The elevator test tower is one of the highest industrial buildings in Bucharest, and also the highest test tower for elevators in Europe. It was built during 1986 – 1998 in order to test the elevators that were about to be installed within the “Casa Poporului” building, as the old test tower, having 37 m height, built in 1972, was considered too short.

For the building of 114 meters and 400 m section surface, with a reinforced concrete structure designed to hold 8 elevator shelters, we used 3 different technologies:

• Demolition with cutter placed on a tower crane – unique technology in Romania, also used by our specialists when demolishing a 120 m tower at Paroseni
• Demolition with two mini-excavators, placed on top of the tower, with the help of a tower crane
• Diamond cutting

Oltenita Thermal Power Plant

The chimneys of the Oltenita Power Plant – the three towers of the former thermal plant of Oltenita city were demolished by controlled implosion.

The difficulty of the work was represented by the fact that the three towers, having heights of 80 meters, 60 meters, respectively 40 meters, made of concrete, had another brick tower inside. 78 kg of explosive were used for the demolition and special safety measures were taken.

Location Oltenita
Status Finished