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Bridge demolitions will divide villages
Two Yorkshire villages are to be divided from mid-August, when the bridge joining the two is demolished at the start of works to build a new one. Scholes and Cleckheaton will be separated for almost a year, while work is carried out on ...
Read full article July 28, 2010Council seeks bids for Telford demolition contract
Bids are being sought for a £3 million demolition contract that will mark the start of work on a £250 million regeneration project in Telford town centre. Telford and Wreckin Council is inviting bids for the preliminary work...
Read full article July 27, 2010Demolition contractors to gather for 'Demolition Day'
Demolition contractors from across the country will descend on London in October as the National Federation of Demolition Contractors stages the first ever 'Demolition Day.' The industry event will take place on Tuesday, 12 Oc...
Read full article July 26, 201016-year North London mansion dilemma ends in demolition
A historic North London mansion at the heart of a 16-year wrangle over its future is to be demolished. Brent Council gained approval this week to demolish the derelict Dollis Hill House, which in its fabled history has played host to lu...
Read full article July 21, 2010Contractors prepare for Get Carter car park demolition
Demolition contractors are undertaking final preparations to demolish the iconic Gateshead car park made famous in the film, Get Carter. The structure was idendified for demolition when it closed in January 2008, with a view to the land...
Read full article July 20, 2010Contractors complete difficult demolition with time to spare
Contractors have carried out the complex demolition of Newcastle's Howard Street Bridge with hours to spare on their strict time limit. The work had to be completed within the 36-hours that the A19 dual carriageway – the sout...
Read full article July 19, 2010Residents to HSE: let demolition contractors finish what they started
Residents near a half-demolished South Wales factory are calling on safety officials to hurry up and let demolition contractors finish the work they had begun. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) called a halt to the demolition on Mae...
Read full article July 14, 2010Explosive success in Scottish towers demolition
Contractors have successfully demolished two tower blocks in the northern Scottish town of Kincardine using explosives, after extensive asbestos removal work had taken place on the structures. The 16-storey towers were a particularly ch...
Read full article July 13, 2010Demolition contractors halt Plymouth work after safety concerns
Demolition contractors have called a halt to their work on one of Plymouth's most recognisable buildings, after health and safety inspectors requested a greater exclusion zone around the structure. The demolition of the city's...
Read full article July 12, 2010Homeowners largely unaware of asbestos
Two-thirds of people would not be able to identify whether they had asbestos in their homes. The sturdy, heat-proof material was a common component of construction during the 20th Century until the harmful effects of its fibres were dis...
Read full article July 7, 2010