Is demolition showing an upturn?

For some time now the demolition industry has been facing hard times with bid prices and margins screwed lower and lower, and companies being forced out of business. However, are we seeing an upturn in work and enquiries?

C&D have suddenly, over the last month, been busier than at any time in 2011 delivering demolition related training courses throughout the UK.

April and the early part of May saw C&D trainers deliver over 200 man days of training of all types from Demolition and Asbestos Awareness for J.Bryan Victoria and Erith Group to IPAF training for Hurley Demolition Limited and this upturn in business could be the start of a general upturn in the industry.

What was particularly pleasing in this period was one Demolition & Asbestos Awareness course held at A R Demolition Ltd as a joint venture with Hurley Demolition Limited where the delegates spent time after the course, without prompting by the trainer, discussing the content and how each of the respective companies dealt with demolition related issues which is a first for us!

It was nice to see collaboration and discussion in our industry rather than the normally reserved and inward stance of many demolition companies.

Let's hope that what appears to be an upturn in demolition related training becomes an upturn in the demolition industry.