Demolition News Radio Mark Anthony

Eight years after four men were killed in the worst accident in UK demolition history, Thames Valley Police and the Health and Safety Executive ,have STILL not delivered any answers, explanation or closure. 

So there I was at Plantworx, minding my own business and watching some attachments being put through their paces on the AugerTorque stand.

A young guy comes up to me and we get to talking.   A few minutes
later, he is picking my brains about social media while I am picking his brains about attachments.

He’s a nice guy.   Very enthusiastic.   We get on well.

Turns out, that young guy was William Forrest, the head of what is now The Attachment Company.

So, having got on so well during our chance encounter, I thought it was high time that we did something a bit more formal together.

That is how this episode came together. 

Construction giant Mace has just published a new report entitled
Closing the Circle in which it lays out its hopes and fears, plans and
aspirations for a sustainable construction industry of tomorrow.

Refreshingly, while some within the built environment seem keen to
push demolition to the very edge of acceptability, Mace believes that demolition has a vital role to play.

But it also suggests that that role might require some fundamental
change.

DemolitionNews' Mark Anthony caught up with Ged Simmonds, managing director of Mace’s offices division, to find out more.


You can download a FREE copy of the Closing the Circle report here.

The world's first (and only) demolition ghost story, resurrected for Halloween 2023.

Tilt rotators. They are probably the single most divisive item in the field of construction plant and equipment.

There are some operators that love them and that would refuse to work without them. And there are some that believe the use of a tilt rotator makes them less of an operator; less of a man even.

Despite those reservations, tilt rotators have proliferated.

Visits to the Bauma exhibition in 2022 and the Plantworx exhibition in 2023 proved that the acceptance of tilt rotators is on the rise; and that an increasing number of manufacturers are adding these divisive tools to their product line.

But not all tilt rotators are created equal.

In this exclusive interview with Kinshofer’s Adam Haycock, we address that unfounded resistance; why Kinshofer’s cylinder-less design has advantages in certain applications; and how a tilt rotator can save time and money.

John Lynch was elected President of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors (NFDC) back in March, less than 24 hours after the Competition and Markets Authority handed down fines of almost £60 million to 10 NFDC member companies for their part in a bid-rigging and price-fixing scandal.

In his first interview since his election, Lynch comes out fighting and sets his sights on rebuilding the Federation with a new CEO, a new headquarters and an expanded membership.