Category Archives: News
UK Demolition Expo to co-locate with Letsrecycle Live in 2021
Written on July 1, 2020 at 10:40 am, by IDE
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 »
Call for assistance
Written on March 25, 2020 at 4:17 pm, by IDE
We have been approached by a member who has contacts at a hospital in Bradford, which has severe shortages of PPE as they treat victims of Covid 19. If you have surplus supplies of Industrial Disposal PP3 masks they are asking for donations. Also, we have a report of a lack of suitable changing facilities Continue Reading »
From the President: As a Professional Institute consisting of individual members…
Written on December 5, 2019 at 3:09 pm, by IDE
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 »
AGM and Annual Luncheon 22nd November 2019
Written on December 2, 2019 at 12:13 pm, by IDE
The Pall Mall headquarters of the Royal Automobile Association was the venue for the 43rd Institute of Demolition Engineers AGM and Awards ceremony. Click here to read the full minutes AGM-minutes-2019 Following on from a turbulent year in the industry, President Gary Bishop FIDE welcomed everyone to the packed venue and thanked all within the Continue Reading »
Engineering Council Professional Affiliate Seminar
Written on October 2, 2019 at 10:40 am, by IDE
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 »
Engineers urged to get involved in Tomorrow’s Engineer Week
Written on September 12, 2019 at 2:34 pm, by IDE
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 »
IDE East Midlands Regional Meeting @ Ward Recycling 13th June 2019
Written on June 21, 2019 at 9:03 am, by IDE
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 »
Cycling for Orlaith Update
Written on June 17, 2019 at 3:56 pm, by IDE
30 Cyclists, all prepared for the challenge, cycled from Solihull to Westminster Bridge – a total of 135 miles – on 25th May 2019! Past Council of Managament Member, Adrian McLean FIDE informed the IDE that all completed the ride safely and raised a staggering £65,000 for NICE. They would like to thank all friends Continue Reading »
Mr Keith Prangnell RIP
Written on June 11, 2019 at 11:12 am, by IDE
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 »
