The 2025 World Demolition Awards took place in Nashville, USA, celebrating global excellence and innovation across the demolition industry. Winners were announced across 12 categories, recognising outstanding engineering, safety, collaboration and sustainability achievements.
NFDC members were once again among the international winners, with Laurini and Safedem both receiving top honours for their contributions to demolition innovation and project excellence.
Award Winners 2025
- Best of the Best: World Demolition Award – DDM Demontage (Germany)
- Civils Demolition Award – DDM Demontage (Germany)
- Contract of the Year (under US$1 million) – Total Controlled Demolition Services (UK)
- Contract of the Year (over US$1 million) – Brandenburg (US)
- Industrial Demolition Award – Independence Demolition (US) & Veit (US) (Joint Winners)
- Urban Demolition Award – Milburn Demolition (US)
- Recycling and Environmental Award – Despe (Italy)
- Safety and Training Award – Despe (Italy)
- Explosive Demolition Award – PDC Explosives Engineering (UK)
- Innovation: Tools and Attachments – ACDE Europe (Switzerland)
- Innovation: Plant and Equipment – Laurini (Italy) – SETTANTA Demolition Excavator
- Collaboration in Demolition Award – Safedem (UK), Mann Group (Australia), Despe (Italy) & Wheatley (UK) (Joint Winners)
The NFDC congratulates Laurini and Safedem on their achievements, and all the NFDC members who were shortlisted for their respective categories.
Both awards highlight the continued leadership, expertise, and forward-thinking approach of the NFDC members on the international stage.
Originally published Nov 10, 2025 10:44:44 AM, updated November 10 2025.
