Precision with a Rope Excavator Under Extreme Conditions
Hardly any industry is as diverse as demolition. No project is the same as another. A current example is the dismantling of a cooling tower around 52 meters high in Berlin-Lichterfelde....
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Complex power plant dismantling in Moorburg
Since October 2023, the Hagedorn Group has been commissioned to dismantle one of the largest power plant sites of recent years at Hamburg-Moorburg. The work requires precisely coordinated processes and a high pace of operations....
Smart deconstruction with foresight in Rheda-Wiedenbrück
In 2024, Johannes Landwehr Abbruchunternehmen GmbH deconstructed an old furniture factory. As a DA member company, it placed a particular focus on resource conservation and sustainability in this deconstruction project....
The Art of the Perfect Blast
The dismantling of coal-fired power plants, in particular, is proving to be a particularly fascinating field of work on an XXL scale - one that will keep ambitious engineers, technicians, and project managers busy for many years to come....
Demolition of the “Traumschiff” Shipping Company
In Neustadt in Holstein, Schleswig-Holstein, the demolition of the former administrative building of the “Traumschiff” shipping company Deilmann is in its final stages....
No Staff in the Danger Zone
At the end of March 2025, the two boiler houses - each weighing around 24,000 tonnes - at one of Europe’s largest hard-coal power plants in Hamburg were to be brought down by blasting....
Power plant demolition using the new Epiroc HB 5800 hydraulic breaker
As part of the energy transition, a major demolition and dismantling project in Germany’s Ruhr region is entering its next phase: Unit F of the Scholven hard-coal-fired power plant is scheduled to be completely dismantled by 2026....
Demolition of the A7 bridge near Uttrichshausen
Safety, environmental protection and state-of-the-art technology are the focus of the demolition of the approximately 70-year-old Uttrichshausen viaduct. 52,000 tonnes of material must be removed to make way for a new replacement structure....
Demolition of the inrun tower of the Inselberg ski jump
The dismantling of the old Inselberg ski jump has been successfully completed - a challenging task that has also opened up new opportunities....
Dismantling of gymnasium in Rheine in favour of new three-court sports hall
An old sports hall in Rheine had to make way for a new building. DA member company Erich Tönnes GmbH dismantled the hall professionally. Species conservation also came into play in the project....