Industrial
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Industrial Demolition
Industrial Demolition
Industrial demolition planned right
With every project requiring detailed planning, we work closely with our clients providing a full range of industrial demolition services as they apply at each stage of an asset’s lifecycle from demolition consulting through to deconstruction, remediation, and rehabilitation. We employ specialist plant and machinery from our fleet, which includes an increasing number of high reach excavators. Various attachments provide versatility in approach, remove hazards away from the demolition work face, and allow the project team to achieve high reach demolition safely.
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We employ various demolition methods, depending on a project’s specific need, including:
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Top-down demolition
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Top-down demolition, which involves deconstruction working from the top of the structure. Cranes are used to lift plant and machinery onto the top of the structure, allowing a building to be demolished floor by floor.
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Induced collapse
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Induced collapse, whereby sections of a structure are systematically weakened near the bottom to allow it to be brought to the ground, by either pushing or pulling to collapse the structure.Â
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Mechanical demolitionÂ
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Mechanical demolition uses plant and equipment such as cranes, loaders, bulldozers, and high reach excavators with attachments, to allow a structure to be torn apart and remove workers away from the demolition workface.
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Explosive demolitionÂ
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A specialist method of demolition, explosive demolition requires the use of explosives and is high risk work that is appropriately heavily regulated.Â
Talk to our team today about how we can design and deliver your industrial demolition project.
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Project showcase
Surfers Royale was an iconic four star 15 story Gold Coast residential and holiday apartment block. The block was demolished to make way for a new highrise tower as a development by Parity Property, a privately owned property development business. A demolition undertaken in the heart of Brisbane’s CBD, 200 Turbot Street involved deconstruction of two adjoining buildings situated on a rock substructure located over a live rail corridor between Roma Street Station and Central Station, the city’s two busiest train stations. The Queensland Government engaged DEMEX as principal contractor on this project to demolish the old Roma Hospital, the primary healthcare facility in Roma. DEMEX was contracted to demolish five buildings and the strip out of a sixth building for the expansion of a new school in Cooma, NSW. DEMEX was engaged as the demolition, remediation and civil contractor for the Armidale Secondary College Redevelopment Project. Demolition of the George Hatch Building, S Block and multiple other structures. Demolition of the former Orange Base HospitalSURFERS ROYALE HIGHRISE
200 TURBOT STREET
ROMA HOSPITAL
MONARO HIGH SCHOOL
ARMIDALE SECONDARY COLLEGE REDEVELOPMENT
DUBBO BASE HOSPITAL REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT (STAGE 3 & 4)
FORMER ORANGE BASE HOSPITAL
Power stations, mills, manufacturing and processing plants
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With experience in industrial infrastructure dismantling, we work with clients on partial or complete demolition of power stations, mills, and manufacturing plants. Our collaborative approach encompasses detailed planning, project delivery, and remediation, asset recovery and salvage of materials, to support our clients meeting their commitments with respect to responsible resource management. Not only can this lead to a more commercially viable project, it can also reduce project risks and achieve a better overall sustainability outcome.
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The DEMEX team will work with you to:
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- Plan and manage decommissioning and demolition of site infrastructure
- Identify engineering and safety challenges to develop the safest and most economically viable method
- Engage specialist technical consultants, such as structural engineers with demolition experience to identify and manage hazards and risks
- Assess equipment requirements for deconstruction and mobilisation/demobilisation based on the site’s geographic location
- Identify and remove hazardous materials, including asbestos and volatile materials.
We offer clients the competence, skills, knowledge, and experience of our dedicated team to deliver any industrial demolition project. Contact us today and enquire about how we can help you achieve project success.
Hospitals, schools, and commercial buildings
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As structures like hospitals, schools, and commercial buildings require replacement, it is necessary to engage the services of a specialist industrial demolition contractor to undertake projects to ensure safe and effective project delivery, including in environments where live operations must continue, such as in operating hospitals or major road, bridge, or rail infrastructure.
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Apart from demolition planning and method considerations, project owners must also consider other factors, such as the presence of asbestos, lead, and hazardous materials, which can impact the project program and budget. Because some materials are only discovered at the time of demolition, diligent checks by experienced demolition specialists are essential.
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Asset owners should also be aware that no commercial demolition project comes without a requirement for effective recycling and resource management. Even with upward of a 90 percent recycling rate on most projects, community and other stakeholder expectations must also be given due consideration, particularly those in proximity to a demolition site and affected by a project.Â
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DEMEX has completed numerous projects involving hospitals, schools, and commercial buildings, including structures requiring high reach demolition. If you are thinking about how to manage an ageing asset or need guidance on how to tackle your project, reach out to the team today and we’ll work with you to develop a solution.
Specialist industrial demolition contractor for every stage of the asset lifecycle
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Industrial Demolition
Project Showcase
PLANT DISMANTLE & RELOCATION (WA)
DEMEX was engaged as principal contractor to dismantle and relocate a waste processing plant located in an industrial precinct in the outer suburbs of Perth.
+Learn more about this projectLITHGOW SMALL ARMS FACTORY
As part of ongoing redevelopment works at the Lithgow Small Arms Factory, DEMEX was engaged as principal contractor by Thales (Australia) to undertake full and partial demolition of multiple structures and site remediation.
+Learn more about this projectMUL057 MULWALA EXPLOSIVES FACILITY
DEMEX was engaged as a subcontractor by Thales to undertake demolition and asbestos removal works at the Mulwala Explosives Facility in regional New South Wales.Â
+Learn more about this projectPICKLES AUCTION HOUSE
Following the relocation of Pickles Auctions to a new, location, DEMEX was engaged as principal contractor by property developer Aliro Group, to undertake the demolition, remediation, and civil works on this large industrial site spanning some 57,800m² on Brisbane’s northside.
+Learn more about this projectNIECON PLAZA
DEMEX was engaged by property developer Iris Capital to undertake the demolition of iconic Niecon Plaza to make way for a new billion dollar mixed use Broadbeach development.
+Learn more about this projectST ANDREWS PRIVATE HOSPITAL
DEMEX was contracted to partially dismantle the awning which covered the designated ramp for ambulances at St Andrews Private Hospital in Ipswich, Queensland.
+Learn more about this projectINDUSTRIAL MILL DEMOLITION
DEMEX was engaged by the mill operator to undertake demolition of the crushing house, tank farms, factory workshops and offices, molasses tank, clarification tanks, processing area, sugar storage shed, and tanks. Asbestos removal works also formed part of the project scope.
+Learn more about this projectWACOL LOGISTICS HUB
DEMEX was engaged by LOGOS Property Group to undertake the Wacol Logistics Hub project and commenced the significant civil and demolition works as principal contractor in March 2021.
+Learn more about this projectROMA HOSPITAL
The Queensland Government engaged DEMEX as principal contractor on this project to demolish the old Roma Hospital, the primary healthcare facility in Roma.
+Learn more about this projectSOUTH MACKAY CATHOLIC COLLEGE STAGE 1
DEMEX was engaged to complete the internal and external demolition and civil works to three buildings at South Mackay Catholic College, one of which had heritage significance.
+Learn more about this projectPORT OF BUNDABERG SILOS
DEMEX was engaged by Okara Pty Ltd to undertake demolition of all on site structures and removal of 8 fuel storage tanks at the Port of Bundaberg, located in Bundaberg
+Learn more about this projectSUMNERS ROAD BRIDGE
DEMEX was engaged by BMD to carry out the demolition of the Sumners Road Bridge as part of the Sumners road interchange upgrade project.
+Learn more about this projectLUGGAGE POINT WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT
DEMEX was engaged by Fulton Hogan to demolish part of the sewerage treatment plant at Luggage Point, Pinkenba Queensland.
+Learn more about this projectMUL037 MULWALA EXPLOSIVES FACILITY
DEMEX was engaged by Australian Munitions to demolish 43 buildings in the Mulwala Explosives Facility in regional New South Wales.
+Learn more about this projectMUL034 MULWALA EXPLOSIVES FACILITY
DEMEX was engaged as the principal contractor for the high-risk demolition package at the Mulwala Explosives Facility.
+Learn more about this projectMUDGEE HOSPITAL REDEVELOPMENT
DEMEX was engaged as the demolition contractor for the enabling works package of the Mudgee Hospital Redevelopment Project. Demolition works included a number of historic buildings including the Community Health Building and former Training Centre.
+Learn more about this projectBALLINA HIGH SCHOOL REDEVELOPMENT
DEMEX was engaged as the demolition contractor for the Ballina High School Redevelopment Project. The project which was conducted during school holiday period, involved demolition of a large school block to allow major redevelopment works to be completed at the school.
+Learn more about this project92 MACARTHUR AVENUE
DEMEX was engaged as the principal contractor for the complete demolition of a 40,000m² site located in the suburb of Hamilton in Brisbane, Queensland.
+Learn more about this projectWAGGA WAGGA REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL
DEMEX was engaged as the demolition contractor for Stage 3 of the Wagga Wagga Regional Referral Hospital Redevelopment Project. Demolition works included a number of historic buildings including the Old Hospital Building constructed in 1908 and the Robinson House Building.
+Learn more about this projectCOLLINGWOOD TIN PROCESSING PLANT
Demolition of decommissioned Collingwood Tin Processing Plant near Cooktown in north QLD
+Learn more about this projectTalk to us about how we can assess your project's feasibility through our demolition consulting services
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