10th World Demolition Summit heads to Dublin

Can you believe we are fast approaching the 10th anniversary of the World Demolition Summit?

November 7-8th this year will be the 10th edition of the summit, and we're heading to a new location. Dublin to be precise!

The World Demolition Summit 2018 will be held in the Aviva Stadium, which provides a fantastic range of facilities to cater for the conference, the awards, and of course the networking attendees have access to. The stadium is also more than capable of handling the numbers the summit now enjoys. Last year there were 394 delegates, representing 131 companies from 28 different countries. The 10th edition could (and should) be a record breaker.

Here's a reminder of last year's summit:



The 2018 delegate rate is £600 (660 euros, US$768). For that, you gain access to all conference sessions, networking breaks, drinks receptions, and the awards dinner. There will also be discounted rooms at the nearby Ballsbridge Hotel 4, with those rooms becoming available for booking in mid-February.

There is a dedicated booking page available, or if you'd like more information contact Julia Bossie at julia.bossie@khl.com.

DSM Demolition win £961,000 Dublin flats demolition contract

DSM Demolition has just secured the contract for a large demolition job in Dublin that's reported to be worth in the region of 1.1 million Euros, or £961,000.

The project involves the demolition of a nine storey block of flats consisting of 96 flats in total. The building is constructed from precast concrete walls and insitu concrete floors. The work will involve soft stripping, removal of any hazardous waste from the site, and demolishing all that concrete.

Earlier this year DSM demolished two towers at Aston University with the aid of PDC Explosives Engineers. You can view video footage of the blowdown here.

Source: Build.co.uk

Workshop in Dublin 11th February

The IDE is holding a workshop in Dublin on the 11th February. Our own John Woodward along with IDE President Terry Quarmby will be present.

The workshop will be held at the Clarion Hotel Liffey Valley and it is a free event due to the sponsorship of Sandvik. Confirmed speakers include:

- Alan Matchett - Sandvik
- Volvo (speaker to be confirmed)
- Terry Quarmby - Waste and Sustainability
- John Woodward - IDE Membership

Places can be booked by contacting Emma Piotrowski at events@ide.org.uk by 31st January.

Learn more at the IDE website

Dublin landmark Liberty Hall may be up for demolition

Liberty Hall in Dublin is well known for a number of reasons. The headquarters of the Services, Industrial, Professional, and Technical Union (SIPTU) it used to be the tallest building in Ireland measuring 195 feet.

As for the history behind the building and the structure that stood before it we turn to Wikipedia for a concise explanation:

Standing on Beresford Place and Eden Quay, near the Custom House, the original Liberty Hall used to be a hotel before becoming James Connolly's personal fortress in Dublin. Following the outbreak of World War I a banner reading "We serve neither King nor Kaiser but Ireland" was hung on its front wall, and within was printed the newspaper The Irish Worker. The Irish Worker was shut down by the British Government for sedition as outlined in the Defence of the Realm Act (DORA). It was replaced for a short time by a paper called the Worker until that was also banned, and in 1915 the Workers' Republic was edited by Connolly until the Rising in 1916.

The original building was demolished in the 1950s due to becoming unsafe and the current replacement built in 1965. Now SIPTU want it demolished and replaced with a larger building that has both more facilities and is more power efficient. Depending on how big the new building is it may retake the crown as tallest in Ireland.

For the moment there are no set plans for demolition, but keep it on your radar in case more progress is made by SIPTU in their bid to replace it.

You can read more about this story as reported on the BBC News website