Safedem to bring down Glasgow towers simultaneously

Safedem Ltd., which already had the contract for one block of flats at Red Road in Glasgow, has now secured the contract for the other block.

Being in charge of demolition for both blocks now has Safedem looking into a simultaneous demolition. Such a move will save local residence a number of headaches as road and rail closures will only have to be implemented once.

Safedem Managing Director William Sinclair said:

"We have been working with GHA and the local community for just over a year now and have carried out continual reviews to minimise the impact of our operations upon local residents and businesses.

Now that we are involved with the demolition of this next building, it didn't make sense to go ahead and demolish the first building then, a few months later, demolish the next building.

It does, however, make sense to have one blowdown demolition operation bringing both buildings down at the same time to minimise the impact on the community.

It means there will be less upheaval having only one evacuation for local residents and businesses instead of two."

The blowdown is expected to take place next year. As soon as we know the date we'll pass it along in case you want to be present on the day.

Source: 24dash.com via Demolition News