Controlled explosion takes down 5 buildings at Kingsnorth Power Station

The video you see above is the implosion of 5 buildings located at the old Kingsnorth Power Station. The site was closed in March 2013 due to not reaching EU standards on pollution. Since then, demolition has been planned and scheduled, with the implosion above happening on October 23rd.

Source: Kent Online

5 cooling towers at High Marnham imploded

The High Marnham power station located in Nottinghamshire no longer has cooling towers as part of the skyline. The remaining 5 were imploded last weekend, and a number of cameras were on hand to capture them falling.

The rubble created by 5 cooling towers is going to take months to clear up, but site owner E.ON said it was imperative to remove them as they were on the brink of becoming unsafe.

The once coal-fired power station will now be redeveloped as a gas-fired station instead, which should please those concerned about the environment and the pollution coal causes.



Source: This is Nottingham

Dick Green blows up two concrete hoppers in Doncaster

Our friend Dick Green has just completed a job for Able UK which saw two concrete hoppers imploded. The job required 138kg of explosives and you can see the hoppers implode in the video below.



The hoppers formed part of the Thorpe Marsh power station in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Able had been tasked with asbestos removal and de-planting, both of which have now been completed.

More info about the Thorpe Marsh job is avilable at Able's website.