A ninth speaker has been confirmed for the World Demolition Summit, which takes place in London on Thursday November 2.

Teddy Holt, a director of Radius Crane Management, is the latest name to be added to the programme, which now has only the keynote speaker yet to be announced.

The paper will focus on the operational challenges of using tower cranes in demolition, and completes a high quality line up which reads as follows:

Demolition of the Nipigon Bridge: Ryan Priestly, Priestly Demolition

Demolishing a five-storey mill complex: Scott Knightly, Envirovantage

Safety aspects of demolishing an iconic venue: Duncan Rudall, Rye Demolition

Developments in soil remediation: Eirik Wraal, AF Decom

Bringing demolition, waste and logistics closer together: Jacqueline O鈥橠onovan, O鈥橠onovan Waste Disposal

Crisis management 鈥� responding to major incidents: James Howard, Coleman Group

Demolition and debris management in Syria: Martin Bjerregaard, Disaster Waste Recovery

The global demolition equipment market of the future: Rupert Craven, Ritchie Bros

The WDS is organised in co-operation with the European Demolition Association. Headline sponsor is Volvo Construction Equipment. For updates, please visit