Not your usual day at the office at our Cardiff site this week, when our experienced Plant Operator, Shaun Schroeder, uncovered a potential unexploded WW2 bomb. Thankfully this proved to be nothing more than a previously buried gas bottle that was uncovered during our works, the gas bottle has now been disposed of and site has reopened as normal work resumes.

We thank the local police force and the Joint Service Explosive Ordnance Disposal squad for their fast response to the situation.

L A Moore helps the local Fire Brigade with a training drill for one of their apprentices.

L A Moore Ltd were awarded the demolition and asbestos removal of the existing Splott Market and Lewis Road Studios, Cardiff.

During the works within the Lewis Road Studio building we had a stop-by request from the local Fire Brigade on 24th October. They had an apprentice with them who required a more diverse training regime on a “live” building rather than their depot.

We thank Richard from Morgan Sindall Construction for the opportunity to grant their request.

The crew were appreciative of this opportunity and we hope to host the Fire Brigade again on future works.

We would like to offer our congratulations to Joe Ready who has been awarded the title of Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Demolition Engineers (IDE).

The award was offered by the IDE Council of Management in recognition of Joe’s long service and contribution to the Institute, as well as to the demolition industry. Joe accepted the award at a presentation ceremony at the Institute of Demolition Engineers annual luncheon.

Joe is a key member of the L A Moore Ltd management team having worked for us since 1972. He originally joined us as a Plant / Crane operative and has since progressed into the role of our Health, Safety and Training Manager. He also joined the team at the National Demolition Training Group as an experienced trainer and assessor.

He is passionate about the demolition industry. Not only does he speak with experience and confidence but he is also highly respected by everyone in the industry.  In his role as Training Manager he has the ability to encourage the best out of new trainees and treats experienced workers with respect, acknowledging their existing skills.

We are so pleased and proud that Joe’s contribution to the industry has been marked in this way.