John Woodward tackles untrained labour at Demolition Summit 2010

John Woodward took to the stage at the World Demolition Summit 2010 to talk about untrained labour on the demolition market. Thanks to Mark Anthony of Demolition News for managing to record the speech. Watch it above.

World Demolition Summit 2010 is underway

The World Demolition Summit 2010 being held at the Hotel Okura in Amsterdam is now in full swing with John Woodward taking to the stage.

Dorton make Training & Safety award categories for 2nd year running

Dorton Group is very happy to report that they have managed to make the shortlist for both the Training and Safety categories at the Demolition Awards 2010. This is the second year they have been nominated in both categories.

Dorton was founded in 1985 and has a head office in West Sussex but works nationally. We wish them all the best at the Demolition Summit on November 5th where the award winners will be announced.

Source: Dorton Group

Latest World Demolition Summit Programme

If you are attending the World Demolition Summit in Amsetrdam on the 5th November you may want to take a look at the latest version of the programme.

There's a snapshot of the beginning of the first day included in the image below, but for the full programme please follow this link where it is outlined in a lot more detail.



P.S. John Woodward is speaking at 12.30 to take them up to the lunch break

Demolition Summit 2010 deadline approaches, programme details emerge

The deadline for entries into the World Demolition Awards is fast approaching. Running alongside the World Demolition Summit 2010, the awards are intended to recognise those demolition contractors who have displayed excellence over the course of their demolition activities. Get your entries in before the July 30th deadline.

As the November 5th date fast approaches more details of the Demolition Summit's programme are starting to appear. Here's a quick rundown of what's planned so far:

1. The Suedenbahnhoff demolition in Vienna: a challenging project within a challenging timeframe


2. Ensuring safety in demolition (case studies)


3. Updating the UK’s High Reach Guide


4. Building the future demolition industry – issues and experiences from Germany


5. Case study: The Texas Stadium implosion, Dallas


6. The legislative framework for demolition; what will the future hold?


7. A view from the European Commission


8. The latest economic trends and forecasts for the European demolition industry


9. High reach demolition – a project study


10. Recycling in the USA

The latest details of what to expect at the conference can be found on the Programme page which is always being updated.