Watch WDS 2022 on demand

Kurt van Stappen, Tractebel senior manager, addresses demolition professionals at the WDS 2022. (Photo: D&Ri magazine/Joe Mather Photography)

The 2022 conference was one of our strongest yet, with 10 thought-provoking presentations, as follows:

• Keynote speech
  Kurt Van Stappen, Tractebel, Belgium
• Demolishing and remediating a power plant
  Massimo Baraldi, Ferraro Group, Italy/Germany
• Remote controlled demolition to support restoration of iconic Christ Church Cathedral
  Shaun Coakley and Simon Gaynor, Protranz Earthmoving, New Zealand
• Material traceability and net zero on demolition projects
  Simon Hébert, Delsan-AIM Environmental Services, Canada
• Carbon audits for demolition – the SME challenge
  Ben Griffiths and Jonathan Cox, Rye Group, United Kingdom
• Circular economy in demolition – dismantling for reconstruction
  Kati Tuominen, Purkupiha Group, Finland
• Urban factors in demolition projects
  Sanna Lepistö, Engineering Lepistö, Finland
• Solving people and skills shortages in demolition
  Edwin Winton, Lawsons Global Recruitment, United Kingdom
• Implications of legacy asbestos spacer blocks in demolition
  Wayne Bagnall, Wayne Bagnall Ltd, United Kingdom
• Barrio 31 Urban Space Creation Project, Buenos Aires
  Maximiliano Maurino, Grupo Mitre, Argentina

And don’t forget you can see the awards ceremony as well.

For more details, please visit the WDS website.