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We’re a busy Institute which likes to engage with our members, either face-to-face during our schedule of events or by keeping tabs with what we’re up to.

You’ll find here a snapshot of what we’ve been up to recently, from our members’ CSR programmes, to efforts to raise awareness of the industry and how we share and promote better knowledge and techniques throughout the world of demolition engineering.

Historic hammer gifted to Finning UK and Ireland

Historic hammer gifted to Finning UK and Ireland

An "iconic" Cat H180 hydraulic hammer located at the Caterpillar facility in Den Bosch for the past 25 years has been moved to its new home at the HQ of Finning UK and Ireland. Click here for the full story. Credit: Simon Lewis, Product Manager for Work Tools, Finning...

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Spring Seminar 2024

Over 200 members and non-members of the Institute of Demolition Engineers gathered at the dockside in Leeds for the annual Spring Seminar held at the Royal Armouries. The institute’s first main event of 2024 saw a packed schedule of speakers covering topics as diverse...

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K’NEX GSTEM Go-Construct Challenge

The IDE were very pleased to be supporting yet another school visit carried out by Davinder Reehal, MIDE and his team at John F Hunt Ltd. As part of the Go Construct K’Nex Challenge the children at Northgate Primary School in Hertfordshire had to build a Bulldozer in...

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