Report on the EDA Convention and Demcon exhibition in Stockholm

The EDA Convention at Infracity Stockholm, in conjunction with the Demcon exhibition, saw IDE members and UK based companies such as Kokureck and Komatsu in attendance and Mark Anthony reporting on the event for Demolition News.

IDE members Dave Darsey (NFDC President) & Stuart Accleton give an excellent presentation about the demolition of Cafe Royal in Piccadilly, which involved a great deal of skill and logistical planning to achieve the end result. Other excellent presentations followed from EDA members on demolition projects in Spain, Denmark, Netherlands and Germany. The interesting first day concluded with a panel discussion about current demolition challenges and how companies can adapt to become more carbon efficient.

Day 2 saw a visit to Demcon where new equipment was on display from Sandvik, Brokk and Husqvarna in particular, and the official launch of the EDA High Reach Machine Guidance Notes after several years of debate. Stephano Panseri should be congratulated on finally getting the guide into print after previous attempts to publish always ended in frustration.

John Woodward took the opportunity, during the 2 days, to speak to leading figures in the EDA about the proposed international expansion of the IDE and he received positive interest from demolition engineers in Germany, Spain, Netherlands, Italy, Denmark and France, all of whom expressed interest in joining when the full details of the international membership have been decided by IDE Council of Management on Thursday 23 September.


Launch of the new EDA High Reach guidance document


Guiseppe Panseri President of the EDA


Mark Anthony


Drinks before the Gala Dinner


Una and Siobhan McCormack with David Sinclair at the Gala Dinner


Band at the Gala dinner

John Woodward speaks - Demolition Innovations 2010 and Beyond

Our own John Woodward has been speaking at DEMCON 2010 as part of a round-table workshop called Demolition Innovations - 2010 and Beyond. You can watch the video above.

EDA & Demcon Infra City Hotel, Stockholm photos

The EDA Autumn Convention and Demolition Fair Demcon have chosen a great hotel in
Stockholm for the event as the following photos show with views of the main hotel lobby and events area entrance.











Further photos will follow during the events.

IDE Vice President travels to EDA and Demcon Conventions to canvas support

John Woodward is off on his travels again to spread the word about the benefits of IDE International membership when he speaks at two demolition conventions running this week in Stockholm.

At the recent IDE Council meeting it was agreed that IDE should “test the water” with regard to International Membership to see if there is any interest, from the EU countries initially, in this new proposed category of member. John is taking the opportunity to carry out that “test” when he is speaking at the conventions.

On Thursday John will speak to the EDA delegates and then on Friday morning he is one of the keynote speakers at the Demcon Convention at Infracity, just North of Stockholm.

As well as the agreed content of the speeches John will impress upon the audience the need for demonstrating competence and CPD and how there is no better way to show both than by membership of the Institute of Demolition Engineers.

A full report follows next week.

John Woodward to speak at EDA Autumn Event

Our very own John Woodward has been confirmed as a speaker at the EDA Autumn Event.

The EDA Conference and Demolition Fair DEMCON is being held between September 8-10th at Hotel Infracity in Stockholm. John's talk will be on the demolition of a school after a major fire.

If you wish to attend then bookings and hotel reservations can be made by visiting the EDA events page and downloading the relevant forms.

The full conference timetable is included below:

Wednesday, the 8th of September

11.30 National Associations meeting

16.00 National Associations Senior Officers available for one-to-one meeting with sponsors

20.00 Welcome reception

Thursday, 9th of September

08.30 Registration & coffee/tea available at the sponsors area outside the conference room

09.30 Opening of the conference by President Mr Giuseppe Panseri

09.40 "Demolition of a school after a major fire", by Vice-President of Institute of Demolition Engineers Mr John Woodward, C & D Consultancy, UK.

10.00 Sponsor presentation: EDA IC member KOMATSU, by Mr Michael Atkinson

10.10 "The impact of massive demolition project upon both the institutional and community local scene: from a critical situation to an opportunity", by Mr Stefano Chiavalon, EDA IC member General Smontaggi, Italy

10.30 Presentation of EU Project Alert / Company presentation France/Denmark/Sweden

10:50 Q & A

11.00 Coffee break at the sponsors area outside the conference room

11.30 "Controlled explosion of a double silo in Ciudad Real", by EDA Vice-President Ms Pilar de la Cruz, IC Member Voladuras y Demoliciones

11.50 Sponsor presentation available

12.00 "Technical demolition and facade retention of London's famous Cafe Royal, a project including the use of advance 3D modeling and vibration monitoring", by NFDC President Mr David Darsey and Stuart Accleton, both from Erith Group, UK

12.20 Q & A

12.30 Working lunch at the sponsors area

13.30 “Dismantling project in the middle of two areas of explosion risks and in the near of one shock-sensitive turbine in petrochemical industry”, by Mr Marcel Schröder, EDA IC member Richard Liesegang, Germany

13.50 Q & A

14.00 Panel debate about the future of the demolition in Europe moderated by journalist Ms Laura Donadoni, Italy

15.00 Clausure by EDA President Mr Giuseppe Panseri and end of the Conference

15.30 Three different options

* Demolition site visit DEMCOM / Time on your own in Stockholm
* Time or your own at the DEMCON fair
* Meeting of the EDA Technical Commitee

19.30 Gala dinner at the Hotel InfraCity

Friday, 10th of September

Visit of the DEMCON fair on your own

10.00 EDA Board members available for one- to- one meeting with sponsors at the EDA lounge

John Woodward speaking at DEMCON 2010

DEMCON 2010 is taking place at the InfraCity Exhibition Centre north of Stockholm running from the 9th-10th September. We can also now confirm that our very own John Woodward will be in attendance and speaking.

DEMCON is for demolition, recycling, concrete sawing and drilling, concrete floor grinding and polishing, and related industry. It looks to have the biggest turn out yet this year as we still have over 3 months to go and yet 90% of the indoor exhibition space is already booked.

You can learn more about DEMCON at the official website. It's also possible to buy tickets. We hope to see you there.

DEMCON Show coming September 2010

Good news for anyone who enjoys attending demolition exhibitions or just wants an excuse to go to Sweden. SCOP AB has announced DEMCON to take place in September next year at the business and exhibition centre InfraCity, located in the Stockholm suburb of Bredden between the city centre and Arlanda International Airport.

SCOP AB you may already know as the publisher behind Professional Demolition International (PDI).

The show will include demolition, concrete sawing and drilling, concrete floor preparation and polishing, clean air and recycling.

You can find more details on the new DEMCON website