17 January 2011 | Erith visits local school

Erith's Schools ambassador Guy Mallard visited Wilmington Academy today as part of Erith's aim to assist local schools and the community. Guy has been a CECA schools ambassador for 2 years a role which includes visiting schools and students to develop links both with the company and the construction industry generally.

Whilst at the school Guy presented a number of Erith jackets for use in the school allotments, which form a part of the Land Based Studies part of the curriculum offered at Wilmington.

Guy said, "This is a great role for me and hopefully assists pupils in understanding the construction industry better."

13 January | Construction News Specialists Awards 2011

The shortlist for the 2011 Construction News Specialist Awards included 3 mentions for the Erith Group in the following prestigious categories:

• Demolition
• Business Growth
• Training

These nominations build on what has been a huge year for Erith including the completion of projects both in Central London and at large scale industrial plants, the acquisition of a new yard and office facility and winning 3 World Demolition Awards.

Christmas 2010| Happy Christmas from all at Erith

In common with previous years Erith will not be sending our Christmas cards thisyear but will instead be making a donation to the Demelza House Children'sHospice.

The whole Erith team would like to wish all visitors to our website a very happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

19 November | Erith staff take offices at the IDE

Steve Jack was today voted in as Vice President of the Institute of Demolition Engineers (IDE), it was also a big day for Stuart Accleton who joined the Council of Management.

Steve who has been working at the Bradwell Power Station demolition project since July remarked "I'm very honoured that the membership have trusted me with this role."

Stuart is Erith's Associate Director with responsibility for Health and Safety and joins Managing Director David Darsey on the Council of Management. David who is also a Fellow of the Institute commented "I'm proud that despite the busy year we've had our staff have continued to develop their careers and are taking part in the wider industry."

17 November | Swanton Consulting off and running

Swanton Consulting, The Erith Group's Structural Engineers has had a hugelysuccessful first 3 months. Under the leadership of Simon Simpson a Chartered Engineer, Swanton has already been assisting the company's demolition teams across London providing advice on temporary works and other engineering requirements.

Simon commented "We're looking forward to assisting clients with major projects from inception thrugh to handover. We believe that engaging with clients at pre-construction stage we can add value to developments."

05 November 2010 | Fireworks in Amsterdam

Fireworks were going off in Amsterdam as The Erith Group had a hugely successful night at the World Demolition Awards in Amsterdam scooping 3 awards and being highly commended in a fourth.

Awards for the Lafarge Cement Works and Central London projects in the Industrial Demolition andUrban/Confined Space categories respectively were followed by the prestigious Demolition Contractor of the Year Award. In addition the judges awarded Erith a Highly Commended in the Demolition Training category.

Covering over 34 Hectares and involving over 70 structures the Lafarge Cement Works Project tested Erith's  skills across the spectrum of demolition techniques including; Explosive Demolition, Remote Demolition, Dismantling, Asbestos Removal. The close proximity of neighbours including businesses, schools and residents made programming even more complex, however not a single complaint was received during the 18 month time period.

The Central London project presented a very different set of challenges, located in London's Regent Street the site was passed by approximately 250,000 pedestrians and tens of thousands of cars every day requiring a detailed traffic management plan from the outset. In addition to demolition the contract involved retaining the Grade 1 listed facade, enabling works, underpinning and extensive asbestos removal. 3d computer visualisiation video was used to plan the project and also to enable the client and other stakeholders to understand our approach and visualise the sequencing.

These successes as well as our approach to training and Health and Safety, innovation, customer care and other successful projects such as Pfizer and Blackfriars Station assisted us in proving that we deserved the Demolition Contractor of the Year Award as well.

The judging panel was made up of some of the leading figures in the world of demolition and Erith faced stiff opposition from some of the world's leading demolition companies across 3 continents. The four successful awards represented all the categories in which we had entered and been nominated.

The judges commented that Erith had:

"By far the best submission, notable for the high level of client satisfaction. Their excellent early interaction and communication with clients made the jobs go exceptionally well."

Erith's Managing Director, David Darsey commented "This is just reward for a hard year in which Erith has completed some of the most important contracts in the country and demonstrates the strength and flexibility of the Erith Team."