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The Great Divide
There is a gulf between what governments say, and what they do. All too often, the demolition and construction sector finds itself trapped in the gap…
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Settanta's Italian flair
Machine maverick Marco Laurini unveils his own high reach excavator.
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Longing for the past
The demolition and construction industry is safer and more efficient than ever before. Yet, somewhere along the line, it has lost something.
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When ambition outpaces reality
In our eagerness to hit our sustainability goals, are we in danger of putting the cart before the horse?
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Forewarned is forearmed
If demolition and construction workers were more strategic when choosing who to work for, they might eventually sideline "bad guy" contractors.
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This is NOT normal
The UK demolition industry has become desensitised; numb to its own failures and shortcomings. It has normalised the abnormal.
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AI's double-edged sword
When Artificial Intelligence does more than just watch.
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Failure to engage
There has never been a better time to work in demolition and construction. So why are we failing to attract new entrants to the sector?
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Optional once more
In an age of creeping autonomy, will machine cabs once again become optional?
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What would make you stop work?
Demolition workers toil through risk, pain, disease and tragedy; through wind, rain and snow. Is there ANYTHING that would stop them going to work?
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Ignorning the lessons of the past
Even after it was exposed as a potential killer in the Julia Roberts' movie Erin Brokovitch, the world continues to ignore the threat from Chromium VI.
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An end of two eras
When the curtain came down on the European Demolition Association Annual Convention 2025, it did so not just on a superb Study Tour and conference; it…
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