EDA President William Sinclair shares his thoughts on NDA Las Vegas

This past January, the NDA Annual Convention was held in Las Vegas. European Demolition Association (EDA) president William Sinclair was in attendance, and he returned to Europe with some new ideas and thoughts.

He discusses this at length on the EDA website, and it's well worth your time to give it a read. Here's an excerpt:

"The area that I thought was incredibly interesting was how the demolition industry could assist with Emergency Response for Disasters.

When your view the tragic consequences of disasters on your television screens, it is striking how so many show images of rescue workers bravely carrying out their duty amidst partially collapsed and dangerous structures.

Obviously, each and every emergency will require a bespoke solution coordinated with the rescue workers and authorities, but I cannot help think how effective, and how much safer, the task could be if the rescue teams has the experts assistance and equipment from the demolition industry."

Read more at the EDA website.

USA’s NDA president & vice president chairing World Demolition Summit sessions

Demolition & Recycling International magazine has announced that the World Demolition Summit 2016, being held on October 14th this year in Miami, will include sessions chaired by the president and vice president of the USA's National Demolition Association (NDA).

The current NDA president Peter Banks will be succeeded by Scott Knightly, the current vice president, next year. However, this year Peter Banks will be chairing the morning session of the World Demolition Summit, while Scott Knightly will take the afternoon.

Both men bring with them a wealth of knowledge from working in the demolition sector adding up to 53 years of combined experience. We look forward to seeing and meeting them in October.

NDA heralds Demolition 2015 a huge success

Last month the National Demolition Association held its 42nd annual convention and expo, which is called Demolition 2015. On all counts it was a hugely successful event, with a record-breaking attendance of 1,100 people and 84 exhibitors.

One of the biggest successes was the event's focus on education within the demolition sector, and in particular the Fast & Furious education sessions. They consisted of 15 minute presentations from industry leaders. Needless to say, it was standing room only in these sessions.

Source: National Demolition Association

National Demolition Association confirms 40th Annual Convention speakers

The National Demolition Association has confirmed the speaker line-up for their 40th Annual Convention.

The convention will be held between March 23-26 next year at a naval base in San Diego, California. The Opening Night Celebration will also be held aboard the USS Midway aircraft carrier in San Diego Harbour.

As for the speakers, the two key people at the convention will be:

• Navy Commander Mike Abrashoff speaking about the performance of the USS Benfold
• Diana Stil of Nikau Contractors speaking about the demolition challenges in New Zealand following the Christchurch earthquake

Source: d&ri