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Achieving Sustainable Demolition Workshop

Submitted by Chloe on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 - 15:55

Our office manager recently attended an "Achieving Sustainable Demolition and Pre-construction workshop".

The workshop covered various subjects including: sustainable pre construction, new waste carrier legislation and three case studies. 

The most valuable information gained from this workshop was on reusing materials, rather than recycling them, and how this can reduce our carbon footprint.

We gained various contacts from salvaging yards to furniture reuse projects. We look forward to putting the reuse method into practise on up and coming demolition projects.

St Mary's Hospital update

Submitted by Chloe on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 - 15:25

Site setup, safety and access works are all well under way at St. Mary’s Hospital. Site security has been put in place to give 24/7 cover.

Asbestos removals are also well under way to enable selected buildings to be demolished early in 2012.

As well as demolition there will be a high level of recycling and salvage on site. From Victorian to more modern items anything that can be re-used or recycled will be diverted from landfill. Scrap metals have been removed from all of the buildings to prevent theft.

New Machinery

Submitted by Chloe on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 11:35

We have recently purchased two Terex TC 240 LC excavators to assist with our demolition and crushing contracts.

Both are late model used units which represent good value. It has long been the policy of the company to purchase good quality used equipment whenever possible. Global recession often leads to opportunity – one machine was sourced from Iceland and the other from a UK source who in turn had recently purchased the unit from a German dealer.

St Mary's Hospital

Submitted by Chloe on Thursday, November 10, 2011 - 15:00

Demolition & Salvage ltd. are delighted to announce that they have been awarded the high profile 48 week contract to demolish the redundant sections of St. Mary’s Hospital, Portsmouth. Following a competitive tender process the company was subject to interview and further assessments. 

We scored a remarkable 100 % when judged against cost, presentation, Health & Safety and quality benchmarks.

Southsea Blaze

Submitted by Chloe on Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 14:51

On Tuesday 9th August at 5.35 pm a fire on South Parade, Southsea had 80 fire fighters from 7 appliances trying to control the blaze. The building formally Joanna’s nightclub collapsed onto a power sub-station leaving 500 local residents without electricity.

Fire crews worked throughout the night to keep the area safe and under control.

The police force says the fire is not linked to riots in other parts of the country, and an investigation is ongoing.

Weighbridge

Submitted by Chloe on Friday, July 29, 2011 - 11:01

To help with sales control and to ensure that vehicles are not overloaded Demolition and Salvage Ltd have installed a surface counted 15 metre 50 tonne electronic weighbridge at Portsdown Main Site.

In the spirit of recycling the unit was salvaged from a redevelopment project at Marchwood, saving cost, transport and materials.

Reconditioned and installed by Demolition and Salvage staff a new indicator has been fitted and final calibration has been carried out by Solent Scales, www.solentscales.co.uk

Silent Demolition

Submitted by Chloe on Friday, June 3, 2011 - 13:18

Demolition and Salvage needed to demolish concrete frames in a Eastleigh factory. The building needed to be kept in prestine condition, was vibration sensitive and the flooring could not take the weight of a machine.

A tricky job for any demolition company. Demolition and Salvage overcame this problem by using a very clever agent called Betonamit.

Cosham Cinema Demolition

Submitted by Jim Kirkpatrick on Monday, May 16, 2011 - 15:23

The Carlton Cinema in Cosham's High Street has been demolished after 70 years of service. The cinema was first opened in 1937 by Jack Buchana, famous actor and singer of the 30's, who named the establishment " The Carlton Super Cinema".

In 2007 the cinema was finally put out of business due to the current climate and hazardous structure. Over a period of eight years three different companies had tried to make a profit from the cinema and failed. After much effort and many campaigns against it, work started to demolish the building in December 2010.

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