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Eslich Wrecking Company Key Contractor in Giving Akron a Makeover
Since mid-2016, demolition contractor Eslich Wrecking Company has been involved in five different revitalization projects throughout Akron, Ohio, to help revitalize and redevelop the city
March 14, 2017
Beginning in mid-2016, Eslich has been involved in five different revitalization projects throughout Akron and its surrounding areas.
Equipment
How Custom Equipment, Selective Partnerships Grew Northwest Demolition into Sought-After Contractor
Northwest Demolition has grown internationally over the past 20 years thank to its highly selective partnerships with companies like PacWest Machinery and Volvo Financial Services
February 14, 2017
Northwest Demolition’s excavators in particular are highly customized and purpose-built to be able to take on a variety of demolition tasks.
Business
Preservation Takes Center Stage During Western Michigan University Demolition Project
Demolition contractor Bierlein was charged with abatement of lead and asbestos, shoring, select interior dismantling and demolition of non-original additions plus salvaging materials for repurposing
December 13, 2016
North Hall required conventional demolition. However, it also required an extensive amount of hand demolition, shoring and artifact removal and preservation. Custom fabricated scaffold systems were necessary to access and shore existing components.
Material Processing & Debris Handling
Maximize the Return on Mobile Mulchers
Proper selection and maintenance of mobile mulching equipment can keep land clearing and site prep projects on track.
December 13, 2016
A dedicated mulcher tractor is more likely to have a rugged design with the required safety features built specifically for forestry applications.
Equipment
Inside the Demolition of Las Vegas's Riviera Hotel and Casino
NorthStar Contracting Group and Controlled Demolition Inc. work together to bring down the famous Riviera Hotel and Casino
November 17, 2016
The majority of the demolition was performed using hydraulic excavators equipped with cutting shears and grapplers as attachments. NorthStar anticipated using as many as two excavators per team and four teams total, operating concurrently while the large-scale demolition and waste-sorting activities were underway.
Material Processing & Debris Handling
EPA Celebrates America Recycles Day and the 750,000 Jobs Supported by Recycling
America’s recycling and reuse activities accounted for 757,000 jobs, produced $36.6 billion in wages and generated $6.7 billion in tax revenues in 2007, based on the most recent census data. This equates to 1.57 jobs for every 1,000 tons of materials rec
November 15, 2016
Business
16-year Colorado Demolition, Abatement and Remediation Project in the Final Phase
Over the ongoing 16-year Stapleton Redevelopment Project, Earth Services & Abatement has maintained its working presence in Sta­pleton, completing multiple phases of demolition, asbestos abatement and soil remediation since the project’s early years
October 12, 2016
The huge Stapleton Redevelopment Project near Denver is still underway of its transformation from an international airport to a thriving residential and mixed-use community.
Business
How Contractor Demolished Shopping Center in 65 Days
FERMA Corporation scores the demolition of a shopping center at the site of the Sacramento Kings’ new high tech arena thanks to experience, specialty equipment
September 19, 2016
In order to meet that deadline, the company had to work 12 hour shifts, six days a week.
Earthmoving - Compact
Contractor's Leap of Faith in Demolition Machines Proves Providencial on Bible Museum Project
The Berg Corporation uses remote-controlled demolition machines to prepare the way for the historical Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C.
September 14, 2016
Two 6,700-lb. Brokk 260s with hydraulic breaker attachments were used to remove the warehouse's reinforced floors.
Equipment
Demolishing an Old Pier Underneath a New Pier
National Demolition Association
KT-Grant Inc. supplied its KT-30 machine to demolish a pier underneath a pier in Baltimore’s Northwest Harbor
August 17, 2016
The KT-30 machine broke up the concrete, and the divers moved it away from the new pilings. The barges were then relocated and the process started again.
Equipment
How Attachments Simplified Demolition of Building Built into a Bluff
Attachments keep the removal of a huge Minnesota office building/county jail complex built into a bluff on pace.
July 15, 2016
Through a combination of the attachment’s rotation and its design, the GDT Razer is able to easily access every area we need to get at, then crack and drop the concrete material,' says Mark Kraemer, Rachel Contracting’s vice president of field operations.
Business
Contractor Demolishes 1,134 Rooms in 10 Days
EnviroVantage and a crew of 100 workers plan and demolish three buildings simultaneously in a short 10-day time frame
June 16, 2016
Pre-planning of the three-building demolition project included three separate sets of work tools with three separate demo shoots, three lulls and three lull operators.
Milling
How to Add Shingle Grinding to Your Asphalt Business
Wolf Paving adds shingle grinding to their plant operations to save resources and money
June 1, 2016
Through shingle grinding, Wolf Paving has recycled 85,000 tons of shingles in six years, reducing their need for 85,000 barrels of oil and keeping 140 cu. yds. of shingle material out of landfills.
Equipment
How One Demolition Contractor Responded to an Emergency Parking Garage Collapse
Gorick Construction Co. Inc. responds to an emergency parking garage collapse at a hospital in Johnson City, NY
May 25, 2016
The upper deck of a two-level parking garage connected to the United Health Services Wilson Medical Center in Johnson City, NY, collapsed. Multiple vehicles were trapped underneath the caved in upper section; others tottered precariously on the crumbling top level.
Equipment
Inflatable Bags Support Structurally Unsafe Building During Demolition
Inflatable bags were designed to take up the void air space and put pressure on the wall so it couldn't kick back toward the adjacent parking structure
April 22, 2016
The bags would take up the void air space and put pressure on the wall so it couldn’t kick back toward the adjacent parking structure. If the wall were to collapse, the only way it could fall would be into the hole of the burnt building.
Material Processing & Debris Handling
Glass Crushing Plant Helps Village Turn Recycling Expense into Profits
Glass takes 1 million years to break down into its natural state and costs the village of Los Lunas $33.66 per ton to bury, $340,000 per year. The purchase of a glass crushing plant turned this huge expense into a growing profit.
March 30, 2016
The Glass Plant was installed in August 2015 at the Solid Waste Division’s transfer station located in Los Lunas, New Mexico. It runs two to three times a week for about an hour per day, crushing glass to a 3/8-inch size.
Material Processing & Debris Handling
Contractor Crushes the Bottom Line with New Recycling Equipment
Ajax Paving Industries invests in a mobile crushing and screening spread and cuts costs, produces a higher quality product, increases the amount of recycle in the mix and eliminates subcontractors.
February 18, 2016
Any overs from the crushing process are fed from the middle-deck screen back to the impactor, where it is crushed again to make a finished product. This product is then conveyed and stockpiled to be added to the asphalt plant.
Equipment
Demolishing the Daytona Speedway's Backstretch Structures
NDA members Frank-Lin Excavating and Controlled Demolition Incorporated remove Daytona International Speedway’s backstretch structures as part of the speedway’s “Daytona Rising” project
February 17, 2016
Demolition contractor Frank-Lin Excavating used a Genesis Attachment's LXP-400 mounted on a Komatsu PC-490 and a Versi Pro mounted on a Komatsu PC-78 to segregate out materials and process smaller materials.
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