We gave it our best shot but it was not enough to win!

The World Demolition Awards for 2016 were decided on Friday in Miami and this year there was no trophy for C&D.

We were delighted to have been shortlisted for two contracts in the "Collaboration" category as we feel that just making the shortlist as one of the best in the world is a great honour. To win the award is a bonus.

This year the Winners of Collaboration were : Kiewit/Manson, the California Department of Transportation, COWI, ESA and Ventura Consulting for a major foundation removal on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge East Span.

The judges said: “A demanding project, including underwater demolition with the use of bubbles to absorb shock. Another brilliant project.”

A full list of the winners can be found on the KHL 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

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

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.