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WORLDNEWS
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orthStar has announced
the acquisitionof
WRS Infrastructure
&Environment Inc in adeal
that expands the former’s
environmental remediation
and civil construction
capabilities. The terms of the
dealwerenot disclosed.
NorthStarwas formed inSpring
2014with the coming together
of LVI andNCM to form a single
entitywith an annual turnover
well in excess ofUS$500million.
issues.With safety andour
customers as our toppriorities,
webelieveNorthStar is better
positioned todeliver onour
commitment toprovidebest in
class environmental, demolition
and emergency response services
toour clients everywhere.”
TheWRSdeal provides
NorthStarwith greater
environmental remediation,
site assessment, waste resource
management and flood control
expertise.
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WRS reports a turnover of
US$200million, so thiswould
suggest that thenew entitywill
be the largest singledemolition
company in theworldby a
massivemargin.
NorthStarCEOScott
State saidof the acquisition:
“Combiningour national
networkswill giveNorthStar
additional resources tohelpour
clients throughout theUnited
States andglobally solve their
most complex environmental
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HubertWatson
has
joinedMaximus Crushing and
Screening as global sales
manager to help the company
respond to the growing
demand it is seeing for its
range of equipment around
the world.Withmore than
30 years of experience in the
sector, notably with Fintec
and IonaWashing Systems
in recent years, it is hoped
he will assist and guide the
company’s continued growth.
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Genesis
Attachments
has announced
the appointment
of
Mike Ganier
to the position
of southeast
regional manager. He
brings with him five years of
attachment sales experience
andmore than a decade
of scrap and recycling
industry specialisation to
Genesis. He will cover North
and South Carolina, Georgia,
Mississippi, Alabama and
Florida.
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KPI-JCI and
AstecMobile
Screens has
appointed
StephenWhyte
tomanage the
company’s track-
mounted product lines in
efforts to further develop
itsmobile equipment.
He previously served as
engineeringmanager for
MetsoMinerals and product
manager and designer for
McCloskey International Ltd.
PEOPLE NEWS
NorthStar
acquiresWRS
TopDownWay to fell
the ‘Gallogate Twins’
Safedemwill use theDespe-
developedmodularTopDownWay
climbingworkplatform system
todemolish the two largest
residential blocksof flats in
Scotland, theWhitevaleand
Bluevale towers in theGallowgate
areaofGlasgow, onbehalf of the
GlasgowHousingAuthority. The
blocks’ locationnearpublic roads
andabusy retail parkprecludes
theuseof otherdemolition
methods. Built in1969, the31
storey structures stand85m (279
ft) tall. Bluevalewill comedown
in2015,withWhitevale following
in turnduring2016.
The system consistsof a three
levelworkplatform that seals to
thebuildingwhiledemolition
work is carriedout insideand
hydraulically climbsdown the
buildingas it isdemolished floor
by floor. Thisminimises the
impact ofwork to theoutside
environment aswell asprotecting
workers fromweather. Safedem
managingdirectorWilliam
Sinclair told
D&Ri
: “We carefully
assess everyproject before
developing the safest andmost
appropriatemethodofdemolition.
This collaborationwithDespe
hasbeenborn from close ties and
friendship established through
our involvement in theEDA. This
is the first time the system isbeing
used in theUK.”
AlexMcGuire, directorof
property forGlasgowHousing
Association’s (GHA)parent
company,WheatleyGroup,
was reportedas saying: “The
Gallowgate twinshavea special
place inpeople’shearts and in
Glasgow’shistory, but their time
has come toan end. Thisunique
demolition is another important
step in theongoing regeneration
of housing in the cityandwill
ensureourhomes are fit for future
generations.”
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Safedem used a tower crane to lift
the TopDownWaymodules in place at
the top of Bluevale Tower
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