DDS Demolition are pleased to see our successful project in the latest issue of Demolition Dismantling magazine. The project was demolishing heavily reinforced jacked box tunnel sections for the East Kent Access Scheme. The works, completed adjacent a live railway line, had to be designed prior to the structures being built using the contractors drawings for the proposed tunnel.

To see video footage of the project please click here!

DDS are thrilled to announce our second successive nomination to the Specialist Award!

DDS Demolition have been nominated for the Public Sector Excellence award for our Demolition of the Brixton Market Multi-Storey Car Park which we successfully completed for the London Borough of Lambeth in 2011.

The specialist awards is one of the most prestigious and highly contested awards for Specialist Construction Contractors in the UK, and recognises the efforts of some of the industries best companies and projects; we will be pleased to be among them once again at the Ceremony in March this year.

“The demolition of the Popes Road car park was always a project which instilled us with pride, and it’s extremely gratifying for all the team to receive the appreciation of the Specialist Awards Judges. Fingers Crossed!” Wesley Ray, Managing Director

DDS have successfully passed a company audit to the ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004, BS OHSAS 18001:2007 standards. These standards, held for 9 years consecutively, confirm that our efforts to maintain an ethos of quality are directly correctly, and give our clients confidence in us as a professional organisation.

In addition, DDS have also successfully renewed all our previous years accreditation’s without issue, and added Achilles to the portfolio.

We hope to continue upholding our commitment to quality, and strive for improvement in all area’s of our operations.

DDS Demolition’s completed project at Dalby Square is to feature on BBC Britains Empty Homes programme later this year. The show generally focus’ couples looking to purchase and renovate dilapidated buildings into family homes.

Ricochet Media, the company producing the series, worked closely with Thanet District Council in one episode focusing on the former Warren Court Hotel in Dalby Square, which we demolished behind a retained facade earlier this year for Croudace Homes in Partnership. As a local contractor, who have always been enthusiastic towards the regeneration of Thanet, we are pleased to the scheme get such prestigious media recognition.

Although the exact screening dates have yet to be set, the show is due to be aired later this year.

Please click here to view the full case study.

The event was attended by many of our Key Clients and Suppliers, who took part in a variety of events including: Clay Pigeon Shooting, Air Rifles, 4×4 Off Roading,  Archery and Driving our 360 Excavators.

From the comments made from attendee’s on the day, and the correspondence we’ve had since, it seems everyone who attended enjoyed themselves.

 To see the full gallery please click here

Following the necessary permissions from the Local Authorities, DDS Demolition are pleased to confirm that we have commenced with the structural demolition of the remaining offices and ancillary buildings at Richborough Power Station.

Over the last few months, DDS have successfully liaised with  stakeholders in the scheme to ensure the soft strip of the remaining buildings was completed in line with the pre-determined criteria given to us by our client.  On the 8^th August, structural demolition commenced, which will include demolition to slab level  of the former offices and numerous ancillary facilities.

The current masterplan includes the controlled  demolition of the chimney and cooling towers, planned for early 2012 for which all necessary applications have been submitted.

DDS Demolition successfully completed demolition of buildings at the site in January 2009 to facilitate the construction of the Thanet Offshore Wind project. Click here for more information on this.

To mark The Open at Royal St Georges earlier this month, DDS Demolition and TW Services reserved a hospitality suite and took a selection of our clients and suppliers to the tournament. We were lucky enough to have the best of the four day’s weather, with no rain and bright sunshine.

The 1948 Group endeavor to reward both all people who play a key role in the growth and progression of the business, and we hope all those who could attend on the day recognised are gratitude for the business or assistance they have provided in the last 12 months. Unfortunately the size constraints prevented us from taking everyone we would like, but we hope to reward a wider selection at our DDS Hospitality day later this year- more details to be announced soon.

The evening consisted of 11 bouts of amateur boxing across a selection of weight divisions, all of which were exciting to watch. Every contestant showed true dedication, battling through each and every round, and refusing to ever sit back and accept defeat. With no exception, every boxer shows tremendous strength of character and masses of potential.

DDS Demolition thank the Royal Engineers for a brilliant evenings entertainment, and we hope we get the opportunity to support them in the future.

Pictures of the evening can be seen in our gallery.

The Lord Snowdon Charity was set up in 1981 to help disabled on sensory impaired students in further or higher education or those training towards employment. In addition to the 100 grants the charity offer each year, they also take an active interest in their students following their progress and offering support during and beyond their studies.

As part of the 1948 Group, DDS Demolition were proud to support such a cause, and hope to have the opportunity to do the same again next year.

With social media becoming an ever popular portal of information, DDS Demoliton have released our very own Facebook page in an attempt to relay information in new ways and to new audiences.

In addition to general media on our organisation, we also intend to post links to all our case studies, video’s and news reports. We hope that in putting access to our company data in such an easy to use location, that all people involved in our works (from local residents to our ongoing contracts and clients) will be able to readily access media that may be of interest to them.

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