All World Demolition Summit Articles

Meet the judges: Dan Costello
Dan formed the Costello Dismantling Company in the 1980s and is well respected in US demolition
Meet the judges: William Sinclair
Former European Demolition Association president William comes from a demolition family
Meet the judges: Henrik Bonnesen
Dane Henrik was a session chair person in Dublin last year and is a long-serving WDS awards judge
Meet the judges: Clinton Dick
Clinton has extensive experience with large scale demolitions in a range of industries
Meet the judges: Francisco Cobo
Francisco is now into his second year as president of the European Demolition Association
Meet the judges: John Woodward
John ‘semi-retired’ from demolition a year ago but has been as busy as ever for the awards
Meet the judges: Jim Graham
Jim has managed more than 2,000 projects during more than 40 years in the industry
Meet the judges: Bill Moore
As well as his judging duties Bill will chair one of the sessions at this year’s conference
Shortlisted companies - Civils Demolition
Three Canadian contractors feature in the five-company shortlist for this category
Shortlisted companies - Collaboration in Demolition
A quartet of European projects contest the Collaboration award
Shortlisted companies - Contract over $1m
Car parks, hospitals and buildings in busy shopping streets are among the nominated projects
Shortlisted companies - Contract under $1m
Featuring projects from Europe, North America and Australia
Shortlisted companies - Explosive Demolition
Three contractors will contest this highly specialised category
Shortlisted companies - Industrial Demolition
A range of projects including a steelworks, refinery and power station demonstrate contractor expertise in this area
Shortlisted companies - Innovation, Plant and Equipment
Who will triumph in the first of the two manufacturer innovation categories?
Shortlisted companies - Innovation, Tools and Attachments
Another chance for manufacturers to join the winners at this year’s World Demolition Awards
Shortlisted companies - Recycling and Environmental
Entries from four continents fight it out for the ’green’ demolition award
Shortlisted companies - Safety and Training
The United Kingdom has the majority of entries in Safety and Training
Shortlisted companies - Urban Demolition over $10m
The demands of demolition in capital cities feature in four of the five possible winners
Shortlisted companies - Urban Demolition under $10m
Once again the popularity of the Urban category means two awards based will be presented
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