John Woodward to be session chair at World Demolition Summit

We are very pleased to announce that our very own John Woodward has been confirmed as chairing the afternoon session of the World Demolition Awards this year. He will follow on after lunch from Howard Button, CEO of the NFDC who is handling the morning.

This year, the World Demolition Summit will be held on November 2nd at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel in London. It's the 9th year of the summit, which celebrates excellence and innovation in the demolition industry. As well as the awards, there's a high level technical conference which is currently calling for papers to be submitted.

As the conference organiser, Demolition & Recycling International (D&Ri) magazine is looking for presentations in the following areas:

• Challenging and innovative project reports
• Examples of best practice in recycling, health and safety and demolition
• New technology or techniques to solve problems
• Research with direct relevance to demolition and recycling contractors

If you'd like to submit a paper or simply to learn more about the conference, please email Steve Ducker at steve.ducker@khl.com.

Source: KHL

APS's ninth National CDM and Student Designer Awards this month

Thursday, October 27th will see the ninth Association for Project Safety’s National CDM and Student Designer Awards. It's being held at London’s Radission Blu Portman Hotel with the awards kicking off at 7pm.

According to APS CEO Lesly McLeod:

"The evening is a marvellous opportunity to celebrate the best of the design and construction health and safety risk management sector as well as a valuable way to highlight the vital importance of health and safety in construction.

Celebrating outstanding contributions aimed at making work in the construction sector safer, the awards showcase innovation and exemplary practice and highlight how this can cut the number of workers who lose their lives or who suffer life-changing injuries or long-term health problems.

There's also great food, fantastic entertainment, and celebrity as well as industry speakers on offer. I believe the Awards strike the right balance between celebrating good practice and providing a sprinkle of star dust so everyone has a wonderful evening."

If you would like to attend, tickets cost £125 +VAT each, or you can book a table for 10 costing £1,125 +VAT. Tickets can be booked on the APS website.

C&D customer Worsley Plant shortlisted for CIWM Awards

We are very happy to announce that one of our customers, Worsley Plant, has been shortlisted for CIWM’s Sustainability & Resource Awards 2015.

CIWM is the leading professional body for the waste management sector representing over 6000 individuals in the UK and overseas. Established in 1898, CIWM is a non profit-making organisation, dedicated to the promotion of professional competence amongst waste managers. CIWM seeks to raise standards for those working in and with the sector by producing best practice guidance, developing educational and training initiatives, and providing information on key waste-related issues.

Here's the press release Worsley released about being shortlisted:

The shortlist has just been announced for the Sustainability & Resource Awards, organised by CIWM (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) on behalf of the industry. Worsley Plant are delighted that the newest innovation in their product range – the REMU Crossover Bucket (XO for short) is up for the M6 Vehicle Hire Best Innovation in Vehicle, Equipment, Plant and Facilities Award.

The Awards recognise and reward innovation, achievement and best practice in the sustainable management of waste and resources, both within the waste sector and across a range of client sectors including construction and facilities management.

The REMU bucket is a totally new concept in the attachment sector, offering customers the most versatile attachment for their construction machinery. Put simply it is a bucket frame, which can be connected to several work modules, enabling fast changes for different jobs. Basically you are changing the module instead of the bucket. Changeover takes just 10 minutes and on-site recycling is a reality.

Steve Lee, Chief Executive, CIWM says, “We’ve had the best ever response to our awards this year. It may be that necessity really is the mother of invention as all types of businesses look for better resources management to support the bottom line or business continuity and to protect people and the environment. There is a great spirit of innovation in resource management and it deserves to be recognised. I wish good luck to all of this year’s entrants and want even more next year!”.

Juliet Perrett, Worsley Plant’s Marketing and PR Manager adds: “We are delighted to be shortlisted for a prestigious CIWM Award. It is well-deserved recognition for this innovative and market leading piece of equipment from our supplier REMU”.

All the winners will be announced at the awards lunch on Thursday 5 November at the Marriott London Grosvenor Square by Countdown host Nick Hewer.

NFDC AGM and Awards report

The NFDC AGM and awards were well attended at The Dorchester on Friday. The NFDC have produced an initial report of the proceedings over on their website, including a more detailed breakdown of the winners and a number of images. The NFDC has also promised to produce a complete report in the very near future.

2013 World Demolition Awards shortlist announced

The judges for the 2013 World Demolition Awards have announced the shortlist for the eight Awards categories. While the winner won't be announced until October 31st in Amsterdam, the contenders have been reduced significantly.

You can view the shortlist per Award category below:

Contract of the Year
Hunter Demolition
Masterton Demolition
Nikau Contractors

Explosive Demolition
Cardem
Fabio Bruno
Safedem

Collaboration Award
AR Demolition
Costello Dismantling
Windmill Group

Industrial Demolition Award
Coleman & Company
EDS
Liberty Industrial

Safety/Training Award
Cantillon
Erith Contractors
Keltbray
NFDC/NDTG

Urban Demolition Award
AR Demolition
Coleman & Company
EDS
Erith Contractors
Keltbray

Environmental/Recycling Award
Cantillon
Ferma Corp
J Jensen
Lloyds Construction Services

Civils Demolition Award
Demoliciones Mitre
Erith Contractors
Micor