World Demolition Summit 2013 confirmed speakers and topics

The World Demolition Summit 2013 is set to go ahead on the 31st October at the NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky in Amsterdam. If you're still undecided about going (it's well worth it) then the confirmed speaker list and their topics may help make up your mind.

Below is the list of 13 speakers and what they intend talking about at the summit:

Howard Button (Conference Chairman)
Chief Executive, NFDC
Howard Button is, perhaps, the best-known and most influential and respected figure in the UK demolition industry today.
Programme: DRIDS explained – maximising the use of demolition waste

William Moore (Conference Chairman)
Brandenburg industrial services
William graduated from Indiana State University with a Bachelor Degree in Environmental Safety and Safety Management. After graduating, he worked for several insurance companies as a construction safety specialist.
Programme: Opening remarks

Stuart Accleton
MIDE Grad IOSH MIIRSM, Group Health and Safety Director, Erith
Employed with Erith since 2002, Stuart started as a H&S officer working up to Group H&S Director.
Programme: Walmar House Project

Simone Bruni
Founder and President of The Demo Diva
Simone Bruni did what many native Louisiana residents did post Hurricane Katrina; she reinvented herself. Simone lost her home in the Katrina floods. She was laid off from her tourism job, and as a single woman with no construction experience, she took on the daunting task of rebuilding her home.
Programme: TBC

Sophie Cox
Group Manager, NFDC & NDTG
Sophie Cox is best known for her role within the National Demolition Training Group. Sophie was initially employed as a Training Administrator in 2007 and was then appointed as the Training Group Manager in 2008.
Programme: Developing a high reach excavator training simulator

Clinton Dick
Director, Liberty Industrial
Clinton is a Director of Liberty Industrial which specialises in serving the mining, industrial and energy sectors providing expert demolition advice, including conceptual & detailed demolition plans.
Programme: The Boodarie Iron plant closure project

Neil Etherington
Group Development Director, Able UK Ltd
A Teessider born and bred, Neil has operated at a senior level in both the Public and Private sectors and frequently in high profile roles.
Programme: The art of marine decommissioning

Simon Gill
Director, Liberty Industrial
Simon is a Director of Liberty Industrial which specialises in serving the mining, industrial and energy sectors providing expert demolition advice, including conceptual & detailed demolition plans.
Programme: The Boodarie Iron plant closure project

Dick Green
Managing Director, IndEx
Prior to forming IndEx Independent Explosives Engineers in September 2009 Richard was employed by a leading UK demolition company as project manager and senior explosives engineer.
Programme: Demolition of Ramagundam power station in India

Dr Ahmed Amir Khalil
Vice President for International Development at Applied Science International, LLC
Mr. Khalil has an experience of 15 years in the field of structural analysis and design.
Programme: Performance based demolition design

Fabio Bruno Pinto
Operations Director, Fabio Bruno Construcoes, Brazil
Fábio Bruno Pinto graduated in Mining Engineering from Federal University of Minas Gerais in 2000 and in Business Administration in 2005 at FGV, both in Brazil.
Programme: Selective bridge implosion in the heart of Rio de Janeiro

Chris Sleight
Editor, International Construction
Chris Sleight is recognised as one of the world’s leading authorities on the global construction and construction equipment markets.
Programme: Global construction markets

Patrick Villard
Technical-commercial director, DELAIR CFD demolition company
For more than 20 years, Patrick Villard has been employed by Delair CFD as an explosive’s specialist, and currently holds the position of Technical-Commercial Director.
Programme: Innovative dust control during explosive demolition

To secure your place at this year's event, please head on over to the World Demolition Summit 2013 website and sign up for the Conference, Awards Dinner, or save yourself some money and purchase a joint ticket.

Boodarie Iron plant decommissioning

Clinton Dick and Simon Gill of Liberty Industrial will be giving a talk at this years' World Demolition Summit about the Boodarie Iron plant plant decommissioning, and it's sure to be standing room only.

The project is by far one of the most complex demolition works carried out in over a decade and consisted of demoliting three major structures:

• 65m (214ft) tall Briquette structure
• 100m 328ft) high reactor structure
• 40m (131ft) tall gas plant

In total there was over 25,000 tons of steel and the job required the largest demolition excavator in Australia (230 tonne Liebherr 994) and the largest available grapples made by Embrey’s Australia, which weighed 14 tons.

Explaining how they used that equipment at a site (Port Hedland) that regularly sees cyclones and earthquakes, should make for a fascinating chat come the World Demolition Summit.

Source: D&Ri

World Demolition Summit 2013 is taking shape

The EDA has posted an update on this year's Demolition Summit, and how things are taking shape.

The Summit takes place on October 31st at the Krasnapolski Hotel in the beautiful city of Amsterdam. This year we will see a first: the Summit will include the presence of the first high reach training simulator in the exhibit area.

The emphasis this year is on the practical side of the demolition business, which means some very interesting presentations on difficult demolition projects. That includes one on the Boodarie Iron plant in the outback of Australia.

If you haven't signed up to come yet (and booked your hotel room), head on over to the Summit's official website where you can find out everything you need to know.

Source: EDA