Category Archives: IDE E-Bulletins

Environment Media Group and the National Federation of Demolition Contractors (NFDC) are delighted to announce that the UK’s Demolition Expo event will be co-locating with Letsrecycle Live in 2021.  The Demolition Expo is a biennial event showcasing suppliers and businesses within the demolition industry organised by the NFDC. Around 2,000 visitors attended the last Expo  Continue Reading »

As a Professional Institute consisting of individual members the IDE are not obliged to endorse or comment on opinions that are expressed publicly by an individual and/or the companies that they are employed by. All public statements produced by the IDE or on behalf of the IDE will be reviewed by the IDE Council of  Continue Reading »

On Tuesday 10th September 2019, IDE Council of Management Member, Mark Jack MIDE, attended the Engineering Council’s Professional Affiliates Seminar. The first item discussed was confirmation that the Engineering Council remains internationally recognised as a Washington Accord signatory. This means that the Engineering Councils 2015 policy remains in place and signatories have accepted that the  Continue Reading »

Tomorrow’s Engineers Week takes place 4-8 November 2019, with inaugural This is Engineering Day on 6th November. EngineeringUK and the Royal Academy of Engineering have called on Engineers and Engineering Technicians across the UK to get behind plans for Tomorrow’s Engineers Week (4th-8th November 2019 #TEWeek19). Now in it’s seventh year, Tomorrow’s Engineers Week provides  Continue Reading »

We are very pleased to welcome Amy Roberts to the IDE HQ team as our new Education and Training Administrator. Amy will be looking after all administrative tasks associated with the IDE Foundation Degree in Demolition Management and IDE CPD Scheme.  She will also assist the National Secretary with the Examination process. National Secretary, Maureen  Continue Reading »

The IDE East Midlands Regional Meeting was held at Ward Recycling, Chesterfield, on 13 June 2019; attended by 11 IDE Members and Ward employees the meeting was an interesting and very informative event. The meeting was in two sections, firstly a tour of the facility, followed by two talks relating to waste – ‘Changes to  Continue Reading »

It is with great sadness that we inform our members of the very sad loss of Keith Prangnell, December 1947 – May 2019 It is with deep regret that the industry must say goodbye to Keith Prangnell of Southern Demolition Company, both a loyal and respected member of the NFDC, IDE Member from 1991 to 2017  Continue Reading »

For those members who wish to pay their respects the funeral will be held at St Peters Church, 15 Button Lane, Bearsted, Maidstone, Kent ME15 8NJ on Thursday 27th June at 10.00am. Please note that this will be an open invitation to the church service only. Tony supported a number of charities over the years  Continue Reading »

Next weekend, past Council Member Adrian McLean FIDE, Mick Regan and Chris Moen will be cycling 135 miles from Solihull to Westminster Bridge in London to raise funds for  Orlaith.  If you would like to know more and sponsor this event click here

The IDE East Midlands Meeting was held at Twycross Zoo on Tuesday the 7th May, hosted by Richard Dolman FIDE of AR Demolition and current IDE Vice President. Over thirty delegates attended the event and enjoyed four thought-provoking presentations. First up, Richard Dolman delivered a case study on the Demolition of a fire damaged former  Continue Reading »