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WORLD NEWS
2014
ANKOMAK 2014
May 21 – 25, 2014
Istanbul, Turkey
EDA ANNUAL
CONVENTION 2014
June 12 – 14, 2014
Madrid, Spain
APEX 2014
Aerial Platform Exhibition
June 24 – 26, 2014
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
HILLHEAD
June 24 – 26, 2014
Buxton, UK
STEINEXPO 2014
September 3 – 6, 2014
Homberg/Nieder-Ofleiden,
Germany
IDE Autumn Seminar
September 26, 2014
London, UK
2014 WORLD
DEMOLITION SUMMIT
November 6, 2014
Amsterdam, Netherlands
DIARY DATES
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can announce
that further speakers
have confirmed their
willingness to speak at the 2014
World Demolition Summit in
Amsterdam on November 6,
2014.
The simultaneous implosion
of five Red Road tower blocks
in Glasgow by Safedem will
be the subject of an explosive
presentation. Originally
scheduled as part of the
opening ceremony for the 2014
Commonwealth Games in that
city, the blowdown is now to be
rescheduled but will take place
prior to the Summit.
Safedem’s managing director
and current president of the
NFDC William Sinclair will
discuss the challenges the project
presented and how they were
overcome - including the political
ones, no doubt.
A further presentation will be
a first, as far as
D&Ri
is aware,
for any event in Europe or North
America, with US contractor
ERM aiming to present an outline
of the demolition of two high
technology silicone chip factories
in Japan. Details are somewhat
sketchy and client approval is still
awaited - here’s hoping.
From the USA will come
David Mardigian from MCM
Corporation, who will speak
about a major project the
company is currently working
on, namely the decommissioning
for the former Bethlehem Steel
Sparrow Point plant in Maryland.
The 2,300 acre site has seen over
More confirmed
speakers for WDS
The Allahabad High Court has
ordered the demolition of two
newly completed 40 storey
towers in Noida, India, with
work to be completed within
four months. According
to the Court’s findings,
the builders flouted every
conceivable construction rule,
including building regulations.
Chicago Pneumatic has
appointed Powertek,
headquartered in Bucharest,
as its new authorised
distributor in Romania and
Moldova. Established in
2004, the company now
has branches on Timisoara
and Bulgaria and over 100
experienced staff.
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100 years of industrial activity
and as such is possibly the largest
industrial clean-up currently
under way in the country.
Making a return will be
Brazil’s Fabio Bruno Pinto, who
will revisit the major selective
bridge implosion in the heart of
Rio de Janeiro. At the 2013 World
Demolition Summit, he discussed
the theory and planning behind
this project before work began.
With the majority now complete,
he will discuss the reality – did
the work go as smoothly as the
planning suggested it would?
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Kobelco Construction Machinery
Europe BV officially opened its
recently established European
headquarters in Almere,
Netherlands on April 8, 2014,
an event that was followed by its
first dealer conference since the
company returned to Europe.
The dealers in attendance, who
have met the company’s required
Kobelco affirms
European presence
left to right: Makoto Kato (KCME managing director), Christa
de Kemp-Everts, Annemarie Jorritsma and Jun Fujioka (KCM
president and CEO)
standard, came from Germany,
France, UK, Norway, Sweden,
Finland, Switzerland, Austria,
Netherlands Belgium and the
Baltic States.
The company’s commitment
to the region was further
confirmed by the presence of
Kobelco Construction Machinery
president and CEO Jun Fujioka,
KCM director and executive vice
president Yuzuri Teki and KCM
director and executive officer
Takeshi Miki.
KCME managing director
Makoto Kato commented: “This
event was a major milestone
for KCME. Since announcing
our official return to Europe
we have been working hard in
the background to build the
foundations for a strong and
successful business that will go
the distance. We are here to stay
and are focused on increasing
Kobelco’s market share in Europe.
The strong brand heritage and
product offerings give us the
perfect platform to do that but
the final piece of the jigsaw is
productive partnerships with the
right dealers. We believe we now
have that third element and we
are looking forward to providing
strong products and aftersales
support for our dealer partners
and their customers.”
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