World Demolition Awards Judges: Bill Moore

The World Demolition Summit and Awards this year kicks off on November 2nd in London. And for those awards there needs to be judges. DRi decided to do a mini-profile for each judge, so we thought we'd mirror that practice starting with Bill Moore.

Many of you may know Bill from his 25 years as a marketing rep (among other things) at Brandenburg Industrial Service Co., but more recently he's been at Environmental Resources Management (ERM). As for his youth, he counts a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Environmental Safety and Safety Management to his name, attained while studying at Indiana State University.

Speaking with DRi, Bill commented:

"We are looking for new and innovative techniques. For example, Ferrari of France using hydraulic jacks to push walls out to collapse buildings without explosives, and Priestly Demolition’s job where it rolled a huge bridge onto the river bank to cut it up. And of course Despe’s Top Down method of enclosing the floors undergoing demolition.

There have been some serious accidents in the past couple of years in our industry so we also have to encourage all attendees at the WDS 2017 to follow best practice for the good of our industry."

Source: DRi

WDS 2017: Two New Speakers Confirmed

The World Demolition Summit 2017 has two new speakers confirmed for this November's event!

They are Jacqueline O'Donovan and Scott Knightly.

Jacqueline O'Donovan is managing director of O'Donovan Waste Disposal, and her talk will focus on developing closer working relationships between the demolition, recycling and logistics industries.

Scott Knightly is president of the US National Demolition Association and also runs his own company called Envirovantage. His talk will focus on the demolition of an 11,000 sq m (120,000 sq ft) mill complex in the US.

To hear both speakers, as well as many more, head on over to the WDS 2017 website to book your places.

Source: D&RI

First World Demolition Summit 2017 Conference Speaker Revealed

The first speaker attending the World Demolition Summit 2017 has been confirmed as Ryan Priestly of Priestly Demolition.

You may remember Ryan's company was voted "Best of the Best" in last year's World Demolition Awards, and they also won the Civils Demolition Award. The presentation Ryan will give during WDS 2017 is about the removal of the Nipigon River Bridge on the Trans Canada Highway. It's sure to be a fascinating listen.

As D&RI reports:

"He will discuss the challenges involved in removing the original narrow two-lane structure during sub-zero temperatures in a remote part of the country, and how Priestly came up with a solution to the apparently intractable problem."

If you would like to attend the World Demolition Summit this year, there's still plenty of time to arrange tickets, transport, and even accommodation. WDS 2017 takes place on November 2nd at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel in London. For more details visit the Demolition Summit website.