With its first stand-alone contract safely completed, b-line can now officially count itself as a true demolition company.

The time has come for demolition accidents and fatalities to be discussed, denounced and condemned. Silence is complicity.

Why does the UK demolition industry continue to kowtow to a group of big-name main contractors with a proven track record for late payments and a penchant for crucifying suppliers and sub-contractors?

A period of unprecedented stability in UK construction workload shows no signs of abating. But it is vital that we do not grow complacent and that we prepare for the downturn that is sure to arrive.

The time has surely come for the demolition industry to have a dedicated charity all its own; one that can help its own in their hour of need.

A man called Samuel Landis is currently in a Miami hospital as a result of a demolition accident earlier this week. I don't know Samuel or his family. But my thoughts, and those of the global demolition brotherhood, are with him and his family and friends right now.

The inaugural British Demolition Awards was a roaring success; and it has established DemolitionNews as an industry influencer like no other.

b-line demolition, the company we are following for our Birth of a Demolition Company audio and video show, has secured its first contract.

Through various means, the UK demolition industry has lost a huge number of demolition companies in the past few years. And without some timely financial prudence, more could follow.

The purchase of a Bentley might be a sign that a demolition director is doing well. Equally, it could be an indicator that the demolition director has lost focus and that a financial crisis might just lurk on the horizon.