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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.
Freeley clears way for Liverpool hospital development
J Freeley has completed a five month demolition contract on the site of the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, including asbestos removal and civil engineering work
Cherry adds portable asphalt recycling capability
Cherry has added portable asphalt fractionating equipment to its fleet, allowing for on-site processing of RAP for hot mix asphalt
Blowing in the wind - odour emission control in Italy
Following demolition of an oil refinery in La Spezia, Italy, General Smontaggi has been engaged in an extensive ground remediation programme. D&Ri reports
Diving force - underwater demoltion solution
Hand held demolition tools supplied a solution for an underwater demolition challenge for divers from TAI (Taucher, Atemschutz, Industriearbeiten) GmbH. D&Ri reports
UK shopping mall falls to Brokk demolition robot
UK contractor John Stacy & Sonsused a Brokk demolition robot during demolition/refurbishment work at the Basingstoke Malls shopping centre in the UK
Aquajet hydrodemolition equipment at work in Chile
An Aquajet HVD-6000 hydrodemolition robot was used on two Chilean road bridges damaged by a recent earthquake
Powerscreen’s Brazilian World Cup outing
Powerscreen crushers and screens are finding use in Brazil during preparation work for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games
Powerscreen has impact with Ghilotti Brothers
A Powerscreen XH320SR tracked impact crusher is providing an aggregate recycling capability for Ghilotti Brothers
Chemical clearance coordinated by RVA
RVA Group has been managing the clearance of two chemical process plants in the UK belonging to INEOS ChlorVinyls
UK construction & demolition waste sent to landfill down
A report indicates that companies signed up to a UK waste initiative have substantially reduced the volume they send to landfill annually
Coastal Recycling invests in C&D waste recycling facility
Construction has begun on a US$11 million (€8.1 million) C&D materials recovery centre in Jacksonville, Florida
IndEx's Dick Green - a busy year for demolition blowdowns
Dick Green, MD of UK-based IndEx Independent Explosives Engineers Limited, looks back on the first 12 months of his new company. Despite the challenging economic climate he has been busier than ever, and has been involved with more than a dozen blowdowns in the UK and abroad
Fischer meets Lorch bridge demolition challenge
Demolition of the B297 road bridge over the B29 Federal highway created a challenge for FWA Fischer, the contractor awarded the job
Demolition goes to the movies - Warner Brothers studio redevelopment
Seven stage sets used for the Harry Potter and James Bond motion pictures are facing being dismantled as part of a studio refurbishment programme
Demolition robots build a solid foundation in County Durham
Three demolition robots were used by Gnat UK to dig foundation trenches during remodelling of a County Durham store
Expanding the waste stream
Recycling specialists are identifying aggregate waste streams other than C&D waste that offer potential. D&Ri reports on the activities on one such, French company Clamens S.A
Rio de Janeiro's Maracanã Stadium is reborn
In Brazil, one of the most revered football stadiums in the world is undergoing reconstruction, at an accelerated pace, in time for the 2014 World Cup. Leonardo Bastos reports for D&Ri
NASDI remodels Harvard University's Fogg Museum
US contractor NASDI is carrying out a selective demolition project at Harvard University's Fogg Museum on the university’s Cambridge, Massachusetts, campus
DustBoss clears the air for Sun Recycling
DustBoss equipment is providing a dust suppression at two of SUN Recycling's Florida waste processing facilities
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