World Demolition Summit 2017 spotlights winning projects

The World Demolition Summit 2017 is fast approaching, being held this year in London on November 2nd.

If you haven't yet booked your tickets, here's 5 examples of what you'll get to experience during the summit if you do:

1. Ryan Priestly, president of Canadian contractor Priestly Demolition, who will give an insight into the Nipigon River Bridge replacement project that won his company both the Civils Demolition and overall World Demolition awards at the WDS in 2016.
2. Scott Knightly, the owner and president of US firm Envirovantage, will speak on the five-storey mill demolition at The Lofts in Saco Falls. This was the winner of an Excellence in Demolition Award at the National Demolition Association convention earlier this year.
3. Rye Demolition, will talk delegates through its demolition of the former West Ham United football stadium in the UK capital, fittingly for the first WDS to be held in London.
4. Martin Bjerregaard, of Disaster Waste Recovery will talk about demolition and debris management in Syria.
5. James Howard, of Coleman Group will give a paper on Crisis management – responding to major incidents.

The full confirmed speaker line-up includes many more names and could grow larger. So don't hang about booking your tickets and securing your place at the summit!

World Demolition Awards deadline looms

The deadline for entries to this year’s World Demolition Awards is on June 30 - less than 2 months away.

The awards dinner takes place on November 2nd in London, during the World Demolition Summit, which is organised by Demolition & Recycling International magazine.

The entry process is easy, with entry forms available for download from the event website. ‘How to enter’ leaflets in five languages will also be available to download.

There are 11 categories to enter, as follows:

• 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

John Woodward to be WDS 2017 Session Chair

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

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.

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:

• 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

If you'd like to submit a paper or simply to learn more about the conference, please email Steve Ducker at steve.ducker@khl.com.

Source: KHL

Mike Kehoe featured in The Times

Our very own Mike Kehoe featured in The Times newspaper recently as part of the paper's Working Life interview series.

Demolition & Recycling International gave the following summary:

"The interview focused on Mike and his team’s response to an emergency in the south east of England last August, when a bridge over the M20 motorway was seriously damaged. It also covered a career spanning more than 30 years during which Mike has been responsible for demolishing 150 tower blocks."

Online access to The Times requires a subscription. However, the slides for the talk he gave at the recent World Demolition Summit are not. You can view and download them from the summit's website.

World Demolition Summit and Awards Approaches

The 2016 World Demolition Summit gets underway on Friday at the Marriott Biscayne Bay Hotel, Miami, USA.

A healthy attendance is expected for this year’s Summit, which is being held outside of Europe for the very first time and features speakers from Europe, North America, New Zealand, and Japan. This is followed by an evening awards dinner celebrating the best in demolition and recycling from a shortlist compiled of entrants from 15 different countries.

C&D Consultancy has a strong presence at the Summit. Demolition Consultant Mike Kehoe will be delivering a talk during the conference that explores the question ‘Can traditional demolition learn from explosive demolition?’

Industry veteran Kehoe joined C&D just over three years ago, running the Liverpool and London offices, and has quickly become recognised as an expert in inner city demolition. He follows in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, who both worked in the demolition industry.

Furthermore, C&D has been shortlisted for two jobs in the Collaboration Award category of the World Demolition Awards.

The first nomination recognises the role C&D played alongside J Bryan Victoria, One Vision Housing and Technical Demolition Services in recovering the demolition of Seaforth Tower in Liverpool earlier this year, after initial explosives failed to bring down the two tower blocks.

The second is for C&D’s work alongside Dem-Master, Safedem, and Keltbray on the New Gorbals Housing Association’s demolition of the high rise flats at Glasgow’s Norfolk Court in May 2016.



“We are absolutely delighted to be shortlisted for the Collaboration Award again this year, having won it in 2015 for our collaboration with Safedem on Whitevale and Bluevale Towers in Glasgow. ” added C&D Lead Consultant, John Woodward.

“It is particularly pleasing that we have been nominated for two jobs. I believe that these collaborative networks have strengthened our reputation as a trouble-shooter and technical expert and contributed towards our growth.”

John concluded: “I am thrilled that our work has been recognised and we are all really looking forward to the awards ceremony. We wish all the other nominees all the best on the night.”


Keep an eye on our website over the next few days to see full details and results from the World Demolition Awards ceremony.

Full World Demolition Summit programme announced!

The World Demolition Summit 2016 takes place on October 14th in Miami, and we've got our hands on the full programme for the Summit. You can check it out below:

09.10 – 09.40
Defining world class demolition: case studies in US military decommissioning
Tim Barker, D4 Programme Director, Aecom, US

09.40 – 10.10
Earthquake areas and high-risk demolition sites
Dr Jan Kupec, Technical Director, Ground Engineering/Infrastructure Aurecon Group, New Zealand

10.10 – 10.35
Can traditional demolition learn from explosive demolition?
Mike Kehoe, Demolition Consultant, C&D Consultancy, UK

11.20 – 11.45
Behaviour based safety - best practice in demolition
Brian Hornyak, Vice President, Major Projects, Sabre Demolition, USA

11.45 – 12.15
Sweating the small stuff: attention to detail in demolition projects
Mike Casbon, Technical Director, ERM, USA

12.15 – 12.40
What to expect from OSHA in 2017
Mark Lies, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw, USA

14.00 – 14.40
Demolition in Japan: major projects and future trends
Hiroshi Konno, President & CEO, Akashigumi Company, Japan

14.40 – 15.05
Imploding a pre-stressed concrete bridge
Roberto Folchi, Mining Engineer/Geologist, Nitrex SRL – Explosives Engineering, Italy, and Ahmed Amir Khalil, Vice President, International Business Development, Applied Science International, USA

15.30 – 15.55
Demolition of the Earl’s Court Exhibition Centres, London
Dave Rowe, Technical Manager, and Jim O’Sullivan, Project Director, Keltbray, UK

15.55 – 16.20
Houston building is demolished, yields recycling bonanza
Joe Rizzo, Vice President, Business Development, Cherry Companies, USA.

Source: KHL

Three safety experts attending the World Demolition Summit

The first World Demolition Summit to be held in America has announced that three safety experts will be in attendance, including Brian Hornyak (vice president, major projects, Sabre Demolition), Mike Casbon (technical director, ERM), and Mark Lies (partner, Seyfarth Shaw).

Brian Hornyak will look at behaviour based safety programs, Mike Casbon will focus on the need for attention to detail in demolition projects, and experienced labour attorney Mark Lies will report on the priorities for OSHA in 2017.

The World Demolition Summit 2016 takes place in Miami on the 14th October. To book your tickets, please visit the official demolition summit website.

USA’s NDA president & vice president chairing World Demolition Summit sessions

Demolition & Recycling International magazine has announced that the World Demolition Summit 2016, being held on October 14th this year in Miami, will include sessions chaired by the president and vice president of the USA's National Demolition Association (NDA).

The current NDA president Peter Banks will be succeeded by Scott Knightly, the current vice president, next year. However, this year Peter Banks will be chairing the morning session of the World Demolition Summit, while Scott Knightly will take the afternoon.

Both men bring with them a wealth of knowledge from working in the demolition sector adding up to 53 years of combined experience. We look forward to seeing and meeting them in October.

World Demolition Summit presentation details confirmed

On October 14th the World Demolition Summit will be held in Miami, and the final details are now being put in place. For those attending, you'll be happy to hear the list of presentation is now almost complete, with just two more waiting to be confirmed.

Here's what you can look forward to experiencing, including one from our very own Mike Kehoe:

Earthquake areas and high-risk demolition sites
Dr Jan Kupec, Technical Director, Ground Engineering/Infrastructure, Aurecon Group, New Zealand

Behaviour-based safety – best practice in demolition
Brian Hornyak, Vice President, Major Projects, Sabre Demolition, USA

Sweating the small stuff – attention to detail in demolition projects
Mike Casbon, Technical Director, ERM, USA

What to expect from OSHA in 2017
Mark Lies, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw, USA

Demolition in Japan – major projects and future trends
Hiroshi Konno, President and CEO, Akashigumi Company, Japan

Imploding a pre-stressed concrete bridge
Roberto Folchi, Mining Engineer/Geologist, Nitrex – Explosives Engineering, Italy and Ahmed Amir Khalil, Vice President, International Business Development, Applied Science International, USA

Can traditional demolition learn from explosive demolition?
Mike Kehoe, Demolition Consultant, C&D Consultancy, United Kingdom

Source: KHL

List of confirmed presentations for the World Demolition Summit

Demolition & Recycling International has released the most up-to-date list of confirmed presentations for the World Demolition Summit this year. Here's the list:

Earthquake areas and high-risk demolition sites
Dr Jan Kupec, Technical Director, Ground Engineering/Infrastructure, Aurecon Group, New Zealand

Behaviour-based safety – best practice in demolition
Brian Hornyak, Vice President, Major Projects, Sabre Demolition, USA

Sweating the small stuff – attention to detail in demolition projects
Mike Casbon, Technical Director, ERM, USA

What to expect from OSHA in 2017
Mark Lies, Partner, Seyfarth Shaw, USA

Demolition in Japan – major projects and future trends
Hiroshi Konno, President and CEO, Akashigumi Company, Japan

Imploding a pre-stressed concrete bridge
Roberto Folchi, Mining Engineer/Geologist, Nitrex – Explosives Engineering, Italy and Ahmed Amir Khalil, Vice President, International Business Development, Applied Science International, USA

Can traditional demolition learn from explosive demolition?
Mike Kehoe, Demolition Consultant, C&D Consultancy, United Kingdom

You can find out further details about the World Demolition Summit at the official website.

World Demolition Summit in Miami now open for registration

Registration is now open for the eighth World Demolition Summit, which takes place this year in Miami, Florida on the 14th October - its first time in the USA. The Summit, always previously held in Europe, is established as one of the major annual international events for the demolition industry.

The event, which is organised by Demolition & Recycling International (D&Ri) magazine in cooperation with the National Demolition Association (NDA), will again feature a one-day conference followed by the World Demolition Awards dinner in the evening.

Conference speakers already confirmed include:

• Mike Casbon (Technical Director, ERM, USA)
• Dr Jan Kupec (Technical Director, Ground Engineering/Infrastructure, Aurecon Group, New Zealand)
• Roberto Folchi (Mining Engineer/Geologist, Nitrex SRL - Explosives Engineering, Italy)
• Ahmed Amir Khalil (VP, International Business Development, Applied Science International, USA)
• Mark Lies (Partner, Seyfarth Shaw, USA)

Dr Kupec will report on his experience of earthquake affected areas and other sites in New Zealand; Ahmed Amir Khalil and Roberto Folchi will look at simulation technology on a bridge demolition in Italy; and Mike Casbon of ERM will highlight the need for attention to detail in demolition projects.

More information about the World Demolition Summit is available in the Demolition & Recycling International magazine and on the conference website at www.khl.com/wds, which will include regular updates.

Registration can be done over on the Demolition Summit website, with the cost of the conference and dinner coming in at £500.

146 photographs of the World Demolition Summit and Awards available to view

During the course of the World Demolition Summit and World Demolition Awards back in November, 146 photographs were taken. Those photos have now been shared for everyone to see online. We've included a few here, but you can click through the entire set over on the official site. Enjoy!

World Demolition Summit speaker presentation available online

At the World Demolition Summit several speakers shared their ideas, insight and concerns about the demolition industry through presentations. Now those presentations' slides have been shared online for you to review at your leisure.

In total, there are 10 sets of slides from the following presentations:

• Keynote speech: Demolition - a lifetime perspective by David Sinclair, USA
• Dismantling the hammer crane at Garden Island Naval Base in Sydney Harbour by Clinton Dick, Liberty Industrial, Australia
• Removing Prentice Women's Hospital and Maternity Center, Chicago by Dennis McGarel, Brandenburg Industrial Services, USA
• Are current C&D waste recycling targets an obstacle to growth by Peter Craven, CDE Global, UK
• The results of a national investigation into PCB sources in Danish Buildings by Henrik Bonnesen, COWI, Denmark
• Removal of process plant in the tight confines of a live production facility by Danny Gerards, DDM Demontage B.V, Netherlands
• Demolition in a nuclear environment by Steve Jack, Squibb Group, UK
• Hazzapp - a hazard spotting app by James Howard, Coleman & Company, UK
• Deconstructing Mumbai International Airport control tower by Shriram Matt, Matte & Associates, India
• Demolition's place in urban redevelopment by John Woodward, C&D Consultancy (presented on the behalf of William Sinclair, Safedem, UK)

Source: KHL Group

World Demolition Summit was a resounding success

The EDA has heralded the 7th World Demolition Summit as a resounding success, with just short of 300 delegates attending this year.

You can read a full write-up of the event and the World Demolition Awards that followed it over on the EDA website. Also remember that next year's summit will take place in Miami before returning to Europe in 2017.

Last day to claim a 30% discount for the World Demolition Summit

The World Demolition Summit (WDS 2015) is taking place on the 6th November in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The conference, networking and awards will take place, once again, at the NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky. This will be the seventh time the event is running building on the success of previous years.

Volvo has already announced top sponsorship in what promises to be an excellent event. The early bird discount rate gives you 30% off the joint conference and awards ticket price - but it does expire today, Friday 27th February 2015. To book your place now at the discount price please click on the link below:

http://www.khl-group.com/events/Demolition-Summit/booking.html

The IDE will be there...will you?

Later this week the demolition world will come together at the Krasnapolsky Grand Hotel in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Will you be there?

November 6th is the date of the World Demolition Summit where attendees from Australia, USA, Japan, Brazil and the UK will present their projects and the World Demolition Award winners will be announced. Last year 287 delegates from 114 companies scattered across 19 different countries attended, making it an excellent event to connect with others as well as listen to what the speakers have to say.

If you haven't booked your place yet there's still time. Book your place now!

For more information visit the IDE website.

World Demolition Summit conference programme finalised

The programme for the one-day technical conference that forms part of the 2014 World Demolition Summit has now been finalised. With a focus on practical illustrations of demolition expertise on specific, challenging demolition projects, speakers will come from around the world to showcase their work. The presentations will run the full gamut of project types: from civil and residential explosive demolition, industrial, civil and urban illustrations.

The final two speakers who confirmed their participation at the event are Ruud Schreijer and Martin Bjerregaard.

Ruud will make a presentation on a project currently under way in Saudi Arabia, entitled: MATAF, the expansion of the Holy Mosque in Makkah. In addition to supplying three RS4500 demolition machines for the project, Ruud is also responsible for the provision of the necessary experienced and skilled operators that these machines require. He will discuss the challenges involved in the coordination of the project, as well as a background to the project itself.

Martin, of d3-consulting, will take the topic of the state of play where North Sea decommissioning activities are concerned. His company is currently involved in nine separate gas platform decommissioning projects, where it is advising clients on how to manage these projects from a waste management and onshore disposal perspective. d3 has previously worked on three other platform decommissioning projects in the Northern and Central North Sea.

Martin will also examine the opportunities offered to contractors of work in this connection as well as methods that would allow them to enter this lucrative but challenging sector.

The full conference programme can be viewed online.