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Any environmental gains made by the Kyoto agreement could be wiped out if Government fails to address Ozone Depleting Substance foam issue.   That’s the harsh message that was delivered to the Institute of Demolition Engineers’ seminar last week by expert Peter Jones of Peter Jones Associates.

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Interview with Ruud Schreijer, the engineer behind the machine that - with a working height of 90 metres (295 feet) - currently looms head and shoulders over every other high reach demolition machine in existence.

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Interview with National Demolition Association chief executive Mike Taylor and NDA President Ray Passeno on the subject of the huge bid price spreads being seen on some major US demolition contracts.

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Anyone with even the most tenuous link to the demolition business knows that demolition contractors are the undisputed world leaders in the recycling and reuse of materials, a fact that has put this industry at the very forefront of the drive for sustainability. However, as this exclusive audio podcast reveals, this leadership comes at a cost. What follows is the raw audio recording of a presentation by Terry Quarmby, president of the Institute of Demolition Engineers, in which he suggests that all is not rosy in the sustainability garden.   In fact, Quarmby says: •    Architects and designers are undermining sustainability initiatives by an increasing use of non-recyclable, composite materials •    Demolition industry waste return figures are combined with those of the construction sector to help bolster the construction sector’s less-than-impressive statistics •    That the construction industry is unlikely to reach Government targets to reduce waste to landfill. •    The sustainability is being pursued at the cost of health and safety, forcing the demolition workforce back into more hazardous areas. •    That the growth in sustainability has been mirrored with a growth in on-site incidents and accidents The following podcast runs for about 30 minutes but please try to find the time to listen to this either here or via iTunes.

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John Woodward, vice-president of the Institute of Demolition Engineers, takes a timely look at forthcoming legislative changes that wil impact upon the demolition industry.

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Demolition News and Building Health’s Nichola Elvy take a timely look at the issue of drugs and alcohol abuse in the UK demolition industry.

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Exclusive interview with Alex Albon, operations director, an online company established to connect construction projects and enable demolition companies to find local users for surplus demolition materials and arisings.

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Warrington-based Westquay Trading recently unveiled the new Tesmec 1475 Rockhawg.   Demolition News caught up witht he company’s commerical manager Garry Adey to find out more.

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In this our first official audio podcast, we speak to two companies that are utilising accoustic modeeling techniques to predict, monitor and control noise emmissions on demolition sites: Riverside Environemtnal Services which is offering an advanced software system to conduct the modelling; and Cantillon which is one of the first UK contractors to make use of the system.

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New Holland, part of the CNH Group, is a company on a mission.   Backed by ultimate owners the giant Fiat Group and with a global alliance with Kobelco, the company has set its sights squarely in the European demolition sector with a range of new products and more to come.

In this exclusive interview, Demolition News spoke to New Holland’s Adele Genoni and Marco Ferroni during the recent EDA conference in Nice, France.

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