City Centre - Connell Brothers

September 16, 2026

Place North West Feature — Connell Brothers Awarded Charles House Demolition Contract in Eccles

Connell Brothers has been selected by Salford City Council for the demolition of Charles House, a vacant 35,000 sq ft office building located at the corner of Albert Street and John William Street.

June 15, 2026

A World First in Engineering: Remembering the 1996 Manchester City Centre Clearance

Thirty years on from the 1996 IRA city centre bombing, our thoughts remain first and foremost with the hundreds of people who were hurt and deeply affected by the devastating blast. It remains a poignant moment in Manchester’s history.

April 22, 2026

Manchester Metropolitan University Library Demolition Well Underway

Demolition works at the iconic All Saints library site are now fully in motion, marking a major milestone for this high-profile development in the heart of Manchester city centre.

Given the tight urban footprint and the scale of the structure, navigating the teardown requires careful planning, precision engineering, and some heavy lifting.

November 23, 2025

Connell Brothers Appointed as Principal Contractor for All Saints Library Demolition

Connell Brothers Ltd is proud to announce our appointment as Principal Contractor for the significant demolition phase of the All Saints Library at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU).

October 23, 2025

Alpha House Demolition Reaches Major Milestone

October 2025 marks a significant turning point in the transformation of Wythenshawe Town Centre. As part of the wider £500m regeneration project, Connell Brothers has successfully navigated the most technical phase of the Alpha House demolition: the systematic, floor-by-floor deconstruction required to safeguard the site’s critical infrastructure.

September 23, 2025

Eccles Multi-Storey Car Park Demolition Gathers Pace

The transformation of Eccles Town Centre is officially in full swing. As part of Salford City Council’s ambitious regeneration plans, Connell Brothers is making significant progress on the first phase of demolition, focusing on the removal of the outdated multi-storey car park.

April 3, 2025

Place North West Feature — Work starts on Eccles town centre demolitions

Salford contractor Connell Brothers has begun a programme that includes bringing down a market hall, car park and part of the shopping centre, paving the way for redevelopment.

December 16, 2024

Connell Brothers support Barnabus Christmas Appeal

Homelessness is devastating at any time of year but at Christmas, when Manchester is full of party goers and people shopping for loved ones, the difference between those that have and those that don’t, is sadly easy to see.

Gerard KellyCharity, City Centre

October 9, 2024

Connell Brothers to spearhead £20m transformation of Cannock town centre

Connell Brothers Ltd is set to spearhead the £20 million transformation of Cannock town centre. The award-winning demolition contractor was selected as the preferred contractor to carry out the demolition of Cannock’s multi-storey car park and multiple shopping units.

July 31, 2024

Place North West Feature — Connell Brothers readies Eccles wrecking ball

Around a third of the town’s rundown shopping centre is to be demolished to make way for the site’s wholesale regeneration.

June 18, 2021

The largest bomb to explode in peacetime England

A World’s First — Pre-stressed post-tensioned building demolition

It is 25 years since the IRA planted the biggest bomb on the UK mainland since World War Two targeting shoppers on 15 June 1996.

The explosion ripped the heart out of the city centre but despite extensive damage, and a remarkable evacuation, no one was killed. 200 people were injured and some were left traumatised by the attack.

June 12, 2021

Leicester Landmarks Demolished — Leicester Mercury News Article

Demolition plan: 33 times wrecking crews moved in and tore down Leicester landmarks

Archive pictures record the fall of buildings and structures that have outlived their use.

With the ever changing tide of progress it’s inevitable that what was beneficial for one generation is going to be a hindrance for another.

May 31, 2021

Connell Brothers Demolition at St James’ Hospital signals start of work on £27m pathology lab — Yorkshire Evening Post article

Preparation of the site at St James Hospital continues and it is expected that construction will start later this year, with a completion date set for 2023.

It will serve hospitals across Leeds, West Yorkshire and Harrogate and will allow the Trust to bring many of its pathology services together into a purpose-built laboratory for fast, accurate, routine and specialist testing.

March 16, 2021

Connell Brothers return to Stafford College

Following on from their successful demolition project back in 2011, 9 years on, Connell Brothers Ltd were pleased to be invited back to Stafford College to carry out the demolition phase of their ambitious £21m masterplan to transform further education at the College and bring much of the campus under one roof.

January 1, 2021

December Newsletter 2020

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November 16, 2020

Connell Brothers support Barnabus Homeless Charity Breakfast Morning

Connell Brothers have recently donated food to support the newly launched Barnabus Charity Breakfast Morning that provides homeless people with a warm meal and hot drink in the morning.

June 1, 2020

June Newsletter 2020

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October 20, 2018

MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY

New video released of the complex Façade retention and demolition work carried out by Connell Brothers Ltd in 2017 to the Manchester Metropolitan University – Mabel Tylecote Building.

February 28, 2017

Connell Brothers start work on last Hattersley Tower

Connell Brothers recently began work on demolishing the final 11 storey tower block in Hattersley. The works signify the next phase in the regeneration of the Manchester estate, a project that has seen over £200m invested to date. The read the full article please follow the link below.

December 16, 2015

Watch amazing time-lapse video of Connell Bros demolishing University of Manchester halls

An incredible time-lapse video has captured the demolition works Connell Brothers carried out on University of Manchester student halls. Bowden Court and Ronson Hall were the two buildings shown in the video, which captured the works from the erection of the scaffolding to the ultimate demolition of the buildings. To watch the remarkable video on the M.E.N website, follow the link below.