One of the leading demolition companies in Wakefield delivering cost effective solutions. We decided to find out more and see how they actually knock down buildings. Total Group Wakefield is without doubt a leading demolition company, they have one of the largest demolition fleet of excavators in the UK.
They also deal with the most dangerous buildings too. Total Demolition Wakefield have recently taken delivery of a new High Reach demolition excavator, that can reach a whopping 60 meters in height. We decided to make contact and see how they tear down buildings and what it entails.
Total demolition have been in existence for over 40 years, demolishing some of the largest buildings in the Uk. With offices located throughout the UK and a healthy workforce of over 500 skilled operatives they have grown to be one of the preferred demolition contractors of choice.
They don’t just offer demolition services throughout Wakefield, they offer a full package including Dismantling, land remediation and training. They have highly skilled operators to ensure the diggers are working in a safe manner and are consistently being re-trained to develop their skill sets.
Total Demolition Wakefield, are always on the look out for new staff due to their heavy workloads and are also training mew staff, developing their skills and making sure they are ready for any demolition job that comes to them. Total Demolition & Reclaims offer a robust demolition service and work with a wide range of clients.
We interviewed the CEO and he gave us an on-site tour of one of their demolition projects in Wakefield. Very impressive is a understatement, everything is carefully planned and executed with precision. We received a clear understanding of how buildings are demolished and how the waste is dealt with.
Firstly the building is prepped this means stripping out the doors, plasterboard, valuable metals and any hazardous substances. The segregation process is organized by specialist bins on site, for example one bin for wood, another bin for plasterboard and another bin for metals.
The plasterboard is then taken to a specialist factory where this is recycled. The wood bin is taken to another factory, where this is reused and the metals is sold to the scrap yard.
The time it takes to strip the building is around 7 days. Once this phase is complete, the structure is demolished, section by section until the building is no longer in there.
They then brake out the slab of the building ( Footprint ) and the concrete is reused on other parts of the demolition site. Once that stage has been completed, the foundation are broken out ( Scrubbing ) and then the land is made good for the next stage which is build.
The entire demolition process was a joy to watch. The planning that goes into each demolition project is unique in every way.
We wasn’t told how much the particular demolition site in Wakefield was to complete, but I would say thousands of pounds. All the demolition equipment was almost new and was only used when required.
We have seen many demolition projects, but this was definitely one of the largest by far. Total Demolition offer house demolition too. The process remains the same, however the only charge was the size of the demolition machine.
Total Group Wakefield offer complete demolition services throughout Wakefield and we really enjoyed our site visit. At the time of our visit, they received a call to demolish a dangerous building and had to deploy a specialist team to deal with this. We would love to revisit some of the other projects that they deal with and very much look forward to dealing with them again.
