Lafarge chimney demolition a blast
Premium Content
11 May 2010
Erith Group is well into a two year contract for the demolition of Lafarge's former cement works in Northfleet in Kent, UK, that is believed to be the largest demolition project in Europe.
Major landmarks on the site were two 168 m (552 ft) chimneys that were brought down in a controlled explosive demolition in March 2010.
The resulting debris will be crushed and reused on site along with material from the 70 other structures that make up the contract.
Erith predicts that it will achieve a recycling rate of 98% across the entire project, with only some 3,000 tonnes of asbestos lined concrete cladding going to landfill.
The buyer journey is now more complicated than ever before, thanks to the AI world. What should construction marketers do to reach their buyers?
Faced with tight margins, operator shortages and calls for more operational transparency, highway contractors are embracing digitalisation in their cold milling applications
As contractors across the region face tighter margins, operator shortages and growing demands for transparency, automation and digitalisation are becoming increasingly important in cold milling operations