Limited operating space;

 Close proximity to highly populated area;

 Hazardous materials on site; and

 Tall structure on site.

Once the principle contractor had conducted the strip out and cleaning of the structures onsite, our demolition work began. We used our 30 tonne Liebherr LH-30 excavator to procedurally remove the plant walls and the 4,000 square meters of metal roof sheets.

A second 29-tonne excavator with a hammer attachment was used to demolish the concrete structures on site and leave a clear level. The materials were loaded into trucks and removed from the site to be recycled.

The removal of the 46-meter stack was the next stage in the demolition process. Due to the limited space and proximity of neighbouring buildings, the stack could not be toppled and instead needed to be lifted in sections by a crane. Two large cranes were used to remove the stack in three separate sections, these pieces were then broken down by an excavator.

Throughout the entirety of the demolition process, water suppression was used extensively to minimise dust from the metal and concrete being removed as well as the vehicles mobilising on site. Both a water cannon and mobile water truck were used for this process.