Euro Demolition News - Issue 2

EDNSwedish SuccessStoryThe European Demolition Association Autumn

Conference took place recently in the Swedish city

of Stockholm. With a busy conference programme,

a gala dinner and an equipment exhibition just

next door, it proved to be an event that was

packed with something for everyone.

Want to meet like-minded demolition professionals

from across the continent? Simple. Interested in

demolition training? No problem. Keen on

demolition equipment? Got that covered. Want to

know about the latest techniques employed by

Europe’s demolition elite? No worries. In fact, the

European Demolition Association Autumn

conference – scheduled to coincide with the

DEMCON 2010 exhibition – covered just about all

the bases in a two and a half day programme that

managed to include just about all the many facets

of this industry.

The EDA secretariat has spent the past few years

honing and perfecting the art of hosting a twice-

yearly conference of sufficient interest to draw

delegates and sponsors from across Europe and

beyond; and the Autumn conference at the Infra

City Hotel in Stockholm showed the

secretariat hitting its stride. Gone was the

25 presentations crammed into two days of

ceaseless PowerPoint; gone too were the

procession of familiar faces both behind

and in front of the podium.

These have been replaced with an event

that was packed with interesting and

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entertaining content, that was

attended by a large number of new

faces from some 14 countries, and

which had the added bonus of a

major industry exhibition just next

door to break things up even further.

Those delegates and companies that

were there combined to make this

latest EDA conference one of the

most memorable in recent history;

those that weren’t will just have to

read the following pages to find out

what they missed.

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Hitting its StrideThere have been times, in the not too distant

past, when I have been publicly critical of the

European Demolition Association. For a time, it

had veered towards a pan-European travel club

for the high fliers of the industry; the

association had summarily failed in its attempt

to lobby the European Parliament; and with

some national associations electing to stay

away from the EDA’s various meetings, it was

in serious danger of becoming

unrepresentative of its members states.

What a difference a few years can make. Recent conferences in Nice, Istanbul,

Warsaw and now Stockholm bear witness to an association with a point to prove

and a determination to fulfil its commitments.

Take, for example, the new High Reach Guidance that was unveiled in multi-

language versions at the latest conference. Sure, it’s been a long time coming;

and yes, it has been the subject of considerable debate. But, to their credit,

Stefano Panseri and his technical committee have seen it through to the bitter

end. And while the EDA of years gone by would have been happy to produce a

document and then just move on to the next thing, the High Reach Guidance is

being used as a spring-board for the EDA’s next big challenge; the creation and

implementation of a training regime to ensure that high reach machines are

operated only by experienced and highly trained operatives.

It will not be easy. Each of the member states represented within the EDA has its

own specific training requirements and demands and, frankly, some countries

are further along the road to embracing high reach machines than others.

But the fact that the European Demolition Association is taking on such a

challenge shows an association confident in its abilities. And that can only be

good for the European demolition industry and the companies and individuals

that make it up.

Mark Anthony

The launch of the multi-language High Reach Guidance -

and the smooth transition into discussions over a training regime

to back it up - show an association in the ascension,

contends Mark Anthony.

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that the

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is taking on

such a

challenge

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confident in

its abilities”

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DEMCON 2010

09th - 10th September 2010

Ringing the ChangesAh Sweden; home of the herring and functional furniture. What better place to hold

a conference that involves a considerable amount of sitting and eating? In truth, the

decision to take the latest EDA conference to Sweden was prompted not by the

cuisine or seating arrangements but by the presence of the inaugural DEMCON

exhibition taking place at the same time, a fact that gave the EDA a new and welcome

added dimension. And this wasn’t the only welcome change to the familiar format of

these events.

On-Track, On TimeHowever, the EDA Autumn Conference began along traditional lines with a welcome

reception at the Infra City Hotel’s Winter Garden in the evening followed by the

beginning of the formal meeting the following morning. And here the changes were

evident from the start. While EDA President Giuseppe Panseri was presiding over his

first conference since has accession to the role earlier this year, he was joined on

The European Demolition Association roadshow touched down in the

Swedish capital for its Autumn conference, bringing with it a number

of new faces, some top-notch presentations, and a panel debate

session that should shape the future of these conferences.

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EDA President Giuseppe Panseri

stage by moderator and multi-lingual TV presenter, Lauara Donadoni who

played a key role in ensuring that the reduced conference stayed on track and

on time.The opening presentation was given by Alfonso Oltra of the Instituto

de Biomecanica, Universidad de Valenci who gave details of the EU Project

Alert scheme that is seeking to reduce the impact of asbestos exposure to workers

across a broad range of industry sectors including demolition.

Oltra was followed onto the podium by John Woodward, vice president of

the Institute of Demolition Engineers and managing

director of C&D Consultancy in the UK. Woodward,

an EDA veteran, gave an insight into the command,

control and communications measures set in place by

himself and one of his clients – Armac Group - following

a major fire at a UK school. A video of Woodward’s

presentation can be viewed by visiting:

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Maintaining the British theme, Woodward was

followed by Komatsu’s Michael

Atkinson – one of the event

sponsors – who then made way

for Stefano Chiavalon who gave

a fantastic insight into the

decommissioning of the historic

Monteluce Hospital in the heart

of Perugia, and how local

community liaison turned a

critical project into an opportunity

for contractor General Smontaggi.

Jacks & RopesFrom Italy, the presentations moved closer to the

conference’s home with G.

Tscherning A/S Tue Brix explaining

how his company tackled the

demolition of a heavily polluted

sulphuric acid plant in

Helsingborg, Sweden.

Completing the morning session

was Ferrari Demolition’s Daniel

Rieber who explained how his

company used hydraulic jacks

and a rope reeving system to

bring down a mining head

frame in France.

Pilar de la Cruz, principal of Voladuras y

Demoliciones and EDA vice-president,

opened the afternoon session with a

presentation on the technical

implosion of a pair of silos in Ciudad

Real before sponsor Ake Sonerud of

OilQuick explained how his

company’s quick hitch system could

pay for itself in saved machine

time.

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And the EDA had time for another first

before lunch with Erith Group’s David

Darsey becoming the first acting National

Federation of Demolition Contractors’

president to address the EDA.

Together with colleague Stuart Accleton,

Darsey looked at how his company had

tackled the partial demolition and facade

retention at London’s famous Cafe Royal. A

video of the presentation and an animation of

the works in progress can be viewed by visiting:

http://ow.ly/2JZi0

The final presentation was given by Marcel Schroeder of Richard Liesgang GmbH & Co

of Germany and covered a highly technical and challenging dismantling project in the

middle of two explosion risk areas, close to a shock-sensitive petrochemical turbine.

Debating TeamThe EDA then rolled out the last (and perhaps most welcome) of its new innovations

with a panel debate moderated by Laura Donadoni. The debate posed a simple

question: “In the light of the current economic crisis, is it better to have a vertical,

specialised business model or a broad business model with skills in a number of

sectors. The panel – which included Anna Jarnehammar from the IVL Environmental

Research Institute in Sweden, Maurizio Massaia, president of the NAD in Italy, John

Woodward, IDE vice-president, and Jan Anders Hermansson, editor of PDI magazine in

Sweden – discussed this question at some length, agreeing that a broad skill base was

the best way to provide stability in an uncertain economic period.

In truth, each of the subsequent questions that expounded upon that original

proposition was worthy of a debate of its own; and I would hope that future panel

debates are given greater prominence in the EDA’s conference programme.

As delegates retired to their rooms to make ready for the evening’s Gala Dinner, the

technical committee gathered to discuss the important and timely subject of training

for high reach excavator operators.

Once again, the Secretariat had managed to pull together a broad and interesting

range of presentations from an equally broad range of companies and countries.

And, with the introduction of the panel debate session, has opened the doors to allow

delegates to have a greater say in the proceedings and in how the future of the

European demolition business is shaped in years to come.

Ringing the

Changes 3EDNStuart Accleton

Marcel

Schroeder

David Darsey


Viva Espana

How does it feel to be the first Spanish person to hold such a high-ranking

position in the EDA?

It's true that I'm pleased with the recognition that this means for Spain, which

has been involved in the EDA since its inception. It's a great pleasure for me to

be able to represent my country in this position.

How are things going in the Spanish demolition industry at present?

Well, it's true that the construction sector in Spain has been severely hit by the

international financial crisis, though perhaps demolition has been less badly

affected. I think this is because demolitions are becoming more complicated,

with more health and safety and environmental requirements. This leads me to

think that the demolition sector has specialised and diversified its client portfolio,

emerging from the field of construction and moving into the industrial sector,

dismantling, decontamination, the management of hazardous waste, recycling

and civil-works demolition.

In the year that her national football team conquered the world, Pilar

de la Cruz has risen to the top of her chosen profession, becoming the

first Spanish person and the first female to hold the lofty position of

European Demolition Association vice-president.

DemolitionNews.com’s Mark Anthony was the first to interview her.

“Of course, it

would be

interesting if

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more women”

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can contribute

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momentum to

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demolition

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professional”


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As the first woman to take up this role, would you

like to see more women in demolition in general,

and in the EDA in particular?

Of course, it would be interesting if there were

more women, but what's really important at

present is the generational change whereby young

people can contribute new ideas and give

momentum to making the demolition sector more

professional.

What skills do you believe women can contribute

to the demolition industry?

I don't think there are any characteristics on a

professional level that differentiate between the

performance of men and women. The main

requirements are professionalism, innovation and

leadership ability.

What attracted you to the world of demolition in the first place?

Without a doubt, the controlled blasts. My father dedicated years of his life to it

and it led me to channel my studies towards the engineering of explosives. In the

end it turned out that my usual work is in demolition and dismantling without

the use of explosives.

What are your hopes and ambitions for the EDA over the coming years?

I hope that the EDA becomes a point of reference and a common ground for

industry professionals, equipment manufacturers and European administrations.

In our sector, changes and innovations succeed each other very quickly. It is very

gratifying to see how it has developed over the last 10 or 15 years, in terms of

machinery, health and safety, the environment and engineering equipment.

We went from being a small part of the construction industry to having our own

identity as a result of our specialisation in working groups and methodologies.

The demolition industry is facing a number of very interesting challenges over

the coming years, including the dismantling of nuclear power stations, the

decontamination of hazardous waste, the demolition of large civil infrastructure

and the demolition of complex structures in urban centres.

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DEMCON DebutOK, let’s start with the negatives. The

inaugural DEMCON exhibition was no

Bauma, exhibitors numbering in the dozens

rather than the thousands. And if you were

planning an international demolition

equipment exhibition, then Stockholm might

not be top of your list of suitable venues.

However, the location was driven by the fact

that the show was organised by a Swedish-

based magazine – PDI; and, frankly, who in

this business wants to plough through

several thousand exhibitors, mile after mile

of Munich showground and a volcanic ash

cloud to find the handful of exhibitors that

actually ARE applicable to this very vertical

industry of ours.

Meeting a NeedNow let’s move on to the positives. Despite

the failure of IDREX several years ago, this

industry needs an exhibition. Demolition

professionals have specific equipment

demands that, sadly, are not being met by

Bauma in Germany, Intermat in France,

ConExpo in the US or SED in the UK.

Furthermore, the day you combine a niche

show with an interesting and well-researched

conference programme like that provided by

the EDA and its members, there’s even more

reason to overlook the hassle and

inconvenience of travelling to Sweden from

central and southern Europe.

So what of the show itself? Well, the major excavator manufacturers stayed

away, although this is largely true to form; they traditionally take a “suck it and

see” approach to any new form of marketing and then arrive en masse once

convinced. But that doesn’t mean that the major international names were

absent.

The latest European Demolition Association conference was

timed specifically to coincide with the inaugural DEMCON

exhibition. Euro Demolition News took the opportunity to

check out the show.


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The stands hosted by the likes of Sandvik Construction

and Mining, Husqvarna and NPK were notably busy

during our visit (although none were as busy as the

Pentruder stand which, in fairness, had enlisted the

help of perhaps the world’s most attractive arm

wrestler!!)

Equally pleasing was the presence of the

likes of OilQuick and Rubblemaster in the

outside exhibition area that made the

most of the last of Stockholm’s late-

Autumn sunshine.

All in all, DEMCON 2010 represented a

superb first attempt, and Jan Hermansson

and the team at PDI magazine deserve

considerable praise for their hard work in

pulling together such a good show from

scratch.

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Guidance UnveiledWatching the development of the European Demolition Association’s High

Reach Guidance has been like viewing the growth of a rare and unusual

flower. That seed has been cross-pollinated with input from around a dozen

countries, and lovingly nurtured by gardener-in-chief Stefano Panseri. And now, after several years of behind-the-

scenes tending, Panseri has finally brought that his bloom to a waiting world, launching the EDA guidance –

appropriately - at the DEMCON exhibition in Stockholm, Sweden.

It has been a labour of love for Panseri who has seen the guidance through numerous incarnations, rewrites and

modifications. But the launch of the guidance is testament to his determination and perseverance, and to the

renewed focus of the European Demolition Association.

Panseri and his fellow technical committee members can be rightly proud of their achievement.

To view a video of the official launch of the multi-language version of the EDA High Reach Guidance, please visit:

http://ow.ly/2JZoO

A cocktail reception in the midst of the DEMCON exhibition’s

equipment exhibits provided an appropriate backdrop for

the official launch of the EDA’s High Reach Guidance.

EDNStefano Panseri


A Word from OurSponsorsMost manufacturers today have a mission statement, a

prescribed style of PowerPoint presentation, and some key

sales and marketing messages they’re expected to convey.

But what do you do when your quart-sized presentation has to

be squeezed into a pint-sized time slot?

Well, thankfully, the sponsors that helped make the EDA

Conference in Stockholm such a smooth-running success took

the opportunity to strip down their presentations to the barest

minimum (some even forgoing the opportunity to speak to

keep the programme on track) and the conference was all the

better for it.

Gone were the references to the number of employees each

company has; gone too was the all-too-familiar talk of after

sales support across 87 countries around the world. Instead,

the sponsors focused upon the subjects that matter most to

demolition contractors – What’s in it for me?

This was exemplified by the presentation by Ake Sonerud of

OilQuick who could so easily have talked about manufacturing

processes and heat treatments but instead looked at how the

use of a quick coupler can reduce machine downtime and

enhance the profitability of a demolition company. Simple

message, simple presentation, well-received.

The same was also true of the presentations given by

Komatsu’s Michael Atkinson and Rony Gerres of DEHACO;

short, to the point and memorable.

It is only fair that the sponsors of these events be given the

opportunity to speak directly to delegates, for without their

input and financial support, the EDA conferences simply could

not happen. But by stripping their presentations down to their

bare essentials in this way, the sponsors that did speak became

an integral part of the proceedings rather than a financially

necessary adjunct.

So for their support and participation, Euro Demolition News

would like to personally thank: Arden Equipment, DEHACO,

Komatsu, NPK, OilQuick, Rubble Master and Rusch.

A condensed conference

programme served to

bring out the very best in

the various sponsors of

the EDA event in

Stockholm, according to

Mark Anthony.

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