It is four years since the boiler house collapsed prematurely at the Didcot A Power Station.   That is 208 weeks since the worst demolition accident in living memory.   1,459 days since Ken Cresswell, John Shaw, Michael Collings, and Christopher Huxtable were ripped from the bosom of their respective families, never to return.   

But we are no closer to discovering the cause of the incident; no closer to learning any lessons that might arise from the tragedy; and – worst of all - no closer to providing the families and friends of the four men with the closure they so richly deserve.

From the development of driver aids and in-cab technology to the implementation of changes to the training and legislative landscapes, much of what we consider "progress" is carried out without the input of those that will ultimately have to live with it - The machine operators.

In this brand-new episode, we speak to CPCS blue card operator Nigel Williams about everything from GPS accreditation to NVQ poverty together with the loss of some of the industry's best operators through retirement.

If you're an Institute of Demolition Engineers member living or working in and around the Midlands, gaining your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points is as simple as attending one of the many regional meetings held locally.   If you live and work elsewhere, however, CPD points are less easy to come by.

But there is an alternative.   And while it does carry a cost, this alternative might just provide you with some valuable and additional skills that you can apply to your work and personal life.

Keith Sleightholme of training specialist ProTrainings explains.

Chances are, you know how much it will cost to get your latest demolition contract across the finish line.   

But do you know how much it has cost to get it to the star line?

In the second episode of the all-new Demolition Promotion podcast, we look at why your accreditations, qualifications and certifications might just be the most important items on your company's website and why they should be featured front and centre.

Demolition Promotion is exclusive to the Demolition News Radio network.

The history of your company is an enormous source of pride, I am sure.   But they year in which your company was founded is of little or no interest to potential clients and has no place on the home page of your website.

Welcome to the first-ever edition of the all-new Demolition Promotion podcast, exclusive to the Demolition News Radio network.

Buying and selling equipment at auction offers an excellent alternative for the discerning demolition company.    And, if you know what you're doing and what you're looking for, there are bargains to be had.

In this exclusive episode - which features guest presenter Peter Haddock - Ritchie Bros' sales director Rupert Craven offers some timely advice on buying and selling at auction; how to ensure that you get the best possible deal; and how auctions might just provide the equipment that you want at a price you're willing to pay.

Training Talk is BACK with a new sponsor, now format, and a funky new logo.

The first episode of Season 2 features the show's new sponsor - ProTrainings - which is pioneering the use of "blended training" to make training more engaging and more accessible for students, and more cost effective for demolition companies.

Following a spate of high profile scaffold collapses in the UK demolition sector, Richard Dolman - managing director of AR Demolition and vice president of the Institute of Demolition Engineers - has spoken out about how scaffolding is utilised within the demolition environment.

In this exclusive interview, he expresses his fears and concerns.

When I met up with Robert Young, he had just been promoted to the position of development director at Downwell Group; so he had every right to be positive, upbeat and even ecstatic.

But he wasn’t.

In fact, as you will hear from the conversation that follows, Robert has some very serious concerns about the state of the UK demolition industry; about the procurement process; and about pricing.

And we would urge you to stick around to the very end of this show because Robert Young concludes with a truly stark message for the sector.