The 2018 World Demolition Summit is just weeks away and European Demolition Association (EDA) members can enjoy discounted tickets for the industry’s premier networking event.
All you need to do is visit the summit website and book your place. When you reach the checkout, insert the promotional code WDS20 and the discount will be automatically applied.
This year’s summit – organized by the KHL Group’s Demolition and Recycling International (D&Ri) magazine in co-operation with the EDA – takes place at the iconic Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, on November 7 and 8.
Final program
As in previous years, it comprises a networking drinks reception on Wednesday evening, a conference during the daytime on Thursday and a gala awards dinner that night.
EDA president Francisco Cobo will give a welcome to the conference and will also present one of the awards at the Thursday evening dinner.
The final program is:
08:00 REGISTRATION
09:00 WELCOME, Steve Ducker, Editor, Demolition & Recycling International
09:05 EDA WELCOME, Francisco Cobo, President, European Demolition Association
- MORNING SESSION CHAIRMAN, Henrik Bonnesen, Market Director, Cowi, Denmark
09:15 Surviving the crash: managing a demolition business through an economic downturn, Patrick Tinnelly, Commercial Director, John Tinnelly & Sons, Northern Ireland
09:40 The Marble Arch Place Demolition Project (World Demolition Award winner 2017), David Darsey and Grant Styles, Managing Director, Demolition and Operations Director, Erith Group, United Kingdom
10:05 Demolishing the former Bannister Federal Complex, Dennis McGarel, Vice President Sales and Estimating, Brandenburg Industrial Service Company
10:30 DRINKS BREAK AND EXHIBITION AREA, sponsored by Volvo Construction Equipment
11:20 Challenges involved in demolishing India’s Mahatma Gandhi Setu Bridge, Uttkarsh Mehta, Partner, Edifice Engineering, India
11:50 The Russian experience: unique features of demolition in the extreme north, Artem Kondratiev, Head of Moscow Division, Raz-Max, Russia
12:15 Demolishing pre-stressed concrete gas tanks at Munich’s main sewage plant, Florian Trinkl, CEO, Sauer Bau & Projektenwicklung, Germany
12:40 LUNCH, NETWORKING, EXHIBITION AREA, sponsored by Volvo Construction Equipment
- AFTERNOON SESSION CHAIRMAN, Richard Vann, Managing Director, RVA Group, United Kingdom
14:10 Digital technology and equipment – what it means for demolition, Riccardo Viaggi, Secretary-General, CECE (Committee for European Construction Equipment)
14:40 The role of drone mapping software in demolishing a shopping center in Finland 7, Julian Norton
Business Development for Construction, Pix4D, Switzerland, Jouni Ojala, Owner, Rakennuslordi, Finland
15:10 DRINKS BREAK AND EXHIBITION AREA, sponsored by Volvo Construction Equipment
15:30 The OSHA dust regulations – lessons for international demolition markets, Dave Murray, Safety and Health Consultant, State of Nevada, USA
15:55 Completing a 12-month demolition and asbestos removal project in five months, Stefano Panseri, CEO, Despe, Italy
16:20 CLOSING REMARKS, Steve Ducker
18:30 AWARDS DRINKS RECEPTION, sponsored by Demarec
The summit is now in its 10th year and as such is a recognized date in the diary for demolition contractors and other industry professionals, with almost 400 delegates attending the 2017 event in London.
Even by its own standards, however, 2018 has the look of a special year.
The awards attracted a record entry, from which 48 shortlisted entries from more than 30 companies worldwide will go head to head across 14 categories including two manufacturer innovation awards.
Meanwhile, the speaker line up is truly international, with Europe represented by
• David Darsey and Grant Styles (Erith Contractors, Great Britain)
• Artem Kondratiev (Raz-Max, Russia)
• Julian Norton (Pix 4D, Switzerland) and Jouni Ojala (Rakennuslordi, Finland)
• Stefano Panseri (Despe, Italy)
• Patrick Tinnelly (Tinnelly Demolition, Northern Ireland)
• Florian Trinkl (Sauer Bau, Germany)
• Riccardo Viaggi (CECE, Belgium)
Speakers from India and the USA will also feature on the program.
More details of the program and the awards shortlist are available at: