There is always an air of excitement when a new excavator specifically designed for demolition applications is introduced to the market. Witness the Caterpillar 352 UHD machine. A year ago it was ...

Model 340 UHD ultra-high demolition Cat excavator has a 13-percent higher pin height than the predecessor and can reach up to eight-floor structures. The 122,400-pound demolition excavator has a pin ...

When the United Kingdom’s National Savings and Investments (NS&I) moved to a new home, the job of demolishing its old one – less than 100 m (328 ft) away – fell to Lancashire-based contractor Pete ...

Equipment company says its four new excavators for the North American market are designed to support work in tough demolition environments. Komatsu says three of its new excavators provide “22 percent ...

Komatsu has introduced its PC490HRD-11, PC290LC-11, PC360LC-11 and PC490LC-11 demolition excavators to North America. The PC490HRD-11 demolition excavator features the K100 boom change system, ...

Demolition work is inherent with hazards. There are ongoing examples highlighting the consequences of not using the appropriate safety equipment or following proper safety procedures at work.

Information from this article was first published in Demolition Magazine and is being reused with permission from the National Demolition Association. Just east of downtown Kansas City, MO, a major ...

An excavator with a 33-metre reach will be used to "nibble down" the remains of a partially collapsed derelict building in ...

An excavator caught fire Monday at the site of the demolition of Norwood Hospital.Crews started demolishing the hospital earlier this month, two years after the facility was inundated by catastrophic ...