This year's World Demolition Awards has a very international flavour

Regular readers will know that the World Demolition Awards and Demolition Summit 2017 are getting ever closer. This year they are being held in London on November 2nd. And it is going to be a very international affair this time around.

Entrants to the awards come from a very diverse range of countries, with the list including India, New Zealand, Singapore, and Russia. The judging line-up is just as diverse, with 8 experts made up of 4 Europeans, 3 Americans, and an Australian.

November 2nd could be a flagship night for the awards, the summit, and the demolition industry. Make sure you're there to experience it live.

Source: KHL

Demolition Awards Deadline is June 30th

Last year, more than 50 entries contested the World Demolition Awards. If you want to be on that shortlist in 2017, you have just 6 weeks left to enter. The deadline for entries is June 30th.

There are 11 categories in all to choose between:

• Civils Demolition
• Collaboration in Demolition
• Explosive Demolition
• Industrial Demolition
• Innovation – Plant and Equipment
• Innovation – Tools and Attachments
• Recycling and Environmental
• Safety and Training
• Urban Demolition
• Contract of the Year under US$1 million
• Contract of the Year over US$1 million.

If you would like to enter, or pass on an entry form to someone else you think qualifies, you can download them from the Demolition Summit website. Good luck!

High-profile judging panel reunites for 2016 World Demolition Awards

We are very happy to announce that the World Demolition Summit and Awards is bringing back together the same elite team of judges for the Awards as convened last year, and that includes out very own John Woodward.

The panel of judges includes:

• Henrik Bonnesen, Cowi, Denmark
• Dan Costello, Costello Dismantling Company, USA
• Pilar de la Cruz, EDA past president, Spain
• Clinton Dick, Liberty Industrial, Australia
• Patrick Frye, Cardem, France
• Bill Moore, ERM, USA
• William Sinclair, Safedem, United Kingdom
• John Woodward, C&D Consultancy, United Kingdom

For more information on the judges, awards, and summit, please visit the official website.

Watch IDE President Steve Jack address the 2013 Demolition Summit in Amsterdam

Regular readers of this page will know that John has been a judge at the KHL DRi World Demolition Awards since their inception. Each year he goes to Amsterdam for the awards presentation and to listen to the wide range of presentations at the Demolition Summit that takes place the day of the awards.

This year John was particularly keen to listen to IDE President Steve Jack who gave a presentation about the current state of the IDE and the plans for the institute during his Presidency.

That presentation can be seen below:-

Istanbul conference gets backing from Turkish Government

KHL have announced that the Demolition Summit in Istanbul, Turkey on 7th March 2013 has now received official backing form the Turkish Government with a ministry official joining the list of speakers that includes NFDC CEO Howard Button, NFDC Vice President William Sinclair and our own John Woodward.

Full details of the event can be found at the KHL website.

World Demolition Awards gets new judge

The World Demolition Awards are presented alongside the Demolition Summit 2012 held in Amsterdam this coming November. Our own John Woodward, IDE President is once again on the panel of judges for the awards, but this year he is joined by a new judge.

Patrick Frye, pictured above, will also have a hand in picking the winners. He has been in the demolition industry since 1986 and currently focuses on challenging demolition contracts where a novel technical solution is required.

We hope being a judge doesn't pose as much of a challenge as one of his demolition projects, but if the competition is as high as previous years it's going to be tough to pick the winners.

Source: KHL

2011 World Demolition Summit confirmed for Amsterdam

Anyone who attended the Demolition Awards this year in Amsterdam and had a great time will be pleased to know we're set to do it all over again next year.

We are returning to Amsterdam, and using the Hotel Okura again in the first week of November 2011. The event organisation is being handled by KHL Group and the European Demolition Association, and will include the gala dinner, one-day technical conference, and the EDA Autumn conference event.

Keep an eye on the Demolition Summit website for further details with regard to the 2011 World Demolition Awards.

World Demolition Summit 2010 - Register Now

The build-up to the World Demolition Summit 2010 has begun proper with registration reminders like the one above being sent out.

If you haven't registered yet it is happening on November 5th at the Hotel Okura in Amsterdam. Over 150 companies are already signed up to attend and the following reasons for attending are being touted:

• Gain competitive advantage by learning about cutting edge products


• Hear about best practices in different international markets


• Debate the key issues facing the industry - safety, training, workload


• Hear predictions on the likely post-recession landscape


• Meet new contacts among top executives

For anyone who attended last year they know the summit is a lot of fun and very worthwhile. We hope to see you all there.

Demolition Awards deadline date closing fast

The closing date for entries for the 2010 World Demolition Awards is approaching fast and we encourage all demolition contractors to get their entries in soon.

The final date for receipt of entries is Friday 30th July, and no entries will be accepted after this date. Entries, and supporting information should be sent by email to Lindsay Gale at lindsay.gale@khl.com. Details on how to enter these prestigious Awards can be founr at www.demolitionawards.com.

The judging panel has been completed and will convene in London in mid-September to consider their verdicts. Should you have specific questions directly related to the awards, Lindsay can be reached on +44 1892 786210. Short lists of potential winners for each category in the Awards will be announced in early September

The conference programme for the day session that also forms part of the Demolition Summit is almost finalised, and it promises to be a rewarding and interesting opportunity to hear what the demolition industry is doing around the world. For more information on the Summit, go to www.demolitionsummit.com.

First entries in for The World Demolition Awards 2010

With the awards still several months away (Friday 5th November in Amsterdam) the first entries for the awards have arrived at the offices of KHL. Lindsay Gale, Editor of D&Ri, is predicting a higher number of entries than in 2009, and hard work for the judging panel.

The judging panel is now almost agreed, details are at http://www.khl.com/demolition-awards/awards-judges/ and C&D’s John Woodward is again a member of the judging panel and a speaker at the Demolition Summit on the same day, details are at http://www.khl.com/demolition-summit/

The Gala Awards Dinner will be held again at the Hotel Okura in Amsterdam and a flavour of the awards evening, and footage of John presenting an award, can be found at http://www.khl.com/videozone/item51763/

World Demolition Summit 2010

As regulars to the site, and those of you working in the demolition know, last year saw the World Demolition Awards held alongside the World Demolition Summit. The event took place at the Okura Hotel, Amsterdam.

If you enjoyed the event then you'll be pleased to hear it is being repeated this year at the same location.

Lindsay Gale, editor of D&Ri posted on their Demo Summit website describing what we can expect to see:

Once again, the event will feature a top-class one day technical conference that will feature leading industry speakers who will address topics of major concern to the modern demolition industry, as well as a number of detailed reports covering some of the most challenging demolition projects undertaken around the world in recent months. The conference programme is currently under development and details will be announced shortly.

The World Demolition Awards gala dinner that will be held in the evening of Friday 5th November will once again celebrate all that is best in the industry, with individual awards recognising best practice across a range of categories judged by a panel of industry experts from around the world.

The deadline for the award entries is Friday 30th July. You can find out more about the Demolition Awards at the dedicated website.

Demolition Awards extended

As a result of the unprecedented level of interest shown in the inaugural Demolition Awards, and specifically the Contract of the Year category, it has been decided to introduce two ‘highly commended’ awards in this category in addition to the award for the overall winner.

The number of entries for this category more than exceeded all expectations and more to the point, the standard of work outlined in the submitted entries is such that it is felt that more than just a single project should receive formal recognition of a ‘job well done’.

The judging panel will convene in Amsterdam on 8th September, with those shortlisted for the 11 Award categories being notified immediately after this meeting. Full short-lists will also be posted on the KHL website immediately after, along with details of the specific projects being put forward for individual awards, where appropriate.

In addition, the September-October issue of D&Ri will include a special Demolition Summit supplement, which will also be available separately, that will contain all the information you need to know about the inaugural Demolition Summit in Amsterdam on the 6th November, along will full details on all the companies and projects shortlisted for the Demolition Awards.

Demolition Awards deadline extended…

The closing date for entries for the Demolition Awards, organised by D&Ri and supported by the EDA, has been extended to 31 July, 2009.

If you work in the demolition industry then you can enter a number of different categories and it is free to do so.

According to Demolition News:

The Innovation Award, open to manufacturers and equipment suppliers has also been modified to now offer two awards – one for series-produced products aimed at a mass market and a second for custom-produced products developed in response to specific individual customers’ requests.

The winners will be announced on November 6th in Amsterdam as part of the Demolition Summit.