Gatesheads "Get Carter" Car Park (Trinity Square Development)

The demolition of the infamous Gateshead "Get Carter" Car Park (as part of the Trinity Square Development) commenced at 09:00 on 27/7/10 following extensive preparatory works. Thompsons newly acquired Komatsu 750 super high reach 360o excavator machine will assist our Caterpillar 350 high reach machine to demolish the car park, working top to bottom in a pre-determined sequence. Thompsons Time Lapse Videos of the Get Carter Car Park Demolition are now on-line. They can be viewed at: http://vimeo.com/14056773

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Demolition of Howard Street Bridge, Hebburn.

To facilitate the New Tyne Crossing project Thompsons have been employed to demolish the existing Howard Street Bridge situated over the southern exit of The Tyne Tunnel.

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Dismantling of Triple Flare Stack - Corus

Thompsons have been appointed to dismantle the former Triple Flare Stack located within Corus UKs Redcar Coke Ovens site .

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Demolition of Cockton Hill Overbridge - Bishop Auckland

Thompsons demolish Cockton Hill Overbridge, in Bishop Auckland, during a 12 hour night-shift.

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Cameron Peel - Thompsons New Demolition Plant Apprentice

Thompsons have appointed a new Demolition Plant Apprentice, Cameron Peel.

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Bayer Cropscience - Norwich

Thompsons complete works at Bayer Cropscience.

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Nepia House, Quayside

Nepia House, home to shipping insurance, is having its second make over.

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Electrolux, Spennymoor

Thompsons complete the total demolition and site clearance of the former Electrolux site at Merrington Lane Industrial Estate in Spennymoor.

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Tyne Tees Studios recent photographs......

Some recent photographs showing the demolition at the former Tyne Tees studios.........

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Tyne Tees on City Road progress

Tyne tees studios is now eleven weeks in to the twenty two weeks demolition program........

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Tyne Tees Studios

The demolition of Tyne Tees Studios has been awarded to Thompsons of Prudhoe, the building has had some famous faces through the doors over the years but now the final curtain has been drawn.

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Ore Un-loader No.1 - Corus UK, Redcar Wharf

Thompsons have recently completed the dismantling of Ore Un-loader No.1, located at Corus UKs Redcar Wharf. The Ore-Unloader weighed approximately 1500 tonnes and stood at a height of 66m. The structure was dismantled into sections using oxy/propane hot cutting equipment. The sections, each weighing approximately 65t, were lifted from their resting position via the aid of a 1000 tonne crane and transferred into a processing area at ground level.

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Thompsons New Demolition Apprentice

Thompsons are pleased to welcome our first demolition apprentice to the company, Thomas Easby.

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Eldon Square Scheme 3 Development, Newcastle upon Tyne

Thompsons recently completed selected strip out and demolition works at the Eldon Square Scheme 3 development. These latest works were part of an ongoing series of developments at the shopping centre which is located within a busy commercial area in Newcastle upon Tyne city centre. The development area totals approximately 16,000m2.

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Demolition of Stretford Plant at Corus, Redcar Coke Ovens, Teeside

Thompsons recently completed the demolition of the Stretford Plant located in Corus Redcar Coke Ovens. The project, described as extremely high risk by our client was completed without accident or incident and to programme.

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Corus Rail Products, Workington

Thompsons have just completed the full site clearance of Corus rails� Workington site at Moss bay in Cumbria, allowing for the later re-development of the 70 acre site. Works commenced in December of 2007 and are programmed for a 36 working week duration.

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Wellbar house

Thompson\'s have recently completed the demolition of Wellbar house; Wellbar House was located in the heart of Newcastle city centre on the doorstep of the city\'s beloved St James Park.

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Newcastle City Library

Thompson\'s of Prudhoe have recently completed the demolition of Newcastle City Library. Located in the heart of the city, the building had been constructed in 1962. It was a four storey concrete framed building with panel infill.

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Cameron Peel - Thompsons New Demolition Plant Apprentice

Following on from the success of our latest Demolition Apprentice, Tom Easby, Thompsons have once again joined forces with the National Demolition Training Group to appoint a new Apprentice. Cameron Peel, from Corbridge in Northumberland, will be working closely with Thompsons Site Supervisor, Michael Lee, and his team of operatives.

Cameron is working with Michaels team at the Eldon Square (Sir Robert McAlpine) development site . The team are conducting internal strip out and selected demolitions to allow the multi-million pound investment to progress at the shopping centre. Cameron is gaining valuable experience and his Supervisor is impressed with his progress.

This summer Cameron will attend the National Construction College in Bircham Newton to sit the first part of a 16-week residential course. The course combines practical plant training with classroom-based lessons. This will provide him with training that is essential to his progression in the demolition industry. As his training progresses he will be issued with a CPCS (Construction Plant Competence Scheme) Card for Plant operations. He will also undertake NVQ training to provide him with further work-based qualifications.

Thompsons wish Cameron the best of luck, and we look forward to working with him as his career develops!

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