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REINFORCED CONCRETE DEMOLITION EXPERIENCE 

  •  Drilling and blasting of mass concrete for Plant Process Equipment, Inc.  Job location – C.F. Industries Plant in Terre Haute, IN, 12/92.  Goyle Gorby, (812) 466-7834.  Project Manager:  David Hersey

  • Blasting of concrete bridge arches on Route 279 Bridge, Quachita River, for Jensen Construction Co. Job location – Hot Springs, AR, 3/93.  Ron Barnes, (501) 767-5960.    Project Manager:  David Hersey

  • Felling of 4 steel trusses and piers on Hwy. 82 Bridge for Jensen Construction Co. Job location – Tahlequah, OK, Lake Tenkiller,  4/93. John Deering, (918) 245-6691.    The piers were drilled to within 4 feet of water elevation  from the existing bridge deck prior to demolition of the bridge spans.  After removal of  the spans, the piers were shot to the drilled depth.  The remaining 55 feet of pier was drilled from a spud barge and shot full depth to mud line.   Project Manager:  Jared Redyke – David Hersey 

  •  Demolition of reinforced concrete bases for Gulf Coast Dismantling Inc.  Job location – Texaco Handy Gas Plant, Gainsville, TX, 7/93.  John Jordan, (713) 487-0595. Project Manager: David Hersey & Jared Redyke

  • Blasting of concrete railroad bridge beams and piers for Union Pacific Railroad.  Job location – Chetopa, KS,  12/93.  K.E. Rawson, (402) 271-6087.

  •  Blasting for concrete foundation for Cleveland Wrecking.  Job location – Reynolds Metals, Muscle Shoals, AL, 4/94.  Bill Myers, (513) 921-1160.

  • Demolition of 2 bridge piers for Jensen Construction Company, Tulsa, OK. Job location –Holiday Island, AR, 7/94. Kent Glesner, (918) 245-6691.       Project was 100% underwater.  Client drilled the holes too shallow.  The Corps of Engineers had specs as to the height of the piers left underwater.  Dykon sent scuba divers down and bulk loaded the concrete pier stubs to remove them down to desired grade.     Dykon Project Manager:   David Hersey

  • Blasting of Concrete Kiln Foundations & 325' Concrete Stack, LaFarge Plant, Dallas, TX, 5/95. O’Neal Salvage, Pineville, LA, Richard O’Neal, (316) 640-8689. Project Manager: Jared Redyke

  • Drilling & Blasting of Cornville Dam, Chickasha, OK, 9/95.  Midwest Wrecking Company, Edmond, OK, Ben Cates, (405) 478-8833. Project Manager: Jared Redyke

  • Demolition of Concrete Pads at Western Gas Resources, Enid, OK, 3/96.   Luckinbill, Inc., Jim Grogan, (405) 233-2026 Project Manager: Jared Redyke

  • Blasting of Highway Bridge Piers over Gasconade River, Gasconade, MO, 11/96.  Spirtas Wrecking, Arnold Spirtas or Jeff Lacavich, (314) 862-9800. Project Manager: Jared Redyke

  • Drilling and blasting of Kiln Foundation, Reynolds Aluminum, Bauxite, Arkansas, 4/97.  Cherry  Demolition, Houston, TX, Leonard or John Cherry, (713) 941-8836. Project Manager: Jared Redyke

  • Demolition of Kiln Foundation & Smokestack at Holnam Cement, Houston, TX, 8/97.  Cherry Demolition, Leonard or John Cherry, (713) 941-8836. Project Manager: Jared Redyke

  • Drilling and blasting Reinforced Concrete Foundations in boiler building at Reynolds Aluminum Plant, Bauxite, AR, 8/97.  Cherry Demolition, Leonard or John Cherry, (713) 941-8836. Project Manager: Jared Redyke

  • Felling two (2) 230' concrete smokestacks and 12 concrete compressor foundations at Holnam Cement Plant, Okay, AR, 2/98.  Phillip Services, George Hunter, (609) 884-7434. Project Manager: Jared Redyke

  • Drilling/Blasting 2 piers over St. Francis River, Robertson Contracting, Lake City, AR, 1/98. Ben Holt, (573) 785-0880. Project Manager: Jared Redyke

  • Drilling and blasting (2) 80' Concrete Furnace Towers and (4) massive concrete bases at U.S.X. Steel Baytown Facility, Houston, TX, 2/98.  D.H. Griffin of Texas, John Angelino,  (713) 991-4445. Project Manager: Jared Redyke

  • Blasting of 14 Piers and 2 steel kilns, Holnam Cement Plant, Devil’s Slide, Utah, 6/98.  Phillips Services Corp, George Hunter, (609) 884-7434. Project Manager: Jared Redyke

  •  Blasting of Concrete Arched Bridge over Cadron Creek, Route 64, Conway, AR, 7/98.  Southern Pavers, John Evans, (870) 534-3310. Project Manager: Jared Redyke

  • Blasting of 5 bridge piers, Devil’s Fork Little River, Cleburne County, AR, 8/98.  Mobley Contractors, Ken French, (501) 354-2510. Project Manager: Jared Redyke

  • Explosive Demolition of Portion of new Bridge Column, Carrollton, TX, 8/99.  Granite Construction, Ralph Gleffe, (972) 446-0995.

  • Drilling and Blasting Reinforced Concrete Turbine Foundations 1-5 and Boiler House building, PSO Weleetka Power Plant, Weleetka, OK, 11/99.  Cherry Demolition, Rick Cherry, 713/987-0000. Project Manager: Jared Redyke

  • Blasting of Massive Reinforced concrete kiln foundation, Monarch Cement Plant, Des Moines, Iowa, 2/00.  Metro Wrecking, Kirt Pagliai, 515-264-0686, Project Manager: David Hersey

  • Drilling and Blasting of Structure 65B, Kissimmee River Restoration Project, Kissimmee River Basin, Forida,  for IT Corporation,  Hank Yuan,  863-655-0013,    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Project DACW17-99-C-0039,   6/00

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