Hughes and Salvidge have successfully grounded one of the few remaining structures, a 45m high reinforced concrete chimney, at their Outokumpu project in Sheffield by means of explosive demolition.

Work at the 50 acre former stainless steel cold rolling plant began in May 2011 and has progressed smoothly throughout the duration of the project. The project, estimated to have been one of the largest stand-alone demolition projects in 2011, is to be handed back ahead of schedule in March 2012.


Professional Demolition Consultancy (PDC) Limited were the blasting experts on the job and Greg Lannon, Operations Director of Hughes and Salvidge, commented: "This was a smooth operation and another example of the successful partnership between Hughes and Salvidge and PDC."

Prior to the blast, sentries were placed in strategic positions around the exclusion zone boundary and the Police operated a rolling road block to manage the traffic on the M1 motorway.

In thanks of the support from the South Yorkshire Police, Hughes and Salvidge made a generous donation to their chosen charity, the Children's Hospital Charity in Sheffield which provides world-class care to children every day.

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