Indianapolis, USA, now has a date with explosive demolition. It will be partially demolished by a controlled implosion in October. With a height of 135 ft (38.1 m), the contractors involved consider that it is to high to easily demolish the upper part of the structure using other demolition measures. As a result, the upper seating section of the stadium will be imploded.
Japanese demolition plans
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Tweny four apartment blocks across Japan have been scheduled by the Japanese Urban Renaissance Agency (UR) for demolition because they fail to meet that country’s earthquake resistance requirements, according to news reports.
Cuddy wins bus contract
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Cuddy Group is shortly to start work to demolish Cardiff’s main bus terminal in a contract worth £450,000 (US$890,000).
Hospital job for General
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Buildings at the North Middlesex University Hospital are being brought down while treatment for patients continues on the site
End of an era
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A mix of Sandvik demolition attachments is being used on the demolition of the remains of the US airbase at Rhein-Main, Germany
The end for Madrid's Edificio España
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Spanish contractor Detecsa is currently working on the demolition of the Edificio Espana, one of Madrid’s most notable buildings, using largely manual methods. D&Ri reports on the job
Connell demolishes Manchester university building
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UK contractor Connell Brothers Ltd brought down a university accommodation block in Manchester. D&Ri reports on the demolition of Loxford Tower
Leeds Broad Gate development
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The 28,000 square metre (300,000 square foot) Broad Gate development will next year become Leed’s latest mixed retail and office complex.
Brokk 150C
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Tailormade for helping to gut the Leed’s department store, the modified £43,000 (US$ 84,022) Brokk 150C robotic machine offers a lightweight, yet powerful and fume free, solution to the project’s demanding restraints.
Gnat-modified Brokk at work in Leeds
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A hybrid Brokk robot, designed to overcome onerous weight and reach demands, is helping to convert a large Leeds, UK, department store into an upmarket shopping complex. David Hayward reports
Detroit sees end of an era
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Bridge to the future
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For the last 46 years, a 14 tonne, 20 m (66 ft) long and 5 m (16.5 ft) wide footbridge has been used to provide access from one side of the UK’s National Physical Laboratory site to the other.
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