We are very pleased to announce that our own John Woodward, along with Howard Button, CEO of the NFDC, will be session chairs at this year's World Demolition Summit.
The Summit is being held at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel London Kensington this year on November 2nd. Howard Button will chair the morning session before John takes over for the afternoon.
If you haven't booked your places yet, then head over to the official website for full details
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March 6, 2017
January 24, 2017
John Woodward to be session chair at World Demolition Summit
We are very pleased to announce that our very own John Woodward has been confirmed as chairing the afternoon session of the World Demolition Awards this year. He will follow on after lunch from Howard Button, CEO of the NFDC who is handling the morning.
This year, the World Demolition Summit will be held on November 2nd at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel in London. It's the 9th year of the summit, which celebrates excellence and innovation in the demolition industry. As well as the awards, there's a high level technical conference which is currently calling for papers to be submitted.
As the conference organiser, Demolition & Recycling International (D&Ri) magazine is looking for presentations in the following areas:
Source: KHL
This year, the World Demolition Summit will be held on November 2nd at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel in London. It's the 9th year of the summit, which celebrates excellence and innovation in the demolition industry. As well as the awards, there's a high level technical conference which is currently calling for papers to be submitted.
As the conference organiser, Demolition & Recycling International (D&Ri) magazine is looking for presentations in the following areas:
- Challenging and innovative project reports
- Examples of best practice in recycling, health and safety and demolition
- New technology or techniques to solve problems
- Research with direct relevance to demolition and recycling contractors
Source: KHL
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June 15, 2016
Enjoy some old demolition footage captured in 1971
NFDC CEO Howard Button was surfing the web recently when he came across the footage you see below by chance. We thank him for sharing it with us.
The video contains previously unused footage of demolition works carried out in 1971. There's no information about the jobs being done or their location beyong a street sign in the video which clearly states The Royal Borough of Kensington. We hope you enjoy watching it as much as we did.
The video contains previously unused footage of demolition works carried out in 1971. There's no information about the jobs being done or their location beyong a street sign in the video which clearly states The Royal Borough of Kensington. We hope you enjoy watching it as much as we did.
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January 14, 2014
NFDC Midlands & Welsh Masked Ball hits the headlines
The NFDC M&W Ball for 2013 was held at the Belfry Hotel on Saturday 9th November but, unfortunately, Jill and John were unable to attend. It certainly looks like a great time was had by all as photographs have now been published in the Birmingham Post as below:-
Steve Jack (IDE President), Mrs Jenny Jack and Howard Button (NFDC CEO)
Paul and Christina Brown with Melvyn & Tammy Cross
Tracey Sinclair with NFDC President William Sinclair
The rest of the photographs from the event can be viewed at the Birmingham Post article.
Steve Jack (IDE President), Mrs Jenny Jack and Howard Button (NFDC CEO)
Paul and Christina Brown with Melvyn & Tammy Cross
Tracey Sinclair with NFDC President William Sinclair
The rest of the photographs from the event can be viewed at the Birmingham Post article.
September 6, 2013
First IDE Exam Prep Day in Scotland
Following many requests for membership from North of the Border, IDE ran the first Exam Prep Day there on Friday, 30th August in Leith.
The day, and the regional meeting that followed, was kindly sponsored by Forth Demolition Limited and was held at the Holiday Inn Express in Leith which is a stone's throw from the home of the Royal Yacht Britannia.
The Prep day, hosted by Dr.Terry Quarmby and John Woodward, saw exam candidates taken through exam techniques and examples of what may be asked in the Institute exams next month. All of the candidates stated that the day was a success and was an obvious help in the exam process.
Following a full day of training the early evening saw the regional event well supported as usual at the same venue. There were presentations from Jim Skilling, former head of the HSE Asbestos Licensing Group, who gave an overview of H&S issues from his time as an HSE inspector. Dr. Terry Quarmby gave a short talk on "Designing for Demolition" and a proposed an end of life building directive. NFDC CEO Howard Button updated everyone on DRIDS including a live demonstration of the website and the iPhone App.
Stephen McCann of Forth Demolition opened and closed the meeting and he will be producing a full report on proceedings in the next few days so please revisit this site next week for Stephen's report.
The day, and the regional meeting that followed, was kindly sponsored by Forth Demolition Limited and was held at the Holiday Inn Express in Leith which is a stone's throw from the home of the Royal Yacht Britannia.
The Prep day, hosted by Dr.Terry Quarmby and John Woodward, saw exam candidates taken through exam techniques and examples of what may be asked in the Institute exams next month. All of the candidates stated that the day was a success and was an obvious help in the exam process.
Following a full day of training the early evening saw the regional event well supported as usual at the same venue. There were presentations from Jim Skilling, former head of the HSE Asbestos Licensing Group, who gave an overview of H&S issues from his time as an HSE inspector. Dr. Terry Quarmby gave a short talk on "Designing for Demolition" and a proposed an end of life building directive. NFDC CEO Howard Button updated everyone on DRIDS including a live demonstration of the website and the iPhone App.
Stephen McCann of Forth Demolition opened and closed the meeting and he will be producing a full report on proceedings in the next few days so please revisit this site next week for Stephen's report.
August 23, 2013
IDE Scottish regional meeting is fast approaching
The next IDE Scottish Regional meeting will take place on Friday evening August 30th at the Holiday Inn Express, Britannia Way, Ocean Drive, Leith, EH6 6JJ and will follow on from the IDE Scottish exam prep day at the same venue earlier that day.
The speakers include NFDC CEO Howard Button on the new DRIDS and former HSE Edinburgh chief Jim Skilling, IDE Past President John Woodward and demolition industry legend Dr. Terry Quarmby
The meeting and the prep day have been sponsored by Forth Demolition Limited and is open to non-IDE members also.
The speakers include NFDC CEO Howard Button on the new DRIDS and former HSE Edinburgh chief Jim Skilling, IDE Past President John Woodward and demolition industry legend Dr. Terry Quarmby
The meeting and the prep day have been sponsored by Forth Demolition Limited and is open to non-IDE members also.
September 6, 2012
NFDC Extraordinary General Meeting today at JCB Headquarters at Rocester
Today sees NFDC CEO Howard Button, NFDC President Gary Bishop and most NFDC member company representatives attending the EGM at JCB World Headquarters in Rocester.
It is unusual for NFDC to hold an EGM but, bearing in mind that the business meeting at the Madeira convention was small, an EGM gives the opportunity to discuss relevant burning issues prior to the changeover in Presidency on March 1st 2013.
As associate members of NFDC we are not allowed to attend but we understand from various sources that the agenda includes a number of contentious items with regard to rearrangement of the regions, secretarial matters, the site audit scheme, and future conventions, all of which will require a vote from the members today.
We are certain that the debate will be long and hard and whichever way the votes go we hope that all matters are resolved by the time William Sinclair moves into the Presidency.
Mark Anthony, the NFDC Press Officer, will be attending the meeting and I am sure that his report wil be on the NFDC website and demolition news sometime tomorrow.
It is unusual for NFDC to hold an EGM but, bearing in mind that the business meeting at the Madeira convention was small, an EGM gives the opportunity to discuss relevant burning issues prior to the changeover in Presidency on March 1st 2013.
As associate members of NFDC we are not allowed to attend but we understand from various sources that the agenda includes a number of contentious items with regard to rearrangement of the regions, secretarial matters, the site audit scheme, and future conventions, all of which will require a vote from the members today.
We are certain that the debate will be long and hard and whichever way the votes go we hope that all matters are resolved by the time William Sinclair moves into the Presidency.
Mark Anthony, the NFDC Press Officer, will be attending the meeting and I am sure that his report wil be on the NFDC website and demolition news sometime tomorrow.
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March 11, 2010
High Reach Guidance presentation now available
At the IDE Seminar Spring Seminar held on March 5th, one of the presentations was given by Howard Button on High Reach Guidance.
The presentation slides for that talk have been made available online. They focus on:
* FOPS +
* Telescopic booms
* Working ratio.
* Ground Conditions
* Maintenance
* Exclusion zones
* Training
* Equipment
* Boom Cradles/ Machine Commissioning
* Weather Conditions
You can download them directly as a PDF file by visiting this link.
Thanks to Valerie at the IDE for uploading the presentation.
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