DEMOLITION SUMMIT
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NOVEMBER-DECEMBER2014
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The sixth annualWorldDemolition Summit
returned to the Amsterdam venue of theNH
GrandHotel Krasnapolski. A one day technical
conference formed the daytime element with
speakers coming from around theworld
Opening to
The audience gathers for the opening session of
the 2014World Demolition Summit conference
Delegateswerewelcomes by D&Ri editor Lindsay
Gale (centre) andWilliam Sinclair (left) in his role
as EDA vice president. Themorning sessionwas
chaired by BillMoore (right)
The opening paper consisted of three short presentations
covering currentmarket conditions fromBrian Carroll of Kocurek
Excavators (at the podium), Atlas Copco’s Torsten Ahrs on
hydraulic attachment trends and your editorwith an analysis of
D&Ri
100financial trends from 2001 to present
Liberty Industrial’s
Simon Gill outlined his
company’swork at
theRio TintoHismelt
facility inWestern
Australia
The hotel’sWinter Gardenwas
the venue for the coffee andmeal
breaks and allowed delegates
to visit the displays of the event
sponsors
Sellafield’s Jeremy Hunt
outlined themajormilestones
that have beenmet at the
Sellafield nuclear facility
in Cumbria, wheremore
than 100 buildings
have successfully been
decommissioned, but
there are still challenges
to be overcome
Thewinning 2013
Civils Demolition Award
projectwas the subject
forMichael Corridan,
the removal of a Royal
Navy ammunition
replenishment facility
near Portsmouth
ERM’s Bob Klotzbach (left) and JonMeir
(below) jointly talked of the cultural and
practical challenges encountered during
demolition activities in Japan
