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DEMOLITION The industry magazine like no other
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Leap of Faith Publishing companies would have you believe that demand for niche magazines is waning and that readers are flocking lemming-like to the Internet for their information fix. Economists would tell you that fears over job security means that people are working longer hours and no longer have time to read. And the superstitious would insist that launching a new venture in a year ending with the number 13 is akin to supporting West Ham United – well-intentioned but ultimately doomed. However, as anyone that has seen the contents of my wardrobe will testify, I have no truck with received wisdom and convention; and so I bid you all a warm welcome to Demolition – an industry magazine for the 21st century. In truth, although this appears to be a new venture, it is merely the latest evolution from the team that brought you (and will continue to bring you) DemolitionNews.com. We have merely taken all that we learned there and responded to reader demand to produce a regular magazine. But what makes Demolition different from other industry magazines, I hear you ask? Well, for one thing, you will notice that the magazine has no News section. News tends to be out of date within a few days and has no place in a magazine of this type. If you want news, you can get your daily fix online. The lack of News then gives us the space to provide greater depth in our features. As an example, our launch issue contains an interview with one of the UK’s most respected industry veterans, John Mould. While other magazines might have shoe-horned that item into a page or, at most, two pages, we have given it a full six pages
because we believe that what Mould says deserves to be heard. But perhaps the biggest difference with Demolition is that we recognise demolition is just the job that you do; it does not define you as a person. So while we will, of course, cover the products and equipment you’re likely to use in your working life, we’ll also be covering items that might be of use or interest in your non-working lives as well. These include technology and electronics like smartphones and computers, cars and vehicles for work and play, and even clothing and – in this first issue – watches. In short, we are aiming to produce a magazine that will be equally at home on the coffee table in your company’s reception area, or on the coffee table in your front room. Like any new venture, of course, Demolition is a leap of faith. And so we are delighted that so many have chosen to take the leap with us. You will find contact details for all these believers and early adopters at the foot of articles or in their advertisements, and we would urge you to not just check them out but to let them know precisely where you heard about their products and services. It is their support that will decide the fate of this magazine; and it is your willingness to look at their adverts and websites that will be the measure by which this publication is judged. I promise that this will be the first and last self-regarding leader article to appear in this column and sincerely hope that you enjoy the remainder of the magazine. I look forward to receiving your feedback and input in due course. Mark Anthony
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Phone Call That Changed a Life 4
When Paul McHale’s mobile phone rang one cold, Scottish afternoon, he assumed it was a joke. Three weeks later, the experienced machine operator was starting a new life in New Zealand as part of a post-quake clean-up operation. Mark Anthony reports. The Demolition-Jobs.co.uk website – which allows demolition workers to advertise their availability for work free of charge - was created just as the recession’s jaws clamped around the UK economy. In the past four years, it has grown to become a popular and reliable source of both workers for jobs and jobs for workers. But even in their wildest dreams, the team behind the website never envisioned it enabling individuals to travel halfway around the world. And yet that is precisely what happened to Paul McHale, an experienced excavator operator who had been plying his trade in his native UK when a life-changing call arrived on his mobile phone. “I was working in Peterhead in Scotland for Keltbray. I was driving back to work after a weekend home and got a phone call from an American called Jim Coghlan, a human resources recruiter working for Ceres Environmental. I had a hands-free phone unit but the call just seemed so unlikely, I immediately pulled up to speak to him. He asked me if I would be interested in going to New Zealand to operate a Caterpillar 385 high reach excavator,” McHale recalls.
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“At first, I thought it might be a wind up but asked him to send me details of the job. That was on 19 March. Jim contacted me almost every day by phone or email. I had to send a list of jobs I had worked on and reference for three companies I’d worked for. Two weeks later I had given and worked my weeks’ notice with Keltbray. I arrived in New Zealand on 3 April, just three weeks after getting the first phone call.” McHale reports that his bold decision to relocate on the other side of the planet has been richly rewarded. “It has been a really good experience. The equipment Ceres has is first class, and the work has been non-stop since I arrived. The package I have in my contract is very good; they even flew my girlfriend down instead of me going home so I could have two weeks holiday to go around the south island,” Paul McHale concludes. “And it’s all thanks to the Demolition-Jobs website.”
Demopedia: The 2010 Canterbury earthquake was a 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck the South Island of New Zealand at 4:35 am on 4 September 2010 local time. Aftershocks continued into 2012, with some causing significant additional damage. The strongest to date - of magnitude 6.3 - occurred on 22 February 2011. Because this was centred very close to Christchurch, it was much more destructive, with 185 people being killed. Ceres Environmental is an international disaster recovery company specialising in disaster relief, demolition, and construction. It assists international governmental agencies, as well as, private clients. Ceres has successfully managed more than $2 billion of emergency contracts, including projects with FEMA after Hurricane Katrina through to supervising multiple debris recycling operations for the Government of Haiti after the 2010 earthquake.
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The recruiting for a High Reach Operator for New Zealand had been a challenge for me. The first two operators hired both looked like perfect fits. Both were bachelors (not as concerned about coming home) and both had experience on the Cat 385 C which Ceres Environmental Services Inc. had purchased and shipped south. Both had high reach experience but not much above 27 metres. Neither worked out. I spent a lot of time contacting Union Locals in the US. The Operating Engineers would be the ones who would have the high reach experience. I got nowhere. Even with a recession going on, the Business Agents indicated their membership was not interested in leaving the country. By sheer luck, I located an operator in Florida who had worked for NASA and he was sent south and has been with us ever since. I was getting fairly desperate to locate another operator. I had been told that the Europeans were the best operators of high reach equipment. Since all I speak is English, I began looking at Ireland and the UK. I had been made aware of DemolitionNews and, in particular, DemolitionJobs.co.uk by one of my earlier contacts. The terminology used for different jobs in the UK is different to what we use here. Once I cracked that code, it actually became King Solomon’s Mine for me. I began interviewing several highly qualified operators. I also received calls from other operators who had gotten word that I was looking for operators for New Zealand.
Paul McHale was the one who finished the paperwork and background checks first. So we made the offer and sent him to New Zealand. There are certainly challenges with hiring overseas for work in another country. New Zealand requires work visas and employers have to show that they have posted the position in NZ and not found any suitable applicants. Suitable lodging and compensation has to be provided with some provisions for return trips home. But the quality of operator makes it worth the effort. If I had to do it over, I would start with Demolition-Jobs.co.uk. Jim Coghlan Ceres Environmental
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Competition Corner In conjunction with UK Caterpillar dealer Finning UK and Ireland and to celebrate the start of the Coldest Journey polar expedition www.ourcoldestjourney.com, we are offering one lucky reader the chance to win a Caterpillar jacket to keep them warm in the cold weather. For your chance to win, just answer the following question: The expedition is utilising a Mobile Vehicle Landtrain comprising a pair of modified Caterpillar dozers. But which specific model are they? Please email your entries to manthony@markanthonypublicity.co.uk. Competition closes on 28 February 2013. The winner will be selected at random from the correct answers. The winner will be announced in the next edition. Further information on the coldest journey visit www.ourcoldestjourney.com
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Bursting with Excitement A chance encounter at an Institute of Demolition Engineers seminar has helped bring non-explosive blasting technology to the UK. Mark Anthony reports. I now know how Cupid must feel. A few years back, I received a phone call from Dutch company NXBurst which was trying to make inroads into the UK market with its non-explosive blasting cartridge system. I suggested that they attend the Institute of Demolition Engineers Spring seminar in Leeds, introduced them to a few people and then went back to my day job. Little did I know that the seed was sown during the seminar and that Duncan Rudall – IDE event co-ordinator on that fateful day – would later become the sole UK agent for the product. “I was impressed with the product the moment I saw it,” Rudall says. “It is the perfect halfway house between blasting and breaking with none of the vibration of the former and none of the noise or vibration of the latter.” Rudall, together with his business partner Allan Poxton, has spent the past few years
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stability and is considerably quieter – one quick blast – rather than hour after hour of hand-held breaking.”
researching the NXBurst product before bringing it to market in the UK. “Even though it is a proven product in the Netherlands, we still had to be sure that it would be suitable for a UK audience,” Rudall says. “We had to check with the HSE on any possible health and safety implications. We had to check with various authorities about the transportation and storage of the product. We had to learn how to use the product ourselves and to ascertain what applications it best suits. And, of course, we had to speak to demolition contractors to gauge their feelings on what, in UK terms, is an unproven product.” Despite positive feedback from the UK demolition fraternity, Rudall recognises that NXBurst is a niche product but says that, in the right application, it is a demolition solution like no other. “You wouldn’t take a building down with NXBurst and it is never going to replace hydraulic breaking on large scale demolition works. But in the right application, it is astonishingly effective,” he concludes. “It allows us to carry out small-scale ‘blasting’ in live buildings, can easily take down internal walls without impacting on a structure’s
Further information on NXBurst is available from www.nxburst.co.uk
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App Happy Industry Apps With an increasing number of demolition
appears on the app suggests that the app is designed more for investors than equipment users. However, as a means to access the latest product information, it still leaves a lot to be desired.
professionals now relying upon smart phones and tablet devices to help them run their businesses, we will be taking a regular look at the iPhone and iPad apps available to make their life a little easier:
Pirtek – Of all the apps that we tested, this is the one that makes best use of the iPhone’s built in geo-location capability. By identifying your location, the app can link you to the closest source of replacement hydraulic hoses in an instant. Although it will probably be of more use to site personnel dealing with a hydraulic hose failure, this is our App of the Month.
JCB Attachments – As you’d expect from the marketing machine that is JCB, this slick app is an easy-to-navigate system that allows you to match carriers to the appropriate work tool across a whole host of industries. An interesting aside is an Inventor section that allows users to submit suggestions for new attachments. There’s no promise that those inventions might one day sport the JCB badge, but it’s pleasing to see this level of user interaction and innovation. Caterpillar Inc – An odd mix of news and background information from the world’s largest construction equipment manufacturer. The fact that the company’s current share price is the first item that
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Join us at Plantworx If like me you still mourn the sad and untimely passing of the Site Equipment Demonstration (SED) exhibition, you will be delighted to know that a new opportunity to get up close and personal with the very latest plant and equipment is just around the corner. The inaugural PLANTWORX - which will take place at Stoneleigh Park, Coventry from 14 – 16 May 2013 - is just a few months away. And the organisers are already promising a show to remember. The event which is being organised and promoted by the CEA (Construction Equipment Association) will be the UK’s largest working construction event spanning over 100,000 square metres and the first ‘all action’ show in the UK since SED closed its doors for good following the cancellation of the 2010 event. Visitors to PLANTWORX will see the very latest plant and machinery operating in ‘real’ site conditions; and many exhibitors will be encouraging visitors carrying a suitable
operator’s licence will be able to put the machines through their paces on one of the many demonstration areas. PLANTWORX is divided into zones so visitors are able to easily navigate the site and make the most of their time at the show. The Dig Zone is where digging demonstrations will take place and where visitors can check out the latest kit from the likes of Caterpillar, JCB, Komatsu and Northerntrack. But those of us with a demolition bias will be heading straight for the Site Clearance Zone to check out the demolition attachments, crushers and screens. Confirmed exhibitors include, Anross, Eco Baughans 2000, ECY Haulmark, European Attachments, Taylor Construction Plant and Worsley Plant. Visitor registration is now open for PLANTWORX and entry is free. For more details and to see a full exhibitor list visit www.plantworx.co.uk. Our March edition will feature a full preview so watch this space.
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QuickFire In honour of our unrequited love of Twitter, in each edition we will bring you a Tweet-style interview with a leading demolition personality.
Favourite item of clothing? My jeans, I love being able to just throw them on and be comfortable whatever you have planned
This time around, it is with Erith Group project manager, Andy Dyson:
Favourite food? Tom yum spicy soup, I love seafood and spice – it works.
What is the one thing you take with you everywhere? Funnily enough it’s my car, I have drive everywhere nowadays working on far flung power station demolition jobs, so it’s my VW Scirrocco.
Nicest place you've ever been? Well, I surf and my favourite beach is Tarifa in Southern Morocco, that’s nice for me. What time do you start work? I’m normally on site with coffee at 7.15 in the morning.
Favourite gadget? My phone, it keeps me in touch with people and keeps me organised. I’d be lost without it..
Do you have a morning ritual? Yes, indeed, normally involves coffee initially, with a shower, shave and breakfast after that.
Favourite or dream car? It would have to be a Reliant Robin just like Del Boy’s, imagine showing up on site in that!
If you didn't work in demolition, what would you be? I’d like to be a full time dad to my two kids.
Favourite movie or book? London Underground, London fascinates me and underneath it even more so.
What aspect of demolition do you most enjoy? The dynamic nature of the day, how quickly things change on site.
Favourite sports team? The somewhat unmighty (at the moment) Aston Villa of course!
What aspect of demolition would you change? Overbearing clients and clients’ representatives that can all do my job better than me!
Last holiday destination? Thailand, took my family out there for three weeks in April for Songkran, the water festival. I’d recommend anyone visit for that event, it’s quite unbelievable.
What would be the first thing you'd do if you were King for a day? Declare additional bank holidays!
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Toolbox Talks Electronic Age C&D Consultancy has taken the bold decision to produce a series of video toolbox talks to improve the consistency and quality of these vital health and safety briefings. Mark Anthony reports.
The toolbox talk – the weekly pre-start health and safety briefing endured by demolition workers across the land – is as much a part of the industry landscape as bacon sandwiches, muddy boots and bad language. Done correctly, the toolbox talk is a major contributor to site safety; a final reminder of the potential risks and hazards that might otherwise befall an unsuspecting worker. Done badly, and they are merely a pre-work tea break interrupted; a lost opportunity to reinforce key safety messages. The inconsistency of toolbox talks is something that has troubled former Institute of Demolition Engineers’ president John Woodward for some time. But while others might require market research, working parties, consultations and innumerable
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meetings, Woodward is a man of action. And, together with video producers Django and attachment specialist ECY Haulmark, Woodward has set about creating an initial series of video toolbox talks to help ensure greater consistency. “I know from my training activities that workers engage better with video than they do with someone reading from a script or a PowerPoint presentation, particularly when that person is someone they work with all the time,” Woodward asserts. “So we set out to create a series of short two to four minute videos to enhance worker engagement and to help reinforce a number of key safety messages.” The first films cover subjects as diverse as respiratory protective equipment, First Aid, Traffic Management, Pollution and general safety Issues. Woodward says that he also has plans to extend the library of titles and, if there is sufficient demand, will also make bespoke and branded videos for individual contractors addressing their own specific needs. In typically altruistic style, Woodward is making the initial 12 videos available free of charge. They will be available on YouTube and offered as a free download for demolition companies to use as they see fit. Woodward also has plans to make them available in MP3 audio format so workers can even listen to them in the car. “Obviously, the main aim of these videos is that they will be used to enhance weekly toolbox talks that are already taking place on sites up and down the country. But as companies like Erith have proved, behavioural safety is the key to maintaining site safety levels. And to achieve that, safety needs to become a way of life, not just something you worry about when you arrive on site each day,” he concludes. “By making these toolbox talk videos available online, everyone can check them at any time. If a single operative looks at one of these films on YouTube and works in a safer manner as a result, the toolbox talk videos will have been a success.” All the Toolbox Talk videos can be viewed on the dedicated YouTube channel http://tinyurl.com/bae4x48. To request a FREE download of any or all of the videos, please email John Woodward: john.woodward@demolishdismantle.co.uk
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777 Group recently completed a fourmonth project in West London, undertaking the controlled demolition and facade retention of Acton’s Council’s Town Hall and Swimming Baths Facility.
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The landmark building originally housed two swimming baths which were built in 1904. The imposing Kings Rooms structure that connected the baths to Acton High Road was added in 1926 and consisted of facilities including foyer, cloakroom and kitchens. In its heyday the facility was popular amongst local residents, not only as a swimming pool but also as a music venue when, during the winter months, both pools were boarded over and the area used as a dance hall.
In The Swim Despite the facility’s ongoing popularity with members of the public it was in desperate need of updating and in December 2011 the site was closed and a redevelopment plan initiated. This consisted of integrating a new three-floor council amenities centre with the front portion of the original Grade II listed building. The new centre is due to house a 25-metre long swimming pool, library, gym, and fitness studios as well as offices for the local council’s Families Services Departments. As part of the site’s redevelopment the original structure housing both swimming baths had to be demolished and the prominent Kings Rooms building significantly altered internally.
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A large section of the original Victorian facade adjacent to the high street also needed preserving. In order to facilitate the work, 777 Group deployed a fleet of demolition equipment to delicately dismantle the antiquated structure housing the two swimming baths. Initially a 14 tonne excavator was utilised to create space on site for a 45 tonne high-reach machine which was in turn able to fell the roofs and walls of the building in a safe and controlled manner. Manual labour was deployed to soft-strip door frames, skirting boards and other furnishings from the Kings Rooms to prepare for the internal re-development of the building. A heavy-duty steel frame was constructed around the front portion of the site in order to preserve its imposing Victorian facade. Throughout the project the location and size of the site presented several unique challenges according to David Willcott, 777 Group’s contracts manager. “A restrictive one-way road network around three sides of the building and a busy high street on the fourth side meant managing access to and from the site was critical. With only one usable access point available to us, delivering machinery and removing demolition arisings had to be carefully choreographed to ensure vehicle and pedestrian traffic at the front and sides of the site were not disrupted.
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Further to this, the close proximity of residential dwellings and Acton’s bustling high street meant the demolition operation had to be contained and managed. Manned access points to the site coupled with extensive use of scaffolding and fencing ensured the demolition was carried out in a controlled manner without risk to passing members of the public. Water-based dust suppression was used throughout the project and the local community engaged and regularly updated with the operation”. Despite the confined dimensions of the site and its restrictive access, 777 Group were able to reclaim several thousand bricks and recycle in excess of 90% of the remaining rubble, wood and scrap metal. The iconic facade of Acton Council’s town hall has been successfully retained whilst the new facility attached to it will shortly be offering local residents improved health and fitness facilities.
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Grit, Graft and Guile When I arrive for my meeting with John Mould, I find him sat behind a suitably grand desk wearing a tailored pinstripe suit, a pair of what might easily be vintage Gucci shoes, and a neatly-tied silk cravat that lends him the air of a country gent. It is a look that is strangely at odds with the busy equipment yard and transfer station in which we find ourselves. But then John Mould is a collection of contradictions.
J Mould (Reading) might not be the biggest demolition contractor in the UK, but the company commands the respect of some of the very best in the business. Mark Anthony visited the company’s headquarters to find out why.
Born of working class, south east London stock at the height of the Blitz, he is a staunch Tory voter whose heroes include Winston
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Energy & Enthusiasm It would be wrong to describe Mould as sprightly as that suggests that he is energetic for his age. In truth, he would be considered energetic and enthusiastic at any age. Not bad for a man with a platinum stent in his chest, courtesy of heart surgery back in 1998. He says that his energy stems from a realisation at a very early age about the value of money and the numerous ways it can be obtained. “When I was growing up, it was clear that there were only three real ways of making money. You could inherit it, steal it or earn it through sheer hard graft,” he says. “My parents were fruiterers operating out of Borough Market in London so I wasn’t going to inherit it, and I wasn’t a thief. Hard graft was my only option.” That hard graft began as a truck driver for his father and evolved into becoming a selfemployed muckshift driver. Considering that he now runs one of the most comprehensive demolition equipment fleets in the UK and privately owns a car collection valued in the millions, it is hard to reconcile his first commercial vehicle purchase. “I was very naive and I bought an old coke lorry because I thought it would be able to haul a lot of muck,” he recalls. “But it was useless, and the weight of the muck barrelled the sides of the body. And the next truck I bought really wasn’t much better either.”
Churchill, Margaret Thatcher and Enoch Powell. Dyslexic and suffering from what he describes as an inability to remember words and letters that makes reading and writing problematic, he is blessed with a business mind that is as sharp as his suits. And although he could easily be described as a workaholic – he still works full time at the age of 72 – it is clear that any amount of work he puts into his demolition, recycling and property business has the wellbeing of his family at its core.
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He learned quickly, however, and a reproduction of his first new truck – a Leyland Reiver 6 Wheeler – now has pride of place in his car collection and even features the original license plate.
sites and then selling it on to local farmers as hardcore,” he says. “One afternoon, a bloke called me and asked if we did demolition. Without a second’s hesitation I said yes. I then went and spoke to a father and son demolition crew that I knew and asked them how much they’d charge to do the job. I took their price, added in a bit for myself and we won the job. And I haven’t looked back since.”
Demolition by Default John Mould’s transformation from tipper driver to demolition man is a tale in itself and embodies a self-belief and apparent lack of risk aversion that has categorised him ever since. “In addition to hauling muck, I had a little sideline collecting demolition debris from
Not only did this little episode introduce Mould to the world of demolition, it also
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forged an ethos that continues to this day. “When the demolition business started, I quickly got a reputation for paying my staff more – sometimes a lot more – than my rivals. In fact, one of my competitors phoned me to complain about the fact that I was poaching his staff by paying silly money,” he explains. “I told him ‘you might have four blokes on a job at £25 per day but the chances are one of
them will be standing around watching, one will be chatting to his mates, and the other two might be working. I would have only two men on that same job, pay them twice as much and know that I would get a good hard day’s work out of both of them. The cost is just the same but I have two men that will work hard for me and stay loyal because they’re earning good money.”
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ON SITE No Regrets Whether it’s the working class upbringing or a trait inherited of experience, loyalty is clearly of fundamental importance to John Mould. A good many of his staff have been with him for 20 and even 30 years; his entire tipper fleet is – and has been for some time – MAN; and his demolition equipment fleet is purely Hitachi with whom he has had a working relationship for 30+ years.
Case in point is the large and expanding transfer station less than a mile from the demolition HQ. “The land was about to be bought by BT but, at the last minute, they pulled out and I knew that I could buy the land for way under the market price if I could act quickly,” he continues. “A quick phone call to my bank manager who, thankfully, had just been promoted and allowed to agree larger loans without authority, and the land was mine. It is now one of the fastest growing and most profitable parts of the J Mould business.”
Perhaps more telling is his relationship with his finance broker. “I had ordered 5 new tippers and, at the last minute, there was a problem with my usual finance house and they refused to help me. I called Paul Collins at JCB Finance and explained the situation. He came to the yard – the tippers had already been delivered by this point – and we sorted out a finance agreement there and then,” Mould says. “That was 21 years ago and, even though he has changed companies several times, Paul Collins is still my finance man to this day.”
Recycling & Reclamation It is fitting that recycling should be at the heart of the J Mould (Reading) business today as the company was a true pioneer in the sector. Indeed, the company was operating an
In addition to illustrating his loyalty, that tale also highlights another of Mould’s key character traits; the ability to recognise and seize and opportunity before worrying about the consequences. “I don’t have a middle name but, if I did, it would be Chancey,” Mould admits. “I don’t want to be one of those people that live with regret about things they didn’t do.”
extensive fleet of crushing and screening equipment in the 1980s, long before recycling and waste minimisation became fashionable or enforced by legislation. “Demolition contractors are generally very good at recycling because it’s a key part of their livelihood. But I was never keen on
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selling materials off site. I would much rather transport them away, sort and process them thoroughly and get a better price for them,” he says.
go back to the greasy spoon,” he says philosophically. But Mould is a man who works solely in tangibles. He says he has no truck with bonds, stocks and shares and would prefer to put his money into things he can touch such as his equipment, his car collection, and his international property portfolio.
This philosophy is evidenced at the yard – a veritable builders’ merchant for the green generation - to the rear of the demolition head office which holds everything from reclaimed bricks and blocks, timber, architectural ironwork and even garage doors. And this “nothing is thrown away” mentality is clearly in evidence at the transfer station as well. “If we take in 1,000 tonnes, we sell 1,000 tonnes,” he says proudly. “Whether it’s scrap metal, topsoil, railway ballast or 6F2, we will find a use – and a customer – for everything that comes into our yard.”
Easy for him to say, perhaps. After all, he sold his business to Hanson at the turn of the millennium only to buy it back a few years later at a fraction of the cost, netting a sizeable nest egg for himself, his wife and his children Jodie and Jay who both work in the business today. But although his taste in modern cars – Aston Martins and Bentley Continentals – strays dangerously close to Premiership footballer territory, John Mould is no nouveau riche. He has built his business the old way, the right way; based on trust. Loyalty and graft. And regardless of your personal feelings on public displays of affluence, when you see John Mould behind the wheel of his beloved Rolls Royce Phantom, you can’t help but think he’s earned it.
Old School John Mould enjoys the trappings that a lifetime’s hard work has brought. In addition to the cars and clothes, he has a home in New Zealand and – during our meeting – was winding down for a trip to another home in South Africa. “When you have eaten in a really good restaurant, you don’t really want to
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Navigating t Unclear World Along with noise and vibration, the creation and control of dust is, perhaps, the largest single challenge facing environmentally-aware demolition contractors today. Stephen Moorcroft, principle author of a new guidance on air quality monitoring in the vicinity of demolition sites, takes a closer look at the issue. 32
the d of Dust Dust emissions from demolition sites can (and often will) give rise to local annoyance by causing soiling of surfaces, and may cause exceedences of air quality standards for fine airborne particulate matter (the so-called PM10 fraction – fine dusts that are less than one-hundredth of a millimetre in diameter). In December 2011, the Institute of Air Quality Management (IAQM) published guidance to assist developers and local planning authorities to assess the impacts of demolition and construction activities, and how to determine their significance. The guidance takes a risk-based approach, taking account of the nature of the activities, their scale and duration, and the proximity of nearby, sensitive receptors. Importantly, the guidance recognises that different phases of the activities can have very different impacts, and so applies the risk assessment separately to demolition, earthworks, construction and trackout.
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Demolition activities may be categorised as “negligible”, “low”, “medium” or “high” risk, using professional judgment and taking into account the size of the building being demolished, the types of building materials present (e.g. “dusty” materials such as concrete, or “non-dusty” materials such as cladding or timber), and the types of activities that will be used (e.g. whether on-site crushing and screening is to be used). On smaller sites, it may also be appropriate to take account of the season; for example, if the demolition works are expected to be completed during the wetter, winter months. The risk category assigned to the demolition activities is then used to determine the level of mitigation that should be applied to reduce dust emissions and minimise impacts.
K i t Ta l k Recently, IAQM has published additional guidance on monitoring in the vicinity of demolition sites . The new guidance follows the same risk-based approach for developing monitoring strategies, such that sites categorised as negligible or low risk, require nothing more than routine visual checks for dust emissions and keeping an eye on conditions e.g. particularly dusty activities or very dry/windy weather. Medium and high risk sites require more detailed monitoring strategies aimed at measuring dust deposition rates or ambient dust concentrations. A principal objective of monitoring is to ensure that the mitigation measures in place are effective – and is required by the local planning authority to ensure that significant impacts do not occur – but monitoring can also be important for the developer as a means of demonstrating that adequate controls are being applied on site in the event of complaints being lodged. The guidance is not intended to be prescriptive but highlights the advantages and disadvantages of the approaches that are in common use – professional judgement and agreement between the developer and the local planning authority will always be required. Important issues that need to be taken into account include the type of monitoring equipment that is used (does it need power, servicing and maintenance by expert staff) and the choice of monitoring locations. Site action levels are also proposed, acting as triggers to review on-site mitigation measures.
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Demopedia: A copy of the Air Quality Monitoring in the Vicinity of Demolition and Construction Sites guidance 2012 can be downloaded for free at: http://tinyurl.com/c3goqln IAQM (2011) Guidance on the Assessment of the Impacts of Construction and Demolition and the Determination of Their Significance. Trackout refers to the transport of dirt or dusty materials onto the local road network by construction vehicles. IAQM (2012) Guidance on Air Quality Monitoring in the Vicinity of Demolition and Construction Sites.
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Dust Up to Keep the Dust Down
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The traditional ‘man with a hose’ has been largely usurped on UK demolition sites by ever-more sophisticated dust suppression systems. Demolition reports. Along with noise, dust is probably the single biggest source of complaint from homes and businesses located close to demolition works. But while it is a known hazard, it is also notoriously difficult to predict and control, particularly when demolishing at height. But necessity is the mother of invention, and demolition contractors and those that provide them with equipment are incredibly resourceful. And together they have developed a whole range of dust suppression and control systems that are suitable for demolition sites large and small and applications both outside and internally. These self-contained units arrive ready to work without the need to run multiple hose pipes across the site. By emitting a fine mist of water, these systems keep sites just damp enough to prevent dust rising while at the same time giving a workable condition that isn’t saturated or waterlogged. Automatic and remote oscillation eliminate the need for extra personnel to operate the machine and the larger, more powerful units are quite capable of capturing dust on high rise structures many storeys up (although all are susceptible to wind). Key suppliers of demolition-appropriate dust suppression equipment include: • Dustcontrol – dustcontrol.com • European Attachments – europeanattachmentsgroup.com • INMALO – inmalo.co.uk • LDH Attachments – ldhattachments.co.uk • Odour & Dust Solutions – odourdust.co.uk • Willow Hire – willowhire.com
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Dustcontrol UK has launched a new training programme to help combat the serious issue of Silica within the work place. The company will help contractors reduce their exposure to dust and by training on best working practices and making sure they are using the most appropriate dust extraction tools. “HSE research has shown that there are over 500 silica related deaths per a year in the UK. It’s the largest cause of occupational lung cancer after asbestos. And construction and demolition workers are two to three times more likely to contract COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease),” says Dustcontrol UK’s construction industry specialist Phil Haskins. “These figures highlight the importance for contractors to capture dust at source and prevent dusts getting airborne before it’s too late. The HSE are doing a fantastic job in raising awareness of the problem, but we’re here to promote best practice and make sure workers are adopting the best approach.”
According to further HSE research, in 2010/2011 over about 2.3 million working days were lost (1.1 days per worker) due to self-reported workrelated illness or workplace injury. Just over three quarters of this was due to health problems, and only one quarter to injuries. “All the products that we sell or hire are fitted with H13 HEPA filters to ensure that they remove 99.97% of all particles greater than 0.3 mircometres from the air that passes through,” Haskins adds. “This means the air exhausted from the products is the cleanest it can be. When it comes to your life, why compromise?” For more information about Dustcontrol UK’s silica training programme, visit www.dustcontroluk.co.uk
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Fighting Dust on the Inside The Dehaco Mini Series of portable dust control units are designed to humidify an internal area, pulling the dust straight to the ground without getting anyone or anything wet. These models cover a range up to 20 metres and are specifically designed for internal or enclosed external work applications such as soft stripping and asbestos removal. The Mini Series consist of the FEMTO, NANO and AXO and require only a snaplock hose attachment. All models are manufactured with a 110v motor for the UK market so they can be run through a mains 110v transformer, small 6 kva generator or from a site welfare unit equipped with a 110v output.
While most of the dust suppression equipment suppliers concern themselves with external applications, Dehaco and its sole UK importer LDH Attachments have carved a niche for protecting operatives working inside, in soft strip applications for example.
Dehaco’s larger De Dust range including the 75, 150 and 200 models are suited to external demolition work. Standard units come on a trailer base and require 3 phase electricity or - depending on the model - a 20kva -65kva generator. The water is fed to these units through a 1" bsp hose connection. These units can be supplied with 330 degree automatic oscillation and a remote control if wider coverage is required. LDH Attachments also stocks the MPT75, a self-contained unit with generator and water tank enabling the unit to be sited anywhere without regard to power and water feed.
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Face-fitted masks and other forms of Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) are now commonplace on many UK demolition sites. Indeed, to many site operatives, the face mask is as much a part of their daily life as a hard hat or a bacon sandwich. Of course, this doesn’t generally apply to excavator operators. Tucked away in air-conditioned, bullet-proof glassed splendour, excavator operators are isolated from dust, particulates and gaseous emissions. Or are they? Modern machines are, of course, fitted with cabs that benefit from filtration systems to ensure that the air breathed by operators is clean and healthy. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that excavator operators are entirely safe from dust and particulates. “For one thing, no cabs are as well sealed as contractors might believe,” explains Trans Elektro’s Ronald van Egeraat. “Furthermore, traditional incab filtration is only as good as the filters fitted that are smaller compared to ours, the design of the system, no cabin pressurisation can be guaranteed and the regularity and thoroughness with which filters are replaced and maintained.”Standard procedure is that cabins always need additional sealing. A cab is a true pressurized cab because of the ventilator in the filter system. This fan automatically pressurizes the cab at 100Pa where the HVAC doesn’t have this function. In fact, when that is switched off, you don’t have pressurisation and filtration at all.
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ation? Van Egeraat explains that in many parts of Europe – including his native Netherlands – demolition contractors are resorting to our BMAir cabin-filter-pressurisaton system to ensure that equipment operators are fully protected from dust, Silica, gasses and other airborne contaminants.”. Their motives can be different. Some want to use latest techniques available, being best-of-class in their sector, enjoy cost benefit on the longer term or face more stringent health and safety. The BMAir filter pressurisation system can be mounted on the cabin roof or on the deck of the machine. Contaminated air is drawn in through the inlet of the BMAir filter pressurisation system. First the raw materials are filtered out and then there is a second particle filtering taking out the smallest particles. Optional gas and vapour filtering is taken care of by active carbon filter. The ventilator blows clean, breathable air via the HVAC system into the cabin. The unique element of one of the BMAir systems is that it’s designed for working in excessive dust because of self cleaning pre-filters. Therefore less maintenance is required A monitoring system with digital display takes care for constant pressure, filter identification and filter life. Surplus flows out of the cabin via joints and seams. An optional green light on top of the cabin indicates that the system is fully functioning. The controller is equipped with acoustic and optical alarms. According to van Egeraat, companies using the BMAir filtration system not only have peace of mind that they are protecting their greatest asset – their people – but the positive results are tangible. “Customers such as Dutch demolition giant Beelen have recorded a marked decrease in staff absenteeism that is directly attributable to the filtration system. Our customers have also seen a marked decrease in the cost of repair and replacement of traditional filters,” Ronald van Egeraat concludes. “We have also received positive feedback from customers who tell us that the use of a BMAir cabin-filter-pressurization system has helped win them valuable points during the contract tender process. And with a cost of around 20pence per hour, it’s a small price to pay to ensure that your equipment operators are well protected.”
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Four years after it became the first UK demolition company to recognise the time and cost-saving potential of the OilQuick coupler, Wales-based Bond Demolition is reaping the rewards on the demolition of the Ystrad Mynach hospital in Caerphilly.
Demolition is traditionally a conservative industry; one that greets innovation and change with a mix of scepticism and suspicion. So when Bond Demolition took the decision to upgrade its entire Komatsu hydraulic excavator fleet with OilQuick couplers from ECY Haulmark, it was a bold step. Four years on, however, and that decision is paying rich rewards in the shape of time and cost savings, greater attachment utilisation, and a reduced environmental impact. Changing Dynamics In truth, Bond Demolition co-director Paul Wells had his own reservations about the OilQuick prior to purchase. “I could see the time and safety benefits of faster attachment changes without the need for the operator to leave the cab, but I did seriously question whether the system was man enough for the harsh environment of a demolition site,” he recalls. “But I went to Norway with ECY to see it in action in a variety of equally hostile applications and I was convinced. On my return, the order was placed and our entire excavator fleet has been fitted with OilQuick ever since.”
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But, having bitten the investment bullet, Wells says that this proved to be just one of numerous benefits his company has enjoyed. “The OilQuick system has literally changed the dynamics of how we run a demolition site,” he continues. “In the past, we would keep all the attachments in a compound away from the actual demolition. Every attachment change required the operator to track across the site to the compound and then spend 20 minutes or more switching tools. Today, we operate a
Wells reports that the primary attraction of the system was the potential cost savings. “Before we bought our first OilQuick, we looked at the amount we were spending on replacement hydraulic hoses and the resulting loss of hydraulic oil. And the figures were scary,” he recalls. “Because the OIlQuick system routes the hoses through the coupler and pulls external hoses nice and tight, the ability to save money and to eliminate this constant threat of downtime was obvious.”
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For the demolition of the last remaining structures, however, Bond Demolition had scaled back to just two machines: one loading the crusher; the other tackling all remaining demolition duties. “In the past, even the final stages of works would have required three or even four machines. But by using OilQuick together with bucket, grab, pulveriser and shear attachments, a single excavator is able to cope with every task and eventuality.”
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‘Swiss army knife’ approach, keeping all the attachments readily to hand for faster transitions and to ensure that the right attachment is used for the right task.” A case in point is the company’s work on the Ystrad Mynach hospital site in Caerphilly where more than 15 former single and two-storey hospital buildings are being demolished to make way for a £6 million centre for sports excellence. During the initial stages of the contract, the company had stationed four excavators on site to handle the multitude of demolition tasks.
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Deeper Savings Bond Demolition’s Dean Williams says it is not unusual for an excavator to switch attachments ten or more times during the day. On the face of it, this equates to a potential saving of more than three man hours each day. But Williams says the savings run much deeper than that. “The OilQuick system allows one operator to do in seconds what used to take an operator and a fitter 20 minutes. But that is only half the story,” Williams asserts. “The truth is that operators would actually only switch attachments if it wasn’t cold, raining or snowing. And even then they had to be in the right mood. As a result, they often attempted to ‘make do’ with an inappropriate attachment, potentially causing lasting damage to the attachment and even the carrier.” Both Wells and Williams cite the environmental advantages of the OilQuick system as another key benefit, particularly among Bond Demolition’s greener customers. “Even if we were quick to react to a hydraulic hose failure on a Komatsu PC240 excavator, there was always the danger that such an event could spill a gallon or more of oil onto the ground, contaminating the site,” Dean Williams says. “But the OilQuick system has virtually eliminated catastrophic hose failures. That goes down very well during the prequalification process, particularly among clients keen to safeguard their own green credentials.”
Man Enough...? It is more than four years since Bond Demolition took delivery of its first OilQuick coupler from ECY Haulmark. In that time, the company’s couplers have clocked up thousands of hours and thousands of attachment changes. So has the system proven its ability to cope with a demolition environment? “They just don’t go wrong. We have experienced no mechanical failures in all the time we have been using the OilQuick system. In fact, the only downtime we have ever
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experienced is the occasional change of an ‘O’ ring seal, but even that is probably more down to the operator than it is to the OilQuick,� Paul Wells concludes. “OilQuick has totally changed the way that we set about a demolition contract. I certainly cannot imagine working without them now.� To view an exclusive video of Bond Demolition's OilQuick system in action, please visit http://tinyurl.com/bgaa76n
Demopedia: Bond Demolition’s work at the Ystrad Mynach Hospital site will make way for a new £6 million sports centre. The centre will have state-of-the-art all-weather rugby and football pitches, grandstands and floodlights as well as parking for 200 cars. There will also be a gym, changing rooms, sports classrooms and conferencing facilities. The ambitious proposals by Caerphilly County Borough Council have the backing of the WRU, Newport Gwent Dragons, Cardiff City FC, the Welsh Football Trust. It is hoped the new centre, which the council wants open by 2013, will be used by local sports teams, Ystrad Mynach College and professional sports organisations.
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Bobcat Enhanc Compacts Following the launch of a special version of the company’s popular E16 1.6 tonne excavator to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Bobcat range of compact excavators, the company has also introduced enhanced standard versions of not only the E16 model but also the very successful E14 1.4 tonne compact excavator.
Building on the high reliability and durability, exceptional operator comfort and powerful performance of the previous machines, the new E14 and E16 ‘Facelift’ models feature several new features and options that will further increase operator comfort together with new high quality components and engineering and an updated exterior styling that aligns these models with the rest of the E-Series compact excavators. Featuring as standard a retractable undercarriage, the new enhanced E14 and E16 excavators offer smooth responsive hydraulics enabling precise movements and fast cycle times. Thanks to their
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compact size and light weight, both the E14 and E16 can be transported on a trailer towed by a small truck, van or even a mid-size passenger car. The spacious heated cab on the enhanced E14 and E16 models offers a large door width which, together with the low position of the superstructure, provides easy access to the cab. Inside, the most important improvements are the new ergonomic travel levers and pedals that have proved very successful on the larger E26 excavator model. The cab also incorporates as standard a new floor mat and internal liner. The E14, equipped with heated cab, has an operating weight of 1500 kg and offers a maximum digging depth of 2301 mm. The E16 offers a choice of dipper sticks: a standard dipper stick and a long dipper stick. Equipped with heated cab, the E16 excavator with standard dipper stick has an operating weight of 1744 kg and offers a maximum digging depth of 2422 mm. Equipped with the long dipper stick, the E16 has a maximum digging depth of 2602 mm. Optional features include a premium Bobcat radio; four tie downs; blade extension rubber pads; a suspension seat and an auxiliary hydraulic line on the dipper stick.
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Both the E14 and E16 are powered by the 3cylinder 9.9 kW Kubota D722 engine. High digging performance is enhanced by the stability provided by the dozer blade and the low centre of gravity of the machines. They also have feature the ‘cylinderover-boom’ design. Since the cylinder is mounted on top of the boom, it is protected when working in tight spaces or with attachments. The oversized diameter of the cylinders enhances the breakout forces and lifting capacities of the machines. Picking up and placing heavy objects is therefore easy with either excavator model as the E14 can lift more than 300 kg whilst the larger E16 can lift more than 350 kg. The auxiliary hydraulic lines and workgroup hoses are mounted inside the boom and arm for optimal protection and enhanced visibility. Attachments, which include a range of different sized digging and trenching buckets, grading buckets, hydraulic breakers, augers and the hydraulic clamp, can be easily mounted. A thick metal tailgate protects the rear of the excavator, an important feature for demanding applications in equipment rental, demolition and the construction industries. Other features that contribute to the superior durability of the E14 and E16 are the steel side covers; protection for the blade cylinder; and the use of three rollers in the track system to optimise rubber track life.
Spec Check Model E14 Engine Kubota D722-E2B-BC-5 Engine Output (kW at 2,500 rpm) 9.9 Max. Digging Depth (mm) 2,301 Max Reach at Ground Level (mm) 3,936 Max Travel Speed (km/hour) 3.5 Operating Weight (kg with cab) 1,500
E16 Kubota D722-E2B-BC-5 9.9 2,602 4,276 4.8 1,744
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Cat Minis Get Upgrade The new Caterpillar D Series mini excavators – models 301.7D, 302.2D and 302.4D feature powerful hydraulics, a spacious operator environment and excellent service access. Compact in size, the 301.7D, 302.2D and 302.4D can be easily transported on a trailer, or even in a pick-up truck.
The 301.7D can be specified with either a fixed or extending undercarriage. The 302.2D is fitted with an extending undercarriage as standard and delivers a greater dig depth and lifting performance. A longer dozer blade is optional on both the 301.7D and 302.2D. Enhancing overall capability, the dozer blade simplifies backfilling and clean-up chores.
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A float function allows the blade to follow ground contours with no operator correction and make site clean-up quick and easy. Sturdy hoisting brackets on the cab roof enable the easy and rapid relocation of the machine. D-Series models are available with a canopy operator’s station that enables access from both sides of the machine, or with an optional enclosed cab providing premium standard features such as an efficient heater/defroster/ventilation system, as well as a retractable front window with a strut assisted linkage that can be easily stowed in the roof space. The lower section of the front glass can be raised and stored along with the upper screen section, increasing ventilation and visibility options and providing a quick storage solution. All models have a sliding right side window for additional ventilation flow. Cab versions come with a radio-ready package. Durable steel body panels offer good resistance to damage. Hinged and removable panels provide easy access for both routine and deeper maintenance. Extended routine service intervals for D Series models save time and reduce operating costs: oil-impregnated sintered-alloy bearings in the boom and digging-arm linkages require grease only at 500-hour intervals; engine oil changes are extended to 500 hours; and the hydraulic oil change interval is 3,000 hours.
Spec Check Model Cat 301.7D Engine Output (kW) 13.2 Max. Digging Depth (mm) 2,394 Operating Weight (kg with cab) 1,720
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A new Italmek IC3.5 shear – the first of its kind in the UK – is changing the demolition dynamics on a landmark site on the banks of the River Thames. Anyone that has seen Skyfall, the latest James Bond movie, will recall the iconic footage of the fictional MI6 headquarters being destroyed by a remote explosion as “M” (Dame Judi Dench) looks on in horror. Directly opposite, on the other side of the Thames, another building is being destroyed although in a more controlled and planned manner. And at the heart of the process is not an explosive device but a first-of-its-kind,
Italian-manufactured hydraulic shear supplied by European Attachments. The Italmek IC3.5 is being used by Cantillon on the demolition and redevelopment of Riverwalk House, the former home of the Government Office for London on Millbank downstream from Vauxhall Bridge, near the Tate Britain gallery. Scheduled to be replaced by two buildings of 17 and seven for use as 121 residential units
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ools Hot Works with possible river-facing restaurant at ground level, the building is being demolished using top-down methods. Three mini excavators and a skid steer loader are gradually eating the building down to a level at which it can be tackled using a high reach excavator.
But the arrival of the 350 kg Italmek IC3.5 shear, which is suitable for carriers in the three to five tonne operating weight class, has made a significant impact upon the productivity and safety of the rebar cutting process.
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And we haven’t been disappointed.
“We start each floor by using hydraulic hammers to break out the floor, starting in one corner and gradually working our way around. In the past, we would be left with a tangled mess of steel rebar that would then be cut manually using hotworks cutting gear,” explains site manager Paul Burley. “But this was slow, time-consuming and, of course, any form of hotworks comes with associated health and safety risks. We purchased the Italmek IC3.5 to remove our operatives from harm’s way and to make the rebar cutting process faster and more efficient.
The build quality is excellent and the cutting power is remarkable for such a compact attachment. It is cutting 38mm high tensile rebar with ease. We are now cutting in a day what would have taken a week using traditional methods.” To view an exclusive video of the Italmek IC3.5 in action, please visit: http://tinyurl.com/b9wgckf
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Coming Soon... • EDS refining safety Down Under How a little part of Australia will be forever England, thanks to EDS • The future is hybrid Hybrid Everything you ever wanted to know about hybrid technology but were afraid to ask • Massive Bite European Attachments’ monster shear • Spring has sprung The movers and shakers of the IDE Spring seminar • Breaking Good Our in-depth look at the hydraulic hammer sector
• On Track How AR Demolition used its space deck roof experience to full effect at London's Kings Cross Station. • Rammer will be unveiling the new 5011. Backed by the company's Lifetime Warranty, the Rammer 5011 is a 4,750 kg hammer that is suitable for carriers in the 43 to 75 tonne operating weight range
Demolition Diary Institute of Demolition Engineers Spring Seminar Royal Armouries, Leeds, 22 February 2013 Istanbul Demolition Conference – Istanbul, Turkey, 7 March 2013
Demolition & Dismantling Conference Berlin, Germany, 15 – 16 March 2013 National Demolition Association Convention San Diego, USA, 23 – 26 March 2013 Plantworx 2013 - Stoneleigh Park, Coventry, 14 – 16 May 2013 Bauma 2013 Munich, Germany, 15 – 21 May 2013
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