World Demolition Awards Final Shortlist Announced

We are delighted to be shortlisted in two categories for the World Demolition Awards this year. We also wish everyone else making it into the final shortlist the very best of luck. The full list including categories is reproduced below:

1 Civils
Coleman Group
Delsan-AIM
Priestly Demolition

2 Collaboration
Brandenburg Industrial Service Company
C&D Consultancy
Erith Contractors

3 Contract of the Year under US $1 million
C&D Consultancy
Ceres New Zealand
Ginlee Construction
Priestly Demolition

4 Contract of the Year over US $1 million
Ceres New Zealand
Erith Contractors
Ferma Corporation
Rachel Contracting

5 Explosive Demolition
Cardem
Jet Demolition
Safedem

6 Industrial Demolition
DDM Demontage
Delsan-AIM
Erith Contractors
Raz-Max

7 Manufacturers’ Innovation, Plant and Equipment
Groupe XL/XL Industries
Kocurek
Komatsu Europe
Red Rhino (5000 breaker only)

8 Manufacturers’ Innovation, Tools and Attachments
Demolition Resources Inc
Husqvarna Construction Products
LaBounty
MB Crusher
VTN Europe

9 Recycling and Environmental
Centro Clinico Sudoeste
Keltbray
Perfect Contracting
Priestly Demolition

10 Safety and Training
AR Demolition
Coleman Group
Erith Contractors
Perfect Contracting

11 Urban Demolition
Berg Corporation
Erith Contractors
Liberty Industrial
O’Keefe Demolition
Rye Demolition

2017 Construction News Specialists Awards shortlist announced

Construction News has announced the shortlist for their 2017 Specialists Awards. You have to take "shortlist" with a pinch of salt, though, as this is quite a long list of categories.

Access & Scaffolding Specialist of the Year

• Artel Scaffolding
• BFT Mastclimbing
• GKR Scaffolding
• JECS Offshore Scaffolding
• Taylor's Hoists
• TIGER Scaffolding
• Uni-Safe Access
• WellMax Scaffolding

Apprentice of the Year

• Corin Atkinson, Dodd Group
• Paul Cairns, Nationwide Platforms
• Thomas Davies, AR Demolition
• Lorrie-Ann Frater, MACS Plasterboard Systems
• Daniel Holdcroft, Novus Property Solutions
• Paul Lancaster, AR Demolition
• J'Maine Steadford, Erith Contractors

BIM Excellence

• Bourne Construction Engineering
• Cementation Skanska
• Metek UK
• NG Bailey
• Plowman Craven
• Severfield

Building Services Specialist of the Year

• A.C.Wilgar
• Briggs and Forrester
• Bull Products
• Cuddy Environmental
• Dodd Group
• J S Wright & Co
• Priddy Engineering Services

Business Innovation of the Year

• A.C.Wilgar: Surefire Software
• AFI: Machine Familiarisation Videos
• Alford Technologies: Explosives Demolition using Remote Methods
• Bull Products: Cygnus Wireless Alarm System
• City Access Scaffolding: Rolling Scaffold
• Dynasafe BACTEC: BombRisk Pro
• Hilti (GB): Hilti ON!Track Asset Management
• Klawz: Klawz Scaffolding Fitting
• Plowman Craven: 3D tunnel scan solutions for Crossrail

Demolition Specialist of the Year

• ADM Regeneration
• AR Demolition
• Erith Contractors
• H Smith (Engineers)
• John F Hunt Demolition
• Keltbray
• R Collard
• Wooldridge Demolition

Equipment Supplier of the Year

• Advanté
• Arco
• Bull Products
• Garic
• Hilti (GB)
• Kayleigh Plant Hire
• Nationwide Platforms
• RMD Kwikform
• Uni-Safe Access

Ground Engineering Specialist of the Year

• Aarsleff Ground Engineering
• Bachy Soletanche
• Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering
• Cementation Skanska
• Erith Contractors
• Keltbray Piling
• M J Rooney Construction
• Van Elle

Health & Safety Excellence

• Abbey Pynford Geo Structures
• AFI
• Ainsworth Civils & Engineering
• AR Demolition
• Bachy Soletanche
• John F Hunt Demolition
• Kayleigh Plant Hire
• Prater

Materials Supplier of the Year

• Alumasc Water Management Solutions
• Cupa Pizarras
• Hargreaves
• IKO Polymeric
• Lateral Design Studio
• Polypipe Terrain
• Tarmac
• The Keystone Group

Project of the Year (subcontract up to £1m)

• Abbey Pynford Geo Structures: Lifting and Moving
• AR Demolition: Glensanda
• PLAN Construction Solutions: Waterproofing - London Road
• Plowman Craven: Providing a 3D solution for Crossrail
• The Deluxe Group: Cadogan Offices: 29 Duke of York Square Chelsea
• Thompsons of Prudhoe: Merrion House, Leeds - Deconstruction
• TIGER Scaffolding: NYCC County Hall

Project of the Year (subcontract £1m to £2m)

• ADM Regeneration: Remediation of Sonae construction board manufacturing site, Knowsley
• Barton Plant: Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations Facility
• Clarke Facades: Premier Inn, Archway
• IMS Access: Center Parcs
• Lee Marley Brickwork: Cohen Quadrangle, Exeter College, Oxford
• Leyton Group Construction: Sea Containers House
• SPIE: Applied Technology takes BT's 23km of tunnels into a more sustainable future
• Techjoint: PQC concrete bay replacement M25
• The Deluxe Group: The Devonshire Club, London EC2

Project of the Year (subcontract over £2m)

• ADM Regeneration: Remediation of Turner & Newall asbestos cement products manufacturing facility, Widnes
• Erith Contractors: 42 Shoe Lane
• Imtech: University of Nottingham Centre of Sustainable Chemistry Building
• Lucas: South Bank Tower Specialist Fit Out and Finishing
• McNicholas Construction Services: Bank Station Capacity Upgrade Project
• Metek UK: Oval Quarter at Myatt's Fields, Lambeth
• NG Bailey: Wrightington Hospital
• Severfield: 4 Pancras Square
• The Deluxe Group: Dubai Parks & Resorts: Sony Pictures Motiongate Dubai

Roofing Specialist of the Year

• Avonside Group Services
• CA Roofing Services
• Longworth Building Services
• MAC Roofing & Contracting
• SPV Group
• Uni-Safe Access

Specialist Contractor of the Year with a turnover under £25m

• Alumet Systems (UK)
• AR Demolition
• Lucas
• M J Rooney Construction
• Metek UK
• Quest Joinery
• Swift Brickwork Contractors

Specialist Contractor of the Year with a turnover of over £25m

• Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering
• Cementation Skanska
• Imtech
• Lee Marley Brickwork
• NG Bailey
• O'Brien Contractors
• Prater
• Severfield
• Van Elle

Technology Supplier of the Year

• Aconex
• Alphatec Software
• CEMAR
• Dondseed
• Human Recognition Systems
• Reactec
• Senceive

Training Excellence

• Abbey Pynford Geo Structures
• AFI
• Cementation Skanska
• Erith Contractors
• GKR Scaffolding
• O'Donovan Waste Disposal
• Priddy Engineering Services
• SPIE

World Demolition Awards shortlist has been announced

We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted in the World Demolition Awards in the "Collaboration" category for our work with Seaforth Towerblocks and J Bryan Victoria.

Here's the shortlist in full:

Civils Demolition

Demoliciones Mitre, Argentina
Liberty Industrial, Australia
Priestly Demolition, Canada

Collaboration Award

C&D Consultancy, United Kingdom
Erith Contractors, UK
Kiewit/Manson, USA
Safedem, UK

Contract of the Year over US$1 million

Carl Bolander & Sons, USA
Keltbray, UK
Liberty Industrial, Australia
McGee Group, UK
Priestly Demolition, Canada
Protranz Earthmoving, New Zealand

Contract of the Year under US$1 million

Despe, Italy
Downwell Demolition, UK
Liberty Industrial, Australia
Priestly Demolition, Canada
Protranz Earthmoving, New Zealand

Explosive Demolition

Fábio Bruno Construções, Brazil
Safedem, UK

Industrial Demolition

AR Demolition, UK
DDM Demontage, Netherlands
Despe, Italy (2 entries)
McMahon Services Australia
Priestly Demolition, Canada

Manufacturers’ Innovation – Plant & Equipment

Caterpillar, USA
Dust Control Technology, USA
Liebherr Group, UK
Powerscreen, UK
Protranz Earthmoving, New Zealand
Terex Finlay, UK (2 entries)

Manufacturers’ Innovation –Tools & Attachments

Arden Equipment, France
Atlas Copco, Germany
Caterpillar, USA
Protranz Earthmoving, New Zealand
Remoquip, Ireland
Rotar/Lehnhoff, Netherlands/Germany

Recycling & Environmental Demolition

Cherry Companies, USA
Hughes and Salvidge, UK
Protranz Earthmoving, New Zealand

Safety and Training

Aecom, USA
AR Demolition, UK
Aurecon Group, New Zealand
Envirocon, USA
Erith Contractors, UK
Liebherr Group, UK
Lloyds Construction Services, USA
Priestly Demolition, Canada
Sabre Demolition, USA

Urban Demolition

Despe, Italy
Matte & Associates, India
Priestly Demolition, Canada
Protranz Earthmoving, New Zealand

Next is the Awards dinner taking place on Friday, October 14 at the Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay Hotel in Florida, USA.

Source: KHL

Construction News Specialist Awards 2016 shortlist announcement

John has been a judge of the Construction News Specialist Awards for the last three years but this year the judging panel has been changed and John is not required.

Here is the list of the shortlisted companies that will require judging by the new panel.

Access & Scaffolding Specialist of the Year

• AFI group
• Chris Sedgeman Scaffolding
• Everlast Scaffolding
• GKR Scaffolding
• SafeTime
• St Helens Plant
• TIGER Scaffolding
• UK Platforms

Apprentice of the Year

• Aaron Barrett : Breyer Group
• Conor Divilly : FK Group
• David Miles : NG Bailey
• Dean Fry : Chris Sedgeman Scaffolding
• James Symon : Jones Bros. Civil Engineering
• Tom Morris : Severfield UK

BIM Excellence

• FK Group
• Furrer+Frey GB
• Mabey Hire
• Metek UK
• Prater
• SES (Engineering Services)

Building Services Specialist of the Year

• CBES
• Dodd Group
SPIE

Business Innovation of the Year

• APEM and the AWPR Construction Joint Venture : AWPR Aerial Surveys for Earthworks Calculation
• Atlas Cloud : Atlas Cloud BIM Enablement Platform
• D-Drill : D-Drill invents new D-Kerb machine
• dorsaVi Europe : Wearing it Well - Wearable Tech Helps to Reduce Risk
• F-Board
• Garic : Garic Revolutionises the Welfare Market with Industry First
• Morrison Utility Services : Drone Technology Leads the Way for Yorkshire Water Pipeline Project
• Pinsafe

Demolition Specialist of the Year

• AR Demolition
• Cantillon
• Carey Group
• Coleman & Company
• Cuddy Group
• Erith Contractors
• PP O'Connor
• Thompsons of Prudhoe

Equipment Supplier of the Year

• Advanté
• Fast-Form Systems
• GAP Hire Solutions
• Garic
• Hilti
• Hird
• JCB
• UK Platforms
• Western Global

Ground Engineering Specialist of the Year

• Bachy Soletanche
• Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering
• Erith Contractors
• Hydrock
• Keller
• PP O'Connor
• Van Elle

Health & Safety Excellence

• Abbey Pynford Geo Structures
• AR Demolition
• Cantillon
• CEMEX
• Mabey Hire
• Morrison Utility Services
• Novus Property Solutions
• STIHL GB

Materials Supplier of the Year

• Aggregate Industries
• Elite Architectural Ironmongery
• Hanson UK
• Jewson
• MAGSCAPES
• Plumbase Industrial

Project of the Year (subcontract over £2m)

• Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering : 100 Bishopsgate, London
• Cantillon : 69-89 Oxford Street
• Coleman & Company : Birmingham Gateway Project
• Freyssinet : Hammersmith Flyover - Post Tensioning Replacement
• Keltbray : One Angel Court
• MAC Roofing & Contracting : MoD Lyneham, Wiltshire
• Severfield UK : Etihad Stadium Expansion
• Structural Systems UK : Hammersmith Flyover Bearing Replacement
• T. A. Colbourne : Land Rover BAR Team H.Q
• VolkerLaser : Woodhouse Tunnel A58(M), Leeds - Refurbishment and Strengthening

Project of the Year (subcontract up to £2m)

• AR Demolition : Centrica Storage Easington – Tier 1 facility Project
• Arkoni : Forbury Place, Reading
• Avondale Construction : Bloomberg London - South Building Welfare Facility
• Chris Sedgeman Scaffolding : Chris Sedgeman Scaffolding - Lloyds Maintenance Contract on Penzance and Bristol
• EIC : M&E installation at the University of Exeter's new Science and Engineering Research Support Facility (SERSF)
• Knights Construction : Vantage Farm
• PTSG and Cofely : Fixed Wire Testing at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
• SRW Engineering Services : Birmingham New Street Station
• T.P Aspinall & Sons : Whitworth Art Gallery
• Tudor Stonework : Burlington Arcade Walkway

Roofing Specialist of the Year

• B and C Roofing
• BriggsAmasco
• CA Roofing Services
• Claude N Smith
• David Jameson Roofing Services
• Greenough & Sons Roofing Contractors
• MAC Roofing & Contracting
• Organic Roofs

Specialist Contractor of the Year (turnover over £25m)

• EIC
• FK Group
• Keltbray Group
• Mackley
• O'Brien Contractors?
• Oktra
• Van Elle

Specialist Contractor of the Year (turnover up to £25m)

• Britplas Commercial Windows
• Cranbrook Basements
• Deconstruct
• Dragon Infrastructure Solutions
• Fire Design Solutions
• JLES Group
• Littlewood Fencing
• Premier Technical Services Group (PTSG)
• Speedclad

Structural Specialist of the Year

• Bourne Construction Engineering
• Carey Group
• Metek UK
• Precast Concrete Structures
• Taziker Industrial

Sustainable Project of the Year

• AR Demolition: Brackley Saw Mills
• Erith Contractors: Shoe Lane
• Skanska Rashleigh Weatherfoil: Bentley Works Redevelopment

Training Excellence

• Abbey Pynford Geo Structures
• AFI group
• AR Demolition
• CEMEX
• Chevron Traffic Management
• Hilti GB
• Jones Bros Civil Engineering
• Subscan Technology

Source: Construction News

C&D short listed at the World Demolition Awards 2015!

C&D are delighted to be short listed at the World Demolition Awards in the "Collaboration in Demolition" category for our work with SAFEDEM & DESPE at Whitevale & Bluevale Towers in Gallowgate, Glasgow.

2015 World Demolition Awards shortlists announced

D&Ri has this week announced the shortlists for the 2015 World Demolition Awards. We've included the lists below:

Civils Demolition Award

• DDM Demontage BV, Netherlands
• Despe, Italy
• Matte & Associates, India
• Micor, UK

Collaboration in Demolition Award

• Coleman & Co, RWE Generation UK & Stonewells IPS
• Coleman & Co, Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, Holbrow Brookes, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, Capita, Carillion
• Keltbray, Capital and Counties PLC (Capco), Abnormal Load Engineering (ALE), Network Rail (NWR), Earls Court and Olympia (EC&O), Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Royal Borough of
• Hammersmith and Fulham.
• McMahon Services, Australian Department of Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI), Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) and Lend Lease Building Contractors (LLBC).
• Safedem, C&D Consultancy, Despe, Glasgow Housing Association.

Contract of the Year over US$1 million

• Brown & Mason, UK
• Cantillon Ltd, UK
• Ceres NZ, New Zealand
• Coleman & Company, UK
• Erith Contractors Ltd, UK
• Liberty Industrial, Australia

Contract of the Year under US$1 million

• Coleman & Company, UK
• Erith Contractors Ltd, UK

Explosive Demolition Award

• Coleman & Company, UK
• Fabio Bruno Construções Ltda, Brazil
• Liberty Industrial, Australia

Industrial Demolition Award

• Coleman & Company, UK
• Delta Pty, Australia
• Despe - Raffineria di Gela, Italy
• Erith Contractors Ltd, UK
• NIKAU Contractors Ltd, New Zealand
• Two Rivers Demolition, USA

Innovation Award – Plant & Equipment

• Dolan Demolition, UK
• JCB & Coleman & Co, UK
• Komatsu, UK
• Lek Sloopwerken, Netherlands
• Liebherr, UK
• Protranz Earthmoving Ltd, New Zealand
• Sandvik, UK

Innovation Award – Tools & Attachments

• Mantovanibenne S.r.l, Italy
• Rotar, Netherlands

Recycling & Environmental Award

• AR Demolition, UK
• Cantillon Ltd, UK
• Coleman & Company, UK
• GBM Demolition, UK

Safety & Training Award

• AR Demolition, UK
• Brown & Mason, UK
• Cantillon Ltd, UK
• Coleman & Company, UK
• Despe, Italy
• NIKAU Contractors Ltd, New Zealand

Urban Demolition Award

• Adamo Group Inc, USA
• Brandenburg Industrial, USA
• Coleman & Company, UK
• Costello Dismantling, USA
• Erith Contractors Ltd, UK
• Keltbray, UK

Source: D&Ri

Demolition Awards 2015 shortlist announced

The NFDC executive committee has drunk a lot of coffee recently, but because of that we now have a Demolition Awards shortlist to share. Here it is, split into categories:

DEMOLITION OPERATIVE

• Central Demolition Ltd - John Carpenter
• Connell Brothers Ltd - Kevin Clarke
• Downwell Demolition Ltd - Ross Evans
• KDC Contractors Ltd - Sean Joyce
• Maylarch Environmental Ltd - Quincy Mofford
• Squibb Group Ltd - Jordan Morris

DEMOLITION PLANT OPERATIVE

• Central Demolition Ltd - Derek Jeffrey
• Downwell Demolition Ltd - Matthew Stevens
• Squibb Group Ltd - Nick Smith
• Tilley & Barrett Ltd - Jason Davey

DEMOLITION MANAGER

• Cantillon Ltd - David Strzelecki
• Connell Brothers Ltd - Kevin Brooks
• Dem-Master Demolition Ltd - Paul Sharkey
• Downwell Demolition Ltd - Christopher Young
• Erith Group Ltd - Genti (Sal) Kalaci
• Tilley & Barrett Ltd - Mick Gannon
• Total Reclaims Demolition Ltd - Richard Stanbury

DEMOLITION INNOVATION – CORPORATE

• Erith Group Ltd - Utilisation of Grey Water
• Lawson Demolition Ltd - Waste Management System/Oil Water Separator/Conveyer belt shoot

DEMOLITION INNOVATION – ISP

• DCS Engineered Bursting Division of DCS Training Ltd - Autostem Pyrotechnic Cartridges
• Kocurek Excavators Ltd - KMC 350-5 BTV Multi Purpose Demo Machine
• Komatsu UK Ltd - PC490LC - High Reach Demolition Excavator
• Liebherr-Great Britain Ltd / ECY Haulmark - R974D VH-HD Special Build
• Swanton Consulting Ltd - Training Courses
• Worsley Plant Ltd - MB Crusher Bucket Model BF135.8

DEMOLITION TRAINING

• AR Demolition Ltd
• GBM Demolition Ltd
• Maylarch Environmental Ltd

INVESTING IN SKILLS FOR A NEW GENERATION

• AR Demolition Ltd
• Erith Group Ltd
• Lawson Demolition Ltd
• Liebherr-Great Britain Ltd
• Total Reclaims Demolition Ltd

ASBESTOS REMOVAL OPERATIVE

• Central Demolition Ltd - Michael Gough Jnr
• Connell Brothers Ltd - Gareth Sharvin
• Erith Group Ltd - Ade Parreira
• Maylarch Environmental Ltd - Gary Beach
• Squibb Group Ltd - Jason Campbell

Source: NFDC

World Demolition Awards 2014 shortlist announced

John Woodward is delighted to have been involved in the judging of the World Demolition Awards again this year and the short lists have now been announced:



Full details are available at the Demolition & Recycling International website.

2013 World Demolition Awards shortlist announced

The judges for the 2013 World Demolition Awards have announced the shortlist for the eight Awards categories. While the winner won't be announced until October 31st in Amsterdam, the contenders have been reduced significantly.

You can view the shortlist per Award category below:

Contract of the Year
Hunter Demolition
Masterton Demolition
Nikau Contractors

Explosive Demolition
Cardem
Fabio Bruno
Safedem

Collaboration Award
AR Demolition
Costello Dismantling
Windmill Group

Industrial Demolition Award
Coleman & Company
EDS
Liberty Industrial

Safety/Training Award
Cantillon
Erith Contractors
Keltbray
NFDC/NDTG

Urban Demolition Award
AR Demolition
Coleman & Company
EDS
Erith Contractors
Keltbray

Environmental/Recycling Award
Cantillon
Ferma Corp
J Jensen
Lloyds Construction Services

Civils Demolition Award
Demoliciones Mitre
Erith Contractors
Micor

2012 World Demolition Awards shortlist now available

We are pleased to announce that the shortlist for the 2012 World Demolition Awards is now available. From this shortlist a detailed examination of each entry will be done and the final winners selected.

Here's the shortlist per category (click the image to see it full size):


Source: KHL

Demolition Awards shortlist announced

John has today been in Amsterdam helping to judge the Demolition Awards and the shortlists have now been announced courtesy of the Demolition and Recycling International website. See below for the list:

Demolition Company of the Year
Cantillon Ltd
Cuddy Group
EDS
General Demolition
Keltbray
Safedem

Demolition Contract of the Year
Carl Bolander
Detecsa
General Smontaggi
Keltbray
McGee Group
Safedem

Demolition Safety Award
Cantillon
DH Griffin of Texas
General Smontaggi

Demolition Training Award
Cuddy Group
Dorton Group
Keltbray

Environmental & Recycling Award
Brandis
Cantillon Ltd
Cherry Demolition
Costello Demolition
General Smontaggi

Explosive Demolition Award
Safedem
TDS
Thueringer

Industrial Demolition Award
Cuddy Group
General Smontaggi
Lee Demolition

Urban Demolition
Keltbray
McGee Group
Schif Houthandal

Innovation Award - Series Product
Case Construction Equipment
Dehaco
Hilti
Omlock
Volvo

Innovation Award - Custom Product
Liebherr
Rusch Special Products

Service & Support Award
Hilti
Liebherr

You'll have to wait until the 6th November to find out who the winners are at the Demolition Summit.