Bulk Storage

Grain silos, coal bunkers, and petroleum tanks (typically bulk storage structures) often involve demolition of tall structures contaminated with hazardous residual materials such as coal dust, grain dust, and petroleum products.

Lake River Terminal – Forest View, IL

Cold-cutting methods limit the potential for fire and explosion.

98th Street Silos – Chicago, IL

A conventional wrecking ball is used to demolish a head house at a grain storage facility wedged between a boat slip and a railroad.

Aggregate Storage – Elmhurst, IL

A hydraulic breaker is used to remove aggregate storage bins in an active concrete batch plant.

Coal Tower – Bethlehem, PA

Two hydraulic shears remove columns supporting a tall coal storage bunker.