EDA was well represented among the winners of the World Demolition Awards 2026, held on 5 November in Madrid as part of the World Demolition Summit 2026. Several EDA member companies took home trophies, recognising their work on projects across different areas of the demolition industry.
Italian contractor DESPE was one of the evening’s biggest winners, collecting four awards. The company received trophies in the Environmental, Industrial Demolition, Safety and Training, and Urban Demolition categories for projects in Italy.
CARDEM won Contract of the Year Under US$1 Million for its emergency dismantling of a collapsed crane at the Port of Sète, while P. OLESEN was recognised in Innovation: Plant and Equipment for its Mobile Brick Cleaning Machine.
PERSES GROUP was also part of the winning team in the Collaboration in Demolition category, alongside Thompsons of Prudhoe and other project partners.
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