Demolition summit heads to Canada for first time

(Photo: Demolition & Recycling International and Joe Mather Photography)

The annual industry event – which comprises a conference, awards dinner and numerous networking opportunities – takes place in Toronto, Canada on Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 October.

It will be the fourth time the WDS has been held in North America, after successful events in Miami, Boston and Chicago in the past six years.

But it will be a first for Canada – and it comes a year after two companies from that country, Delsan-AIM (Safety and Training) and Priestly Demolition (Civils) celebrated wins at the 2022 World Demolition Awards in Vienna.

“I’ve been coming to the demolition summit for about eight years off and on,” said Priestly’s president, Ryan Priestly.

“I try to come every year and trying to attend is top priority for us. I highly recommend for anyone to come to a one-day conference on demolition.”

Also looking forward to next year is Rye Group marketing director Jonathan Cox, who along with his colleague Ben Griffiths was a first-time speaker at the  Vienna summit.

“There have been some great talks, which have given us some different ideas,” said Jonathan.

“It’s quite inspirational and interesting to see what people in the industry are doing.”

The WDS is organised by Demolition & Recycling International with the support of the US National Demolition Association and in partnership with the European Demolition Association. The headline sponsor is Volvo Construction Equipment.