Monthly Archives: July 2013

Specialist Machinery Required for High Reach and Tower Block Demolition.

Posted on July 31, 2013 by davesdemolitiondiaries

Coleman & Company we were now very active in land reclamation, clearing sites, demolishing differing structures, demolishing high-rise blocks and preparing sites prepared for the more socially acceptable low rise buildings. This led us to purchase larger machines the first … Continue reading →

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Specialist Demolition Projects

Posted on July 24, 2013 by davesdemolitiondiaries

National Grid had embarked on a national programme of clearing redundant Gas Holders. Mark had chased this opening, being successful with the contract to dismantle and remove two multi stage gas holders on a restricted site at Nechells, Birmingham. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Engineering, Complex Demolition, Demolition, Design Preconstruction Services, Facade Retention, Health & Safety, Specialist Cutting, Temporary Works | Leave a comment

Specialist Demolition in Glasgow

Posted on July 17, 2013 by davesdemolitiondiaries

1, George Square, Glasgow was the home of the once famous General Post Office Headquarters, constructed in 1875, which was classed as the absolute central point of reference for the City`s postcode and mileage charts. The G1 building had been … Continue reading →

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Building New Offices – The Opposite to our usual Demolition!

Posted on July 10, 2013 by davesdemolitiondiaries

The company had continued to steadily develop and expand by offering a range of industrial, complex and explosive demolition. It had outgrown the Stechford site needing somewhere larger to house the ever increasing and expanding scope of work. We searched … Continue reading →

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Explosive Demolition Brings a Victorian Viaduct Down to Earth

Posted on July 10, 2013 by davesdemolitiondiaries

A large thirteen span 1870s Victorian brick arch Viaduct at East Norton, Leicestershire had fallen into a very poor state of repair. It was becoming a danger to persons who ventured through the security fencing onto or under the isolated … Continue reading →

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