by Nick Drew | Mon 16 Jan 2017
RAF Brampton brought down to the ground by Mick George
Multi-faceted business Mick George Ltd has recently been engaged in the demolition of RAF Brampton, the former Ministry of Defence premises, located in Cambridgeshire and they were keen to show us the video footage of the progress.
Since the MOD announced that the site was surplus to requirements back in 2006, it was subsequently officially closed in 2013, lying redundant until only last year, when it was sold to property developers. The 32 week demolition project is nearing completion as this blog is posted.
The 70-acre development, which is set to house up to 500 residential homes and other community dwellings, has been subject to a host of Hard and Soft Demolition activity, and large scale Asbestos removal.
The main 3 storey ‘Administration’ building (featured) was privileged to be on the receiving end of the first action from the new Volvo EC480E High Reach demolition spec excavator that the company recently added to its impressive list equipment.
Not something I usually post on the Digger Man Blog, but it’s interesting to see these time lapse style videos, especially for those with an interest in the demolition sector.