Thompsons claims UK biggest blow down at Redcar

Specialist contractor Thompsons of Prudhoe this weekend pulled off what is being claimed as the largest single explosive demolition operation in the UK for 75 years.
The 65m high Basic Oxygen Steelmaking Plant in Redcar was levelled with 1.6 tonnes of explosives.There were three blasts over a seven-second period bringing down the 60,000-tonne structure.
The cost of demolition, construction and site remediation at the Teesworks regeneration site is forecast to be more than £180m in 2022-23.