2025 World Demolition Awards shortlist announced

The 2024 World Demolition Award winners on stage in Stockholm. (PHOTO: KHL/D&Ri)

This year saw almost 100 entries from companies representing four continents. Now, our international panel of expert judges have them down to the final few.

The nominees are as follows.

World Demolition Awards 2025 - shortlist

Civils Demolition

• DDM Demontage (The Netherlands)
• Despe (Italy)
• Max Wild (Germany)

Collaboration Award

• DDM Demontage (The Netherlands) 
• Grupo Mitre (Argentina), ArcelorMittal Acindar, (Argentina) and Calidra (Mexico)
• Mann Group (Australia), Built (Australia)
• Safedem (UK), Wheatley (UK), and Despe (Italy)
• Ward Brunet (Vanuatu)

Contract of the Year under US$1 million

• Delsan AIM (Canada)
• Haywood Crushing Demolition (UK)
• Romeo Demolition and Excavation (Canada)
• Total Controlled Demolition (UK)
• Trifecta (US)

Contract of the Year US$1 million or over

• American DND (US)
• Brandenburg (US)
• Colemans (UK)
• Demex (Australia)
• Lindamood (US)

Explosive Demolition Award

• Brown and Mason (UK)
• Controlled Demolition Inc (US)
• PDC Explosives Engineering (UK)
• Safedem (UK) and DemMaster (UK)
• Trifecta (US)

Industrial Demolition Award

• Demolidora (Brazil)
• Despe (Italy)
• Flesan (Chile)
• Independence Demolition (US)
• Veit (US)

Innovation Plant & Equipment

• American DND (US)
• Caterpillar (US)
• Laurini (Italy)

Innovation Tools & Attachments

• ACDE Europe (Switzerland) 
• Okada (US)
• Steelwrist (Sweden)

Recycling & Environmental

• Delsan AIM (Canada)
• Demex (Australia) 
• Despe (Italy)
• Metzner Recycling (Germany)
• Tscherning (Denmark)

Safety and Training

• Despe (Italy)
• Flesan (Chile)
• Trifecta (US)

Urban Demolition Award

• Delta Group (Australia) 
• Despe (Italy)
• Lindamood (US)
• Mann Group (Australia) 
• Milburn Demolition (US)

D&RI congratulates all shortlisted companies, and thanks the judges for their time and effort during the judging process!

The winners of the 11 award categories, as well as an overall ‘Best of the Best’ World Demolition Award winner, will be announced at an awards ceremony that will take place in Novemberat the 2025 World Demolition Summit (WDS) in Nashville, US.

The WDS is organised by Demolition & Recycling International in co-operation with the European Demolition Association and the US National Demolition Association.

Headline sponsor is Volvo Construction Equipment.