The Foreman

Slow motion building implosion - VIDEO

You can't beat a good demolition video - and all the drama of this implosion is captured in slow motion. Watch for the charges going off one by one in the building interior. Building Implosion in Slow Motion from Paul...

Posted by Will Mann on May 22, 2009 5:05 PM

Chimney demolition debris causes electric fire - VIDEO

My distant German cousin Von Foreman has contacted me with news of a demolition bodge in his homeland. It seems the normal precision planning one would expect of a German contractor was absent on this project - with fiery results!...

Posted by Will Mann on March 10, 2009 2:16 PM

Restaurant owner blows up wrong building - VIDEO

Another in our increasingly popular demolition bodges series. This chap might want to check the explosives wiring a bit more carefully next time....

Posted by Will Mann on March 10, 2009 2:09 PM

Demolition by cannon - VIDEO

Is it me, or are demolition contractors getting a bit namby-pamby these days. No longer does anyone simply 'knock a building down', today it's all about 'nibbling away with a long-reach excavator'. But not for these fellas. No fancy equipment...

Posted by Will Mann on February 27, 2009 10:33 AM

Win a trip to Las Vegas with PGC Demolition

I also predict a run on skips in the Greater Manchester area, after PGC Demolition and Skip Hire announced that it is entering its customers into a draw to win a luxury Las Vegas holiday every time they hire one....

Posted by Will Mann on February 9, 2009 11:40 AM

Divorcing couple saw house in half - VIDEO

Divorce settlements don't always bring out the generosity in people - but surely there's a better compromise than sawing your house in half...?...

Posted by Will Mann on December 22, 2008 2:42 PM

Hackney demolition disaster from 1985 - VIDEO

Thanks to Frank from East London for sending this one through, a classic botched demolition job from 23 years ago. This year, there have been a spate of demolitions that, ahem, didn't quite go according to plan. But I think...

Posted by Will Mann on December 22, 2008 2:29 PM

When Demolition goes wrong - VIDEO

I'm not sure whether using a truck and a rope was the best way to demolish this chimney, but as the video shows, it didn't quite achieve the desired result......

Posted by Will Mann on November 21, 2008 12:18 PM

Demolition: a 'how not to' guide - VIDEO

Lesson number one: don't start in the middle....

Posted by Janie Stamford on October 23, 2008 3:10 PM

Demolition Chinese style - VIDEO

Just 200m from the tallest building in Beijing, a demolition firm tries a few short cuts to bring this old office block down as cheaply and quickly as possible. We hope all the workers survived......

Posted by Will Mann on September 22, 2008 10:08 AM

Sheffield's Tinsley cooling towers blown up - VIDEO

Funny thing. Last week I reported on a botched demolition using explosives. At the weekend, it seems there may have been another. Sheffield's landmark Tinsley cooling towers beside the M1 were blown up, as the video below shows: But the...

Posted by Will Mann on August 26, 2008 7:39 AM

Building demolition goes wrong - VIDEO

Looks like they should have used more explosive......

Posted by Will Mann on August 22, 2008 11:22 AM

Truck accidentally demolishes chimney - VIDEO

If the wrecking ball isn't to hand, demolition contractors might fancy using this method of knocking stuff down. Unconventional but effective - though I imagine there was a hell of a lot of mess to clean up afterwards......

Posted by Will Mann on April 16, 2008 3:18 PM

My top 3 videos so far in 2008

I've been going all web 2.0 over the past several months and posting videos on my blog, as the observant among you may have noticed. Over that time there have been some good ones, but I have some definite favourites,...

Posted by Will Mann on April 9, 2008 3:04 PM

Edgbaston shopping centre demolition - VIDEO

Tuesday. I've always considered it to be one of the dullest days of the week, so I've decided to brighten it up for you by providing videos of destruction on a massive scale. I'm nothing if not thoughtful......

Posted by Neil Gerrard on March 11, 2008 11:52 AM