Demolition & Recycling International has a new editor

Demolition & Recycling International (D&Ri) has announced a new editor has joined its ranks in the form of Steve Ducker.

Regular readers will be used to seeing the name Lindsay Gale. Lindsay has left to pursue other opportunities after receiving a special award from David Sinclair for her work in the sector this year, but Steve will pick up the baton and carry it forward. He's already edited International Rental News for a good chunk of 2015

Steve can be contacted by email at steve.ducker@khl.com or by phoning 01892 786210. We wish him all the best in his new role!

Source: D&Ri

Good article regarding the blowdown of Tarfside Oval

C&D Consultancy was the Principal Designer on the blowdown of Tarfside Oval and we've spotted a great article over on DRi about the job written by Lindsay Gale. Please take the time to give it a read by clicking the link below.

You can also view our coverage of the blowdown including video footage.

Source: DRi

Last day for 2012 World Demolition Awards entries

The date and venue were announced back in January, and today is the last dau for entries. We are of course talking about the World Demolition Summit 2012 and the Awards that run alongside it.

You have until the close of business today to get your entries in. They need to be sent to D&Ri editor Lindsay Gale, who can be emailed at lindsay.gale@khl.com.

Source: D&Ri

C&D Consultancy enter negotiations with Simone Bruni

C&D Consultancy are pleased to say that we have entered negotiations with Simone Bruni "Demo Diva" to deliver demolition training courses to her team out in New Orleans.

The negotiations came about after Simone heard John Woodward's presenattion at the Demolition Awards 2010 in Amsterdam in November.

Further details about Simone can be found in the interview that she gave to Lindsay Gale at KHL which can be accessed here:-

http://www.khl.com/magazines/demolition-and-recycling-international/detail/item61850/Pink-is-power---The-Demo-Diva-interview/

Demolition Awards entries exceed expectations

Regular visitors to this website will know that John Woodward sits on the judging panel for the Demolition Awards 2010, following on from a similar involvement last year, and he spent the whole of last weekend, plus part of this week, carrying out this year’s judging.

The number of entries was greater this year and the quality, across all categories, was excellent with strong entries from the UK, Italy, Brazil and USA in particular.

When all of the individual judges have carried out their work they will meet at the Rookery Hotel in London on Wednesday, 15th September to agree on the shortlist for all categories which will be announced by KHL on Thursday, 16th September.

Those companies shortlisted will then go forward to a second round of judging nearer to the event itself, on 5th November at Hotel Okura, Amsterdam, where the winners will be announced.

D&Ri editor Lindsay Gale said:

“I certainly do not envy the task facing this year’s judges”

and seeing how much effort John put into the judging this week we agree with Lindsay.

Further details of the judging can be found at here

First entries in for The World Demolition Awards 2010

With the awards still several months away (Friday 5th November in Amsterdam) the first entries for the awards have arrived at the offices of KHL. Lindsay Gale, Editor of D&Ri, is predicting a higher number of entries than in 2009, and hard work for the judging panel.

The judging panel is now almost agreed, details are at http://www.khl.com/demolition-awards/awards-judges/ and C&D’s John Woodward is again a member of the judging panel and a speaker at the Demolition Summit on the same day, details are at http://www.khl.com/demolition-summit/

The Gala Awards Dinner will be held again at the Hotel Okura in Amsterdam and a flavour of the awards evening, and footage of John presenting an award, can be found at http://www.khl.com/videozone/item51763/

Demolition Award entries exceed expectations

Last Friday saw the closing date for the inaugural Demolition Awards, to be held as part of the first Demolition Summit in Amsterdam in November, although D&Ri will continue to accept entries received over the course of the next few days. A flurry of entries was received over the course of last week, with the response far exceeding initial expectations.

D&Ri editor Lindsay Gale said:

There is always a degree of uncertainty as to whether sufficient companies will be interested in making submissions for a new Awards event, with the event itself being very much an unknown quantity. And then there is the current difficult economic climate. While I was nevertheless confident that the event would be a success, the number of entries that have come from contractors from around the world has been truly gratifying and greatly exceeded our initial expectations.

Lindsay continued:

It is not just the number of entries that has been impressive, but also the highly complex and challenging nature of many of the specific projects that are now in the running for the awards. The entries clearly demonstrate the challenges that face the industry – technical, legislative and environmental – and the skills and capabilities contractors are displaying to overcome these challenges. I do not envy the judging panel. Selecting winners from among these entries is one challenge I would not relish.

The judges will come together, including our very own John Woodward, to select the shortlists for each individual Award category in early September, with the resulting shortlists being posted to The Demolition Summit website immediately after, as well as being published in the next issue of D&RI.

The large number of entries is fantastic news to hear, but unfortunately that will make my job of helping choose the shortlist that much more difficult. Still, I like a challenge and am really looking forward to the Demolition Summit.