ON SI T E


He learned quickly, however, and a reproduction of his first new truck – a Leyland Reiver 6 Wheeler – now has pride of place in his car collection and even features the original license plate.


Demolition by Default


John Mould’s transformation from tipper driver to demolition man is a tale in itself and embodies a self-belief and apparent lack of risk aversion that has categorised him ever since. “In addition to hauling muck, I had a little sideline collecting demolition debris from


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sites and then selling it on to local farmers as hardcore,” he says. “One afternoon, a bloke called me and asked if we did demolition. Without a second’s hesitation I said yes. I then went and spoke to a father and son demolition crew that I knew and asked them how much they’d charge to do the job. I took their price, added in a bit for myself and we won the job. And I haven’t looked back since.”


Not only did this little episode introduce Mould to the world of demolition, it also


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