Demolition magazine - Issue 24 by Mark Anthony

ISSUE 24

DEMOLITION The industry magazine like no other

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INSITE Kitted Out It is one of the demolition industry’s most dynamic sectors. It is the source of seemingly unstoppable levels of innovation and creativity. It is capable of pushing the boundaries of what is possible to make the industry safer and more productive. And yet it is a sector that has never had a dedicated news resource all of its own. Until now. Based on reader feedback in Demolition magazine and the huge popularity of our occasional Kit Talk publications, we are delighted to announce that the field of demolition equipment now has its own dedicated news resource. That dedicated news resource is called DemolitionKit.com. And it is live NOW. It is brought to you by the team behind DemolitionNews.com, Demolition-Jobs.co.uk, Demolition TV, Demolition News Radio, and – of course – the Demolition magazine. This new website is a natural progression for the Demolition Publications stable. The Kit Talk section of the Demolition magazine is one of the most widely-read parts of the publication. And we will continue to cover the equipment sector in these pages for those that like to get their equipment fix in paper form. But the sector just moves too fast for us to cover it with the depth and breadth that we would like in a magazine that is published every other month. And the new website provides us with the space to cover the entire market and to bring together all that equipment-focused coverage into a single place. The new website has also been designed to be mobile-friendly, displaying well on a variety of mobile devices. That is a vital consideration in this day and age. As much as half of our audience on DemolitionNews.com is viewing the articles and video content on a mobile device. So it was vital that we allowed readers to enjoy the DemolitionKit experience whether they’re on desktop computer at work, a laptop at home, or on a mobile phone or tablet on site. So, if you’re a demolition equipment owner, operator or enthusiast, please take a moment to visit DemolitionKit.com. We think you’ll like it.

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STUFF Late last year, Clarke Demolition Company was acquired by truck, tipper and plant hire giant, TRU7 Group. That acquisition places the widely-respected company on an entirely new footing. Mark Anthony reports. David Clarke’s palatial new office is less than two miles from his previous CDC base. But in terms of finance, reach and capability, the revived and newly-acquired company might have travelled a million miles, such is the change in outlook and expectation. Clarke Demolition Company (or CDC as it’s known by just about everyone) was acquired by truck, tipper and plant hire giant, the TRU7 Group back in October 2017. On the face of it, the acquisition seemed to come out of left-field. But, surprising as it was, the deal was decades in the making and represents way more than a truck company dabbling with the world of demolition.

native Ipswich, I spotted a TRU7 truck, then another, then another. Yet nothing prepared me for the sheer scale of the operation when I turned off the A1214 and onto what had once been a quarry approach road. There at the end of that road is a huge head office and immaculate workshop facility. To the left is a purpose-built yard filled with equipment from the company’s newly-reformed plant hire operation; to the right is a crushing, screening and washing operation, the likes of which is rarely seen outside of a wellequipped quarry. Clearly, TRU7 itself is a Beast from the East. Behind the smoked glass exterior, up on the first floor, former NFDC president and industry veteran David Clarke sits behind his new desk and taps at the keys of his new computer. Constant knocks on his door and telephone interruptions serve to illustrate that Clarke is very much in charge, even though the name above the door has changed. And his office – positioned right next door to the vast office of TRU7 managing director Guy Nicholls – attests to his position within the organisation.

Beast from the East The so-called “Beast from the East” had the UK in its icy grip on the day that I chose to visit David Clarke at his new headquarters. As someone that writes primarily about demolition, I was only vaguely aware of the scale of the TRU7 operation. But as I approached the company’s

But Clarke is well aware of the unspoken truth of his new position. “When it was just CDC, I was the ultimate boss. I was right even when I was wrong,” he says. “Now, I’m an employee, if I’m wrong I am wrong.” Friends & Allies The coming together of CDC and the TRU7 Group is not quite incestuous; but it is certainly indicative of how business was (and, apparently, still is) done in rural communities. Guy Nicholls parents were close friends with David Clarke’s parents and, as a result, Nicholls and Clarke pretty much grew up together. While Nicholls would take the left fork in life’s road and pursue a highly successful career in plant hire (formerly as Fork Rent) and the truck and tipper sector, Clarke took the right fork and chose the demolition road less travelled. But both men continued to live locally. They were in regular contact both as friends but also as key players in allied fields of business. When David Clarke was admitted to hospital with bowel cancer a few years ago, Guy Nicholls was one of his most regular visitors.

stuff CDC’s chequered past is no secret; neither is the fact that the company collapsed at one point. David Clarke saw off that failure in the same way that he saw off his bowel cancer. And CDC came back. However, CDC was different. In the aftermath of its collapse, the company retrenched to its native East Anglia. It concentrated primarily on local work and, while it continued to focus on the complex and challenging works with which it had earned its reputation, travelled further afield only for clients with which it had established relationships. As anyone that knows him will testify, David Clarke is not the type for self-pity and introspection. But while the

collapse of his company had done nothing to quell his passion for the industry, it appeared that it had diminished his ambition.

that David Clarke was set to replace NFDC CEO Howard Button when the latter finally and deservedly retires.

It’s clear now that his ambition had not been extinguished; rather, it had been placed in temporary stasis. And the company’s acquisition by TRU7 has reignited that ambition and – at the same time - increased it ten-fold.

So, even though it is a clichéd question beloved of rookie journalists and humans resources professionals, I opened with the question: “Where do you see yourself in five years’ time?”

Remaining Committed At the time of writing, the National Federation of Demolition Contractors - of which David Clarke was once president – is going through a period of self-flagellation. And there has been a persistent rumour within the industry

Clarke’s response came from the hip via the heart; and immediately quelled any speculation about his return to the upper echelons of the Federation. “I didn’t just sell the company so I could forget about it and spend my time sailing,” he says. “I have committed to remain with the company for a minimum of five years, and probably longer.” It is the follow-up that sheds light on that reignited ambition. “I want to see CDC in the top half of the global countdown of the Top 100 biggest and most profitable demolition companies.” With the ink barely dry on the paperwork transferring ownership to the TRU7 Group, such an ambition looks a long way off. But in Guy Nicholls, Clarke has a friend and an equally motivated ally that has the financial clout to turn that ambition into a reality. In fact, he says that one of his initial challenges is managing Nicholls’ demolition expectations. Pick & Choose One thing Clarke has proved unable to curb is Nicholl’s enthusiasm and passion for plant and attachments.

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stuff With TRU7 re-entering the plant hire business, Nicholls has ordered a huge fleet of Volvo excavators, several of which are to demolition specification and which are on the TRU7 books but available to the CDC division of the business at an “internal rate”. TRU7 also owns and operates a vast fleet of dust suppression units that will likely find a regular home on CDC projects. The company is also the proud new owner of a bunch of new Dehaco and Okada attachments. These are housed and maintained in a vast aircrafthangar sized workshop that is large enough to accommodate several tippers and excavators at once. Like the plant, equipment and vehicles that leave the facility, the workshop is pristine. Health and safety regulations probably forbid workers from eating their lunch off it; but the

floor is certainly clean enough for them to do so. There is no question that the post-acquisition CDC finds itself on an entirely new footing. David Clarke has been relieved of the responsibility of paying wages, paying the VAT bill and the insurance bill and the tax bill. He says that a key benefit of the acquisition is that it has allowed him to focus on winning and carrying out demolition work. “I now have the luxury of being able to pick and choose contracts and clients. I can look at each tender and ask myself ‘is this the type of work and the type of customer we really want’ and

can walk away from work that doesn’t fit our criterion,” he concludes. “Ultimately, I know I have the backing to allow us to do precisely what we want to do. The opportunities are endless.”

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A Breath of Fresh Air Survey by Considerate Constructors Scheme reveals urgent need for greater awareness and understanding of air pollution in construction across the industry Produced in response to the survey findings, the Considerate Constructors Scheme’s ‘Spotlight on… air pollution’ campaign provides vital resources to enable the whole industry to tackle the farreaching effects of poor air quality.

Under the Spotlight The national ‘Spotlight on…air pollution’ campaign has been launched by the Considerate Constructors Scheme to help raise awareness and understanding of how the construction industry can address the issue of air pollution from their activities in and around construction sites.

While 84 percent of survey respondents acknowledge there is an issue with air pollution in the construction industry, nearly two thirds (64 percent) feel the industry is not doing enough to tackle this issue.

In addition to the devastating effects of air pollution on the health of the workforce and general public - which includes respiratory illness, asthma, bronchitis and even cancer - there is also a huge economic impact, with the cost to the economy as a result of health problems linked to air pollution estimated to be more than £20 billion every year.

The survey, which involved over 600 respondents from across the UK and Irish construction industries, also revealed: • • • • •

91 percent said air pollution is a nationwide issue. 88 percent said the importance of minimising air pollution is being communicated to the workforce on their site. 62 percent said their site has appropriate measures in place to address air pollution. 56 percent have a good or detailed understanding of air pollution. 39 percent have an average understanding of the regulations surrounding air pollution.

While some of the survey results were encouraging, there are clearly areas for improvement and the need for the industry to work together to help reduce air pollution. Hosted on the Scheme’s Best Practice Hub Spotlight on…air pollution’ provides a variety of practical steps, case studies, resources and regulatory information to help the industry address this issue in the short, medium and long term.

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stuff The Scheme, which makes around 18,000 monitoring visits to construction sites, companies and suppliers every year, is in the prime position to help raise awareness and understanding of this issue throughout the UK and Irish construction industries.

and suppliers on how to tackle this issue, as well as guidance from organisations including the Institute of Air Quality Management, Healthy Air Campaign and the Greater London Authority. We are proud to be at the forefront of collaborative efforts to tackle air pollution, having partnered with the Institution of Civil Engineers to produce Scheme posters for registered sites, companies and suppliers to raise the issue of air pollution to their workforce.”

Practical case studies on how to address the issue include contributions from: Canary Wharf Contractors Ltd; Costain; the Institution of Civil Engineers; Interserve; Mace; Sir Robert McAlpine and TfL (Transport for London).

The Institution of Civil Engineers has also recognised the value of the industry being committed to the Considerate Constructors Scheme, having highlighted Scheme registration within its London Air Quality Taskforce report published in 2017. “The Institution of Civil Engineers is delighted to be partnering with the Scheme for the launch of its ‘Spotlight on…air pollution’ campaign,” says Professor Peter Hansford FREng FICE, Chair of ICE Air Quality Task Force. “The Scheme offers a golden opportunity for the industry to ‘up its game’ in relation to air quality around our construction sites and is a key driving force in helping to address this issue across the industry.”

Cause for Concern “A staggering 40,000 deaths a year are linked to air pollution in the UK, and many people are suffering long-term health problems caused by poor air quality,” says Considerate Constructors Scheme Chief Executive, Edward Hardy. “As construction is a significant contributor to air pollution, it is essential for the industry to put measures in place to clean up our air by working together to reduce our impact on air quality. The Scheme’s ‘Spotlight on…air pollution’ campaign provides everyone within the industry access to a practical suite of resources including best practice, guidance and case studies from Scheme-registered construction sites, companies

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Future Safe What will wellbeing look like in a workplace dominated by insecurity, gig work and intelligent machines? In a new report about the future of work, British Safety Council says our understanding of changing risks to health, safety and wellbeing needs to improve.

The public debate on the future of work has centred so far on the likely shape of the workplace and its implications for both employers and employees. There has been far less focus on what this might mean for workers’ health, safety and wellbeing. When wellbeing has been considered, the discussion has centred on the present, rather than preparing us for the challenges of the future. Yet, the impact of automation on the workplace will be more fundamental than is commonly understood, with 11 million jobs predicted to be lost in the next 20 years in the UK. As we are already seeing with some ‘gig’ working, it may undermine such basic human needs as social identity, economic security and a sense of belonging. These issues have been examined by the Future risk:

Impact of work on employee health, safety and wellbeing report commissioned by the British Safety Council from RobertsonCooper researchers. It reviews the existing literature on this subject and makes a number of recommendations. While providing an overview of the landscape of work, the report explores the changes that employers and employees are likely to experience over the next 20 years. It focuses on the risks of these changes to the health, safety and wellbeing of the workforce. Professor Cary Cooper CBE, Professor of Organisational Psychology and Health at the University of Manchester, founder of RobertsonCooper, said: “We know that work is changing, which is why there is currently so much conversation about the future of work. However, we know less about the risks this might bring to the health, wellbeing and safety of employees, so it’s a challenge for businesses to prepare for this.” The main themes explored by the report are: Implications of ‘any time, any place’ work. A move away from standard work practices, hours and location will challenge the relationship between employers and their workforce. “We are currently seeing loyalty between employers and employees decreasing, which means that retaining healthy, high performing employees is even more important. Organisations of the future need to trust their employees and manage by praise and reward,“ explains professor Cooper.

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stuff • Need to build resilience. The future world of work will place new pressures and forms of stress on employees. Working alongside intelligent machines and robots, which never stop, outperform humans and are incapable of social interactions, will require an entirely different set of skills. This may strip away everything good work in traditional social environment offers employees, such as a sense of identity and belonging, as well as social support. That’s why employers will need to introduce specialist training and wellbeing programmes to help their employees gain skills that will build their resilience and help them to cope in new circumstances. • Forward thinking education. New jobs in partially-automated, remote or less secure workplaces may require a greater variety of ‘soft skills’, including creativity, leadership, flexibility and social skills, as well as skills related to new technology and the ability to

collaborate with intelligent machines and robots. School and training bodies should start developing such skills and this process should continue beyond the compulsory education system. Such training must teach employees how to look after themselves, as well as how to take responsibility for their own health, safety and wellbeing. • Updating regulatory systems to protect modern workers. In modern workplaces, where humans will work alongside robots, and companies operate across borders, the answer to the question of where ownership of risk lies, i.e. who should take responsibility if something goes wrong, will be of crucial importance. As employment contracts are increasingly diffuse (people in the gig economy are often not classified as workers), companies may wish to avoid the costs of sickness absence or liability insurance. The government should look at all measures to protect the self-

employed and gig workers. • Understanding future risks. These fundamental changes to work and the work environment present huge risks to employers, employees, the economy and the environment. For example, the fast pace of innovation, insecurity around employment status and a drive for efficiency are putting increasing pressure on people, which can lead to stress, which people working remotely may not be able to handle, particularly if they are older. The current understanding of these risks is poor in places. The report, while identifying the risks which have particular relevance to employee health, safety and wellbeing, calls for further research into this area. • Matthew Holder, Head of Campaigns at the British Safety Council, said: “At a time when work is rapidly changing, whether through technological innovation or types of employment, there is an urgent need to have a more strategic view on what research

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system and organisations like the British Safety Council can act today to prepare us to face the risks of tomorrow.” The report can be downloaded at britsafe. org/futurerisk-report 2018 is positive with markets all over the world in exceptionally good shape.” GMB Works Convenor Gordon Richardson said: “2017 was a good year for the company which has generated more job security for GMB members and we welcome the pay rise which was agreed as part of the three year deal.”

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Paying for Protection When it comes to workwear and – more specifically – work boots, it doesn’t pay to scrimp. Demolition magazine editor Mark Anthony finally applies his own footwear rules to his site wear. Someone once said: “Invest in your shoes and in your bed. Because if you’re not in one of them, you’re in the other.” Unwittingly, I have followed this sage advice when it comes to my choice of everyday footwear. I do not buy shoes; I invest in them. I have several pairs that have been with me through thick and thin for more than 20 years and which have been repaired and rejuvenated several times over. I still wear – on a regular basis – the pair of Chelsea boots in which I walked down the aisle on my wedding day 28 years ago. I own more pairs of shoes than it is seemly for a heterosexual man to admit without blushing. As I have mentioned before in these very pages, I have something of a penchant for British-made Loake shoes and boots. At last count, I owned eight pairs of those alone; now I come to think about it, I may have missed a few pairs too. And I treat all my shoes with love and attention. I own a Loakebranded valet box that contains polishes, leather creams and conditioners, and a plethora of cleaning cloths and brushes. And believe me, it gets a very regular outing.

The fact is that I would rather spend £200 on a pair of shoes or boots that will last me 20 years than spend £50 on a pair that might last six months. Bizarrely, until recently, I had never thought to apply this rule of thumb (or should that me rule of toe?) to my site boots. Sound Investment This is strange for a number of reasons. First of all, site boots are designed to protect feet. Given the amount I have spent (sorry, INVESTED) in footwear over the years, you would have thought that I would have considered paying just a little more for some on-site peace of mind. Secondly, I spend an inordinate amount of time in my site boots. My favourite pair of Loake brogues might adorn my feet for a few hours before being dried and conditioned and put back in their box until their next outing. But when I am on site, I am there to do a job of work; and those boots might be on my feet for seven, eight or even ten hours before they’re slung into the boot of my car with mud and dust still clinging to them.

And thirdly, and perhaps just as importantly, there is the matter of comfort. Like most people, I have crammed my feet into countless pairs of wholly inadvisable and (with the benefit of hindsight) monstrous shoes because I was a dedicated follower of fashion. Yet the comfort that eluded me during my fashion-conscious days was right there all along. It might not have been staring me in the face; but it was definitely staring me in the feet. As listeners to the Demolition News Radio podcast will know, I have been a fan, advocate and evangelist for the Dr Marten 1460 boots since I was 14 years old. And there has rarely been a time in the 38 years since that a pair of Dr Martens was not tucked away in my wardrobe. The first pair I bought – secondhand from a school friend – were purchased purely for fashion reasons. But the moment the boots moulded to my feet, I was hooked. You can keep you Gucci loafers and your Oliver Sweeney oxfords. Give me a pair of boots with that AirWare sole any day of the week.

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stuff A Day Spent Hopping The strange thing about work boots is that you (or, certainly, I) just seem to accumulate them. I am slightly embarrassed to admit that, in the interests of research and accuracy, I have just had a quick count up and I am genuinely staggered at my findings. There is a pair in the boot of my car, in a boot bag along with my preferred hard hat. There’s a pair in the boot of my wife’s car for the occasions when we swap vehicles. There are three pairs in the cupboard under the stairs, an older pair by the back door that I use primarily when working in the garden. There also two pairs still in their box and unworn in a lock-up that I rented when we decluttered the house. Oh, and somewhere, there’s a JCB-branded pair that I wear when I visit the company’s World Headquarters.

Some of these I have been given; most have been bought, including the atrocious and ill-fitting pair that I picked up at a local DIY store when I got to site one day and realised that my boot bag contained just one boot. The pair that I bought were only marginally better than a day spent hopping. Bouncing Soles So there I was, browsing social media one evening when I came across a photo of a pair of really smart site boots. I looked more closely and was surprised, amazed and delighted to learn that they were made by Dr Martens. Quite why such a discovery took me by surprise remains a mystery. The company built its reputation on making high quality work boots and shoes, and were the preferred choice of the UK police force long before the skinheads, punks, goths and

a multitude of fashion tribes adopted them as their own. So I dropped the company a line; told them about the Demolition magazine, DemolitionNews.com, Demolition TV; I skirted around what might be my early-stage shoe fetish; and I went to pay them a visit. (You can hear the details of that meeting in Episode 87 of Demolition News Radio). Fast-forward to now and I have just taken delivery of a pair of Dr Martens site boots, complete with the familiar AirWare “bouncing soles”. Now anyone that has ever owned a pair of 1460s (and if you haven’t, what the Hell have you been doing to your feet all this time?) will tell you, Dr Martens boots are traditionally a game of two halves. When you first take them out of the box, lace up the eight eyelets, put your index finger through the trademark yellow heel tag and pull them onto your feet, these boots are an instrument of torture. That leather that is so luxurious to look at has all the give of concrete; and the heel seems designed solely to produce blisters from the heel to halfway up your calf. But when they’re broken in; when the smell of fresh leather has been swallowed by the smell of shoe polish. That is when you realise that your money has been well spent and that you will love these boots forever. The site boots, however, are a wholly different animal. The blister-inducing rigidity of the heel normally associated with Dr Martens boots has given way to swathes of padding that encase and soothe your feet fresh out of the box.

stuff Where there are eight holes on the streetwear 1460 boots, there are just six on the site boots, which means that you don’t have to hunt around for knee-length socks to protect your shins and calves from chaffing.

would hazard a guess at somewhere towards the end of the 1990s.

The steel toe-cap is present and correct, yet it feels somehow fitted. Every pair of steel toe-cap boots I have ever owned seem to leave acres of space around my toes, leaving them prone to cold. Not in the Dr Martens. But the real clincher for me is the sole. Now personally, I associate the AirWare “bouncing sole” with that light brown, rubberised, ridged sole that has adorned every pair of Dr Martens boots and shoes I have ever worn. At first glance, this is seemingly absent from my new site boots which have a rugged, non-slip black sole complete with a rigid yellow protector that prevents them being punctured by stray nails and steel rebar. Rest assured, however. The bouncing soles are there, tucked away out of sight where they can concentrate on caressing your feet regardless of how long you’re actually on them. Think carpet slippers with steel toe-caps and you’re getting close.

They have been caked in mud at several Glastonbury festivals (when I paired them with a black denim kilt…!) They have been coated in beer and pie crumbs at countless West Ham United matches at the Boleyn Ground in London’s East End. And they have been covered in Lord-knows-what at gigs and concerts by bands most people have never heard of and who were too niche, too loud or too stoned to get a record deal. To this day, they remain my go-to footwear. If I am popping to the shops, they pop with me. If I have a long drive, it is the well-worn soles of these boots that push the pedal to the metal. Together, we have clocked up thousands of miles and millions of steps. I firmly believe my new Dr Martens site boots will do the same. You can listen to Demolition News Radio Episode #87 – an ode to old boots – here: https://tinyurl.com/ycmsym2w

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Money Talks Significant inward investment has given rise to a new breed of super rich and potentially super-sized demolition companies that have the ability to redraw the industry landscape. Mark Anthony reports. In the not too distant past, it was easy to think that football clubs like Chelsea and Manchester City had their best years behind them. Both had enjoyed happier times in the 1970s but trophies had become increasingly hard to come by. Indeed, despite their illustrious pasts, both had slipped out of the top tier of English football at one time or another. And even the most die-hard fans had largely resigned themselves to the fact that trips to Wembley for a cup final were something to look back upon rather than something to look forward to. All that changed, however, with a fresh injection of mega-money at both clubs. Russian oligarch Roman Abramovic bought the companies that controlled Chelsea back in 2003; and although it took a little while, they were the team to break the Manchester United stranglehold on the English premiership. In 2008, Manchester City â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for

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investment and the backing of serious money. Last year, DSM – already said to be the UK’s most profitable demolition firm – was bought out for a sum reputed to be around £100 million. DSM was already big, widely respected and highly successful. But the injection of that amount of funding instantly placed the company on a whole new footing, creating what can only be described as a super demolition firm. Of course, unlike football, players in demolition do not command huge transfer fees; and besides,

no demolition company owner worth his salt would countenance paying even the most highly-regarded manager more than the going rate. But let’s be clear. The acquisition of DSM put the company on a whole new footing; a playing field all of its own. And it was surely no coincidence that the Birmingham-based firm took delivery of the UK’s largest high reach excavator even while the ink was drying on the company acquisition paperwork. Richer than God Although it would have commanded a rather smaller sale price, the acquisition of Clarke Demolition Company – or CDC as it is better known – by truck, tipper and plant hire giant the TRU7 Group has the potential to have a similar and equally positive impact. Former NFDC president David Clarke has stayed with the newlyacquired company to provide it with continuity during the transition, and with considerable industry experience as the firm gets its feet under the table at TRU7. But in TRU7 Group managing director Guy Nicholls – a man described to me recently as “richer than God”, Clarke and his team have the backing of an enthusiastic, committed, ambitious and affluent partner. CDC had enjoyed something of a chequered history in the recent past. Despite a formidable reputation for its willingness and ability to undertake complex and challenging demolition works, the company folded at one point. But, as he proved with his fight

STUFF back against a bout of bowel cancer, David Clarke was not the type to take such a set-back lying down. And sure enough, he bounced back, initially concentrating on relatively smallscale demolition works in and around the company’s Ipswich stomping ground.

Although he would not be drawn on a timescale, David Clarke says that his stated ambition is to appear in the top half of the global run-down of the Top 100 most successful demolition companies.

All of that could change now that it comes under the TRU7 umbrella. The company has already invested in new equipment – most notably some Volvo excavators and both Dehaco and Okada attachments – and has set its sights high. In an instant, the company has gone from being a noted regional player to a genuine national demolition heavyweight; a real contender.

With the backing of Nicholls and the TRU7 Group, such an ambition would appear to be very much within its grasp. Buying Success Despite all I have said about Chelsea and Manchester City, I do not believe that success can be bought in the UK demolition business. Money might be able to buy and maintain a modern equipment fleet; money might be enough to attract the best minds in the business.

While both of these would be nice to have, neither is a guarantee of success. The recipe for success in the UK demolition business is far more complex than that with almost countless variables, pitfalls and obstacles lying in wait for even the most well-funded companies. But in the management of the newly-acquired DSM and in David Clarke, these companies already have leaders that have been there and have the t-shirt to prove it. And that, combined with some serious financial muscle, might just have spawned the first of the industry’s super firms. You heard it here first.

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Listen Up Demolition has gone mainstream as Demolition News Radio has been heard by the masses on iTunes. Mark Anthony reports. mainstream interest can be traced back to two developments.

OK, I’ll be honest. We started Demolition News Radio as a “suck it and see” experiment to see if there might be an appetite for an online radio show dedicated to the world of demolition. We started it using a very good if somewhat limited (at the time) platform through which to record and broadcast our episodes. And we started it as a way of delivering our news, views and content to industry professionals that were too busy to stop and read our website or magazine or to view our YouTube channel. And, while we’re being entirely honest, the initial experiment suggested that while there was an appetite for such a show, it seemed somewhat limited (as far as we could ascertain, the listeners to those initial shows were myself, my mother and someone that had clearly taken a wrong turn within iTunes).

App Upgrade The first of those developments was within our chosen podcasting platform, Anchor FM. When we first started using the app, recording was most easily accomplished using the mobile app, meaning that we had very little control over production quality. Shows would expire after 24 hours, so unless you were there within a day of the show dropping, you had pretty much missed the boat. But with the latest incarnation of the app platform, all of that has changed. For one thing, we can now pre-record each show using professional quality microphones and audio recording equipment. As a result, the sound quality of the latest shows (from Episode #88 onwards) has improved exponentially. Secondly, the shows no longer expire, allowing us to refer back to past episodes and to direct listeners to the individual shows on social media and on and offline publications long after they were recorded and broadcast. But the biggest change came with a single show that went – in a limited fashion – viral. And it did so almost entirely by fluke.

But all of that has changed. And what started out as an experiment has grown to become a key part of our regular output; a place to share the thoughts and comments that are too long or too complex for this magazine or the DemolitionNews. com website. And that change from minority to

Too Soon Three weeks before the second anniversary of the Didcot Disaster, I was invited to the Didcot Power Station to pre-record a segment with Meridian TV which was planning a retrospective on the deadly accident in which four demolition workers so tragically perished.

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While the Iron’s Hot So we were faced with a choice. We could just bask in the warm and unexpected glow of our sudden (yet limited) fame; or we could ride the wave. Tempting as it was to sit back and crow about our achievement, we chose the latter option. We invested in a pair of upgraded microphones; we upgraded the audio recording and processing software; we have started broadcasting more regularly while producing longer-form shows. In short, we have gone “all-in” with audio. It was (and still is) a gamble. The story of the Didcot Disaster resonated way beyond the demolition industry; way beyond the town of Didcot; way beyond the UK. And there was a very real possibility that this one show might have been a glitch; an anomaly. But it wasn’t. Although we have yet to replicate the ridiculous audience levels that one Didcot show attracted, the listener levels have continued to rise sharply with each new episode. By the time you read this, there will probably be 100+ episodes for you to listen to, if you’re that way inclined. So if have a long train or car journey, if you like to consume your news and views in audio format, or if you’re suffering from insomnia, we strongly urge you to check out Demolition News Radio. Thanks for listening. You can listen to Demolition News Radio online at Anchor FM here: https://anchor. fm/demolitionnews Alternatively, you can listen via iTunes – Just search for Demolition News Radio.

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A Deepening Crisis The construction sector is in the grips of a skills shortage which is limiting construction activity and increasing labour costs at the same time; and the situation is expected to worsen over the coming years. Kara Price and Sarah Wales from law firm Womble Bond Dickinson look at the impact the apprenticeship levy has had on the sector.

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has reported that the UK construction industry will need to find 157,000 new recruits by 2021 in order to keep up with demand. One of the key ways in which the industry and the UK government are attempting to tackle this is through the recruitment of apprentices. The government has committed to an additional 3,000,000 apprenticeship starts across all industries in England by 2020. From 6 April 2017, changes in apprenticeship funding were introduced and implemented meaning that funding of new apprenticeships will now come from an apprenticeship levy rather than taxpayers. The government’s objectives when implementing the levy were to boost productivity by investing in human capital, develop vocational skills and increase the quantity and quality of apprenticeships. The levy is set at a rate of 0.5 percent of an employer’s wage bill and is collected monthly via the Pay as You Earn (PAYE) mechanism. The levy applies to companies of all sizes with an annual payroll bill of £3,000,000 of more – less than 2 percent of UK employers. All levy contributions are paid into an employer’s online digital apprenticeship service account and the government

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will have to pay both levies. Given the overlap between schemes, the CITB has commented that it is for the construction industry to decide what type of support they want for skills and training in the future. The CITB has set up a new employer-led “Levy Working Party” to consider the options for how the CITB levy can work alongside the apprenticeship levy with the possible implementation of a new CITB Levy Order for 2018.

Smaller employers who do not pay the levy are also able to access the digital apprenticeship service and by 2020, all employers will be able to use service to pay for the training an assessment for apprenticeships.

A new forecast from the CITB has revealed that over 150,000 construction jobs are set to be created over the next five years, with 15,350 carpenters and 9,350 labourers needed. There will also be a significant growth in a range of professional and managerial roles. Whilst it is imperative that the apparent issues with the apprenticeship levy and the uncertainty around how the system is going to coincide with the CITB levy are addressed and resolved, more needs to be done so that the UK construction industry can continue to grow in the future.

Is the levy working? The initial figures haven’t been too promising – between August and October 2017 there were 114,400 apprenticeship starts, comprising of 21,400 starts in August, 28,600 in September and 34,300 in October. These figures are significantly less than those reported at the same time in 2016, when there were 36,500, 74,400 and 44,800 starts respectively. This sharp decrease in apprenticeship starts highlights the need to reform the apprenticeship levy system, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). “The lack of flexibility in the value of vouchers which large employers are able to pass down the supply chain to smaller subcontractors who work for them is a key issue. At present, only 10 percent of vouchers are able to be passed down, however larger construction firms do not tend to directly employ large numbers of on-site tradespeople,” says Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the FMB. “This means that there is a real danger that these vouchers are not being spent on training the key skills that the industry so desperately needs.” How will the apprenticeship levy work alongside the Construction Industry Training Board levy? Around 1 percent of employers registered with the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) (a non-departmental public body that reports to the Department for Business, Innovations and Skills) will need to pay the apprenticeship levy. The CITB already collects a levy from construction employers with a wage bill of £80,000 or more and the funds collected are invested back into the construction industry through training. Therefore, for the 2017/2018 financial year, employers with a payroll over £3 million who are within the scope of the CITB levy

What can you do? There are a number of reasons why young people are not drawn to a career in construction. It is often seen as an uncertain sector - the demise of Carillion has reinforced this perception as well as public concerns over the impact of Brexit. In addition, school pupils are generally not aware of the variety of jobs available in the sector. A key way to address these perceptions and to encourage more new talent into the construction sector is for people and businesses within the industry to engage with schools and colleges. More needs to be done to educate pupils – and their parents and teachers – about what options are available and what a career in construction looks like. This will allow students to adapt to shortages in a particular skill set. It is also important to promote the industry to girls and students from STEM subjects, who would not typically consider a career in construction. There are many organisations who are linking businesses with schools and colleges, such as the CIOB and the CITB. This is a national crisis which is impeding the growth of our sector. But this is also an opportunity for you to shape the future of the construction sector and the next generation of talent.overlooked.

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Spotlight on Asbestos The UK Asbestos Training Association (UKATA), has announced its intention to exhibit at Contamination Expo Series 2018, taking place this year at Birmingham’s NEC on 12 and 13 September.

This will be the third year UKATA has attended and from stand 5S80, UKATA will be raising awareness of the ongoing risks associated with asbestos while advising delegates on membership opportunities and associate status. This year will also see UKATA host several seminars in theatre 5U60, where delegates will be able to hear from key industry experts, asbestos professionals and health and safety specialists who will discuss the main asbestos issues impacting on business and employees today. “The last two years has proven the value of attendance at the Expo, so UKATA is delighted to be involved for a third year,” says UKATA General Manager, Craig Evans. “Delegates will still be able to source information from our stand, but the seminar theatre allows us to address the issues that delegates told us mattered to them in 2018 in more depth. We look forward to welcoming people along.”

The Contamination Expo Series 2018 brings together the latest solutions, suppliers and experts in the field of contamination, over six specific shows. With Asbestos in Soils such a big issue, UKATA is based in the Land Remediation Expo. With the government target of 300,000 new homes by the middle of the next decade, brownfield development is coming to the fore and with it, a knowledge of asbestos in soils. “We will certainly be speaking a lot about asbestos in soils, but we have our wider remit to educate on the risks associated with working with asbestos generally to address,” Evans concludes. “We will have a lot to say from our stand about our existing members and our approved asbestos training providers nationwide, while our experts have the expertise and hands on experience to drive home the message that asbestos remains the UK’s biggest workplace killer. The Expo is the perfect place to do just that.”

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Demolition Dust Danger Working in almost all manufacturing, construction or engineering environments produces some form of dust. In industries such as demolition, where excess dust is prevalent, businesses need to be especially vigilant. James Miller, General Manager at Dustcontrol UK

The Contamination Expo Series 2018 brings According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), dustrelated illnesses are one of the UK’s biggest hazards, and major killers, when it comes to occupational health. Working in dust-filled conditions can lead to anything from eye, nose and throat damage, to asthma and even lung cancer. Even some of the more serious respiratory diseases, as well as skin conditions, can be traced back to working in environments such as demolition. The use of heavy-duty machinery in demolition is certainly an occupational hazard, especially when the resulting build-up of dust is not treated properly - often due to poorly maintained, installed or malfunctioning extraction systems.

Dustcontrol UK is working with various firms in the demolition industry to provide expertise when it comes to best practice regarding dust extraction. Unfortunately, there are still some businesses that are unsure as to what they should be doing and what equipment they should be using. Some are not even aware they have an issue. They can often regard dust as a byproduct – a nuisance rather than a genuine hazard. “We operate in a wide variety of sectors and have an in-depth knowledge of the problems facing different industries, especially demolition,” says Dustcontrol UK managing director James Miller. “In these environments, workers are regularly exposed to dust, and are therefore increasingly at risk of suffering the potential long-term ill health effects. Invisible Particles According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), there are 500 silica dust-related deaths in the UK every year and, those working in demolition, have a two to three times greater chance of contracting Chronic Obtrusive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) than average. Simple tasks, such as sweeping or pouring powders, can send Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS) particles into the air, which can then be inhaled. Other common practices, such as drilling, cutting and grinding, can be particularly hazardous, especially if done so in enclosed spaces. “We stress the importance of best practice and strive for standards above the minimum requirement,” Miller insists. “Thankfully, the demolition

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Healthy Business The safe removal of hazardous asbestos materials is also paramount. Dust extractors like the DC 2800 H Asbestos and DC 3800 H Asbestos allow these harmful materials to be removed with caution. They come equipped with an antistatic hose, a plug for the cyclone inlet, plastic bags and other safety precautions. These extraction units are High (H) class, meaning they offer a higher degree of filtration, with a filter leakage of less than 0.005 percent. Specifically developed for the demolition industry, these ‘H’ class systems not only offer greater protection against RCS, but can also prevent tools clogging up and provide a more consistent performance.

“We’ve been manufacturing and supplying our own equipment for more than 40 years and can provide flexible solutions to fit each business’ needs,” Miller continues. “Our DC 3900 Twin eco and DC Tromb 400 models are two of the most effective options available in targeting respirable dusts with carcinogenic properties.”

These machines are also less likely, due to their higher specification of containment, to suffer major accidental dust leakage. Ambient air cleaners, such as our DC AirCube 2000 model, are also effective in removing fine and hazardous airborne particles found during the demolition process, when materials such as brick, mortar, grout and drywall compound are being broken up and taken down.

The DC 3900 Twin eco is a portable but powerful dust extractor, suitable for large quantities of dust due to its integrated pre-separator. It is popular due – at least in part - to the ease with which it can be transported. Whilst the DC Tromb 400 is designed to cope with the demands for a clean and healthy working environment, handling all kinds of dusts created on a demolition site. The machine can also be connected to floor grinders and handheld tools, such as cutting machines, chisel hammers and saws.

“The DC AirCube 2000 is our most powerful single-phase air cleaner. Its air exhaust is directed upwards in order to prevent dust whirling up from the floor,” Miller adds. “At Dustcontrol, we run our own ‘Dust Doctors’ assessments, which raises awareness of the health problems caused by excessive dust in the workplace. These assessments are designed to help educate businesses on the necessary steps they need to take in regards to dust extraction, with the aim of improving working conditions, removing potential health hazards and encouraging what we call ‘Healthy Business’. Those who work in the demolition industry that are interested in signing up for a free assessment should visit www. dustdoctors.co.uk.”

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The Changing Face of Crime The theft of valuable equipment is the most visible criminal activity facing the demolition industry. But the threat from criminals don’t end there. Demolition magazine reports. At a recent event hosted by the Combined Industries Theft Solutions, attendees looked beyond the familiar threat of plant theft to the evolving menace of fraud.

attempting identity fraud, to a disgruntled staff member passing on company protocols to a criminal gang, or a gang sending emails that contain malware to extort money,” says David Smith, CITS chairman. “All it takes to succeed is for the recipient to have a momentary lapse of concentration, to inadvertently tap a computer key, ask an obvious question or carry out a rudimentary check. The outcome can be devastating.”

The Combined Industries Theft Solutions (CITS) is a not-for-profit body from across the construction plant industry that seeks to tackle the problem of plant theft. At its recent conference, however, it explored how companies in the sector could combat the rising threat of fraud, an everchanging peril that is facing all industries. “We can all recall when opportunistic thieves could easily steal a construction machine because it had little security to protect it. Industry demanded an improvement and it came. Today, thanks to more effective security devices and policing methods, the number of thefts is reducing. It is still too high and recovery rates are improving but we must not become complacent.” Smith explained that the problem had evolved: the industry has witnessed a rise in fraud and attempted fraud. This ranges from an opportunist

Evolution of Crime Steve Rodhouse, deputy assistant commissioner at the Metropolitan Police, was on hand to quantify the danger. The recent WannaCry cyberattack showed such criminality could result in financial loss, threaten reputation and endanger the confidential data of the company under attack as well as its supply chain. “The threats from fraud and cybercrime are genuinely existential threats to companies,” he emphasised. “They are new and driven by the technology that pervades everything we do today.” Reported fraud (and Rodhouse believes it is

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Tim France from the Home Office highlighted some of the schemes in operation to combat the threat. The Joint Fraud Taskforce includes law enforcement, banks and victim organisations, and has a focus on prevention. One of its main tasks is to reduce card-not-present fraud. “We can design out this type of fraud with technology such as bionic data and simple process changes that banks can put in place,” said France, “although we understand this may change the way we shop online.”

“…All it takes is for the recipient to have a momentary lapse of concentration, to inadvertently tap a computer key, and the outcome can be devastating…” David Smith, chairman, CITS

The Home Office estimates that serious and organised crime costs the UK at least £24 billion a year. The Office for National Statistics estimates that, in the year ending June 2017, there were 3.3 million fraud offences, of which 1.9 million were cyber related, and an additional 1.6 million incidents of ‘computer misuse’. It is not possible for any one body or organisation to tackle the entirety of fraud and it requires a multi-agency, multi-partnership response.

Another ambition is to create a scheme to routinely trace, freeze, then repatriate funds back to the victims of fraud. This will require the development of a technical solution and the production of a legal framework for banks to operate in. A pilot kicks off in January 2018. Finally, France spoke about Take Five, a national partnership between UK Finance and the government advising the public on how to protect themselves from financial fraud and offline fraud. Clear and Present Danger Chris Diogenous of the London Digital Security Centre illustrated the threat with recent examples. Since 2011, the Dragonfly hacking group has been targeting organisations that use industrial control systems (ICS) to manage energy data systems. The activity increased in 2017 and the group now appears to be interested in learning how energy facilities operate and gaining access to operational systems, which means potentially it has the ability to sabotage or gain control. The second example was US retailer Target. In December 2013 over 40 million credit card details were stolen from nearly 2,000 Target stores

by accessing data on point-of-sale systems. The delivery mechanism for the attack was through a third-party supplier who had recently installed a heating and ventilation system at a store. By gaining access to the supplier’s system they were able to gain access to Target. The breach cost Target more than $250 million and cost the CEO and CIO their jobs. “The lessons drawn from these is that cybersecurity needs to be brought up at board level,” Diogenous says. “It is not an IT issue because the impact is not just financial loss and reputational loss. If something did go wrong, what would you do? Do you have the right policies in place? Does your business need a dedicated executive responsible? You need to understand where your high-value data resides and protect it.” Variety of Threats There are various methods fraudsters employ, including vishing, bogus boss fraud, and invoice redirection, the latter of which is extremely prevalent. If you received a letter from a key supplier asking you to update account details you have on file, would you take this at face value or take steps to verify it? “Think about some of the larger amounts you pay to suppliers,” says NatWest fraud analyst Sarah Grant. “What would you do if you had to pay that again? Because that’s what happens to some businesses. Part of the reason these methods are successful is that currently in the UK we have no payee name verification for bank payments; it’s just

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SECURITY the sort code and account number that’s checked. Call your supplier on a number you already have and verify everything independently.” Accounting firm KPMG has been developing the profile of a typical internal fraudster since 2010. The profile is changing and technology is the big driver for this. “The characteristic everyone looks at first is that 79% are male,” says Nicola Cobb, KPMG’s director of risk consulting. “Most operate at a senior level. They have the opportunity, the network, the understanding of business processes. In most cases I look at, the fraudster has had almost unlimited authority. They have good networks and everyone trusts them so it’s easy for them to bypass weak controls. If you have weak controls you’re more likely to have a problem.”

threat of fraud, but what I want to do is change your behaviour. I want you to go away and make changes. I need to convince you so can convince your employees. If you lead on this, it will make it more difficult for these criminals to carry out this sort of behaviour. We need a cultural change. These people aren’t stupid.”

The event culminated with detective chief inspector Gary Miles, who leads the Metropolitan Police Operation Falcon team, delivering a plea for change. “Everyone is being educated around the

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The Changing Face of Crime Faced with a rising tide of plant and attachment thefts, companies like AMI Group are harnessing technology in the fight against crime. Demolition magazine reports. Despite efforts by the Police, the Government and machinery manufacturers, plant theft is still rife causing major expense for many companies in the construction plant sector. Plant is easily targeted because equipment is often left unattended by the roadside or on unprotected sites overnight, over the weekend or during holiday periods. Globally, there is huge demand for used plant and equipment, and that brings with it the trade in stolen plant and equipment. Thieves are attracted to plant because it is often significantly more valuable than cars

or goods that can be stolen from private homes, yet it traditionally has very low recovery rates of less than 10 percent. The benefits of protecting construction plant fleets with advanced tracking devices are now highly recognised and seen as a necessity. At present, over ÂŁ247 million worth of customer assets are protected with AMI Group systems, including several of the UKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s national plant hirers and construction companies.

Increasing Sophistication Thieves are becoming increasingly sophisticated. So AMI Group has developed what it claims to be the smallest, most covert plant tracking devices in the industry, making them far more difficult for thieves to locate. The solution which utilises GPS, and GSM technology is unlike its predecessors and just comprises a small board which is hidden within the structure of construction machinery so it effectively becomes part of the machine. In effect,

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there is no device to trace and no actual unit to find, making it even more difficult for thieves to realise that equipment is tracked. The unit is the smallest device in the industry but with double the power of other solutions. AMI group believe that micro-

units reflect the future of the equipment tracking industry. The AMI Group HT unit has been successfully developed and integrated into their in-house platform to cover all basis when it comes to the needs of their

Covering All Bases In addition to the HT unit AMI Group have seen great response and feedback to the Asset+ solution released last year. The Asset+ solution provides the user with a complete solution that covers all the bases thereby offering the best in after theft recovery and asset management combined and all visible under one in-house platform design, developed and monitored by AMI Group.

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SECURITY Asset+ is the most robust and empowering solution and it’s proving to be one of the most popular solutions ever. It can also be used to enhance Health and Safety, monitor operational performance and improve productivity. For instance, it can be used to identify incidents of poor driving and the telematics allows online real-time monitoring and management of fuel consumption, performance statistics and servicing schedules, plus geo-fencing of equipment.

With the dual protection of two tracking systems, in the very unlikely event that one tracking device is removed by thieves, the equipment can be traced by the second covert tracking system. The Asset+ solution has offered great success to clientele seeing significant impact on their revenue with increases of up to 17 percent. It has reduced insurance premiums significantly and provided the ability to protect and monitor assets for

20 years. Nationally, the recovery rate of stolen plant equipment is just 10 percent but this increases to almost 100 percent with Asset+. Asset+ is used in conjunction with the AMI Nexis web-based software portal which is offers instant online access via computers, smart phones or any other mobile device via the newly released AMI Apps for iOS and Android. At the click of a button, users can quickly locate and distinguish between different types of assets, such as Excavators, Rollers, service vans and cars. New APProach The increasing need for equipment tracking and the busy nature of the plant sector has led AMI Group to develop a brand new app which enables customers to rapidly locate and manage plant machinery and vehicles whilst on the go. The AMI Nexis app, which is accessible from the App Store, is available for use by AMI customers who have an AMI equipment tracking device fitted to plant machinery, vehicles or other assets. Developed extensively by AMI’s internal developers, the app is already being used by the majority of AMI Group customers. The app is intended to be highly user friendly and is available to supplement the company’s AMI Nexis web-based software portal. “The app is essentially intended to be a mobile version of our AMI Nexis web-based software portal for use by customers when they are on the go,” says AMI Group Operations Director Peter Stockton. “It has been very well received by our customer base and makes it easier than ever before to track equipment in the event that it has been stolen, or to set up a range of alerts.”

SECURITY Case Study It is not only Plant and Machinery which AMI Group currently protect, AMI have had recent success by recovering a Range Rover valued at £106,000 the vehicle had been stolen from a housebreak in. AMI Group’s operations department notified our client that the AT5 installed onto the Range Rover was next scheduled to report its position

at 1 am on the 13th February. The unit was placed into its alarm state and thus report more frequently. A connectivity alert was set up to notify our client of the unit’s connection and pinpoint position to the server. 01:05 am the unit provided an accurate GPS position. The vehicle was subsequently located at a residential address

in Allerton, Bradford. The vehicle was recovered with the assistance of the police. Later the vehicle was inspected and it was discovered that that the on-board Range Rover tracking solution had been discovered and ripped out whilst subsequently severely damaging the inside of the car. The AT5 was covertly installed within the vehicle and was not discovered by the thieves.

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HIGHBURY & ISLINGTON STATION CLIENT: LOCATION: DURATION: DATE: The Highbury Corner Bridge was built around 1850 and carries the Holloway Road (A1) over the London Overground line. The bridge also sits under the Highbury & Islington station building and forecourt. S Evans was awarded with this high profile project of demolishing both bridges during the Christmas period, to allow for the electrification to be installed and for the new bridges to be lifted into where the old ones sat and pedestrianization of the area.

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Using 7t to 50t Excavators with various demolition attachments, our team of highly experienced demolition operatives worked day and night on alternating shifts moving over 2000 tonnes of mixed tarmac brick, spoil, and concrete, and over 200 tonnes of steel to make sure this project was kept on schedule. S Evans where delighted to receive possitive feedback from Network Rail, Hochtief, and the local public. S Evans would like to thank Hochtief for awarding us this project and we look forward to working on more projects like this one in the future.

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It’s a Wrap The Erith Group, one of the world’s largest demolition companies, continues to break new ground

Palace Garden’s in such close proximity, Erith commissioned a building wrap to satisfy the prestigious location’s needs.

And in its ‘Project Macallan’ in London, the company has achieved another performance benchmark with the fitting of the UK’s biggest-ever building wrap installed around a property.

The impressive design incorporates eight separate extended banner frames, measuring just over a mile combined, to support the scaffold and retention system with 2,000 couplings and fittings. Over 800 metres of elasticated bungee is used to attach and tension the wrap to the frames for increased safety and environmental mitigation.

Such a large-scale project, situated in London’s prominent Belgravia district, requires a demolition strategy sensitive to the requirements of the local area. With numerous high-profile offices, National Embassies and the Buckingham

Working with Embrace Building Wraps, market leaders in the safe installation of printed building covers and hoarding, Erith fitted the largest ever building wrap in the UK, measuring 3,572 m2. Printed with an image of the existing building, to minimise the visual impact of the project, this frame provides additional mitigation against dust and noise emissions; as well as wind shelter for those working on and visiting the site.

Project Macallan will pave the way for a new, state of the art medical clinic in Belgravia, London. This complex, multifaceted scheme involves the soft-strip, asbestos removal, hard demolition, façade retention to three elevations, underpinning, façade column lowering, construction of a new

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“With every new project undertaken, we continue to work towards improving the image and reducing the impact of our industry. Project Macallan is a complex scheme in a prominent area of London, and the installation of this largest ever UK building wrap demonstrates our commitment to setting an even higher benchmark in environmental and community sensitivity,” says managing director David Darsey. “Thanks go to Embrace Builidng Wraps and the Erith project

In February 2018, Erith Group achieved another notable first, becoming the first UK demolition company to break into the BCLive league table of construction activity. The company won more than £62 million in new contracts during the month and – in so doing – outperformed established construction giants such as Sir Robert McAlpine and Laing O’Rourke. Details of that phenomenal achievement are recounted in the Business Briefing edition of Demolition News Radio which you can listen to here: https://tinyurl.com/yae27w9d

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Pleasant Experience The demolition of a prominent North Cambridge office block dating back to the 1970s is now complete, courtesy of local firm Mick George Ltd. The 0.56 hectare Mount Pleasant House site, comprising a 3,901 m2 multi-let office building is being redeveloped by Howard Osborne LLP, a joint venture between Cambridge-based property company Howard Group and Osborne. Bought from the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), the iconic octagonal-towered building that forms one of the main gateways into the city centre, will be redeveloped into modern, purpose built accommodation for St. Edmunds College. The proposal will see the existing office building and 145 car parking spaces demolished and replaced with four new blocks centred around two south-facing courtyards. The new grounds’ will consist of 199 en-suite student rooms and 74 self-contained studio’s for academic staff and post-graduates, as well as cycle storage for 306 bikes, to encourage sustainable transport around the city.

College in an ideal location, at the same time as regenerating the Mount Pleasant Site,” says William Jewson, spokesperson on behalf of Howard Osborne LLP. Due to the close proximity of commercial office buildings, education facilities, road networks, and residential housing, special deconstruction and demolition techniques were utilised to ensure the safety of all within immediate reach of the site. In addition, the building was entirely wrapped, to create a visual, sound and dust barrier, further protecting against any disruption to those in the vicinity. “Cambridge is very much our homeland, so it was a pleasure to be working in partnership with another two family-owned local businesses, especially when community interest’ is genuinely a driving force behind their involvement with the project,” concludes Michael George, contracts director at Mick George Ltd. “Like ourselves, they have a vested interest in improving the infrastructure of the county of Cambridgeshire and gearing it towards future success.” To view an exclusive vide of the demolition in action, please visit: https://youtu.be/4nNouOl5vnI

The demolition works kickstarted an 18 month construction programme, which is anticipated to be complete, ready for occupation in the summer of 2019. “The development will provide high quality graduate accommodation for St. Edmunds

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MAKING A SPLASH After weeks of pre-launch hype and speculation, JCB finally lifted the veil on its latest range of excavators. So was it worth the wait? Mark Anthony was among the first to experience the new X Series. I have attended product launch events in which the inclusion of a CD player, the redesign of a wing mirror and the addition of an ergonomically-designed cupholder is considered sufficient for the manufacturer to claim that it has created a new machine series.

My scepticism was misplaced. And while the X Series excavators do not represent a revolution as significant as the Hydradig and the HiViz dumper, there is no question that the X Series machines mark a significant evolution. That evolution is born of what Burnhope describes as an obsession; an obsession with refining the design of an excavator; an obsession with incremental improvements that in isolation appear small and even insignificant but which taken together represent another leap by the Rocester-based equipment giant. X Factor Four years in development, the new excavators benefit from a significant focus on the operator environment. The cab is a completely new structure, which will be used across the X series range. It is 100 mm longer and a full one metre wide, making it 15 percent larger overall than on previous machines. That probably doesn’t sound like much. But I’ve sat in an X Series machine and I was disappointed when I had to return to my car. The cab incorporates the ROPS frame within the structure and has flat glazing all round. Most impressively, the 220X boasts an incredibly low 68dB(A) noise level inside the operator’s cab, down from 73dB(A) on the previous generation. Three options of an all-new seat developed with supplier Grammer provide maximum comfort, with heating and ventilation among the options. The flat floor is easy to keep clean and even the rubber mat has been redesigned to assist with sweeping out. To the right-hand side of the operator is an all-new command pod, bringing together all switches and controls into a single

So when JCB’s chief innovation and growth officer, Tim Burnhope, mentioned reinforced door hinges early on in his pre-unveil speech about his company’s much-anticipated X Series excavators, I could feel my inner pool of journalistic cynicism beginning to bubble and boil. But Burnhope and his team have form. This is the same team that rewrote the wheeled excavator rule book with the launch of the JCB Hydradig; the same team that took half a century of accepted wisdom and threw it out the window with the launch of the Hi-Viz site dumper.

KIT TALK seat-mounted unit. A 7â&#x20AC;? tilt-adjustable monitor has been provided with intuitive menus and functionality. The monitor is accessed through an automotive-style rotary controller. The foot pedals, foot rests and tracking levers have also been redesigned to provide increased comfort, while the machines can be supplied factoryprepared for GPS excavation guidance, tilt-rotator and autolube if required.

A pronounced skirt circles the upperstructure, providing a strong, yet easily repairable profile to protect the new doors. All tanks are now mounted inside the bodywork, to further reduce the risk of damage and even the counterweight has been designed to prevent knocks. There is easy access to a large tool box, with integral refuelling pump with filter, while the AdBlue tank is positioned under a separate cover, to prevent cross-contamination and to make it easier to refill.

Durable Design The new 20-tonne class excavators herald a robust new appearance that will be carried throughout the range. Designed and built to work efficiently and profitably, with durability and reliability throughout every strand of their DNA, the excavators have an upperstructure that is now a full 2.7 metre wide, 200 mm broader than their predecessors. The additional space has allowed JCBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s designers to mount the main boom in the centre of the machine, rather than at an offset. This reduces stress on the slew bearing and provides increased accuracy for the operator when trenching. It also permits the use of larger buckets without impacting the tracks.

Proven Components While much of the last decade has - for all manufacturers - put engine development at the centre of the engineersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; brief, the stability of Tier 4 Final and Stage IV legislation has allowed the team to expand its remit for the new models. The company has stayed with proven Kawasaki hydraulic pumps and Kayaba valves, but has opted for larger spools and a latest generation valve block for reduced hydraulic losses. The diameter of the main hydraulic hose to and from the main hydraulic valve has increased in diameter from 1925 mm, giving greater flow without increasing the speed of the oil. Maintaining the speed of the oil in increased diameter hoses, results in less wear and tear and therefore increases hose life.

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KIT TALK Though the boom and arm are unchanged, JCB will offer the option of boom float with two modes to make grading easier and to reduce stress when operating a hydraulic breaker. The bucket ram will be available with an optional hose burst check valve and the grease points in the boom and arm have been grouped together to reduce service time. Research and Development JCB has undertaken the design and engineering of the new 20-tonne machines with quality and durability at the heart of every operation. The company benchmarked all leading competitors and collected more than 1,000 requirements from customers around the world. The team spent four years honing the excavators, to make them both simple to operate and simple to service. One of the stand-out features developed during this process is as simple and unassuming as it is practical. The bottom of the rear counterweight flares slightly, allowing it to be seen in the operatorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wing mirrors. Not only does this aid in site safety, it also helps minimise rear-end damage. Quite simply, if the flare-point misses an

obstacle while slewing, the whole counterweight will miss it too. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every detail of these excavators has been examined and perfected, to provide maximum durability and reliability in operation. But more

KIT TALK than that, we have made it easier for the operator and for the service technician, reducing downtime for the customer and boosting profitability,” concludes JCB’s Tim Burnhope. “The 220X heralds the arrival of a new generation of JCB excavators that will provide many years of faithful service across the world.” Despite my initial cynicism, I am inclined to agree. In fact, while the Hydradig and the HiViz machines marked a paradigm shift in their respective fields, the new X Series excavators are – perhaps – the best representation of Joe Bamford’s Jamais Content (never content, never satisfied) philosophy.

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Are Friends Electric Although the focus of the latest JCB international press launch was on the new X Series excavators, there was plenty more to see including â&#x20AC;&#x201C; most notably â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a new mini excavator with the potential to take electric power mainstream. Mark Anthony reports. Electric excavators are nothing new. Plenty of manufacturers have dabbled with machines tethered to a generator by an umbilical cordstyle cable. And anyone that has ever owned or operated an electric-powered Brokk will know that the demolition sector is quite prepared to adopt electric power over diesel as the need and application arises. But until now, the electric-powered excavator has been a minority interest; the stuff of specialist applications; machines developed by specialist manufacturers. That is about to change. JCB, a company that is at its best when it is producing large volumes of identical machines, has thrown its hat into the electric excavator arena. And by doing so, it has taken the electric excavator mainstream.

Low Noise & Emissions Scheduled to become available later this year, the brand new JCB 19C-1 E-TEC mini excavator is a zero-emission machine that will allow contractors to work inside buildings and in emissions-sensitive inner city environments. Another huge advantage of the new electric mini is that the external noise, at 7dBA lower, is a massive five times quieter than its traditional diesel powered counterpart. This means contractors can work after normal hours in urban streets without disturbing residents, as well operating in other noise sensitive environments including hospitals and schools. There is no compromise on performance with the fully charged electric machine capable of putting in a full shift in normal operation. And with no daily checks of coolant and engine oil levels required, the machine is off to work quicker than its diesel counterpart. Based on the 19C-1 E-TEC conventional tailswing model, that was unveiled in 2017, the electric excavator replaces the standard machineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s diesel engine with an electric motor and three, next generation 104Ah battery packs, to deliver a full energy capacity of 312Ah (15kWh). The modular batteries utilise advanced NMC lithium-ion cells, shared with the latest road cars, in a rugged battery pack housing that has been designed to withstand the rigours of off-highway construction use.

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KIT TALK Using the latest 48V electrical system, the highly efficient electric motor delivers instant, greater torque than the standard machine’s diesel engine. The motor drives the 19C-1 E-TEC’s proven Bosch Rexroth load-sensing hydraulic system, delivering the same sectorleading digging performance as the standard 1.9-tonne excavator. The 19C-1 E-TEC is equipped with the same adjustable undercarriage and choice of digging equipment as the diesel model, to provide a maximum digging depth of 2,576 mm with the longer 1,100 mm dipper arm. Leading the Charge A convenient on-board charger is provided as standard, allowing the machine to be fully recharged in six hours, using a conventional 230V plug. An optional 110V charging system is available for sites without 230V electricity and JCB will offer a fast-charging option once the machine has been launched - a heavy duty off-board unit, allowing a full charge in two and a half hours. The self-contained power system means that there is no requirement for an electrical power connection or cable during machine operation. The battery packs allow a full working day in a typical duty cycle or four hours of operation in an extreme duty cycle. The 1.9-tonne machine will be capable of handling a range of powered attachments, making it an ideal base carrier for demolition and refurbishment projects.

Tim Burnhope. “The 19C-1 E-TEC will provide contractors with a zero-emission, low-noise solution, allowing them to work independently, in late night urban conditions, within buildings and even in rail tunnels with no requirement for costly exhaust extraction equipment. The 19C-1 E-TEC points the way to a new zero-emission future for JCB mini excavators.”

The 19C-1 E-TEC benefits from a new box section main boom and dipper arm, with all hoses routed through the boom structure for added protection. The boom pins and dozer pivot points come with graphite-impregnated bushings, allowing 500-hour greasing intervals. All grease points are located on one side of the machine to reduce downtime and there are fewer daily checks, as the 19C-1 E-TEC has no engine oil, coolant or fuel tank. “By replacing the diesel engine with an efficient, 48V electrical driveline, with the latest generation automotive battery cells, JCB has once again moved the mini excavator market forwards,” says JCB Chief Innovation and Growth Officer,

Although specific details are not yet available, it is expected that the 19C-1 E-TEC will carry a price premium over its diesel-fuelled counterpart. An advanced lithium-ion cell costs more to produce than a diesel tank. But prospective buyers of this new machine would do well to take a leaf out of the book of Hugh Edeleanu of HE Services and founder of Tesla supercar hire outfit, eVision. His company has installed a number of solar panels on the roof of the eVision premises in Kent and, as a result, has free fuel for life. Not every application requires an electricpowered machine. And so far, the only unit available is in the 2.0 tonne operating weight range. But volume production from a bigname manufacturer coupled with the promise of potentially free fuel for life surely marks the 19C-1 E-TEC as the beginning of an electric revolution.

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The FORTRESS series of excavator mounted shears are sophisticated pieces of equipment that are structurally sound and are made up of a reduced number of parts when compared to other shears in the marketplace. This is made possible due to their innovative design. The shears feature a patented two piece style piercing tip that covers the entire tip, and doubles the size of the protected area. They also incorporate a large pivot group that eliminates the need for an auto-guide, (puck) giving a longer life to the shear as well as increased cutting stability. Furthermore, FORTRESS shears offer more power at the piercing tip than any other comparable shears in each weight class, as well as having a much larger pivot assembly to accommodate the increased power.

The deal follows the recent acquisition of Murray Plant, an attachment specialist company that has the exclusive UK distribution rights for the popular Rammer brand of attachments. The Rammer series includes pulverisers, shears, grapples and hammers. The FORTRESS Line will be sold and supported via Murray Plant sales and service teams, meaning all sales and demonstration enquiries should be made to Fergal O’Neill on 07968 340382. “We are delighted to add this class leading range of shears to our portfolio of equipment,” says Blue Group CEO Adrian Murphy. “The acquisition will give our customer base within the Demolition and Scrap Industries access to this highly regarded line of products.”

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Bonny Shovel for Bonnybridge Ten years and 21,000 hours after purchasing a Volvo L90F, Central Demolition Ltd of Bonnybridge, Falkirk has added the latest L90H long boom model for its recycling facility – based on the reliable and consistent performance of its predecessor.

“In my opinion, the Volvo has been the best loading shovel we’ve had on the fleet in terms of reliability, performance and operator acceptance,” says Murray Brodie. “Our ten-year old L90F has clocked up 21,000 hours on its original powertrain components and hasn’t put a foot wrong, so choosing the latest H-variant as our workload increases was a simple one. And since we took delivery of the machine in June, once again the Volvo brand is living up to its reputation for quality, performance

and most importantly – reliability.” The new 12-tonne loading shovel has been supplied complete with the long boom option, solid wheel and tyre assemblies, RDS weigh loader and a 2.4m³ general purpose straightlipped bucket. “Both the size of the machine and especially the size of the bucket are the key to handling the variety, weight and density of the materials arriving here on site,” explains Murray Brodie. “Here at our recycling yard,

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we receive a whole variety of material ranging from that coming from our demolition contracts – concrete, bricks, wood, and soils, as well as inert industrial waste arriving by our fleet of skip lorries and 8x4 hook lift container lorries. The L90H is the optimum sized loading

shovel for accessing every area of the recycling yard including the sorting bins.” The L90H supplied to Central Demolition Ltd is powered by a Volvo Stage-IV final Volvo 6-litre engine, developing 186 nett hp with a maximum

torque of 853 Nm at just 1,400 rpm. The machine also benefits from Volvo designed and manufactured driveline components, designed to offer considerable fuel savings each shift. Fuel savings are further enhanced by the Volvo Ecopedal, encouraging the operator

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KIT TALK to run the machine at its optimum rpm in the engineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s torque curve. The optional long boom provides an extra 430 mm of load over height under the tipped bucket with a generous full turn tipping load of 8,000 kg. The L90H is in charge of a whole range of duties at the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recycling facility from loading incoming material into the primary crusher, separating commodities, rehandling and stock piling processed materials from the wash plant, clearing the bays under the sorting station and finally loading material out onto wagons. The machine will normally work a tenhour daily shift and is doing its part to recycle up to 97 percent of all incoming material to the facility. It joins the existing L90F shovel which is still going strong and around a dozen Volvo excavators ranging from 8 tonnes up to 46 tonnes, all specified for demolition duties and high reach applications.

In all, Central Demolition Ltd operates 104 items of mobile equipment along with 32 road-going lorries including articulated lorries, low loaders, 8x4 rigid tippers and hook lifts and skip lorries, and 65 vans of various sizes for use by machine operators, demolition crews and mobile engineers. Established in 1993, Central Demolition is a demolition, asbestos removal and recycling contractor serving clients throughout the UK.

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Four Decades of Innovation Hydraulic hammer giant Rammer is celebrating its 40th birthday this year. The company’s success was born in Finland but the company – now part of Sandvik - is now truly global. With its familiar red and white livery, the Rammer name has become synonymous with innovation. And for good reason. When the company unveiled its first hydraulic hammers, it created not just a product but an entire operating principle; something the company has repeated several times over in the four decades since. Indeed, the growth, success and popularity of the Rammer brand has been built upon a foundation of innovation; innovation that has spawned countless developments that were pioneering in their time but which are now considered the industry norm. Such innovations include: Constant Blow Energy; Idle blow protection; attachment-mounted dust suppression;

automatic lubrication; and remote hammer monitoring and management These innovations helped revolutionise the operating practices of Rammer customers across the world to such a degree that event the names of these innovations – Ramlube, Ramjet, Ramses – have become an integral part of the industry’s language and a benchmark by which other breaker brands are judged. So, while Rammer’s birthday will be marked by a party in Finland where it all started, the 40th anniversary of the company’s formation is cause for a global celebration.

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KIT TALK Kinshofer Unleashes X-LOCK Attachment specialist Kinshofer has unveiled the X-LOCK Coupler, a safe and quick solution for exchanging excavator attachments.

The tool allows the operator to exchange attachments safely from within the cab and features a wedge-locking principal that allows the coupler to connect to the attachment in two separate places. The X-LOCK Coupler easily pairs with buckets, rippers, rakes and mechanical grabs as well as a wide variety of demolition, recycling and railroad attachments. “The X-LOCK Coupler is the safest solution available when it comes to changing excavator attachments,” claims Francois Martin, Kinshofer North America general manager. “The various safety and design features — which are Kinshofer exclusive— allow operators to make attachment exchanges from the cab. This ensures safety

while speeding up the exchange process, resulting in enhanced ROI.” The unit’s wedge-locking principal connects the coupler to the attachment in two separate places and provides a two-and-ahalf-fold locking force compared to a pendular jaw quick hitch. This constant applied working pressure continuously readjusts the wedge, keeping both pins firmly against the quick hitch. Two pressure relief valves operate the wedge, which locks at 1,730 psi and unlocks at 3,455 psi. This ensures the hydraulic circuit is not over pressurised and minimises wear in the locking area between the coupler and the attachment. A rear lock safety device ensures the wedge does not retract and

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KIT TALK disconnect the attachment if hydraulic failure occurs. Additional safety features within the X-LOCK Coupler allow the operator to connect and disconnect safely from within the cab. When connecting, the X-LOCK Safety Knuckle immediately and automatically engages onto the front pin, which can only be released by the operator. The self-adjusting wedge locks the second pin as soon as the lock switch is deactivated, safely securing the attachment. When disconnecting, the operator unlocks the self-adjusting wedge from the rear pin and unlocks the safety knuckle from the front pin. The coupler is now ready to be removed from the attachment. If the attachment is not fully detached within five to 12 seconds, the coupler will automatically reattach for safety. The auto-lock window time period is customizable. Once disconnected, the safety knuckle re-engages and is ready to lock the front pin of the next attachment. During the exchange of attachments, the operator is able to control and monitor the exchange process in the cab through the X-LOCK Control Unit, which features a separate open and

close button. This control unit includes a timetable that notifies the operator when the wedge and safety knuckle are open or closed. The system features red and green LED lights as well as a warning buzzer that indicates whether the pairing was successful or not. This heightens operator awareness, helping him or her manage the system and prevent highly hazardous situations by alerting if the attachment is not properly attached. Kinshofer reports that it designed the X-LOCK Coupler to prevent accidents. “Most serious accidents happen within the first five seconds of latching attachments and one loss of life due to equipment or operator error on a jobsite is one too many,” Martin said. “We developed the X-LOCK Coupler to prevent such incidents. The step-by-step control and various commands required for the locking and unlocking function makes the X-LOCK Coupler fail proof, safe and efficient.” The durable X-LOCK Couplers are made of high-alloy steel and are available for excavators from 1.0 to 100 tonne operating weights. Each coupler installs simply and safely, with just one hydraulic circuit and two hydraulic hoses. All parts are enclosed within the system, reducing damage and lessening parts replacement costs.

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KIT TALK New “Eara” for Hearing Protection Industry leading civil engineering contractor BAM Nuttall is continuing to explore innovative construction site equipment and techniques with a trial of a dynamic hearing protection solution from health and safety technology company Eave. With noise induced hearing loss being one of the most prevalent occupational diseases, affecting 1.4 million workers in the EU and costing 1.4 billion Euros annually, BAM Nuttall is trialling the Eave Work Bluetooth Ear Defenders. Designed to protect hearing, while allowing clear communications in heavy industry environments such as construction and marine engineering, the ear defenders adapt to their surroundings, separating speech from background noise.

from a medical device background, having worked with hearing aids as a clinical audiologist. Loss of hearing is caused by getting old or exposure to loud noise. The latter is 100% preventable which is why we developed the Eave Work Bluetooth Ear Defenders.”

“We are always interested in innovative construction solutions and have been trialling the Eave Work Bluetooth Ear Defenders on one of our large London sites recently,” says Colin Evison, Head of Innovation at BAM Nuttall. “Following the pilot, the feedback so far has been very positive. The ear protectors cut down on loud background noise, while enhancing voice, allowing for easy communication without nullifying important audible safety signals such as alarms or sirens for example.”

“Our defenders enhance soft sounds, such as voice, while protecting against high intensity noise. It’s important, however, to make sure that there is still an appropriate level of background noise to ensure that operatives remain safe. Over protection from noise can be a health and safety risk too.” As well as protecting hearing and facilitating clear communications the ear defenders also record noise data which can be accessed online. When paired with bluetooth beacons a sound map can be produced, highlighting the levels of noise across the site at different times of the day.

The ear defenders have front and side facing beam forming microphones, combined with advanced audio algorithms, that make communications in noisy environments effortless. The headsets also integrate wirelessly into existing communications networks, allowing the pairing of smartphones or walkie-talkies for easily heard conversations in a noisy environment. “We have developed this technology over the last year and have been testing it in heavy industries where hearing loss could be an issue,” explains Eave CEO and founder David Greenberg. “I come

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ADVERTORIAL Three Decades at the Top of the first real franchise, Pirtek Greenwich.

Since the Australian franchise-model emergency hose repair business entered the UK market in 1988, Pirtek has grown to become the dominant force in the sector.

Just five years later, the network comprised more than 20 centres and Pirtek had outgrown its Park Royal home. Pirtek Park Royal was sold and the head office operation moved to its current home in Acton, west London. The network continued to grow in the UK and with the opening of the Dublin centre in 1994, Pirtek began a similarly fruitful iteration of its business model in the Irish Republic.

Having opened the door of its pilot hose centre towards the end of 1988, Pirtek is celebrating its 30th anniversary; a three decade period of growth, network expansion and product and service innovation. The concept of Pirtek – a network of independently-owned but closely linked hose centres supported by fully-equipped mobile workshops – was brought to this country by Pirtek UK founders and franchising veterans, Peter Brennan and Forbes Petrie, following a fact-finding mission to Australia, where the Pirtek business model was established.

Pirtek then turned its attention to continental Europe, quickly establishing a footing in Germany, and the Benelux countries in 1996. The following year proved similarly significant in Pirtek’s history as the company netted the coveted British Franchise Association (BFA) Franchise of the Year award. “We had the right product and quality service in the right place at the right time,” says Pirtek’s Paul Dunlop, who has been with the company for 25 years. “We had a superb range of products and services and we were offering them at a time when the

Having acquired the master licence, the pair set up the UK’s first dedicated hose centre in London’s Park Royal; a facility that would double as the home of Pirtek UK for the next five years. Within 18 months, the network had doubled in size with the sale

ADVERTORIAL growth in self-employment had made franchising desirable and when many industrial companies were seeking to outsource what had previously been conducted in-house.” Pirtek UK clocked up 60 centres within its first 10 years. “By 1998, we had around 200 mobile workshops on the road and were already seen as the benchmark for the emergency hose replacement sector,” Dunlop continues. “We continued to innovate, adding new products and services to our portfolio, leading to further expansion of the network. Now after 30 years in the British market, Pirtek UK has 85 centres and 350 mobile workshops.” At the turn of the millennium, Pirtek UK was nominated for the BFA’s Franchise of the Year award again and following its ongoing growth across Europe, the International Franchise of the Year. Remarkably, the company netted the double, collecting both awards. With so many achievements to its name, it would be easy for Pirtek to rest on its laurels as UK number one. But that’s not how Pirtek operates. As the company celebrates the 30th anniversary of its entry into the UK market, it is continuously innovating and evolving. Pirtek established Total Hose Management, a holistic data-driven system whereby franchises record, service and maintain hose systems, replacing parts at an optimal time and reducing hose failure. The success of this system is now being carried over into Total Hydraulic Management, covering entire hydraulic systems. Pirtek Tyne and Wear has established an ongoing relationship with Banks Mining, with scheduled maintenance of its heavy plant pre-empting failure, thus reducing unplanned maintenance as a percentage of all work to single figures. Pirtek has also addressed one of the major dangers of working with high pressure systems – fluid injection injuries. The company’s Fluid Power Glove is unique in resisting jets of oil at the highest

pressures found in regular hydraulic systems. This protects from certain injury and the need for surgery, and in some cases, death. The company takes its responsibilities very seriously. As a result, it has ISO 9001 accreditation to meet customer service objectives and ISO 14001 to measure and improve its environmental impact. These are ongoing commitments and Pirtek will continue to be ahead of the curve on these issues. The company has made use of information technology to coordinate jobs, communicate and regulate stock for many years. All jobs are recorded on iPads and stock is managed via a bespoke system. However, the passion to grow and improve doesn’t stop there as Pirtek is in the process of rolling out a new, improved IT system that will be launched this year. “The company has undergone some truly radical changes in the past three decades and I don’t think any of us could have predicted the growth we have enjoyed,” concludes Paul Dunlop. “The one thing that has remained unchanged is a commitment to innovation and a constant improvement in customer service. Those were the foundations of the business started by Forbes Petrie and Peter Brennan in 1988 and they are the driving force behind our business today.”

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ADVERTORIAL Dorton Group ‘go green‘ with new McCloskey Jaw Crusher Sussex & Devon based Dorton Group, have recently taken delivery of a new McCloskey J45 Jaw Crusher to add to their ever increasing specialist range of equipment for demolition and recycling. Founded 33 years ago, Dorton are one of the most progressive and fastest growing companies in their sector in the UK. The groups operating bases are in Burgess Hill, West Sussex and Plymouth, Devon where they also operate a 3 acre recycling facility. Dorton Group are specialists in Demolition, Asbestos Removal, Bulk Excavation and Materials Recycling. Pete Walsh of Dorton Group commented, “As a business working in this modern world, it is important to source the best equipment we can to ensure we keep our projects running to schedule. Through due diligence we identified McCloskey, who in our opinion are leaders in their field, with extremely well built machines that’s offer high production and a superior after service that is required to maintain such hard working machines. We trialled all of the brand leaders and the J45 ticked all the boxes.” In the machines first two weeks it has been in action on Dorton sites in the South East and South West of the country. The heavy duty McCloskey J45 Jaw Crusher, has a true 45” x 27” Jaw with reversible hydrostatic drive, folding Hardox® hopper mounted over vibrating feeder with telescopic dirt belt. Standard features include load sensing magic eye over the jaw, overband magnet, extended main conveyor and dust suppression. The machine can also be supplied with a Pre Screen and or a Recirculation System. Business Development Manager for McCloskey, Colin Wilkie added, “This is just one of a range of world leading crushers and screens manufactured by McCloskey, which has allowed us to become one of the leading suppliers in UK. It speaks volumes when companies such as Dorton Group choose our company and products on merit. We look forward to being of service to them for years to come. We have an ever expanding list of satisfied users many of whom give us repeat business based not only on our quality products, but also the way we provide exceptional aftersales with our own fleet of service engineers and factory direct parts system allowing nearly every part to be available on a next day service. The J45 joins the McCloskey R105 Screener already supplied to Dorton Group. With over 30 years of trading, McCloskey is still a privately owned company and the largest independent manufacturer of Crushers and Screeners in the world, with UK based Noel McCloskey, being pinnacle to the success and expansion of market share and ensuring the name remains known for quality products and proven performance. Dorton Group Head Office

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Rhino Waste Services Limited is a family run company formed in 2013, bringing together a team of experienced staff with the aim of building the finest Construction/Demolition waste recycling company in London. Still a young company, we are leading the way in ensuring zero of our waste goes to landfill, and building the most efficient and reliable fleet in the industry. Rhino Waste Services has made great strides in the short time we have been in operation. Rhino Waste is a leading provider of integrated waste management services, offering commercial, construction and industrial waste collection, recycling and disposal services. With two waste transfers stations, one operating 3 miles away from the heart of London and the other operating 2 miles from the Dartford Crossing, Kent we are driving forward in recovering 100% of the waste produced enabling us to offer a zero to landfill option. You will benefit from our simple approach of the waste hierarchy: To reduce waste as much

Our new and improved recycling facility in Kent is producing even more products for the panelboard and biomass sectors. The ability to segregate more and screen our processed grades means a more reliable recovery route for you the customer- we accept material 52 weeks a year. Rhino Waste Services has a strong reputation for putting our customers first. We provide the following support services for our construction/ demolition customers: Account management and office support We assign our customers an account manager who looks after and manages all elements of the service providing the primary point of contact. This is backed up by an office support team which takes orders and responds to day to day requirements such as same day and out of hourâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s jobs. Site specific management reporting Our customers receive reports tailored to their individual sites, ensuring the information they

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