Summary
The savings in waste disposal of demolition companies depends on the time available for the demolition and the value of materials used in the building. Ward Demolition were given the contract to demolish the turn of the century Blows Building in downtown Auckland. Materials that could be salvaged were: bricks, kauri flooring, iron roofing and kauri beams. The time frame for demolition was six weeks, after which 95% of the building has been salvaged.

Business Profile
Ward Demolition is one of the larger demolition companies in the Auckland region. The company has 20 to 30 employees, three used goods sale yards and one concrete crushing plant.

Type of Project
Careful demolition of a building to salvage as much material as possible.

Reasons for Project
Cost savings, reduced environmental impact.