Category Archives: Demolition

Demolition Waste Recycling – Another fulfilling idea

Posted on May 29, 2013 by davesdemolitiondiaries

In 1996 Coleman & Company bought Meriden Quarry, a site of some 26 Acres. We completed the purchase within 28 days of reaching an Agreement on price with the Vendor. We bought the site, a poorly fenced, dangerous flooded quarry, … Continue reading →

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Surprised at what we do?

Posted on March 10, 2013 by davesdemolitiondiaries

Our ever extending and varied list of plant and equipment, excavators from 20 to 45 tonnes, tracked and rubber tyre loading shovels from 1.5 to 3.5 cubic yards, dozers, towed scrapers, rollers, dump trucks for on and off public highway … Continue reading →

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Playing away from home

Posted on February 20, 2013 by davesdemolitiondiaries

The next Hypermarket was in Bristol, meant that additional Plant was required to cope with the work. Cat D8H tractors c/w 463G and 435F towed scrapers, were purchased, larger Low Loaders were required to transport the ever increasing fleet. D8H … Continue reading →

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Decimalisation – oh dear!

Posted on January 23, 2013 by davesdemolitiondiaries

It was about this time that we changed banks from Lloyds in Sutton Coldfield to the newly established Allied Irish Bank, who are still our Bankers, who have over the years been very have proved to be supportive of one … Continue reading →

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Something’s Burning?

Posted on January 16, 2013 by davesdemolitiondiaries

The 955F`s were updated with Cat 951`s, Case 750`s, 850`s also Case 1000`s and Komatsu D50s tracked loaders being purchased as business continued to flourish and expand. A large contract with the Ministry of Public Works at Whittington Barracks near … Continue reading →

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Necessity is the mother of invention…

Posted on December 19, 2012 by davesdemolitiondiaries

Clearance of war time prefabricated bungalows was now becoming a requisite of society; new affordable accommodation was required and expected. The Prefab was dismantled and removed from its concrete base, then usually exported overseas. The concrete base removal was out … Continue reading →

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We were starting to motor

Posted on December 12, 2012 by davesdemolitiondiaries

Business had continued to steadily progress and expand carrying out many differing demolition and excavation works; we were now also hiring out the plant and equipment. New Motorways were to be built, we received an opportunity to tender for the … Continue reading →

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