MIAMI, FLA. — Priestly Demolition Inc. (PDI) has received the highest recognition a demolition company can achieve.
PDI, located in King, Ont., was named the 2016 World Demolition winners at the World Demolition Awards, held in Miami, Fla. in October. The awards have been held in Europe in past years and this was the first time the U.S. has hosted them.
The one-day event, organized by KHL Group and Demolition & Recycling International magazine in co-operation with the National Demolition Association, combined a conference with an awards dinner celebrating excellence in the industry.
"Going down to the awards as a first time entry into the Demolition Awards, we didn’t know what to expect," said PDI president Ryan Priestly in a statement. "We were competing against the whole world in demolition projects including Japan, U.S., Australia, Italy, England, to name a few, and their extensive projects."
Priestly, along with 98 other companies from 19 different countries, competed for this year’s prestigious award and other designated awards.
A Canadian, family-owned and -operated company for over 40 years, PDI submitted applications for seven out of the 11 award categories.
They shortlisted for six and won the Civils Demolition Award for the Nipigon Bridge project, besides bringing home the award of the night — the World Demolition Award.
The judges comments referred to the project as "outstanding innovation."
Priestly Demolition was involved in the complex removal of the existing Nipigon River Bridge to make way for the new one.
"For the Nipigon Bridge project we submitted, we were able to win over the judges with our innovative methods from safety to schedule no matter the weather, winning us the Civils award," said Priestly. "This was very exciting in itself, but to come out as the company that won the highest recognition of World Demolition Award was amazing. It takes teamwork to win such a prestigious award and that is the one thing that makes this company great."
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