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  With traffic now open and crews conducting finishing touches on the new Marc Basnight Bridge across Oregon Inlet, demolition on the old Bonner Bridge is well underway, per a recent video update from the NCDOT. Shortly after beginning demolition and removing three spans from the Bonner Bridge, crews with PCL quickly opened a new […]

    BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Sixteen thousand tons of Bethlehem Steel collapsed in a matter of seconds Sunday as a demolition crew imploded Martin Tower, the defunct steelmaker’s former world headquarters. Crowds gathered to watch the demolition of the area’s tallest building, a 21-story monolith that opened at the height of Bethlehem Steel’s power […]

Europe’s Construction & Demolition Robots Market by Product Type, Automation Degree, Robot Function, Application Vertical & Country 2014-2025 – ResearchAndMarkets.com DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 16, 2019– The “Europe Construction & Demolition Robots Market by Product Type, Automation Degree, Robot Function, Application Vertical and Country 2014-2025: Growth Opportunity and Business Strategy” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering […]

The demolition industry has lost one of its leaders. Michael “Mike” Casbon, the technical director of Environmental Resource Management (ERM), passed away on March 17 at the age of 53. Casbon, who was based out of ERM’s headquarters in Indianapolis, had 25 years of experience in the demolition, decontamination and construction fields. Over the course […]

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Dozens of units at one of the most infamous communities in Georgia – and the United States – were demolished on Thursday as a local county continues to chip away at its horrible reputation. Brannon Hill Condominiums has long been considered an eyesore and a danger to the people living in […]

Martin Tower is scheduled to be demolished May 19. Jim Santoro plans to slice Martin Tower “like a loaf of bread” from the bottom up this month, knocking out support structures with explosives and allowing gravity to drop the Lehigh Valley’s tallest building in less than 20 seconds. Accompanied by a sound like a thunderstorm […]

Tearing down the Alaskan Way Viaduct can be noisy and dusty. It’s also Seattle’s newest tourist attraction. “They should set up a bandstand where people can sit and watch,” said Janice Moore, who is visiting from Colorado On Friday, she and Andrew Moore stopped for a while to watch the old roadway be torn apart. […]

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Winners of the 2018 World Demolition Awards on stage                                                                                  If you are a demolition contractor or an equipment supplier looking to enter the 2019 World Demolition Awards, the clock is ticking. The deadline for entries is June 30 – which means there is just a few weeks to go if you want to be considered […]