Reaching higher

摘要

Demolition is a growing part of the construction industry around the world, driven by the need to modernise and regenerate communities. It is a specialised discipline — the task of demolishing buildings can obviously be dangerous — and as a result often requires specialised equipment and techniques. One of the most striking types of machine used in the industry is the long-reach demolition excavator. These were first developed in the 1980s and 1990s, as a more accurate and safer alternative to the traditional technique of using a crawler crane to swing a wrecking ball into the unfortunate structure to be demolished.