High reach
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High Reach Demolition
Reaching new heights
High reach demolition can be effective for projects in the commercial and industrial sectors. In locations with a small footprint, such as in heavily built up urban environments, and where there is a requirement for minimal disturbance and maintenance of public safety is paramount, high reach demolition allows access in otherwise difficult to reach structures. Structures can be demolished safely, noise reduced, and dust kept to a minimum with specific dust suppression technology. Particularly effective on brownfield sites where buildings have reached their end of life and are earmarked for redevelopment, builders and developers can work collaboratively with a specialist high reach demolition contractor to prepare the site for redevelopment.
Machine based demolition using high reach excavators can make the demolition a safer process. Rather than workers manually dismantling structures, high reach excavators mean that workers are not directly at the workface. This is particularly relevant in circumstances where structural design modifications have been made leaving many unknowns until demolition commences.

Project Showcase
Surfers Royale was an iconic four star 15 story Gold Coast residential and holiday apartment block. The block was demolished to make way for a new highrise tower as a development by Parity Property, a privately owned property development business. DEMEX was engaged by the mill operator to undertake demolition of the crushing house, tank farms, factory workshops and offices, molasses tank, clarification tanks, processing area, sugar storage shed, and tanks. Asbestos removal works also formed part of the project scope. The Queensland Government engaged DEMEX as principal contractor on this project to demolish the old Roma Hospital, the primary healthcare facility in Roma.SURFERS ROYALE HIGHRISE
INDUSTRIAL MILL DEMOLITION
ROMA HOSPITAL
High reach demolition experience
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With a reliable and well-maintained fleet of high reach excavators designed to take on major highrise and industrial demolition projects, we are equipped to support commercial and industrial clients with challenging projects.
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Our high reach excavators are designed to operate under difficult conditions, with large robust undercarriages and attachments that can be configured to work at heights or process materials at or near ground level.
High reach demolition for complex projects
As an industry leader, DEMEX was among the first Australian demolition contractors to add high reach excavators to its fleet. This has allowed us to take on more complex projects across all market sectors that showcase our high reach demolition experience.
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High reach demolition provides versatility and safer options for projects in difficult to access and operating environments.
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Contact us today and learn how our approach can help you realise your project goals.
Surfers Royale was an iconic four star 15 story Gold Coast residential and holiday apartment block. The block was demolished to make way for a new highrise tower as a development by Parity Property, a privately owned property development business. A demolition undertaken in the heart of Brisbane’s CBD, 200 Turbot Street involved deconstruction of two adjoining buildings situated on a rock substructure located over a live rail corridor between Roma Street Station and Central Station, the city’s two busiest train stations. DEMEX was engaged by Okara Pty Ltd to undertake demolition of all on site structures and removal of 8 fuel storage tanks at the Port of Bundaberg, located in Bundaberg DEMEX was engaged to carry out the decommissioning, demolition and disposal of the gold processing Old Blayney Dewatering Plant in Blayney, western New South Wales.SURFERS ROYALE HIGHRISE
200 TURBOT STREET
PORT OF BUNDABERG SILOS
BLAYNEY DEWATERING PLANT
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High Reach Demolition
Project Showcase
LEICHHARDT HOTEL
DEMEX was contracted to take over as principal contractor to demolish the Leichhardt Hotel in Rockhampton CBD following a Prohibition Notice issued on the previous contractor by WorkSafe Queensland.
+Learn more about this projectCALLIDE POWER STATION
The client engaged DEMEX initially to undertake the removal of the disassembled gas turbine from the site prior to commencement of subsequent works to demolish and remove two redundant cooling towers 200 metres in length, 20 metres wide and 15 metres high.
+Learn more about this project43 GARFIELD TERRACE HIGHRISE
DEMEX was engaged as principal contractor by developer Carlingford Projects to undertake the structural demolition of the the 9 storey
highrise located at Garfield Terrace, Surfers Paradise.
DALRYMPLE BAY STACKER RECLAIMER
Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal is located at Hay Point on the Central Coast of Queensland.
+Learn more about this projectSURFERS ROYALE HIGHRISE
Surfers Royale was an iconic four star 15 story Gold Coast residential and holiday apartment block. The block was demolished to make way for a new highrise tower as a development by Parity Property, a privately owned property development business.
+Learn more about this project200 TURBOT STREET
A demolition undertaken in the heart of Brisbane’s CBD, 200 Turbot Street involved deconstruction of two adjoining buildings situated on a rock substructure located over a live rail corridor between Roma Street Station and Central Station, the city’s two busiest train stations.
ROMA HOSPITAL
The Queensland Government engaged DEMEX as principal contractor on this project to demolish the old Roma Hospital, the primary healthcare facility in Roma.
+Learn more about this projectBLAYNEY DEWATERING PLANT
DEMEX was engaged to carry out the decommissioning, demolition and disposal of the gold processing Old Blayney Dewatering Plant in Blayney, western New South Wales.
+Learn more about this projectMUL037 MULWALA EXPLOSIVES FACILITY
DEMEX was engaged by Australian Munitions to demolish 43 buildings in the Mulwala Explosives Facility in regional New South Wales.
+Learn more about this projectMUL034 MULWALA EXPLOSIVES FACILITY
DEMEX was engaged as the principal contractor for the high-risk demolition package at the Mulwala Explosives Facility.
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