Demolition News Radio: Recent Episodes
Mark Anthony
Earlier this week, the UK's Office for National Statistics reported that 749 construction workers had committed suicide during 2022.With the demolition and construction industry facing a mental health pandemic, the latest episode of our podcast asks if AI has a role to play in combatting stress, depression and suicide; whether it might be able to help overcome feelings of loneliness and isolation; and if AI might detect the early warning signs of workers with mental health problems.
In the first two episodes of this series, we focused on the potential downside to the construction industry’s adoption of AI such as job losses and redundancies and greater levels of worker scrutiny.But, in this episode, we are going to focus on how the constant monitoring of workers could actually help see lives.
In this second episode of AI on AI, we delve into the ethics of AI and ts adoption by the demolition and construction industries; how AI might help overcome language and literacy problems; and how AI could act as a mentor and training aid, transferring the knowledge of industry veterans to less experienced workers.
Journalistic protocol dictates that, if you want to know something, you go straight to the source.So when I wanted to know more about AI and its potential impact upon the demolition and construction industry, I decided to go straight to the AI itself; ChatGPT4 omni.In this exclusive video, ChatGPT4 omni acts as both expert guest and co-host as we discuss artificial intelligence and its potential role within the construction sector.
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 minuteslater, 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 entitledClosing the Circle in which it lays out its hopes and fears, plans andaspirations for a sustainable construction industry of tomorrow.
Refreshingly, while some within the built environment seem keen topush 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 fundamentalchange.
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.
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.
Imagine sitting down with Willi Liebherr to talk about how his father designed the mobile tower crane.
Or being granted an audience with Lord Bamford to learn how his father Joe perfected the backhoe loader that would forever sport his father’s JCB initials.
Well, during a trip to the Bobcat facility in the Czech Republic, I was given just such an opportunity.
Together with a couple of other people, I got to speak to Joe Keller whose father Louis and uncle Cyril invented the Keller Loader.
That Keller Loader would evolve into the world-famous Bobcat skid steer loader of today.
Joe traced the creation of a machine designed specifically for mucking out turkey sheds in Minnesota through its development into a more versatile construction machine.
In addition, he explained how he has become the unofficial historian safeguarding his family’s proud legacy.
The following podcast was captured during an open discussion so it does get a little disjointed at times.
But Joe Keller’s passion for the subject and his dedication to his family’s history shines through.
We really hope you enjoy this chat.
On Friday 28 April, Ann Mackay should be celebrating her wedding anniversary. Instead, she will be attending a Workers Memorial Day event in her native Scotland.She will be there to remember her husband John who – together with Tommy Williams – died in an horrific demolition accident at the former Teesworks facility in Redcar back on 19 September 2019.Three years and seven months after John and Tommy died, Ann Mackay is still waiting for answers. She knows how her husband died, but she has no idea why.This is Ann's story in her own words.
Under normal circumstances, the 20th anniversary of a consultancy company is not something I would get too excited about. It might be big news for them but it’s not generally a big deal for the rest of us.C&D Engineering Consultancy is different.The company is so closely allied to the UK demolition industry that its 20-year history is interwoven into the very fabric of the sector.Many of the changes that have taken place in the demolition sector over the past two decades is reflected in or was actually pioneered by C&D.So, as the company marks its 20th anniversary, we caught up with founder John Woodward; current owner Mike Kehoe; and the man tipped as the future of C&D, Matthew Bardgett.
Welcome to the first-ever episode of our brand-new show – Construction Equipment News – Your up-to-the-minute resource for the latest and greatest developments in the field of construction and demolition equipment.
In this week's episode:
Kobelco launches a pair of new mini excavators: https://tinyurl.com/ycyc8jf7
Caterpillar unveils the latest additions to its range of rotary cutters: https://tinyurl.com/djc45azu
Volteq joins the charge towards an electric future: https://tinyurl.com/2p9emwna
And Epiroc has set its sights on The Moon: https://ispace-inc.com/
An investigation into bid-rigging, price-fixing and collusion within the UK demolition industry has finally delivered its findings after more than three years.Three company directors have been disqualified and ten companies have received fines that total almost £60 billion.
But while this marks the closing of the Competition and Markets Authority investigation, at least for now, the story may be far from over.
You can read full details of the adjudication here.
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Developers in the City of London will henceforth be asked to consider alternatives to demolition at the earliest stage of the planning process.
Meanwhile, a Labour peer has tabled an amendment to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill currently before Parliament that could make it mandatory for ALL demolitions to require planning permission.
You can read more below:
City of London: https://tinyurl.com/ymz87ebp
Bill amendment: https://tinyurl.com/44frads2
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On 23 February 2016, the boiler house at the Didcot A Power Station partially collapsed, killing four demolition workers: Michael Collings, Ken Cresswell, Christopher Huxtable and John Shaw.
Seven years on, the investigation into their deaths remains ongoing.
To mark this tragic anniversary, DemolitionNews hosted a dedicated LiveStream in memory of the four men.
This is a recording of that LiveStream.
I recently produced a film on the impending removal of Grandfather Rights under the CSCS Card Scheme.
That video prompted groundworker Ollie Gunns to produce his own film for his growing social media audience.
Given that we both had such strong feelings on the subject, I reached out to Ollie with a view to recording a podcast together.
I have picked the highlights of that conversation in the episode that is about to begin.
You can check out my original film on Grandfather Rights here.
And you can check out Ollie Gunns' original film here.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the key to machine learning and to machine autonomy. But just how good is it?
In this latest episode of Tech 4 Sites, we put it to the test and find it to be staggeringly good.
So make sure you stick around for the big reveal at the six minute mark.
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A wave of projects being halted or cancelled due to embodied carbon concerns is sweeping through the UK construction industry and threatens to wash away at least part of the demolition industry workload.
And, all the while, the demolition sector remains silent.
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Depending on your viewpoint, robots are the keys to man’s freedom from labour or a mass unemployment event just waiting to happen; the inevitable next step in human development or the first step towards a dystopian future.
Regardless of your viewpoint, there can be little doubt that the robots are coming. And one of the key areas they’re targeting is demolition and construction.
Tech 4 Sites caught up with Sam Wood at Navtech Radar to discuss the potential for robots in the construction sector.
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The New Year is just a few weeks old and it already looks set to be a challenging 12 months filled with financial woes and workload lows. But there will be highlights too.
In this special one-off LIVE show, Mystic Mark Anthony breaks out his crystal ball in an attempt to see the future for the demolition and construction sector.
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Ben Wade is just 17-years old. But he has set his sights on inspiring the next generation of construction professionals.
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The demolition and construction industry is facing its biggest change since mechanisation - The switch from traditional diesel fuel to a new and largely unproven future fuel. Quite what that fuel might be is still open to discussion.
But, having experimented with electric and hydrogen fuel cell technology, construction equipment giant JCB looks set to pioneer and pursue a hydrogen combustion path.
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Are you concerned about the threat from the environmental lobby over embodied carbon? You should be.
In this new series, we will be looking at an issue that has been described as the greatest single threat to the demolition industry status quo.
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At Bauma 2022, Bobcat showcased a number of new machines and innovations that place it at the very cutting edge of demolition and construction equipment development.
In this exclusive conversation, we caught up with Bobcat's John Christofides to find out how Bobcat maintained its high level of innovation and product development even during the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdown.
When it comes to the electrification of demolition equipment, Volvo Construction is thinking outside the box and inside the building.
In this exclusive interview with Timur Abied, we discuss the potential application of electric mini excavators as a replacement for the manual labour involved in the soft stripping of structures prior to demolition and a whole lot more besides.
Volvo Construction Equipment has nailed its colours to the sustainability mast with its Change starts here initiative.
In this exclusive interview with Bill Law that was shot at the world-famous Nurburgring race circuit, we hear how the company is putting emissions reduction and sustainability at the very heart of all that it is doing.
One of the companies making the biggest splash at the recent Bauma 2022 exhibition was unquestionably Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe.
The company staked its claim as an innovation leader, showcasing its first hydrogen-fuelled excavator, electric mini excavators and even a demolition specification wheel loader.
In this exclusive interview, DemolitionNews' Mark Anthony caught up with Hyundai’s Dr Hubertus Muenster.
Equipment manufacturer Sennebogen used the Bauma 2022 exhibition as the international launch-pad for its latest demolition excavator: The 830E.
In this exclusive interview, we caught up with Sennebogen's head of Business Unit Deconstruction & Demolition Machines Alexander Sturm to find out more about the new model and what marks Sennebogen demolition machines as unique in the industry.
You never know quite where life and your career might lead. And that is certainly true of former construction demolition man Paul Latham. Having been diagnosed with a potentially fatal brain tumour, Latham's life took a sharp left turn.
This conversation is among my favourites of this part year - It is horrific yet life affirming; scary and yet somehow funny.
And, unless you know Paul Latham personally, you probably won't guess the outcome of the story before we get to it.
This is a long one but trust me - t is worth every minute and Paul Latham is an inspiration.
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The demolition and construction industry is developing at a faster pace than ever before. New equipment, new technology and new forms of fuel are revolutionising the sector and changing the very landscape of the industry.
We have created an entirely new audio and video podcast series to chart that progress, and to help keep you abreast of these rapid and revolutionary changes.
This is Tech 4 Sites.
In this first-ever episode, we speak to Erol Ahmed of San Francisco-based Built Robotics; a company that is looking to bring machine autonomy to the field of construction.
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The mental health crisis that has gripped the UK demolition and construction industry has divided the sector into two distinct camps.
There are those that speak of their awareness; who post well-meaning social media posts on World Mental Health Day; and who appoint mental health first aiders to place a big tick on the mental health checksheet.
And then there are those that take actual, tangible action. Steve Kerslake is of the latter category.
A groundworker by trade and a survivor of PTSD, Kerslake has taken up the fight against the construction industry’s mental health and suicide epidemic. And his weapon of choice is sport.
Frustrated by some of the industry’s efforts to combat mental health issues, he founded the Construction Sport charity.
In the rail sector, an accident has been thoroughly investigated, findings published and recommendations announced in under a year.
In the demolition industry, we have been waiting almost seven years to learn the cause of an accident that claimed the lives of four men.
Why is there such a disparity?
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An internal investigation, a Health and Safety Executive investigation and a corner's court enquiry have each failed to determine that cause of an accident that would ultimately lead to the death of a demolition worker.
So what really happened at Ironbridge Power Station on Valentine's Day 2021?
To mark World Mental Health Day 2022, we look at how the demolition and construction industry has chosen awareness over action; and how tis mistake is set to be repeated in the fight against on site drug and alcohol abuse.
Useful links:
- The Lighthouse Club charity: https://www.lighthouseclub.org/
- Bill Hill interview: https://youtu.be/V6zff-GIMjo
- Awareness vs Action article: https://tinyurl.com/3tjvwd6x
The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) has placed accident reporting at the very heart of its activities; and that information is now used to hep develop training.
The global demolition industry would do well to follow the access industry's lead.
We are constantly told that the UK demolition industry is suffering from a skills shortage; that we need to find another 50,000 people each year for the next decade to meet workload demands; that we need to attract more young people into the sector.
So why is the industry giving the run-around to willing workers?
In the third and final instalment of "The Boudoir Trilogy", we look back at why I was late for dinner at Gleneagles, why elderly Americans don't do black pudding, and how canny Scots hang on to their cash.
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You might think the question "has the National Federation of Demolition Contractors quit Build UK" would require a simple yes or no answer. Apparently not.
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In the second episode of "The Boudoir Trilogy", I recount how a trip to Cornwall almost ended with me owning a second boxer dog and being charged with assault; and how all that led to me owning my first mobile (car) phone.
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This is the story of how - with a sprinkling of good fortune and thanks to a teacher that could see what I could not - I became a journalist.
This is the latest instalment from Beyond the reporter's notebook. And this is the first instalment in what I am calling "The Boudoir Trilogy".
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Demolition and construction competence cards are on sale illegally across a variety of social media platforms. And they're not even hiding in plain sight - They are blatantly advertising a fraudulent short-cut to card holder status.
With the rise in the cost of living, it is likely that more and more industry operators and operatives will be driven towards the scammers in pursuit of the competence cards they require in order to work.
So what are the card providers doing about it?
If you'd like to hear more on this subject, please check out Nigel Williams' "From the seat of the cab" podcast.
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In this exclusive interview, DemolitionNews caught up with J2R Demolition managing director Jonathan Williams to trace the origins of his company and to analyse the specific challenges facing a regional demolition contractor in the modern age.
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Books about heavy equipment are – unfortunately - few and far between. And good books about heavy equipment are about as common as hen’s teeth.
But a new book is about to be added to the industry pantheon.
It is written by David Wylie, an author who already has two previous equipment-related books under his belt. The new book – Earthmovers in Europe and Australia – comprises 72,000 words and almost 500 photos. And it covers iconic machines including the Komatsu PC700-11; the Liebherr R 9800 excavator; the Terex TR100 rigid hauler; and the Demag H485.
With the limited-edition book now on sale, Demolition News Radio caught up with author David Wylie to find out more.
You can order a copy of the book here.
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Gaz Evans is a former demolition equipment operator who clearly has a passion for machines and attachments.
So much so that he now works full-time producing some of the most detailed and desirable plant and attachments in the world.
You can find out more here.
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On the evening of 29 September 1913, a 55-year old man boarded the SS Dresden steamship in Antwerp, Belgium bound for London.
He took dinner on board the ship and then retired to his cabin at about 10 pm, leaving word to be called the next morning at 6:15 am.
But in the morning his cabin was empty. The man was never seen alive again.
That man was Rudolf Diesel, inventor of the engine that still bears his name to this day.
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How the greed, stupidity and short-sightedness of the demolition and construction industry's training regime is potentially costing the sector experienced workers.
You can read Demolition Duality here.
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How the stress of an excavator operator training course had an unexpected effect upon a candidate.
If climate experts are to be believed, then the wildfires that swept across vast swathes of the south of England yesterday should serve as a warning; a foreboding glimpse of a potentially Hellish future.
But is the demolition and construction industry prepared?
"...If the demolition and construction industry creates a climate of fear in which experienced workers are afraid to speak out lest it impact upon their career prospects, then we will have surrounded ourselves with “yes men” that will gloss over genuine safety concerns in return for ongoing employment, access to the next rung on the career ladder, and a future pay rise..."
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In the aftermath of the Competition and Markets Authority probe into bid rigging, could the demolition industry's top companies find it harder to retain and attract top talent?
Could forward-thinking and ambitious demolition workers start to choose their next employer - at least in part - according to the companies best avoided?
And could that lead to a "Manchester United effect" within the sector?
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Why is the life of a roofer valued at 27 times that of a demolition worker; and should there not now be a minimum fine for companies found guilty over a site fatality?
In the field of demolition, the term "compliant" can apparently cover (or cover up) a multitude of sins.
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The National Federation of Demolition Contractors' failure to act over the bid rigging scandal that has named 10 of its members could (and, perhaps, should) make it harder for the NFDC to attract sponsorship from industry suppliers that are protective of their brand and reputation.
And that could, in turn, limit the Federation's ability to do some (or all) the things that used to make it great.
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When The Queen failed to return from her holiday at Balmoral and refused to fly the Union flag at half mast over Buckingham Palace in the aftermath of the death of Princess Diana, she was seen as cold, distant and aloof. There was a feeling that she had misjudged the mood of the nation.
The National Federation of Demolition Contractors' failure to act in the aftermath of the CMA scandal now sees it cast in a similar light.
It has been a week that eight (or possibly ten) members of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors will want to forget: a week in which the three-year investigation into bid-rigging and price-fixing in the UK demolition industry came home to roost and found those companies wanting; a week in which the "voice of the demolition industry" feel silent as the magnitude of the collusion became clear.
DemolitionNews and The Break Fast Show has been covering this (pretty much alone) throughout.
And in this very special episode of The CMA Files, we look back at a week of almost endless revelations; revelations that have brought the demolition industry and the NFDC into disrepute.
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The saying says: "Cometh the hour, cometh the man". But what if the hour cometh and the wrong man cometh with it?
It is highly likely that the worst of the CMA shit-storm will land in the lap not of the incumbent NFDC President William Crooks but in the lap of his successor, Gary Bishop.
When Crooks’ tenure comes to an end, what the NFDC will need is a President with the ability to unite members and engage with them.
Instead, it appears to be headed for a President that has already been the target of one ousting campaign. A man who failed to engage the Federation membership before and will likely do so again.
What the NFDC needs even MORE desperately is a President with fresh ideas and a fresh perspective.
What they look set to get is a second-time-around President who brings with him more than a decade of baggage and intellectual intransigence.
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The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has named 10 companies that have been investigated for bid-rigging and price fixing. Eight of them have admitted involvement.
But while the industry is still reeling, it does have the opportunity to rebuild anew.
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After an investigation that has taken more than three years, the Competition and Markets Authority has finally released its provisional findings.
Those findings implicate a total of 10 companies, eight of which have admitted their involvement.
All 10 were members f the National Federation of Demolition Contractors at the time of the alleged price-fixing.
The following episode includes the the original news story broadcast as part of DemolitionNews' Break Fast Show on Friday 24 June while the remainder is an unscripted after-show chat.
40-months after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) turned its spotlight onto alleged collusion within the UK demolition industry, the investigation is now in limbo while the CMA prepares to release its findings.
And while we await the CMA pronouncement, this podcast is being turned into a new book.
Watch this space!
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The exodus from the National Federation of Demolition Contractors continues with the shock announcement that former president and honorary life vice president David Darsey has resigned.
You can read more here.
Is it possible to separate the criminal from the crime? Is it possible to forgive and forget? Does it matter?
As the story of the Competition and Markets Authority investigation (supposedly) nears its conclusion, we consider how the perpetrators might be viewed in a post-CMA era.
In the penultimate episode (for now) we look at a possible outcome if companies are found guilty of collusion and/or price-fixing and how this might open the way for others to prosper in their wake.
From the very outset, the industry rumour mill has served up literally dozens of company names that self-appointed experts insist have been caught in the CMA net.
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It was a month in which house-building was usurped as construction’s busiest sector and when London was knocked from its perch as the UK’s busiest construction region.
Both changes are to be welcomed, says Builders’ Conference CEO Neil Edwards.
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In the second episode of The CMA Files, we learn who and what the Competition and Markets Authority is; we learn that it has teeth; and we learn that it is not afraid to use them.
The third episode will follow on Monday 9 May.
In several recent episodes of DemolitionNews' The Break Fast Show, demolition and construction workers revealed how their working day often begins at 04.30 or 05.00 am in the morning. Following a resulting debate on the potential impact of tiredness and fatigue, I dug through my archives for an interview with Caterpillar's Mitch Cowart about what he describes as a "catastrophic epidemic of sleep deprivation" and about some of the potential technological solutions.
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Whenever we speak about the future for demolition and construction, we talk about a sector constantly under the watchful eye of drones, where remotely controlled and autonomous machines carry out tasks with pinpoint accuracy.
A world in which diesel fuel has been consigned to the history books and in which electric and hydrogen-powered machines now reign supreme. And we also envisage a world in which the presence of humans on demolition and construction sites has been reduced or eradicated entirely.
But all of that remains a long way off. So what is to become of the industry's workers until that happens? Are they expected to soldier on in an often toxic work environment; where bullying is an unspoken but constant threat; where the suicide rate is three times the national average; where women and ethnic minorities remain a novelty?
This episode was inspired - at least in part - by this episode of the "From the seat of the cab" podcast. And it is a subject that is covered in greater depth in this article.
The Competition and Markets Authority investigation into alleged collusion within the UK demolition industry has been in progress for more than three years now.
In this, the first episode in our brand-new podcast series, we travel back to 2019 to revisit where the story began.
The second episode will follow on Monday 2 May 2022.
It is a story that has gripped the UK demolition sector for the past three years; the Competition and Markets Authority investigation into alleged collusion within the industry.
Now, as that investigation apparently nears its conclusion, DemolitionNews brings you the story of that investigation in an exclusive new podcast series.
This is just a trailer. The first full episode will drop on Monday 25 April 2022.
The naivety of youth and how a digger journalist gained a lucrative sideline in the porn industry.
Welcome to the latest episode of Beyond the reporter's notebook.
Predictions of a spike in fuel theft in the wake of the removal of the red diesel rebate on 1 April are coming true.
And it is costing demolition and construction companies dear.
During the Futureworx event, we caught up exclusively with Richard Clement, Deputy General Manager; Smart Construction, Komatsu Europe to talk about all things Smart Construction.
With each new accident. each new fatality, each new investigation and each new prosecution, it becomes harder and harder to recruit the young people the demolition industry so desperately needs.
Electric machines are here but they’re not the panacea for all applications. Hydrogen machines are exciting but they remain a long way off.
So, if we’re to reduce our environmental impact while reducing costs, we need to figure out how to maximise the fuels we have today.
And a data-driven company called MachineMax does just that.
There are those that see the immediate issues and challenges. And there are those like Holger (HoPi) Pietzsch of Hexagon Geosystems that see the bigger picture.
In this exclusive interview, HoPi shares his unique vision of the future for construction and for humanity.
Demolition and construction industry leaders have joined forces with a highly-respected chartered psychologist in the development of a new dedicated app designed to provide workers with mental fitness tools to protect against poor mental health.
You can find out more at www.Ownminder.com.
A trip to Italy, a pair of shoes for Mrs DemolitionNews and watching Bruce Springsteen in concert while naked. What could possibly go wrong?
Welcome to the latest episode of Beyond the reporter's notebook.
Originally conceived to raise awareness of mental health issues among construction workers, the Band of Builders is now offering a free counselling service.
You can find out more here: https://bandofbuilders.org/
This film is an extract from The Break Fast Show #272
Beyond the reporter's notebook is a new podcast from Mark Anthony, a journalist who has spent more than 30 years writing about construction demolition and construction equipment.
During that time, he has written millions of words and tens of thousands of articles.
But there are stories that have never made it into print; the stories BEHIND the stories.
In this episode, Mark recounts a tale of cheese and eggs.
Beyond the reporter's notebook is a new podcast from Mark Anthony, a journalist who has spent more than 30 years writing about construction demolition and construction equipment.
During that time, he has written millions of words and tens of thousands of articles.
But there are stories that have never made it into print; the stories BEHIND the stories.
In this episode, Mark recounts a tale of unexpected Norwegian nudity..
Conflict in Ukraine, the demise of red diesel, social values and the smaller equipment manufacturers surviving on the crumbs from the table of the majors.
All that and more on the latest outing of the Saturday Social.
Beyond the reporter's notebook is a new podcast from Mark Anthony, a journalist who has spent more than 30 years writing about construction demolition and construction equipment.
During that time, he has written millions of words and tens of thousands of articles.
But there are stories that have never made it into print; the stories BEHIND the stories.
In this episode, Mark recounts the time he was held at gunpoint in Egypt.
The investigation into alleged collusion within the UK demolition sector has the potential to redraw the industry landscape forever.
But it also presents the industry with a once-in-a-lifetime chance to reset and to create a sector that is representative of the many rather than the few.
Welcome to the second episode of The Surgery featuring Dr Demolition himself, Dr Terry Quarmby.
In this episode, Terry explains his many problems with construction companies; the issue of embodied carbon; the ongoing saga of the Didcot Disaster investigation; and what he would do if he was made Minister of Construction.
So sit back and hear what Dr Terry Quarmby has to say on this all new episode of The Surgery.
Terry Quarmby has spent the past half century working in the field of demolition. He rose through the ranks to become the President of the Institute of Demolition Engineers while gaining a reputation for his forthright manner and a willingness to express his opinion.
We decided that opinion required a platform. And this new show IS that platform.
During this pilot episode, Terry Quarmby discusses: The impending demise of diesel power; the new National Emergency Services Support Taskforce; industry competence cards; and his reaction to the ongoing investigation into alleged collusion within the UK demolition industry.
This is Dr Terry Quarmby. The Surgery is now in session.
In this latest episode of the Saturday Social, we talk (a LOT) about the toxic work environment that still pervades the demolition and construction industry. During the discussion, we reference a video - You can see that video here.
We’re also joined by our special guest, Al Grierson of Construction Channel Luxembourg.
And we take a trip down memory lane to look at the machines we have loved and the machines we have lost.
The second outing of the Saturday Social covers a broad range of topics including the use of technology in demolition and construction, getting disabled workers back behind the levers of construction equipment, pizzas and donkeys!
The environmentalists and eco-warriors of old used to arrive clutching home-made placards, herbal cigarettes and chains with which to affix themselves to site gates and construction and demolition equipment.
The eco-warriors of today come armed with something far more formidable - Science.
The failure to conclude the Didcot investigation in what will soon be six years speaks to an uncomfortable yet undeniable classism that permeates UK society to this very day.
The intransigence of the HSE, the police, of MPs and others in authority ultimately proves that those that go to work in suits and ties view those that work in hard hats and site boots as expendable. As little more than cannon fodder.
How far has the demolition industry really come if the HSE considers it necessary to issue a reminder that buildings can become unstable during demolition?
And just how professional is an industry in which accidents and fatalities are greeted not with a scream of outrage but with a shrug of resignation and familiarity?
What does 2022 have in store for the combined demolition and construction industry?
Joining me to find out is Ben Griffiths of Rye Demolition, Peter Haddock of Content with Media, and Neil Edwards of The Builders' Conference.
The National Emergency Services Support Taskforce (NESST) is the emergency services' emergency service; a hand-picked group of demolition and structural engineering experts able to advice the emergency services on the integrity (or lack thereof) of a dangerous structure that has been damaged by fire, flood or even terrorist attack.
You can find out more about NESST here: https://www.nesst-response.com/
The piling sector is currently facing a severe skills shortage. The demolition sector is currently facing a severe skills shortage.
The piling sector is struggling to recruit young people. The demolition sector is struggling to recruit young people.
The piling sector has an ageing workforce. The demolition sector has an ageing workforce.
Training within the piling sector is to suited to a classroom environment. Training within the demolition sector is not suited to a classroom environment.
The piling sector now has a provisional competence card that is attained via a simulator. And that is where the similarities between the two sectors end.
In years gone by, the most popular search terms used by visitors to the DemolitionNews website have included "demolition accident", "demolition jobs", "high reach excavator" and "Didcot Power Station"
But in 2021, the search term used most on DemolitionNews.com was a single word. And that word is collusion.
Many of the world's construction and demolition equipment manufacturers make bold claims about their commitment to the environment and a carbon zero future.
And yet, many of those same companies continue to specify and manufacture previous generation diesel engines for sale to parts of the world with less stringent emissions regulations.
Is that acceptable? Is that right?
The brand-new book from DemolitionNews' Mark Anthony is a collection of articles, essays and columns from the year 2021 as the demolition industry enjoyed an uptick in workloads offset by the growing threat of materials, skills and fuel shortages and the impending switch to non-fossil fuels.
You can buy A Site for Sore Eyes II using this link: https://amzn.to/3cpGicB
Four years to investigate an open and shut case of a man that froze to death on a site in Scotland. Another four years to investigate an overturned excavator. And six years (and counting) to investigate the Didcot Disaster in which four demolition men were killed.
So is the Health and Safety Executive actually fit for purpose any longer?
Could an entire industry be driven out of existence purely to satisfy environmental pressures and demands?
It is unlikely; but it is not without precedent.
Paul Ford of Deconstruct has attended and helped make safe literally hundreds of dangerous structures. Based upon that experience, he was the first civilian to enter Grenfell Tower after the tragic fire that claimed the live so of more than 70 residents on 14 June 2017.
Now, he has written a superb new book that charts his career, and the key challenges of Grenfell and other dangerous structures.
While the book should be considered the go-to guide for anyone dealing with a dangerous structure, the book is much more than a dry demolition text book. Indeed, the book contains a huge amount of humanity, honesty and even humour.
Perhaps just as importantly, all the proceeds from the book will be split between Grenfell Tower charities and the Mates in Mind charity for mental health awareness in the construction and demolition industry.
So, when you have finished listening to this exclusive interview, go direct to Dangerous-Structure.com and order a copy. Better still, order multiple copies and share them among your colleagues.
Oh, and if anyone is considering awards and trophies to recognise contributions tot he demolition industry, Paul Ford should be a shoe-in.
In this very special and very long) episode of The Break Fast Show, we are joined by Howard Button, CEO of both the National Federation of Demolition Contractors and the National Demolition Training Group.
Topics discussed include competence cards, the level of experience required to attain some of the higher CCDO cards, the role of equipment simulators in the field of demolition training, and much more besides.
How much demolition experience should be required before someone is considered for a Demolition Supervisor course and competence card?
That was the question we posed in our latest industry survey. And the industry has spoken.
The issue of embedded carbon - the carbon emitted when building materials are made - is potentially being used to drive political thinking and possibly even legislation.
Such a move could have a huge and damaging effect upon the UK demolition industry.
In the latest episode of the No Agenda show, we look at how mega projects like the Channel Tunnel, the London 2012 Olympics, Crossrail and HS2 are pushing the envelope for developments in construction and demolition methods, health and safety and technology.
In March 2022, the eyes of the construction and demolition equipment world will turn towards Peterborough. But the sectors' collective minds will be focused on the future as the first-ever Futureworx event opens its doors.
The CEA, hosts of the Plantworx construction exhibition, has joined forces with the Supply Chain Sustainability School to deliver a future technology event – Futureworx. The new event is taking place on the 30th and 31st of March 2022 at the East of England Arena, in Peterborough, and will showcase the latest in technology and cutting edge innovations to make the workplace safer, smarter and more sustainable, as we head down the road to net-zero.
The event will focus on people plant interface management, telematics, the connected site, GPS systems, safety systems and advances in autonomous and electric and hydrogen machinery. The show aims to highlight sustainability, productivity and advances in future fuels such as hydrogen, electric and HVO.
In this exclusive interview, outgoing CEA CEO Rob Oliver looks forward to an event that, well, looks forward.
On this episode, I am joined by Rich Woods from Band of Builders, a charitable organisation that is now turning its attention to combatting the scourge of mental health issues that are impacting the UK construction industry.
Rich’s contribution was insightful and thought-provoking. And his message and the message behind the Band of Builders’ Big Brew initiative needs to be heard and - more importantly - shared.
Steve Wolf is a movie special effects expert who spent the formative part of his career blowing things up and lighting buildings, cars and people on fire.
As a result, he has learned a lot about extinguishing those blazes; and he has recently been using that knowledge to tackle the wildfires in his native America.
But he is now turning his attention to the issue of controlling dust from explosive demolition events.
And his weapon of choice is a man-made Category 5 hurricane...on wheels.
Following the news that the UK government has earmarked £650 billion to improve the nation's infrastructure, creating some 425,000 jobs per year in the process, we speak to Builders' Conference CEO Neil Edwards about the implications and likely outcomes.
In today's show: Engineers call for the demolition of the fire-ravaged Grenfell Tower; Travis Perkins raises concerns (and prices) over materials shortages; and a demolition contractor is required for a big project in Chester. We will also ask why it takes four times longer to investigate a power plant collapse in the UK than it odes in the US.
All that and more, in The Break Fast Show.
We're trying something new. On Saturday, I will be broadcasting a new show called No Agenda which - as the name implies - is a show with no script, no plan, and NO AGENDA.
As a result, the conversation takes in trips to Japan, electric and hydrogen equipment, massive attachment jaws, and why a giraffe is so poorly designed.
This episode was originally broadcast as a Facebook LiveStream that you can see here.
In today’s show: Father killed and son critically injured in site incident; Yanmar rolls VT to introduce three new mini excavators; there’s demolition work to be had in Oldham; AR Demolition is recruiting excavator operators; and Aggrecycle is letting the train take the strain.
All that and more on The Break Fast Show.
In today’s show: A lift incident in Liverpool leaves two workers seriously injured; a community centre in St Albans requires the attention of a demolition contractor; the roll-out of Doosan’s new wheel loaders gathers pace; and we look back at a forward-looking show in which we posed the question: Who will be the Tesla of the construction equipment world?
All that and more in The Break Fast Show.
The construction equipment industry is a mature market in which changes and improvements are largely incremental variations on a proven theme. The same was true of the automotive sector until Elon Musk and Tesla rode the crest of the electric vehicle revolution and turned the car market onto its head.
So where is the construction equipment’s Tesla? Who will be our Elon Musk
To discuss this, myself and my co-host Peter Haddock of the Content with Media podcast are joined by two industry renowned thought leaders: Carl Gustaf Göransson, and Alan Berger.
In todays show: A trans-Atlantic co-operation comes to the field of explosive demolition; Volvo unveils its new hydrogen fuel cell test lab; and CASE Care comes to the UK. Oh, and guess who has been named as the world’s Number One demolition podcast?
All that and more in The Break Fast Show.
In today’s show: JCB looks beyond the construction equipment world with its pioneering hydrogen technology; a sneak peek at the equipment and technology being used to bring the Teeside Freeport to fruition; and a demolition contractor is required to pave the way towards a number of new houses in Newhaven, East Sussex.
You can find a link to the Autocar article on JCB here: https://tinyurl.com/b7d5azfz. And you can see the full-length film of Peter Haddock's trip to the Teeside freeport site here: https://tinyurl.com/pb5cp7dw
In today’s show: A British bridge lands on a highway by accident; a US bridge lands on a highway on purpose; and a demolition contractor is required to demolish a pub in Peterborough.
Also, you can find out why The Break Fast Show is not going away, despite the easing of lockdown restrictions.
All that and more, in The Break Fast Show.
In today’s show: Tales of Yanmars yet to come; Olympia is falling; and a demolition contractor is required to pave the way for a new builder’s merchant store in Coventry.
All this and more, in The Break Fast Show.
Andy Stevens is an award-winning builder and broadcaster. He was also Vice President of the London region of the Federation of Master Builders where he was on the board for nearly a decade.
Andy has produced and presented his own radio show, and has just finished presenting a weekly live show for OnTheTools, which has over four million followers. He also hosts his own weekly construction podcast called Build:It.
More importantly, Andy is an ambassador for both the Construction Industry Training Board and the Lighthouse Club construction charity looking specifically at the subject of mental health awareness.
The following interview was recorded to mark Mental Health Awareness Week. But, as you will hear, Andy Stevens believes that mental health issues within the combined construction and demolition sectors needs more than a week-long focus once a year.
In today's show: Hyundai has a date with destiny; Caterpillar passes an astonishing milestone with its autonomous trucks; and there's a shiny new demolition contract just waiting for the right contractor in the town on Nuneaton.
All that together with a surge in JCB book sales and a look ahead to our special one-off show to mark Mental Health Awareness Week, in The Break Fast Show.
In today's show: The Sirius Group invests in a Kobelco excavator fleet; electric Volvo excavators take to the Californian desert; there is a new demolition opportunity in the West Midlands; and there is a stark reminder of the scale of the mental health problem facing the UK construction sector. All that and more in The Break Fast Show.
You can find a full set of extended show notes here: https://tinyurl.com/eham6p4w
In today’s show: Dykon fells Texan flyover in spectacular style; a small portion of Slough is facing demolition ahead of a near £4.0 million mixed-use development scheme; and the prosecution of a Blackpool company provides yet another reminder of the dangers of working at height.
And working at height safety breaches is also the subject of this bonus article from today’s This Week in Demolition email newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/m7xa6e5c.
You can find our extended show notes here: https://tinyurl.com/f49wcsf9
In today's show: Mammoet carries out a big lift at Hong Kong airport; Kubota unveils its new micro machines; and Cumbria City Council is seeking a team of bridge busters.
All this and more in The Break Fast Show.
You can find the extended show notes for today;s show here: https://tinyurl.com/3tfk2rwk
In today's show: COVID-19 impacts upon Keltbray's profitability; there another demolition opportunity in Walton on Thames; Kings Heath Demolition commits to Doosan excavators; and we get up close and personal with some truly original equipment from Mecalac.
In today's show: Working at height breaches on the rise; a jewel of a job in Birmingham; Manitou invests for the future; and the great MB Crusher mystery. All this and more in The Break Fast Show.
In today's show: A demolition opportunity in High Wycombe; Doosan is set to unveil a new Dash-7 wheel loader; and spooky goings-on with the Digger Man Blog. In a longer than usual episode, we will also be joined by Neil Edwards, CEO of market intelligence provider, The Builders' Conference to analyse the contract awards from April 2021.
You can find our extended show notes here: https://tinyurl.com/rkc6d437
In today's show: Demolition industry says goodbye to former NFDC President; Gill Demolitions enters voluntary liquidation; and the human cost of the Qatar World Cup.
All that PLUS a birthday shout-out to one of demolition's finest, former IDE President, Mr John Woodward.
You can find out ore in today's extended show notes, here: https://tinyurl.com/2dzrke6p
In today’s episode: Scaffold company says categorically that the Leadenhall Street incident was NOT a scaffold collapse; Wacker Neuson and Bomag team up to provide shareable battery technology; a big demolition job is up for grabs at the site of the former Debenhams department store in Edinburgh; and the job vacancies just keep on coming. And there’s a birthday shout-out to Alessia Valerio of MB Crusher too.
You can find all this and more in our extended show notes here: https://tinyurl.com/6jeezaww
In today's episode: Exclusive footage from the aftermath of a scaffold collapse in London; demolition contractor to clear the way for a housing development in Edinburgh; and Instagram Live proves to be more popular than we could ever have imagined.
You can find all this and more in our extended show notes here: https://tinyurl.com/3cmaspa4
In today's show: Aldi offer a demolition opportunity in Coventry; DemolitionNews is launching a dedicated live show on Instagram, starting today; and - in light of last week's high profile prosecution - we look at the subject of MEWP safety with Ben Byrne of Ashview Consultants.
You can find our extended show notes here: https://tinyurl.com/rsencn85
The abuse of drugs and alcohol within the demolition industry is a serious and worsening problem.
In this exclusive interview, we speak to expert Matt Taylor of www.itstestkits.com about the issue and what can be done to protect both employers and employees.
In today’s extended episode: Liebherr unveils new 30 tonne class Generation 8 excavator; a demolition contract at Manchester College is up for grabs; IPAF unveils a new set of free Toolbox Talks; and we look at the increasingly important issue of drugs misuse in the field of demolition and construction.
You can find out more in our extended show notes here: https://tinyurl.com/2kh5ruj5
In today's episode: Armac is seeking a graduate structural engineer to bolster its team; Manitou takes the wraps off its new telescopic handlers; and Lazarus Rising - The return of a man who had a near-death experience in service of his trade organisation. All this PLUS the birthday of the father of the atomic bomb.
You can find extended show notes for today’s show here: https://tinyurl.com/3h5yysar
In todays show: The true cost of the post-Grenfell cladding remediation programme; job opportunity in the West Midlands and project opportunity in the North West; and demolition's continuing failure to learn from past mistakes. All this and more in our 40th episode.
You can find extended show notes for today’s episode here: https://tinyurl.com/uj6tzb7d
In today's extended show: An historic Northumberland mansion faces demolition; Glenbarrow Demolition wins mosque contract in Cheadle; MST Parts Group celebrates a half century in business; and why this new podcast from Peter Haddock at Content with Media might just be the most important piece of industry journalism: https://tinyurl.com/9z66dnbc
PLUS, we will be discussing the concept of a European demolition super league. Who would would you place on the list of Europe's demolition elite...?
In today’s show: Exciting new opportunities in the North of England; MGL Demolition carries out successful blast at former Teesworks facility in Redcar; and we’ve got the weekend all wrapped up.
PLUS – Check out the informative new podcast from our Construction Collective co-founder Peter Haddock to find out everything you could possibly need to know about HVO alternative fuels.
You can catch that episode here: https://tinyurl.com/4rsx9mjn
In today’s show: Self-employed wages return to pre-COVID levels; asbestos denaturing programme gets boost from University of Wolverhampton; CASE unveils the latest evolution of its G-Series wheel loader range; and we’re getting ready to bring you The Weekend Wrap.
And you can view the whole of last night’s epic CASE wheel loader live show right here: https://youtu.be/1BKfyQwBU4c
In today's slightly earlier than usual show: Uptick in recruitment underlines sector positivity; a new addition to the Volvo Construction Equipment demolition machine range; a new show will allow you to binge on industry news over your weekend Corn Flakes; and we're getting ready for the grand unveiling of the new CASE G-Series wheel loaders.
You can find out more in today's extended show notes: https://tinyurl.com/z3a2t9bk
In today’s show: We look back at yesterday’s massive product launch that saw 45 new or improved products join the JCB stable. Total Reclaims Demolition earns praise from commercial property specialists for its new industrial development in its native Nottingham. We look ahead to another massive machine launch, this time in conjunction with CASE.
And we wish a happy birthday to Gary Short, head-honcho at Shorts Group.
You can find out more in today’s extended show notes here: https://tinyurl.com/53tn35ur
In today's show: BPH adds OilQuick system to its increasingly impressive attachments stable; and we're looking ahead to JCB's latest virtual product launch that is taking place later today.
And don't forget, we will be back at 6pm tonight to bring you all the latest news on that JCB launch.
You can find the show notes for today's broadcast here: https://tinyurl.com/6t5yemb6
In today's episode: The iconic cooling towers at Rugeley Power Station in Staffordhsire have a date with destiny; North West demolition contractors should be beating a path to Stakehill Industrial Estate (via The Buillders' Conference) as a warehouse requires demolition; and we look ahead to a week in which there are several new product launches scheduled.
All this and more in The Break Fast Show.
You can find a full set of extended show notes here: https://tinyurl.com/vaca8xwk
In today's show: Research into Carillion collapse identifies "corporate deviance" at the heart of the UK construction sector; exclusive footage of a massive German power station implosion; and a demolition project that some might willingly do for free.
All that and another chance to look within the CMA Files: https://tinyurl.com/jwexduwt
You can find the extended show notes for this episode here: https://tinyurl.com/48hpv2d7
In today's show: An exclusive first-look at a first of its kind demolition excavator that has just made landfall in the UK; and a demolition contractor is needed for a project in Stockport.
PLUS, if you have any concerns about machine security and protection against equipment vandalism, you won't want to miss this one.
You can find a full set of show notes here: https://tinyurl.com/m22pkryp
In today's episode: Massive machine trundles out of Kocurek yard; blessed be the demolition brotherhood; and the questionable practice of airing dirty laundry on social media platforms.
Full show notes are available here: https://www.evernote.com/shard/s214/sh/d5911faa-cd73-7a39-7974-7169afa6c6e2/22042e95ff432042074a8196c1950900
In addition, you can now access our exclusive dossier on the ongoing CMA investigation into alleged collusion within the UK demolition industry here: http://www.demolitionnews.com/2021/04/06/opening-the-cma-files/
In today’s show: Miller GroundBreaking lights the way with new glow-in-the-dark bucket; Armac Group narrowly misses out on Good Food Award; and DemolitionNews’ Mark Anthony is set to give up his caretaker role as host of The Break Fast Show.
All this and more in this special episode the industry’s only live daily news broadcast.
You can read more in today's extended show notes: https://tinyurl.com/28tzyx82
In today's show: Kobelco unveils its biggest short radius excavator; Balfour Beatty wins big in Egham; and we're calling BS on spurious manufacturer marketing claims.
You can check out all this and more in our extended show notes here: https://tinyurl.com/37rrysnp
In today's show: JCB clinches the biggest order in its 75-year history; Liebherr enters the "used" parts business; and the Rising Sun Hotel near Sheffield is earmarked for demolition.
All this, PLUS an exclusive glimpse at a Content with Media interview with Sunbelt Rentals CEO Andy Wright who has just confirmed that £65 million equipment order with JCB.
You can find all this in our extended show notes here.
In today's show: The lifting of lockdown restrictions offers some well-deserved relief for the construction and demolition key workers that have carried the weight of economic expectation on their shoulders this past year; Hitachi and Norplast set to unveil new excavator vandal guards; and Hillhead Digital prepares to open its cyber doors.
All this and more in the 26th episode of The Break Fast Show.
You can find extended show notes for this episode here: https://www.evernote.com/shard/s214/sh/96f24fc4-f798-0e4a-bc11-54fdef5bbfdc/912a20d803f1fc94c21daea2ba3cafcd
The 25th consecutive episode of The Break Fast Show today welcomes the new NFDC President, William Crooks; bemoans the news that Volvo Construction Equipment will be absent from the Bauma 2022 exhibition; and takes a look back at last night's bumper Construction Collective show. (You can catch last night's show here: https://youtu.be/la4WuGxdW1o )
In today’s show: The Construction Collective will assemble TONIGHT; impending Easter holidays raise urban exploration and trespass fears; and The Builders’ Conference has delivered another demolition project lead, this time in Godalming.
And you can view our previous coverage of the dangers of urban exploration here: https://tinyurl.com/36jrvyps
In this show: The UK construction industry racks up a staggering £83 billion in new contract awards since the national lockdown began; and the curious case of an anonymous letter calling for the resignation of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors' current 2nd vice president.
And here's the link to The Builders' Conference article discussed in the show: https://spark.adobe.com/page/ms4Qr80LYuUeN/
In today’s episode: Regional construction alliance calls for local companies to be first in line for freeport work; the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is to retain ownership of the National Construction College at Bircham Newton has failed to secure the sale of the facility; and the backlog of court cases waiting to come to Crown Court is on the rise.
In addition, J2R Demolition is on the recruitment trail while a sheltered accommodation company is seeking a demolition company to help pave the way for a new development in the village of Chalfont St Peter.
On the eve of his ascendancy to the position of President of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors, we speak exclusively to William Crooks about his hopes and aspirations for his two years in the NFDC hot seat.
In today's show: Digger driver arrested over dangerous operation; locomotive shed demolition contract up for grabs; The NFDC unveils its new Mental Health Awareness Hub; and DemolitionNews is to broadcast the first interview with incoming NFDC President, William Crooks of Cawarden Demolition.
In today's solemn and mostly-unscripted episode, we look at: Balfour Beatty's strides towards a greater gender balance; the rise and rise of driver aids; and Cawarden's pre-Presidential celebration.
But the remainder (and the unscripted portion) of the show is dedicated to the issue of male suicide.
In today's extended show: The death of five recycling plant workers has finally come to court; North London regeneration scheme under starters orders; French architects demonstrate ignorance of demolition; and yet more demolition work is up for grabs.
We also look at the ongoing uptick in construction demand and examine the potential impact upon the existing skills shortage within the industry.
In today's show: UK Government kick-starts Green Revolution with £1.0 billion cash injection; JCB is back on the recruitment drive; Bobcat's new compact wheel loader goes into full production; and we have not one but TWO hot new project leads to share, courtesy of The Builders' Conference.
And if you'd like to find out more about the compact Bobcat wheel loader, then head over to the Diggers and Dozers YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/02tzQWSbmcE
In today's show: Brokk unveils its largest-ever demolition robot; Net Zero ambitions will require 350,000 new construction workers; and the Construction Equipment Association CEA) is to host an online seminar on equipment electrification.
You can pre-register for the CEA event here: https://tinyurl.com/wwxj3dnx
In today's show: Wood River Power Plant stacks imploded; contractor fined over worker burn incident; Peregrine falcons halt gas holder demolition; and JCB equipment spearheads mine clearance operations in Afghanistan.
All this and more in today's Break Fast Show.
In today’s show: Newline’s John Lynch stands as 2nd vice president of the NFDC; BDO survey points to yet more construction optimism; Aquajet joins the telematics age; and Bugler Developments is seeking bids on a pub demolition in West London.
All this and more on today’s Break Fast Show.
You can also link directly to our exclusive video interview with John Lynch here: https://youtu.be/XsPdhNvhxuI
John Lynch is a man of contradictions. He’s a traditionalist and an industry veteran. But he understands the need for modernisation.
He is a vocal advocate for the National Federation of Demolition Contractors. But he also believes that the NFDC and, more specifically, its members would benefit from some fundamental change.
On the day he announces officially his decision to run for the position of vice president of the NFDC, we are delighted to bring you this exclusive interbiew.
In today’s show: Research shows that SME company owners bore the brunt of the COVID-19 costs; Carey gets the nod on US Embassy demolition; and Hitachi unveils its first Stage V-compliant wheel loader.
In addition, three company directors are disqualified following cartel probe. And we wish a happy retirement to an “old school professional”.
All this and more in Episode #14 of The Break Fast Show.
In today's show: Total Controlled Demolition becomes the latest to hit the recruitment trail; Balfour Beatty is back in the black; the US' National Demolition Association has a new president; and the Plantworx exhibition organisers are hatching plans.
In today's show: O’Keefe appoints a new managing director; McGee Group joins the Wharf pack; The construction industry is still falling short on gender equality; And the Hillhead exhibition has shifted back….AGAIN.
All this and more on the Break Fast Show.
Jacqui Miller-Charlton MBE was a woman in construction long before it was fashionable to call for more women in construction. She has juggled marriage and motherhood while helping to build Miller GroundBreaking into a global engineering company. And she has done it all while retaining her trademark femininity.
To mark International Women's Day, Jacqui Miller-Charlton joined us LIVE to discuss all this and much more besides.
If you have a daughter, granddaughter, niece or sister that is seeking some career inspiration, then we strongly recommend that they give this a listen.
In today's show: Construction tops table of UK start-ups; a Walsall whopper is up for grabs; CDC hits the recruitment trail; and it’s International Women’s Day.
You can find out more about the start-up survey here: https://blog.circleloop.com/the-startup-index-circleloop
ou can find you more on the Walsall whopper contract here: https://tinyurl.com/6used626
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In this episode of the Break Fast Show: Free ports to drive regional expansion; Bell eyes autonomous future; Engcon upgrades tilt rotator; the British Safety Council loses the plot; and a rant that takes in sofas, boot laces and Las Vegas hotels.
In addition, the show makes reference to a new CV template from UK Demolition Jobs. You can find that here: https://tinyurl.com/4237n8dz
In the latest episode of The Break Fast Show: Doosan gets Xited about Hillhead Digital; Green Remediation gets green light in Manchester; Ritchie Bros to host online industry panels; and Spring 2021 Budget – The industry reacts.
You can find out more about Hillhead Digital here: https://www.hillhead.com/digital
You can check out the Ritchie Bros discussion panels here: https://bit.ly/3uR6CV6
And if you'd like to watch back our exclusive one hour Spring Budget 2021 show, you can do so here: https://youtu.be/9zUlMQHz0lo
Downwell targets cladding removal, National Geographic to feature world's biggest blast, Molson adds CBI to its enormous product range, and the industry braces for the Budget speech from chancellor Rishi Sunak later today.
All this and more in the latest episode of the Break Fast Show.
Just moments after Rishi Sunak finished delivering his Spring 2021 Budget to the House of Commons, DemolitionNews hosted a special LiveStream show to analyse the Chancellor’s first post-COVID budget speech.
We welcomed along a number of key industry leaders to analyse that speech and its likely impact upon the UK construction and demolition sectors.
In the latest episode of the Break Fast Show, we look at the following industry stories: A rise in workload fuels fears of a worsening skills shortage; Manitou and JCB in patent battle; The Federation of Master Builders has called for a cut in the rate of VAT on home improvements; And Volvo has underlined its commitment to autonomous machine development by starting the construction of a dedicated new test track.
In the all-new episode of our daly news show, we look at Demolition Services third successful blast at Ironbridge Power Station; construction contract awards pass the £8.0 billion mark in February 2021; IPAF unveils "game-changer" safety and training app; and the 40th edition of the REAL Demolition magazine is here.
In a month that saw the UK construction industry post a remarkable £8.0 billion in new contract awards, we speak to Builders' Conference CEO Neil Edwards to find out more.
In this wide-ranging discussion, we look at who won the work, and the sectors and geographic regions that will benefit. We also look at the growing issue of skills across the sector and a worrying imbalance between private and public finance that points to a tightening of the Government's purse strings.
Today's flash briefing looks at the following key stories: Car Parks in crisis; HSE restores roofing company involved in fatal fall; Armac gets the nod in Coventry;; CITB fixes rates; and a new monster machine is set to make its debut.
Among the topics addressed in today's show are Bobcat's new range of light compaction equipment, Everton's new stadium gets the planning green light, and a new report claims that construction "is a bad place to work".
All this and more in the fourth episode of The Break Fast Show.
Today's flash briefing details Volvo and Steelwrist expanding their alliance; the Scottish construction sector being lauded for its COVID-19 measures; a Sussex Council targeting sustainability; and a look back at last night's emotional anniversary of the Didcot Disaster.
In addition, we bring you the news that Total Reclaims had been given the green light on a big contract in its native Nottingham. That contract will involve the demolition of existing student accommodation ahead of the construction of a new 215 bed student block.
The second episode of our new daily news show aired live this morning at 10am.
Among the key topics up for discussion were: Demolition firms on recruitment drive; Komatsu’s new midi marvel; Keltbray’s carbon commitment; and the largely meaningless statement issued by Thames Valley Police on the fifth anniversary of the Didcot Disaster.
There’s also an explanation on why I suddenly appear desperate for coffee…!
Welcome to the first episode of a new daily video AND audio show containing your daily flash briefing from the combined demolition and construction industries.
This launch episode was broadcast on Monday 22 February 2021.
Six years ago, Katie Kelleher was an apprentice crane operator who was questioning the life choices that brought her to the male-dominated world of construction.
Today, she is a vocal advocate for women in construction and construction apprenticeships. She has been named as one of the "top voices" on the LinkedIn social media platform, has built up a substantial social media following, AND was invited to the Queen's garden party.
But she has capped it all with an appearance on the Demolition News Radio podcast.
Straight-talking demolition veteran Roy Gibbons lived and worked through the golden age of the UK demolition industry.
He rubbed shoulders with some of the biggest names in the sector, crossed paths with some of its biggest personalities, and considered many of them friends.
Now, as he hangs up his hard hat, Roy looks back over half a century at the cutting edge of the UK demolition business and the changes he has witnessed during a Life in Demolition.
The UK construction industry has hit the ground running at the beginning of the New Year.
And while it failed to replicate the anomalous highs of December 2020, the latest set of monthly figures from BCLive.co.uk speak to a sector enjoying a period of prolonged positivity.
Builders’ Conference CEO Neil Edwards looks over some pleasing figures.
C&D Consultancy's Mike Kehoe has crowned a lifetime in the demolition industry by earning a Masters Degree in Demolition Management.
In this exclusive interview, we look back at how Kehoe came to be in the demolition industry, the impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the gender imbalance within the demolition sector, and the future of the global demolition industry.
A few days ago, DemolitionNews brought you details of the report into an incident in which an excavator fell partially into an unseen underground void.
Well that report has already become our most-viewed story of the past 18 months or so, even though it was published on a Saturday when things are usually quiet.
So we decided to follow up with AR Demolition’s Richard Dolman to find out why he chose to be so open about the incident; but also to ascertain just what happened in the first place.
"...There's 250 power plants left here in the US. There's 300 in Canada. There's 300+ in Europe. If we're going just by sheer averages on the 1,500 or so power plants that are going to be decommissioned and taken down, you're looking at another 150 [demolition worker] deaths..."
Following a spate of fatal accidents on both sides of the Atlantic during the demolition of power stations and boiler houses, Joe Vendetti, Senior Vice President of Industrial Services, Integrated Demolition and Remediation Inc has expressed his fears and concerns for the future.
In a hard-hitting interview, he calls for the creation of guidance on the demolition of power plants and boiler houses, says that clients need to allow sufficient time and money to undertake this work more safely, and urges his fellow demolition contractors to walk away from projects they believe to be unsafe.
If you would refer to watch this as a video, you can do so here: https://youtu.be/JfueApREIok
The term hero is bandied about a little too much these days. All too often, it is used to describe sports stars and celebrities.
But heroes and heroines DO live among us. And not al of them wear uniforms OR capes.
Some of them wear hard hats.
Despite my concerns over the Brexit fallout; despite my fears for a continuation of the Coronavirus crisis; despite my trepidation over the findings of the CMA investigation; and despite my growing frustration and anger over the endless Didcot investigation, I start 2021 with a surprising degree of excitement and optimism.
2020 was the year in which forecasts became futile; when predictions became pointless; when the runes were rendered redundant.
So, in a year in which the unprecedented became the norm, the fact that the UK construction industry recorded more than £12.2 billion (against a monthly average of £4.0 billion) in new contract awards really was the most 2020 way in which to see out an erratic and unpredictable year.
The global demolition industry officially returns to work today after the festive break. And t returns to find a special gift waiting for it in the shape of a new book by industry veteran and former president of the Institute of Demolition Engineers, Terry Quarmby.
In this exclusive audio presentation, we speak to Quarmby about the new book which you can buy here: https://amzn.to/380ym02
For some, 2020 will be the first year in which they are unable to spend time with their loved ones. For many in the demolition industry, being separated from family and friends over the festive period is merely business as usual.
With the news of the collapse of a power station undergoing demolition in Ohio, industry minds will turn immediately to the Didcot disaster back in 2016.
This episode was originally broadcast as a live video stream.
After 12 years, John Woodward is stepping down as a World Demolition Awards judge. During his time as a judge, the former Institute of Demolition Engineers' (IDE) president has seen many changes as the awards have gone global.
In this exclusive interview, we look back at more than a decade of World Demolition Awards, and he is full of praise for companies including Erith Contractors, Liberty Industrial, Kocurek, Safedem and Despe.
some of the high profile projects in which he was involved, and we look ahead to the appointment of a new IDE president.
Six high profile demolition company acquisitions is NOT a trend. But six out of less than 600 UK demolition firms represents better odds than a winning lottery ticket; and could prove to be the demolition company owner's ideal exit strategy.
Faced with a slowing in workload, demolition companies generally seek to cut costs by reducing their spend on both training and technology.
Yet we cut these things at our peril. And cuts made today could impact negatively tomorrow and for months and even years to come.
Some UK demolition firms are flying high while others are clinging to survival; some are recruiting and investing while others are begging for work; and some companies are doubling down on demolition while others see diversification as the path to salvation. This is the demolition dichotomy.
This show was originally broadcast as a video LiveStream on the evening of Tuesday 10 November 2020.
It tells the story behind a story about a UK demolition company that may or may not have gone into receivership.
At the time of recording this podcast version of the show, we still don’t know the outcome.
And so, while we cling to the vague hope that the story will prove to be untrue, the name of the company is not mentioned.
According to a recent survey, more than half of all UK construction workers have concerns around drink and drugs in the workplace and more than a third of those surveyed have witnessed colleagues working under the influence of drink or drugs.
At the same time, a report on the professions most likely to be caught drink driving revealed that the Top 10 professions are all within or allied to construction.
To discuss this, I am joined by Matt Taylor of ITS Test Kits.
Matt has over 18 years of “hands-on” experience within the Drugs and Alcohol Policy, Training and Testing sector.
His company offers a range of simple to use drug and alcohol testing kits and devices.
With our focus upon innovation, technology and the need to attract young people, we all too often dismiss the contribution made by the older generation and the experience, knowledge and wisdom they are still ale to impart.
Just in time for the second lockdown, here's an allegorical tale on why we ignore a valuable commodity at our peril.
The days of the sexist and misogynist dinosaurs of the construction and demolition industry are drawing to a close. And not a moment too soon.
At the height of the previous recession, against a backdrop of company collapses and closures, I suggested that we were in danger of heralding in a two-tier demolition system here in the UK in which the bigger companies set the agenda and the smaller companies were forced to comply.
Some nine years later, history is repeating; and that two-tier sector feels ever more real with each passing day.
Back in April this year, I broadcast a LiveStream video in which I complained about the never-ending delays in the HSE investigation into the Didcot disaster.
At the time of that LiveStream, 1,521 days had elapsed since the power station boiler house had collapsed, killing four demolition men.
Today, exactly six months after that LiveStream show aired, 1,704 days have passed with no preliminary findings; no prosecutions; and no explanation offered to the families of the four men so tragically killed on that day.
From high reach excavators and demolition robots, the demolition industry has been quick to adopt technology.
But, in evolutionary terms, the demolition sector has just discovered the pointed stick. Emerging technologies will provide the industry with tools, fire and the wheel.
In this exclusive episode of Demolition News Radio, presenter Mark Anthony looks ahead to a technological journey that has already begun but the final destination of which is yet to be written.
Chris McFletch of McFletch Demolition chose to walk away from an industry that he once loved but for which that love has gone.
What does that say about the modern demolition industry, and why are his negative views of the sector seemingly shared by so many?
Through global pandemics, political turmoil and economic upheaval, 2020 has been a God-awful year for just about all of us. But it has also been a year of learning opportunities.
And we will be applying those lessons in 2021 and beyond. Will you?
You could be mistaken for thinking that technology is the solution to all our work challenges and concerns. But is that the reality?
That’s the subject up for discussion on the latest episode of Demolition News Radio.
If a near miss is a learning opportunity, why is it that one industry wears its near-misses on its sleeve while another remains determined to keep them away from prying eyes?
That is a question we will examine next, on the NEW Demolition News podcast.
Last night, I listened to a Content with Media podcast that talked about how the construction industry charity - The Lighthouse Club - is attempting to help workers and their families impacted by the Coronavirus whilst trying to plug a financial hole in the charity's coffers also caused by the pandemic.
Today's episode of the Demolition Daily LiveStream is my reaction to that podcast.
You can hear that podcast right here: https://tinyurl.com/yc8hobrt
In today's episode, we look at the industry's response - or lack thereof - to the COVID-19 threat and the ongoing failure to close all non-essential sites.
We also welcome guests Mike Kehoe of &D Consultancy and David Cant of Veritas Consulting to discuss the health and safety implications of the Coronavirus and how this outbreak might change attitudes in the future.
We have a bumper edition of the Demolition Daily LiveStream for you today with no less than three (count them, THREE) guests.
This episode features Danny Kearney of Prosafe Consultants who talks about the likely mental health impact of the current COVID19 lockdown upon demolition and construction workers.
We speak to self-employed and self-funded excavator operator Nigel Williams who yesterday parked up “Kelly the Kobelco” and who currently has no idea when he might return to work. And, if you fast forward to the 26.45 mark, you can hear Maylarch chairman Nick Williamson sharing his thoughts on how the asbestos industry might be of assistance during this unprecedented crisis.
Although this episode suffered an attack of the gremlins halfway through, the content of our latest daily LiveStream is still worth a listen.
Our guest - operator Nigel Williams - was cut-off in the midst of all this so we will be revisiting him soon.
In direct response to the COVIFD-19 outbreak, DemolitionNews has committed to producing a daily LiveStream to help keep the industry informed during this unprecedented criss.
The first issue is reproduced in audio-only format here (you can watch the video edition here).
We will be broadcasting live on our Facebook page each day at 3pm (UK time). You can watch, comment and even appear on the show.
The National Federation of Demolition Contractors was born out of the Second World War; the industry coming together for the greater good to make safe buildings damaged in the Blitz on London.
And now, as the country finds itself facing the COVID-19 threat, that same spirit is driving a campaign to source vital PPE for front-line NHS staff.
That campaign is led by Paul Ford of DE Group, and by Cantillon managing director Paul Cluskey.
We caught up with Paul just a few moments ago to find out more about the campaign.
Please take a few minutes to give this a listen and – just as importantly – please share it with those in the demolition or the wider construction industry.
This is a vital campaign that could save lives.
Expecting major and Tier 1 construction companies to adopt and abide by a fair payment scheme that truly benefits their sub-contractors and suppliers is like asking turkeys to vote in favour of Christmas and Thanksgiving.
In truth, the only way that SMEs - which make up around 85 percent of the UK construction industry - will see an improvement in payment terms and an end to slow payments and retentions is for them to unite to demand change.
On 17 March 2020, the demolition world's favourite demolition TV show returns to Quest TV.
Scrap Kings returns bigger and better then ever before. Ahead of the new series, we caught up with series producer Nigel Gainsborough to find out what the new series has in store.
It was a short month, plagued by atrocious weather. The Coronavirus was giving economists the jitters around the world. And the UK construction industry ignored all of that to notch up more than £7.0 billion in new contract to build upon the £7.8 billion logged in January 2020.
Builders's Conference CEO Neil Edwards looks over the figures as the Demolition News Radio Business Briefing returns.
It is four years since the boiler house collapsed prematurely at the Didcot A Power Station. That is 208 weeks since the worst demolition accident in living memory. 1,459 days since Ken Cresswell, John Shaw, Michael Collings, and Christopher Huxtable were ripped from the bosom of their respective families, never to return.
But we are no closer to discovering the cause of the incident; no closer to learning any lessons that might arise from the tragedy; and – worst of all - no closer to providing the families and friends of the four men with the closure they so richly deserve.
From the development of driver aids and in-cab technology to the implementation of changes to the training and legislative landscapes, much of what we consider "progress" is carried out without the input of those that will ultimately have to live with it - The machine operators.
In this brand-new episode, we speak to CPCS blue card operator Nigel Williams about everything from GPS accreditation to NVQ poverty together with the loss of some of the industry's best operators through retirement.
If you're an Institute of Demolition Engineers member living or working in and around the Midlands, gaining your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points is as simple as attending one of the many regional meetings held locally. If you live and work elsewhere, however, CPD points are less easy to come by.
But there is an alternative. And while it does carry a cost, this alternative might just provide you with some valuable and additional skills that you can apply to your work and personal life.
Keith Sleightholme of training specialist ProTrainings explains.
Chances are, you know how much it will cost to get your latest demolition contract across the finish line.
But do you know how much it has cost to get it to the star line?
In the second episode of the all-new Demolition Promotion podcast, we look at why your accreditations, qualifications and certifications might just be the most important items on your company's website and why they should be featured front and centre.
Demolition Promotion is exclusive to the Demolition News Radio network.
The history of your company is an enormous source of pride, I am sure. But they year in which your company was founded is of little or no interest to potential clients and has no place on the home page of your website.
Welcome to the first-ever edition of the all-new Demolition Promotion podcast, exclusive to the Demolition News Radio network.
Buying and selling equipment at auction offers an excellent alternative for the discerning demolition company. And, if you know what you're doing and what you're looking for, there are bargains to be had.
In this exclusive episode - which features guest presenter Peter Haddock - Ritchie Bros' sales director Rupert Craven offers some timely advice on buying and selling at auction; how to ensure that you get the best possible deal; and how auctions might just provide the equipment that you want at a price you're willing to pay.
Training Talk is BACK with a new sponsor, now format, and a funky new logo.
The first episode of Season 2 features the show's new sponsor - ProTrainings - which is pioneering the use of "blended training" to make training more engaging and more accessible for students, and more cost effective for demolition companies.
Following a spate of high profile scaffold collapses in the UK demolition sector, Richard Dolman - managing director of AR Demolition and vice president of the Institute of Demolition Engineers - has spoken out about how scaffolding is utilised within the demolition environment.
In this exclusive interview, he expresses his fears and concerns.
When I met up with Robert Young, he had just been promoted to the position of development director at Downwell Group; so he had every right to be positive, upbeat and even ecstatic.
But he wasn’t.
In fact, as you will hear from the conversation that follows, Robert has some very serious concerns about the state of the UK demolition industry; about the procurement process; and about pricing.
And we would urge you to stick around to the very end of this show because Robert Young concludes with a truly stark message for the sector.
An extended interview with Holly Price, newly-elected president of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors that covers everything from Brexit and mental health awareness to industry diversity and training.
Regular readers of the Demolition magazine will know that, earlier this year, I was at Caterpillar’s training and demonstration area in Malaga, Spain for a major international press launch of a number of new products including the new Cat 340 SB straight boom demolition excavator.
As ever, Caterpillar was the consummate host. The equipment was impressive, the weather was warm and the hospitality was even warmer still. But for all that, my lasting memory of that trip was not of machines or of sardines in the sunshine but of the work Caterpillar is doing behind the scenes to combat the perennial but potentially deadly issue of operator fatigue, alertness, vigilance and distraction.
This is an issue that is addressed in this exclusive and extended episode of Demolition News Radio by Mitch Cowart of the Caterpillar Safety Technology team.
Telematics don’t get a bad press. In fact, in many instances, it gets no press at all.
You see, the problem is, advances in this area tend to get lost amongst details of new machine launches.
Which is a shame, because telematics is perhaps the most dynamic part of the demolition and construction equipment market right now.
It is developing faster than any other aspect of the plant industry, and it holds the potential to enhance safety, reduce fuel consumption, reduce emissions and make the entire industry safer, more productive and more profitable.
So we caught up with three key members of the JCB team to find out more about the advances in its LiveLink product offering.
A joint venture between C&D Consultancy and Prosafe Consultants Limited recently delivered an important new demolition training course targeting the delicate and often overlooked issue of adult mental health awareness. In this episode of Training Talk, we speak to Prosafe's Danny Kearney, one of the driving forces behind the new training course and a vocal advocate for greater mental health awareness across the industry.
So, an Englishman joined a party of Europeans in Japan to record an interview with an American...!
During the recent European Demolition Association Study Tour to Japan, Demolition News Radio caught up with Christopher (Chris) Godek, the new president of the National Demolition Association in the US.
Godek gave a memorable speech to mark the official end of the formal part of that tour, and so I grabbed him as he came off stage to capture just some of the flavour of that speech and to find out more about the hopes and ambitions of an outgoing, forward-looking and statesmanlike NDA president.
This extended episode of Demolition News Radio was recorded almost entirely in Japan during the European Demolition Association Study Tour to the country.
Unscripted and largely unedited, this episode has been recorded to capture some of the sights, sounds and even smells that I encountered during a truly memorable trip to a truly remarkable country.
My thanks to Caterpillar and to Finning UK for making the trip and this podcast possible.
Against a backdrop of political and economic uncertainty, the UK construction industry continues to confound and confuse.
Builders' Conference CEO Neil Edwards attempts to make sense of an industry that is seemingly rewriting the rule book.
This is the pilot episode of what we hope will evolve to become the latest series on the Demolition News Radio network.
The basic premise of this show is very simple. Take a dozen or so standard questions, and ask individuals from across the demolition spectrum to answer them as honestly and comprehensively as possible. Over time, we are hoping this will give us all a unique insight into the industry, hence the name of the show.
So, in our pilot show, we have set our dozen questions and asked Chris Charlton of CJ Charlton Group to share his insights.
In this episode, we feature an exclusive interview with Dr Terry Quarmby, former president of the Institute of Demolition Engineers and driving force/lead lecturer behind the IDE's Foundation Degree Course that is currently underway at Wolverhampton University.
What if there came a time when demolition companies found themselves being prosecuted retrospectively and fined for their role in causing issues with the mental health of their workers? What if those prosecutions mirrored those handed down for physical problems such as asbestos-related diseases or conditions caused by excessive hand arm vibration? And what if those prosecutions could be effectively back-dated to cover those effected by stress or post-traumatic stress disorders today, last year or 10 or 20 years ago?
Am I right to worry? Are you worried with me?
On a day upon which I find myself once again taking Citalopram tablets to help with my ongoing bout of depression, here's another quick insight into my current bout of depression.
I don't normally say this but can I please urge you to listen to the very end, particularly if you know someone that you think might be struggling at present.
Has the demolition industry placed too much faith in certificates, competence cards and insurance policies? Is the sector guilty of a creeping complacency? And were we better (and safer) whe company management took a more "hands-on" role?
This is the second part of our exclusive interview with Howard Button and Lesley Ransome of the National Demolition Training Group. If you didn't catch the first episode, we strongly suggest that you check that out. Just search for Demolition News Radio on the podcast platform of your choosing.
Training Talk is a new show that is dedicated to the subject of demolition training, a sector that moves almost as fast as the industry it serves.
In this launch episode, we are delighted to bring you the first part of a two-part interview with Howard Button and Lesley Ransome of the National Demolition Training Group.
We sincerely hope you enjoy this launch episode and that you will check back soon for the second instalment.
The problem with talking about mental health issues is that it is generally done in retrospect; looking back at a period of intense negativity whilst wrapped in a blanket of renewed positivity. That's like asking an alcoholic to explain their addiction after they've been sober for 20 years. I am not sure that helps anyone.
As someone that has suffered from mental health issues in the past, I know the signs. And I promised that the next time I encountered that dreaded black dog of depression that I would write or record something while I was still in the midst of that encounter.
And so here it is. This is how I feel today. Right now.
To have moved an industry on is itself worthy of applause. To have helped shape that industry long after you have ceased to be a part of it is surely the ultimate accolade; one that is worth way more than any upward career move or positive profit report.
February is the shortest month of the year so, traditionally, it has served up some of the lowest monthly totals on the BCLive league table. It does not enjoy the post-festive period upswing that characterises January and, this year, February serves as the beginning of the final countdown to Brexit and all the uncertainty that brings with it.
But the UK construction sector is notorious for ploughing its own furrow whilst marching to the beat of its own distinctive drum. So wouldn’t you just know that the UK construction sector would fly in the face of tradition and expectation by enjoying one of the biggest months since the BCLive league table was created?
The annual general meeting of the UK's National Demolition Training Group took place in London on Friday last week. But, at a time when the future of demolition training in the UK is at a crossroads, non-NFDC members were grossly under-represented. Yet these same companies will be the first to complain if there is a hike in training costs.
Why demolition equipment manufacturers, dealers and distributors are more than just purveyors of "dumb iron"; and why the demolition industry needs them perhaps more than it cares to admit.
After 11 consecutive months in which the value of new construction contract awards did not once dip below the £4.0 billion mark, the £2.7 billion posted in December 2018 was a bitter disappointment filled with ominous portent.
So was this merely a seasonal glitch or was it a sign that the pre-Brexit jitters have finally taken hold?
We spoke to Builders Conference CEO Neil Edwards to find out.
Why I don't want my epitaph to read "he was quite good at spelling and grammar" and why, when the day of judgement comes, business accomplishments will likely count for very little.
The digger driver that rampaged through a Travelodge hotel lobby earlier this week throws a spotlight onto the evergreen issue of non and late payments in the UK construction sector. In fact, this one man's actions were almost inevitable in a sector in which late payment by larger contractors is worn as a badge of honour; something to be proud of.
To post or not to post, that is the question. Yesterday, we posted a 1987 BBC documentary on DemolitionNews.com. It provided a fascinating insight into the demolition industry some three decades ago. But it also featured a man that has subsequently been convicted of child sex crimes. So should we have posted it or not? Can we rewrite history by glossing over unpalatable events? And if we can't post this video, should we continue to feature demolition firms that have been found guilty in the injury or death of a demolition worker?
After 11 consecutive months during which the BCLive league table of new contract awards never ONCE dipped below the £4 billion monthly total, could the industry achieve a full year of unsurpassed positivity and stability?
With a Brexit-shaped storm gathering on the horizon, now is the time for the UK demolition industry to forge alliances and collaborations; to unite for the greater good of the sector.
An object lesson in why I should practice what I preach; and how a single comment on LinkedIn might just have saved my son's life. Our thanks to Mavis Nye for inspiring this episode. Contributions to her charitable foundation can be made here: https://www.mavisnyefoundation.com/
The fact that the demolition industry now has time to focus upon relatively minor health, safety and welfare issues is a sign of just how far the sector has come.
After almost a year of almost unprecedented stability and consistency, the first signs of uncertainty might have just showed themselves. Is this the beginning of the end of the good times?
We live in an age of unprecedented transparency. And yet, the demolition industry still operates a "need to know" policy when it comes to reporting and sharing certain aspects of its business.
Clocking up a massive £6.0 billion in new contract awards during October 2018, it seems that the UK construction industry has no truck with talk of Brexit-led crises. But there is concern that the continued strength of the housing sector might ultimately prove to be to the industry's detriment.
In this Halloween special, Demolition News Radio brings you what we believe to be the world's first demolition ghost story. Our thanks to Safedem's William Sinclair for his help and inspiration in the creation of this short story.
Why the language we use should depend upon the audience; and why a stripped-down and largely pictorial Risk Assessment and Method Statement might just be all your workers need.
What would happen if you lost everything? Could you recover? Could you bounce back? Would you? Having recently (though, thankfully, temporarily) lost more than five years' worth of data, I have stared into the abyss. And this time, I managed to step back from the edge. Could you?
Why a failure to remain current and relevant could spell disaster for your demolition business. Trust me, I know!
After eight consecutive months in which the UK construction has achieved a new contracts award total of £4 billion, the BCLive league table held its breath for the outcome of the September countdown. And it wasn't disappointed. The Builders' Conference CEO Neil Edwards looks over the figures.
Demolition is an industry of borrowers. The industry appropriated explosive technology developed for the quarry industry. It adopted hydraulic excavators from the construction sector. And it embraced hydraulic attachments.
So is there anything we might learn from the crane sector; anything that heavy lifting specialists might teach us; anything that we might apply to make the demolition industry safer or more efficient?
Cuddy Group accomplished so much over so many years. It carried out literally hundreds of successful demolition contracts. It employed and trained thousands of men and women; men and women that would help nourish the UK demolition gene pool for many years to come. It helped raise the standards for demolition in their native Wales and beyond. But at the final reckoning, Cuddy Group's legacy is 68 slightly dog-eared A4 pages.
In the social media age, the ability to tell consistent, memorable and engaging stories is a key consideration across all aspects of the demolition business. Don't believe me? Listen to this episode and see if you can remember the key facts afterwards.
Deliberately or otherwise, Fake News could be costing the UK demolition industry a small fortune in wasted time and wasted resources.
It pays to dig a little deeper.
If clients and main contractors want their contracts to be sustainable, they should be willing to pay enough to make demolition businesses equally sustainable.
The demolition industry has made huge strides in safeguarding the physical health and well-being of its workers. But the time has come for the industry to unite and take similarly good care of their mental health too.
DemolitionNews will be introducing two new systems to allow readers, listeners and viewers to help support the content that love.
Further falls in scrap prices; scrap pirates target sunken Royal Navy ships; and ScrapsAway focuses on trust within the industry. All this and more in the second episode of ScrapChat, exclusive to Demolition News Radio.
The relationship between the Health & Safety Executive and the demolition industry should be a two-way street. But that relationship is undermined by the HSE's eagerness to enforce, and its reluctance to endorse.
Every major development in the demolition business in the last 20, 30 or 40 years has made the practice of demolition – actually getting a structure on the ground – easier, faster and safer. And yet, during that same period, actually running a demolition business has grown progressively and inexorably harder.
In this launch episode, we look at how a growing trade war between China and the US is impacting on global scrap prices; how some recent rationalisation within the UK scrap sector has fallen foul of the Competition and Markets Authority.
But we start by addressing the large metal elephant in the room – The ongoing fall in scrap prices.
Long overdue, this episode is dedicated to all the under-appreciated people that have helped make Demolition News the global force that it is today; the people who have supported me personally over the years; the demolition and construction people that brighten my day.
Why we're throwing our weight behind the DemoExpo 2019 that will take place in July next year; and why we're producing a new and limited edition book to coincide with what promises to be an epic show.
With its first stand-alone contract safely completed, b-line can now officially count itself as a true demolition company.
The time has come for demolition accidents and fatalities to be discussed, denounced and condemned. Silence is complicity.
Why does the UK demolition industry continue to kowtow to a group of big-name main contractors with a proven track record for late payments and a penchant for crucifying suppliers and sub-contractors?
A period of unprecedented stability in UK construction workload shows no signs of abating. But it is vital that we do not grow complacent and that we prepare for the downturn that is sure to arrive.
The time has surely come for the demolition industry to have a dedicated charity all its own; one that can help its own in their hour of need.
A man called Samuel Landis is currently in a Miami hospital as a result of a demolition accident earlier this week. I don't know Samuel or his family. But my thoughts, and those of the global demolition brotherhood, are with him and his family and friends right now.
The inaugural British Demolition Awards was a roaring success; and it has established DemolitionNews as an industry influencer like no other.
b-line demolition, the company we are following for our Birth of a Demolition Company audio and video show, has secured its first contract.
Through various means, the UK demolition industry has lost a huge number of demolition companies in the past few years. And without some timely financial prudence, more could follow.
The purchase of a Bentley might be a sign that a demolition director is doing well. Equally, it could be an indicator that the demolition director has lost focus and that a financial crisis might just lurk on the horizon.
The demolition and construction industries are missing opportunities to make small, incremental environmental strides, purely through a lack of foresight and planning.
When the reaction to the publication of a rainbow-coloured digger is "get that gay shit off my Instagram feed", it is clear that the industry still has a long way to go till it achieves anything even approaching inclusivity.
Introducing the key protagonists os our new show: Ziad Mir, operations director at b-line; and Simon King, b-line's demolition contracts manager.
Our new show will follow the fortunes of a company called b-line as it takes its first tentative steps into the UK demolition business.
For the next year, we will be following the fortunes of a new demolition company called b-line. In this pilot episode, we lay out the intentions of the show which will also appear on our Demolition TV YouTube channel AND in the Demolition magazine.
Another £4 billion month for the BCLive league table, JCB breaking ground on a new £50 million cab factory, and the buzz around the Hillhead 2018 exhibition are all cause for optimism.
Are plant thieves using Facebook to target victims and draw up a hit-list of equipment to steal?
Despite everything I have said in recent episodes, demolition remains a great, dynamic, endlessly fascinating and - dare I say - fun industry within which to earn a living.
The nomadic lifestyle of the modern demolition worker has already had an impact upon their physical health. Could it also have an impact upon their mental health too?
A request from the police to look at our book "A Site for Sore Eyes" was unexpected; but it provided an opportunity to look back at a book created in haste for a good cause.
Sounding a warning - From this day forward, we will name and shame the industry's late payers and those that duck their financial commitments and moral obligations.
A diagram tracking construction workload over a year generally looks like the wave patterns experienced in the North Atlantic with perilous peaks and bottomless falls.
But since the beginning of 2018, that chart has looked as calm as the most serene of mill-ponds.
And that continued in May as the industry delivered a BCLive league table total of £4.34 billion, the fifth consecutive month in which the sector has topped the £4 billion monthly total that is rapidly becoming the accepted and expected norm.
Amidst a spate of costly and targeted equipment and attachment thefts, surely the time has come to get tough with the plant thieves...?
A half a million pound fine for an incident in which no-one was hurt is surely disproportionate. But does it point to a Health and Safety Executive seeking to make up a financial shortfall?
The Waste Exchange app developed by industry veteran Andy Hopkins of Rye Demolition is designed to marry supply and demand in the demolition and construction waste sector.
An exclusive look at the new ScrapsAway.co.uk website that helps demolition companies find the best local outlet and the best price for their scrap metals.
With a potential financial bonanza from the decommissioning and dismantling of oil and gas platforms, there has never been a better time to pioneer and develop new equipment, new methods, and new techniques.
On 12 May 1990, my dad was best man at my wedding. Precisely 27 years and 364 days later, he was diagnosed with kidney cancer.
The challenge of making the transition from medium-sized contractor to large contractor whilst retaining that personal touch.
Despite headlines to the contrary, the UK construction sector continues to maintain a positive level of workload for the fourth consecutive month.
Why the National Federation of Demolition Contractors is to demolition what Andrew Ridgeley was to George Michael in their WHAM! days; and why I am washing my hands of the whole sorry business.
The UK demolition industry is dynamic, fast-paced and constantly developing. The recruitment and training systems serving the industry - sadly - are not.
The National Federation of Demolition Contractors has less members than it had a decade ago, and yet it employs five times as many people and operates from about 20 times as much office space. How does that work?
Why a last minute Dark Horse entrant might just put an end to the dark times at the NFDC.
If the demolition industry is to truly learn, it is VITAL that mistakes are aired and that accidents are discussed.
Why the National Federation of Demolition Contractors should choose its interim president wisely AND geographically.
Are houses rendered "evil" by atrocities that take place within and - if so - is demolition the answer?
The birth of a demolition company. We follow a fledgling company as it takes its first tentative steps on the demolition ladder. We will follow them as they recruit and train staff; as they purchase equipment; and as they win their first demolition projects. And we plan to follow them throughout their first year in this rough, tough but ultimately rewarding business. So check back soon for the first episode of: Birth of a demolition company, exclusive to Demolition News Radio.
President of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors - Paul Brown - has been forced to resign in what must surely rank as the saddest and most wretched day in the Federation's history.
The story of how I came to be in hot pursuit of a stolen vehicle alongside a former murder squad detective.
A mammoth framework project for the residential arm of Wates Group could mean a windfall for demolition contractors in the south of England. This episode is sponsored by The Builders' Conference and the BCLive league table.
In our 100th episode, we look at three quarters of the UK's demolition contractors are abiding by the training rules and regulations laid down by the other quarter; and how they're paying handsomely to do so. If you are a non-NFDC company that uses the NDTG's training services, we strongly recommend that you give this a listen.
Claude Brown was always going to be a tough act to follow. But despite numerous attempts to oust him as NFDC president, Claude's son Paul Brown has stood strong...much as his father would have done.
On Friday this week, I will be attending my first NFDC event for six years; and this is why.
We are delighted to announce the launch of DemolitionKit.com, a dedicated news resource for the demolition equipment sector.
My take on yesterday's Extraordinary General Meeting of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors, the temporary ceasefire it triggered, and the misplaced priorities of some of those involved.
Why I no longer wish to be associated with a book I researched, wrote and published some seven years ago.
A non-demolition tale of how I unwittingly became part of the porn industry....for almost four years.
Just days after Erith Group confirmed that it had won more work in a single month than construction behemoths Sir Robert McAlpine and Laing O'Rourke, we look at the dawning of a new era of super-sized demolition companies.
Where have the great men of the demolition industry gone? If the UK demolition industry had a House of Lords, who would get to wear the ermine?
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • The story behind the story • Demolition 2051 - The story behind the story • Demolition 2051 - The story behind the story • Patreon
With the UK's National Federation of Demolition Contractors scheduled to meet soon for an extraordinary general meeting that MIGHT decide the fate of the incumbent Federation president, Demolition News Radio acts as soothsayer.
Charting the highs and lows of UK construction and demolition demand over the past month.
On Friday last week, I returned to the Didcot A Power Station, the scene of an accident that killed four demolition men on 23 February 2016.
I went primarily to pay my respects to those four men who were taken from the families and friends on that fateful day.
I went also to be a part of a BBC Radio show that looked back on the events that unfolded on that terrible day, and the events that have unfolded since.
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Love over gold 1 • Love over gold 2 • Let’s e over gold 3 • Love over gold 4 • Love over gold 5 • Patreon
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Old boots 1 • Old boots 2 • Old boots 3 • Old boots 4 • Old boots 5 • Old boots 6 • Old boots 7 • Patreon
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Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Sadiq Khan • CanTrack • Sadiq Khan 2 • Patreon
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Business Briefing intro • Business Briefing 1 • Neil Edwards • CanTrack • British Demolition Awards • Brutish Demition Awards 2 • Patreon
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Watershed • CanTrack • Watershed 2 • Patreon
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • A date to remember • CanTrack • A date to remember 2 • Patreon
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Card scheme or card scam? • CanTrack • Card scheme or card scan? 2 • Patreon
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Kill your boss • CanTrack • Kill your boss 2 • Patreon
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Safety is the starting point • CanTrack • Safety is the starting point 2 • Safety is the starting point 3 • Patreon
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Carillion 1 • CanTrack • Carillion 2 • Patreon
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Demolition in the #metoo age • Patreon
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip ad • Starting the New Year with a Bang • CanTrack • Starting the New Year with a Bang 2 • Patreon
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Business Briefing intro • Business Briefing 1 • Hydraquip • Business Briefing 2 • Patreon
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Children • Children of the Revolution 1 • Children of the Revolution 2 • Patreon
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Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Winter Working Safety • Patreon
Friends, Romans • Intro • Eviction order • Hydraquip • Eviction order 1 • Eviction order 2 • Eviction order 3 • Eviction order 4 • Eviction order 5 • Eviction order 6 • Eviction order 7 • Eviction order 8 • Eviction order 9 • Eviction order 10 • Eviction order 11 • Patreon
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Age of engagement • CanTrack • Age of engagent 2 • Age of engagement 3 • Patreon
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Business Briefing November 1 • Neil Edwards • Business Briefing November 2 • CanTrack • Christmas • Patreon
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Beyond the call of duty 1 • CanTrack • Beyond the call of duty 2 • Beyond the call of duty 3 • Patreon
Friends, Romans • Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Ready, aim, FIRE! • FIRE! • First responders • First responders • Patreon
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Coming soon • Demolition 2051 trailer • Coming soon 2 • Coming soon 3 • Demolition 2051 trailer • Patreon
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Money’s too tight 1 • CanTrack • Money’s too tight 2 • Simply Red • Patreon
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Steve Austin • Under the knife 1 • CanTrack • Under the knife 2 • Patreon
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Letting go • CanTrack • Letting go 2 • Patreon
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • The Clash 1 • Should I stay 1 • The Clash 2 • Should I stay 2 • The Clash 3 • Should I stay 3 • Should I stay 4 • The Clash 4 • Patreon
Intro • Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Is this what you voted for? • CanTrack • Is this what you voted for 2 • Patreon
Patreon • Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Fit and proper person test • CanTrack • Fit and proper person test 2 • Patreon
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Demolition as closure • CanTrack • Demolition as closure 2
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Site Audit 1 • CanTrack • Site audit 2 • Patreon • Bueller
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Terminator • Future Shock • Hydraquip • Future Shock 2 • CanTrack • Future Shock 3 • Patreon • Bueller
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Fines, not dandy • CanTrack • Fines, not dandy 2 • Patreon • Bueller
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Brought to book • Brought to book 2 • CanTrack • Brought to book 3 • Bueller
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Business Briefing • Business Briefing 2 • Patreon
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Service disconnections 1 • Service disconnections 2 • CanTrack • Signing off • Arnie • Thanks • Patreon
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Lucky man 1 • Lucky man 2 • CanTrack • Big boot
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • High Reach 1 • CanTrack • High Reach 2 • Demolition magazine • Patreon
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Going paperless • CanTrack • Going paperless 2 • Going paperless 3 • Patreon
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Smart intro • Smart Cards 1 • Smart Cards 2 • CDC Intro • CDC 1 • CDC 2 • CDC 3 • CDC 4 • Exit 1 • Exit 2 • Exit 3 • Exit 4 • Exit 5 • Right ...
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Smart cards 1 • CanTrack • Smart cards 2 • Patreon
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Three years in advance • Three years in advance 2 • CanTrack • Three years in advance 3 • Patreon
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Exit strategy 1 • Exit strategy 2 • Exit strategy 3 • CanTrack • Exit strategy 4 • Exit strategy 5 • Patreon
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • CDC acquisition • Whole lotta shakin' going on • Rationalisation • A change is gonna come • Thanks • Patreon
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • HS2 1 • HS2 2 • CanTrack • Business Briefing intro • Business Briefing 1 • Business Briefing 2 • London emissions intro • London emissions 1 • London emi...
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Litmus test • Litmus test 2 • Litmus test 3 • Litmus test 4 • CanTrack • Litmus test 5 • Litmus test 6 • Patreon
Friends, Romans • Intro • The Boxer • GroupThink 1 • Hydraquip • GroupThink 2 • GroupThink 3 • GroupThink 4 • Patreon
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Today 1 • Today 2 • Today 3 • CanTrack • Outside the hospital • Green light
Friends, Romans • Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • London emissions 1 • London emissions 2 • London emissions 3 • London emissions 4 • Patreon
Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Business Briefing intro • Business Briefing - September 2017 • Breaking into Demolition • Breaking • Patreon
Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Business Briefing • Friends Influence from Within • Knocked intro • Broke...
Intro • In this episode • Broken Arrow • Getting knocked • Hydraquip • Getting knocked 2 • What if... • CanTrack • Register • If you build it... • Thanks • Patreon
Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Episode numbering • Unseen cost of plant theft • Unseen cost 2 • CanTrack • Unseen cost 3 • Unseen cost 4 • Unseen cost 5 • Patreon
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Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Pies and pilgrimage • CanTrack • Arrival • Silence is golden • Well-oiled machine • Nectar of the Gods
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Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Apology for Absence • CanTrack Global • Life isn't fair • Patreon
Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • The king of recycling • Robert Collard interview • CanTrack • Pre-order • Patreon
Intro • In this episode • AR intro • AR Demolition on training • AR Demolition on training • AR Demolition on Training 2 • Mental health intro • Mental Health 1 • Mental Health 2 • Cyber • Insomnia...
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Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • AR Demolition intro • AR Demolition on training • AR Demolition on training • CanTrack • Demolition Degree intro • University of Wolverhampton • Selfless • Pat...
Intro • Insomnia and Internet frustrations • Hydraquip • Insomnia • CanTrack Global • Insomnia (continued) • Insomnia and Veritas Consulting • Fatigue is no snoozing matter • Fatigue • Patreon
Intro • In this episode • Demolition Degree • BCLive intro • Neil Edwards 1 • Neil Edwards 2 • Neil Edwards 3 • Neil Edwards 4 • Skills & Brexit • Skills Shortages & The Brexit Effect • Fat Cats in...
Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip ad • Bust to Boom • Business Briefing 1 • Contract numbers down? • BUsiness Briefing 2 • Companies winning work down? • Business Briefing 3 • Regional update • B...
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Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Fat Cats and Wage Disparity • CanTrack Global • Breaking into Demolition • Patreon
Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Skills Shortages and the Brexit effect • CanTrack Global • Breaking into Demolition • Patreon
Intro • Coming up • Hydraquip • Technology in training • CanTrack • Marketing Monday • Looking Ahead
Welcome • Intro • Threatened on my own doorstep • Double-edged sword • A great industry
Intro • In this episode • Hydraquip • Business Update • CanTrack • Douneray • Secret New Book
Intro • A divisive brand • Why did I write the book? • Was JCB involved? • Was JCB aware of the similarities with Apple? • How long did it take to write? • Were there any surprises along the way? •...
Intro & Shoutouts • Urban Exploration Frustration • Business Briefing Update • Hydraquip ad • Book announcement
Check out Kit Talk magazine • My accidental lunch with Captain Kirk • Discussions with Chris Grayling MP • Ogden Rate Decision Delayed