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Aluepurkaus made history in Porvoo by completing its largest balcony demolition project to date. At As-Oy Porvoon Portti, a total of 414 concrete balconies were demolished.  Project managers Jukka Vesalainen and Miska Pentti report that the project took about a year to complete. In addition to demolition, Aluepurkaus also supplied and installed new balcony elements … Read more

A large leaking glass roof is being dismantled. Each glass pane weighs 150 kg, and the demolition conditions are challenging because there is a 30-meter drop underneath! 

On April 5, 2023, ScanWorks Oy and Turun Aluekierrätys Oy agreed on a transaction in which the entire business operations of Helsingin Aluepurkaus Oy were transferred to ScanWorks Oy. The deal was completed as a share acquisition.  Following the acquisition, Helsinki Aluepurkaus will continue its operations under the new name ScanWorks Helsinki Oy.  Miska Pentti, … Read more

The Finnish Demolition Association’s (FDA) annual industry event, Demolition Day 2023, gathered over 120 professionals in Helsinki.  Attendees included experts in demolition, hazardous materials, and construction and demolition waste management and recycling. Turku Aluepurkaus’ Hepokulta project was awarded the Demolition Project of the Year 2023.  This is Finland’s largest renovation project utilizing the company’s patented … Read more

Project: Residential apartment building, Kirkkotie (approximately 1000 m² of demolition) Duration: Estimated around 2.5 months Start: Early April 2025 Completion: Early June 2025  Scope of work:  Site startup – challenges and solutions   Starting work in early spring brought its own challenges, especially with weather conditions—freezing temperatures at night but above zero and damp during the day. The Kirkkotie … Read more

For the past couple of years, Huittinen has been marked by two almost identical water towers.  The old 26-meter tower was completed in 1974 — the same year Finland’s national ice hockey team lost its first World Championship medal in the controversial case of goalie Stig Wetzell testing positive for doping.  In January 2016, with … Read more