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Safedem’s world record at Mina Plaza

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Leila Steed Editor, Demolition & Recycling International

11 February 2021

In November 2020 Scottish contractor Safedem set a new world record for taking down the tallest building ever using explosives. You can see an extended site report of the 165 m (544 ft) Mina Plaza buildings project in the United Arab Emirates in the January-February issue of D&Ri, published next week.

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