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 2014, will you be there?

Regular readers of this site will know that John has been a judge at the World Demolition Awards since their inception and he is looking forward to this year's event in Amsterdam in November.

If you have not yet been to the Awards and Summit then take a look at this video to get a flavour of this fantastic event.

For more information visit the 2014 World Demolition Summit homepage

First World Demolition Summit 2014 speakers announced

D&Ri have announced the first duo of speakers that are confirmed for the World Demolition Summit 2014, which is this year being held on the 6th November at its regular destination of Amsterdam. The confirmed speakers include:

Clinton Dick and Simon Gill from Liberty Industrial
Direct from Australia, Clinton and Simon will give a presentation covering the dismantling and demolition work required at the Rio Tinto Hismelt pig iron smelting plant at Kwanina, portions of which are being transferred to China.

Michael Corridon from Micor Ltd.
Michael had the winning entry for the 2013 Civils Demolition Award, a challenging offshore demolition project entitled ‘The Demolition of the UK Ministry of Defence’s Upper Harbour Ammunition Facility outside Gosport.’ His presentation will cover the project.

Those are the first two confirmed speakers, and there's sure to be many more announced in the coming months. We hope to see you all there in November.

Source: D&Ri

World Demolition Awards gets a new award category

If you've been looking at the World Demolition Awards 2014 details in anticipation of this year's event, you may have noticed something different this year.

Yes, you guessed it, a new award category has been added to the line up. This year one lucky entrant will be going home with the 2014 World Demolition Award. It is being reserved for the company who is judged to be the best overall entry, meaning it's likely going to be won by a company that wins at least one other category.

The 2014 World Demolition Award will understandably be announced last, and should make for a fitting end to the gathering in Amsterdam.

Source: d&ri

World Demolition Summit 2013 confirmed speakers and topics

The World Demolition Summit 2013 is set to go ahead on the 31st October at the NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky in Amsterdam. If you're still undecided about going (it's well worth it) then the confirmed speaker list and their topics may help make up your mind.

Below is the list of 13 speakers and what they intend talking about at the summit:

Howard Button (Conference Chairman)
Chief Executive, NFDC
Howard Button is, perhaps, the best-known and most influential and respected figure in the UK demolition industry today.
Programme: DRIDS explained – maximising the use of demolition waste

William Moore (Conference Chairman)
Brandenburg industrial services
William graduated from Indiana State University with a Bachelor Degree in Environmental Safety and Safety Management. After graduating, he worked for several insurance companies as a construction safety specialist.
Programme: Opening remarks

Stuart Accleton
MIDE Grad IOSH MIIRSM, Group Health and Safety Director, Erith
Employed with Erith since 2002, Stuart started as a H&S officer working up to Group H&S Director.
Programme: Walmar House Project

Simone Bruni
Founder and President of The Demo Diva
Simone Bruni did what many native Louisiana residents did post Hurricane Katrina; she reinvented herself. Simone lost her home in the Katrina floods. She was laid off from her tourism job, and as a single woman with no construction experience, she took on the daunting task of rebuilding her home.
Programme: TBC

Sophie Cox
Group Manager, NFDC & NDTG
Sophie Cox is best known for her role within the National Demolition Training Group. Sophie was initially employed as a Training Administrator in 2007 and was then appointed as the Training Group Manager in 2008.
Programme: Developing a high reach excavator training simulator

Clinton Dick
Director, Liberty Industrial
Clinton is a Director of Liberty Industrial which specialises in serving the mining, industrial and energy sectors providing expert demolition advice, including conceptual & detailed demolition plans.
Programme: The Boodarie Iron plant closure project

Neil Etherington
Group Development Director, Able UK Ltd
A Teessider born and bred, Neil has operated at a senior level in both the Public and Private sectors and frequently in high profile roles.
Programme: The art of marine decommissioning

Simon Gill
Director, Liberty Industrial
Simon is a Director of Liberty Industrial which specialises in serving the mining, industrial and energy sectors providing expert demolition advice, including conceptual & detailed demolition plans.
Programme: The Boodarie Iron plant closure project

Dick Green
Managing Director, IndEx
Prior to forming IndEx Independent Explosives Engineers in September 2009 Richard was employed by a leading UK demolition company as project manager and senior explosives engineer.
Programme: Demolition of Ramagundam power station in India

Dr Ahmed Amir Khalil
Vice President for International Development at Applied Science International, LLC
Mr. Khalil has an experience of 15 years in the field of structural analysis and design.
Programme: Performance based demolition design

Fabio Bruno Pinto
Operations Director, Fabio Bruno Construcoes, Brazil
Fábio Bruno Pinto graduated in Mining Engineering from Federal University of Minas Gerais in 2000 and in Business Administration in 2005 at FGV, both in Brazil.
Programme: Selective bridge implosion in the heart of Rio de Janeiro

Chris Sleight
Editor, International Construction
Chris Sleight is recognised as one of the world’s leading authorities on the global construction and construction equipment markets.
Programme: Global construction markets

Patrick Villard
Technical-commercial director, DELAIR CFD demolition company
For more than 20 years, Patrick Villard has been employed by Delair CFD as an explosive’s specialist, and currently holds the position of Technical-Commercial Director.
Programme: Innovative dust control during explosive demolition

To secure your place at this year's event, please head on over to the World Demolition Summit 2013 website and sign up for the Conference, Awards Dinner, or save yourself some money and purchase a joint ticket.

World Demolition Summit 2013 is taking shape

The EDA has posted an update on this year's Demolition Summit, and how things are taking shape.

The Summit takes place on October 31st at the Krasnapolski Hotel in the beautiful city of Amsterdam. This year we will see a first: the Summit will include the presence of the first high reach training simulator in the exhibit area.

The emphasis this year is on the practical side of the demolition business, which means some very interesting presentations on difficult demolition projects. That includes one on the Boodarie Iron plant in the outback of Australia.

If you haven't signed up to come yet (and booked your hotel room), head on over to the Summit's official website where you can find out everything you need to know.

Source: EDA

2012 World Demolition Summit date and venue announced

Demolition & Recycling International and its publisher, KHL Group, are delighted to announce that the 2012 World Demolition Summit will once again be held in the city of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The venue will be the HN Grand Krasnapolski Hotel in the centre of the city and the event will take place on Thursday 1st November, 2012.

As with the previous three highly successful Summit events, the 2012 World Demolition Summit will consist of a full day technical programme and an evening gala dinner, during which the winners of the 2012 World Demolition Awards will be revealed.

Details of the 2012 World Demolition Awards are available from the Demolition Awards website. Entries can be made for projects that have either been completed or started during the period June 2011 and June 2012. The closing date for entries will once again by July 31st, with no entries being accepted after this date. All entries MUST be accompanied with a 1,200 word summary and a completed project summary sheet, if appropriate.

To book your attendance at the event, go to www.demolitionsummit.com.

World Demolition Summit 2011 website now live

It's only the 2nd month of 2011, but we all know how fast the time goes and the next Demolition Summit will soon be upon us. Evidence of that comes in the form of a new website launch for the 2011 gathering.

Encompassing both the Demolition Conference and Demolition Awards, the 2011 Summit will be held once again in the Hotel Okura, Amsterdam and represents the 3rd time it has run.

We hope to see you there on the 4th November. To book your place please head on over to the World Demolition Summit 2011 website. Details of the conference, the awards, and how to get accomodation and tickets will appear there soon.

2011 World Demolition Summit confirmed for Amsterdam

Anyone who attended the Demolition Awards this year in Amsterdam and had a great time will be pleased to know we're set to do it all over again next year.

We are returning to Amsterdam, and using the Hotel Okura again in the first week of November 2011. The event organisation is being handled by KHL Group and the European Demolition Association, and will include the gala dinner, one-day technical conference, and the EDA Autumn conference event.

Keep an eye on the Demolition Summit website for further details with regard to the 2011 World Demolition Awards.

World Demolition Summit 2010 - Register Now

The build-up to the World Demolition Summit 2010 has begun proper with registration reminders like the one above being sent out.

If you haven't registered yet it is happening on November 5th at the Hotel Okura in Amsterdam. Over 150 companies are already signed up to attend and the following reasons for attending are being touted:

• Gain competitive advantage by learning about cutting edge products


• Hear about best practices in different international markets


• Debate the key issues facing the industry - safety, training, workload


• Hear predictions on the likely post-recession landscape


• Meet new contacts among top executives

For anyone who attended last year they know the summit is a lot of fun and very worthwhile. We hope to see you all there.

World Demolition Summit 2010

As regulars to the site, and those of you working in the demolition know, last year saw the World Demolition Awards held alongside the World Demolition Summit. The event took place at the Okura Hotel, Amsterdam.

If you enjoyed the event then you'll be pleased to hear it is being repeated this year at the same location.

Lindsay Gale, editor of D&Ri posted on their Demo Summit website describing what we can expect to see:

Once again, the event will feature a top-class one day technical conference that will feature leading industry speakers who will address topics of major concern to the modern demolition industry, as well as a number of detailed reports covering some of the most challenging demolition projects undertaken around the world in recent months. The conference programme is currently under development and details will be announced shortly.

The World Demolition Awards gala dinner that will be held in the evening of Friday 5th November will once again celebrate all that is best in the industry, with individual awards recognising best practice across a range of categories judged by a panel of industry experts from around the world.

The deadline for the award entries is Friday 30th July. You can find out more about the Demolition Awards at the dedicated website.

Demolition Awards 2010 website live

There are two pieces of good news to report this morning. The first is that the new Demolition Awards 2010 website has gone live, and the second is that our own John Woodward has been confirmed as a judge once again.

This year the awards event will be held on November 5th in the same great venue at the Hotel Okura, Amsterdam.

The awards categories include:

* Customer Service & Support Award
* Demolition Contract of the Year
* Demolition Company of the Year
* Demolition Safety Award
* Demolition Training Award
* Demolition and Recycling Environmental Award
* Explosive Demolition Award
* Industrial Demolition Award
* Confined Space/Urban Demolition Award
* Civil Demolition Award

and the manufacturers awards include:

* Innovation Award – Series Product
* Innovation Award – Custom Product
* Service and Support Award

The deadline for entries is Friday 30th July.

2010 Demolition Awards announced for November 5th

It may seem like a long way off, but the Demolition Awards for 2010 are certainly happening and now they have a date and venue.

This year's gathering will happen on November 5th and anyone who attended last year's event will have no trouble finding the venue. That's because it is the same as last November in the Hotel Okura, Amsterdam.

Our own John Woodward will be on the judging panel once more and the closing date for entries this year is Friday 30th July.

As soon as tickets become available we'll let you know.

Thanks to PDWorld for the heads-up.

Demolition Awards 09 – Hotel Okura, Amsterdam. 6 November 2009

Last night saw John Woodward in Amsterdam attending the inaugural Demolition Awards created & organised by d&ri and supported by EDA. John was there in his role as an awards judge and to present the award for Innovation Award – Series Product.

The awards ran like clockwork and were well attended with all delegates enjoying a superb 3 course meal with wines before Dutch TV presenter Mariska Hulscher took to the stage as Master of Ceremonies to announce the short listed companies in each category with the award being presented by one of the judging panel.

The full shortlist has been featured on our site before so we propose to only list the winners.

Service & Support Liebherr,

Innovation Award – Custom Project Rusch Special Projects

Innovation Award – Series Product Volvo

Demolition Training Award Dorton Group

Demolition Safety Award DH Griffin

Environmental & Recycling Award Costello Demolition

Urban Demolition Keltbray

Industrial Demolition General Smontaggi

Explosive Demolition Safedem

Demolition Company of the Year Safedem

Demolition Contract of the Year Keltbray

We extend congratulations to all of the winning entrants, and say bad luck to all those short listed who didn’t win and that we hope that they enter the awards next year.

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.

Demolition Awards extended

As a result of the unprecedented level of interest shown in the inaugural Demolition Awards, and specifically the Contract of the Year category, it has been decided to introduce two ‘highly commended’ awards in this category in addition to the award for the overall winner.

The number of entries for this category more than exceeded all expectations and more to the point, the standard of work outlined in the submitted entries is such that it is felt that more than just a single project should receive formal recognition of a ‘job well done’.

The judging panel will convene in Amsterdam on 8th September, with those shortlisted for the 11 Award categories being notified immediately after this meeting. Full short-lists will also be posted on the KHL website immediately after, along with details of the specific projects being put forward for individual awards, where appropriate.

In addition, the September-October issue of D&Ri will include a special Demolition Summit supplement, which will also be available separately, that will contain all the information you need to know about the inaugural Demolition Summit in Amsterdam on the 6th November, along will full details on all the companies and projects shortlisted for the Demolition Awards.