C&D customer ADM Regeneration make short work of Durban Mill chimney

Durban Mill chimney has stood for 110 years, but on October 25th it was imploded by ADM Regeneration.

The chimney was located at Hollinwood, Oldham having been built by Durban Mill Co. and stood 130 feet tall, weighing an estimated 650 tons. Lancashire Cotton Corporation took control of the mill in 1957, but production there ceased in 1962 with the main building being used mostly as warehouse space since then. However, since 2008 it has been unused and the chimney implosion is part of a regeneration project that will see 80 houses built.

Source: Oldham Evening Chronicle

Richborough cooling towers and chimney demolition

Normally John would not be near Ramsgate on a Saturday night and up with the lark on a Sunday morning, but this weekend was an exception as he was at the explosive demolition of Richborough cooling towers and chimney.

The demolition work was carried out by DDS Demolition Limited with the explosive demolition by Keltbray’s Mick Williams and Holly Bennett. C&D involvement was as demolition consultant to UK Power Networks, whose switchgear was adjacent to the towers.

It was an unusual role for C&D on a blowdown as John was virtually a spectator auditing the procedures of DDS and Keltbray to provide re-assurance to UK Power Networks that all would go to plan, and it did.

Congratulations to all at DDS and Keltbray on a textbook implosion.



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