IDE returns to Leeds for sell out Spring Seminar

On the 23rd February, the IDE held its 2018 Spring Seminar at the Leeds Royal Armouries. This year the event was a sell out in terms of professionals attending and companies who recognize the importance of the seminar to their businesses and the sector as a whole.

Highlights of the event included a £10,000 cheque being handed to the chief executive of Niemman-Pick UK, a charity dedicated to helping those with Niemann-Pick disease and the debilitating effects it has on the body.

Attendees enjoyed talks given by Erith's Andrew Dyson, Curtins' Russel Bowman, ABB Ltd's Stephen Andrew, Able UK's Neil Etherington, Casella's Shaun Knott, Wayne Bagnall, Sustainable Solutions' Dr. John Henry Looney and Kris Atkins, and finally a comedic break thanks to comedian John Ryan who tackled the taboo subject of mental health.

Full details of the seminar, the talks, and many more photos can be viewed on the Institute of Demolition Engineers' website linked to below.

Source: IDE

IDE Regional Meeting and Peaky Blinders Tour CANCELLED

Please note that the IDE Regional Meeting and Peaky Blinders Tour scheduled for tomorrow evening at the Old Crown, Digbeth has been CANCELLED owing to the current weather conditions and the local forecast of -10 degrees overnight tonight and into tomorrow.

As the tour is a walking tour of back alleys and streets of Digbeth there is a risk of ice underfoot on uncleared footpaths and that risk cannot be eliminated.

The event will be rearranged for 2018.

The loss of George Turner

IDE Spring Seminar 2018 Confirmed for February

Please email info@ide.org.uk for more information including booking forms and exhibition space inquiries.

Thomas Greenham

It is with great sadness that the Institute of Demolition Engineers informed us late yesterday that Thomas Greenham has passed away.

The funeral will be held on Wednesday, November 8th at 2pm. The location is as follows:

St. Mary's C of E Church
Church Lane,
High Street,
Streatley,
Berkshire RG8 9HU

The family have asked that instead of flowers they would appreciate donations to either Help for Heroes or the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

All of our thoughts are with Thomas' family during this difficult time.

IDE Elections are upon us so use your vote wisely!

The IDE elections for Council of Management are now upon us with members receiving voting emails as we speak.

If you are a member eligible to vote you are being asked to vote in two contests as follows:-

1. Re-election of Stuart Accleton as Honorary Treasurer
You may think that as Stuart holds the position and is the only name on the ballot paper then you do not need to vote for him. This is wrong, he must be re-elected to the position as he is the best man for the job and can only be re-elected if the members vote for him so please DO NOT IGNORE this section.

2. Election to Council of Management
This year there are three places on the Council available and we have seven candidates to choose from when casting your three votes. I would ask that before you cast your votes you read the "manifestos" of the candidates to see which of the seven have the members' interests at heart and that is where you should cast your vote. It would be unethical of me as a Past President to tell you who I think you should, or should not vote for, but I will say that Mike Kehoe of C&D Consultancy is a candidate and Mike follows my own line of thinking with regard to the IDE.

The IDE, I believe, has always been an Institute for its members whoever they work for and whatever their position within demolition and that should not change. Demolition is not just for the privileged few, it is for everyone, so vote for those candidates that will ensure that IDE continues to put the needs of the individual members first, rather than the needs of companies.

And remember that even though you have three votes that you can cast you can use one, two, or all three of those votes. So if there are only two people that you feel meet your requirements for helping to run the IDE then vote for those two only. A "throw away" vote on a third candidate who you are not so keen on could, in fact, vote them into office before the ones you want to be in office.

The IDE has come a long way in the last ten years and this vote could be crucial in shaping it's future. Please VOTE but VOTE WISELY!

IDE Midlands Regional Meeting 12th December

Click here to email and register or request a booking form for the Peaky Blinders Tour.

IDE Midlands Regional Meeting and Peaky Blinders Tour

Click here to register your attendance and get a Peaky Blinders Tour booking form via email.

Be ready for the IDE Elections 2017

The process will begin shortly for the IDE Elections 2017 and all details for eligible voters will be sent to the Electoral Reform Services (ERS) who will be administering the Council elections again this year.

Nominations may be made by fully paid-up Fellows (FIDE, Hon FIDE), Full members (MIDE, Hon MIDE), Associates (AMIDE), and Technician Grade Members. If you are an eligible member, please keep an eye on your inbox for emails from the IDE and ERS inviting you to nominate candidates. Remember, your vote counts!

With that in mind, please check that you have provided your most current email and/or postal address to the IDE, and ensure these important emails aren't inadvertently ending up in your spam folder.

IDE and NFDC Golf Day 2017 Confirmed

As the invitation below states, if you'd like to attend then please call 01634 790548 or email info@ide.org.uk. We look forward to seeing you there on Friday, 15th September.

IDE calls for visiting lecturers at the University of Wolverhampton

The launch of the world leading Demolition Degree gets ever closer with the first students commencing their study at the University on Thursday, 28th September this year.

The content of the course has now been agreed by the IDE Education Committee. Dr. Terry Quarmby and our own John Woodward are on-board to deliver the relevant lectures. However, there is a need for additional lecturers to assist with the course and anyone interested in offering their time should contact Richard Dolman with a copy of their CV and relevant training qualifications.

Please note, lecturers will need to make themselves available on various dates throughout the academic year.

To contact Richard Dolman, please email info@ide.org.uk

IDE Midlands Regional Meeting on August 15th

The IDE has organised a Midlands Regional Meeting for Tuesday, 15th August between 5pm and 7pm.

The meeting is sponsored by DSM Demolition Ltd. and takes place in The Oak Hotel, Stratford Road, Hockley heath B94 5NW. You'll find it on the A34.

At 5pm there will be refreshments and some time to network. Then there will be talks by safety consultant Steve Tamplin on Scaffolding Awareness, and Ricky Hay FRICS, the NFDC Scotland & Ireland Regional Chairman on the demolition of the St. James Quarter in Edinburgh. A video will also be available to watch showing a delayed timelapse of the Tottenham Hotspurs Ground demolition.

To register your attendance, please email info@ide.org.uk

IDE Autumn Seminar September 29th

The IDE has confirmed that the Autumn Seminar for 2017 will be happening on Friday, 29th September. The venue is One Great George Street, Westminster, London SW1P 3AA.

Speakers have yet to be confirmed, but the seminar acts as a venue to meet and network, and it is possible to achieve up to 6 core IDE CPD through attendance.

The closing date for pre-booked delegates is 18th September. You can pre-book or secure exhibition space by emailing info@ide.org.uk or by phoning 01634 790548.

IDE Midlands Regional Meeting, August 15th

On Tuesday, August 15th, an IDE Midlands Regional Meeting will be held in The Oak Hotel on Stratford Road in Hockley Heath.

The event is sponsored by DSM Demolition and kicks off at 5pm with registration and networking accompanied by refreshments and a buffet.

After that there will be a couple of speakers including safety consultant Steve Tamplin talking about scaffolding awareness. Then there's Ricky Hay FRICS, regional chairman of the NFDC for Scotland & ireland. He'll be talking about the demolition of the St. James Quarter in Edinburgh.

Attendees will also be able to watch a time delay video on the demolition of the Tottenham Hotspurs Ground at White Hart Lane in London. It's a work in progress by sponsors DSM Demolition.

If you'd like to attend, then please email info@ide.org.uk to register.

Remembering Dave Ross, who sadly passed away on Saturday

C&D Consultancy are sad to announce the death on Saturday, 8th July of Dave Ross.

Dave worked with C&D on a number of projects over the last ten years and was a well respected member of our team. I first met Dave at Loxley Dismantling where he was one of my site supervisors and we kept our working relationship and friendship going ever since that day.

Dave worked on many complex projects for ourselves, Apollo GCL, Thorne Demolition, AR Demolition, and many other companies during his career, and enjoyed his retirement years by cruising the worlds oceans with beloved wife Jean, drinking a few beers in his local working men's club or demolishing things on the few weeks a year that he decided to work to earn some money for another cruise!

Dave was extremely proud to have achieved IDE status after working in our industry for over 50 years and he was one of the first "old school" demolition men persuaded to join IDE when the institute opened its doors to a wider range of entry criteria.

Dave was an excellent site manager, a great machine driver, and a true Yorkshireman, never happier than when in his caravan at some demolition site eating his large pan of "Rotherham Stew" cooked by Jean for Dave to reheat most nights when he was away. In fact, the only nights that he didn't eat Jean's stew he would eat a rump steak as he was a lover of "Proper English Grub."

Dave once sat with me in his working men's club drinking a few beers, as you do, and told me of a great cruise that Jean and he had just completed on P&O Oriana where for the 28 nights of the cruise Dave ate a rump steak every night as "I couldn't face the foreign food."

He will be remembered for his friendliness to everyone and his ability to think a job through to get it down in the safest manner.

He will be sadly missed. Funeral details are unconfirmed at the moment, but we will post them when received and Jill and I will celebrate his memory on Saturday night with a few beers and a steak. I just hope that wherever he is now the menu is not just Curry and Chinese food!

IDE Autumn Seminar 29th September 2017

The IDE Autumn Seminar is being held on the 29th September this year in London. It promises to be both an interesting and informative programme of speakers and presentations on a range of topics from the Demolition industry.

It is being held at One Great Geroge Street in Westminster where there will be a chance to meet and network with other professionals from industry. You'll also be able to achieve up to 6 core IDE CPD.

If you would like to attend or obtain exhibition space, then please contact the IDE directly either by emailing info@ide.org.uk or calling 01634 790548.

IDE South East Regional Meeting August 3rd

On Thursday, August 3rd, there will be an IDE South East Regional Meeting held between 4pm-6pm. The venue is as follows:

Erith Contractors,
33 Grosvenor Place
London SW1

It's a free event and non-members are more than welcome. Registration and networking kicks off at 4pm along with free refreshments. After that, there will be a number of speakers including:

John Campbell, Campbell Associates speaking about automated noise, dust, and vibration monitoring.
Paul Millar, Erith Contactors, speaking about demolition and enabling case study of 33 Grosvenor Place.
Connor McHugh, Swantest, with a speaking topic to be confirmed.

If you are interested in attending them please email the IDE directly at info@ide.org.uk.

IDE South East Regional Meeting summary

The IDE successfully hosted the second South Regional meeting of 2017 on the 4th May, and decided to remind everyone who couldn't attend what they missed. You won't want to miss the next one!

There were three presentations given during the meeting sponsored by Erith Contractors and held at their 33 Grosvenor Place site in London. Nick Turnbull from GNAT-UK spoke about the Brokk remote Demolition of the Shrewsbury Flax Mills Silos, which were located adjacent to the Grade One listed, and first ever, iron framed building erected in the World.

Mark Greenhalgh from Peak Access spoke about the rope access industry and assistance given to Erith and the National Trust in recovering valuable documents from an 18th century stately home fire.

Finally there was Terry Madden of Erith. He spoke about the demolition, façade retention, and enabling works package for the Cross Rail Eastern Ticket Hall OSD Bond Street and Hanover Square redevelopment.

The next South East Regional Meeting will be held in August or September. 37 attended the May 4th event, hopefully the numbers for the next one will be even higher.

Source: IDE

IDE Scottish Seminar July 7th - Cancelled

The IDE has been forced to cancel the Scottish Seminar planned for July 7th due to circumstances beyond their control. This is a single event cancellation and we'll share details of when the next Scottish Seminar is going ahead when the date gets confirmed.

IDE President presents school with cheque to fund new playground

We are happy to report that Helen Allison School was recently presented with a cheque for £22,000 by IDE President David Darsey.

The funds were raised by the IDE and NFDC with a view to funding a new playground at the school. Speaking of the campaign, Mr Darsey commented, ""I'm delighted to help support such a worthy cause and enable kids to benefit from the new facilities."

Source: The National Autistic Society