We are a family business operating in the demolition, engineering consulting, decommissioning and reclamation sectors. We are a company working in Italy and across the world that has always invested in people, technology, safety and quality.
We are a company recognised internationally for its unique ability to design innovative solutions and succeed in the most complex challenges. We are what we do. And for over 50 years we have been trying to do it best. Despe is a member of NADECO, EDA and CTBUH.
Founder and chairman is Giuseppe Panseri, a visionary pioneer on the Italian demolition market, third chair of NADECO (National Italian Demolition & Construction Association) and former chair of EDA (European Demolition Association). His sons are currently at the helm of the company: Stefano Panseri, Managing Director, President Eda, Member of the NADECO Management Board; and Roberto Panseri, director, technical director, Despe Research and Development DRS® Manager, Despe France and Despe USA branch manager.
Despe has its headquarters in Italy, in Bergamo and two detachments, one in France and one in the USA.
Copenaghen
London
Clabeque
Bratislava
Lugano
Paris
Montecarlo
Milan
Rome
Lisbon
Cipro
We have a team of about 100 men and women. A highly qualified professional team that constantly keeps abreast of all the latest developments. A real team that shares the goals and work to achieve them. There are excavator workers in the team with over 35 years of experience on the ground and thanks to training courses, as well as engineers, nuclear engineers, three amide members of the IDE and skilled personnel qualified to operate in high risk sectors. Despe consistently invests part of its turnover in innovation. It has an in-house Research and Development department, the DRS® whose main objective is to create sophisticated solutions for all types of interventions.
Among its patents: ‘TopDownWay®’, a system created for the intelligent demolition of skyscrapers, Dust Buster, an abatement system of dust during height work, the ‘Lifting Jacks’ system for the controlled demolition of boilers and the ‘Red 0-Ring’, the circular hydraulic platform for the deconstruction of chimney stacks. Despe also has one of the most powerful and specialised fleets in all of Europe. Over 300 tools, 100 excavators of between 5 and 200 tons with arms reaching 60 metres in length, robots, crushers, grabbers and all sizes of shears and compact machines. An actual inanimate army capable of meeting all possible demands.
Despe is one of the most recognized companies at international level. It is often invited to attend the major conferences worldwide and to present its projects. National Geographic Television selected Despe to make a documentary film. Despe is mentioned in the most important international magazines and it is one of the first companies in the world awarded with several prizes at the prestigious ‘World Demolition Awards”.
SHORTLIST CIVIL AWARDS
Demolition of the Viaduct du Charmaix, France
SHORTLIST SAFETY AND TRAINING AWARDS
Disaster recovey operation in Lainate, MI.
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Design of radio controlled machines used inside the Nuclear Power Plant in Garigliano (FR)
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Demolition of the Ex Hotel Michelangelo with TDW ® in Milan (MI)
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Demolition of a chemical/pharmaceutical complex of SPIN Spa, Torviscosa.
SHORTLIST COLLABORATION AWARD
Demolition of the complex in Via Lorenzini, Milan in collaboration with Coima SGR S.p.a.
SHORTLIST CONTRACT OF THE YEAR IN FINAL WORTH US$1 MILLION OR OVER
Demolition of the Entrée de Ville Ouest Supérieure located in Boulevard du Jardin Exotique, Monaco.
SHORTLIST CONTRACT OF THE YEAR UNDER US$1 MILLION
Demolition of Villa Maria, Monte Carlo.
SHORTLIST INDUSTRIAL DEMOLITION AWARD
Dismantling of the electrofilter in Ternate.
SHORTLIST URBAN DEMOLITION AWARD
Demolition of the Ex Italcementi complex, Bergamo.
WINNER OF THE SAFETY & TRAINING AWARD
Demolition of a section of a pharmaceutical industry using procedures from Japanese culture.
WINNER OF THE INNOVATION PLANT&EQUIPMENT AWARD
Jumbo cat 6015B.
INDUSTRIAL AWARDS
Demolition of the Genoa thermal power plant.
COLLABORATION AWARDS CON P.OLSEN
Demolition of the Carlsberg headquarters in Copenhagen.
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Demolition of the Syndial breakwater in Cirò Marina, Crotone.
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Demolition of the Autogrill of Montepulciano.
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Demolition of the AFO 3 blast furnace at Taranto
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Exxon Furniture Refinery in Notre Dame de Gravenchon.
SHORTLIST CONTRACT OF THE YEAR UNDER US$1 MILLION
Vinci railway station demolition in Lyon.
SHORTLIST CONTRACT OF THE YEAR US$1 MILLION OR OVER
Demolition of the former Expo Milano area for Mind.
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Edison wind farm in Castelnuovo della Daunia (FG).
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Course held at the Bologna Fire Department.
SHORTLIST CIVILS AWARD
Mungivacca project in Bari
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Intervention at Chorus Life, Bergamo.
SHORTLIST CONTRACT OF THE YEAR UNDER $1M
Piezometric tank demolition of PaviaAcque in Pavia.
SHORTLIST CONTRACT OF THE YEAR UNDER $1M
Atalanta stadium north stand demolition in Bergamo.
SHORTLIST CONTRACT US $1 MILLION AR OVER
Auchan shopping centre demolition in Milan.
SHORTLIST URBAN DEMOLITION UNDER US$10 MILLION
Esselunga industrial site demolition in Livorno.
CONTRACT OF THE YEAR UNDER US$1 MILLION
Demolition for the cableway Eupilio in Como
COLLABORATION AWARDS CON CARDEM
Cut & Drop system for the railway station of Lyone
URBAN DEMOLITION AWARD UNDER US$10 MILLION
demolition of Gioia 22 building in Milano
SHORTLIST URBAN AWARD UNDER US$10 MILLION
Cut & Drop system for the railway station of Lyone
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Decommissioning of the ACN and Torch plant at the Eni Refinery in Gela and the Piombino demolition spot
SHORTLIST CIVILS AWARDS
Flyover in Corso Grosseto in Turin
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demolition of cold rooms plants in Tavazzano
CONTRACT OF THE YEAR UNDER US$1 MILLION
Apple demolition in Milano
RECYCLING & ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD
demolition in Segrate for Westfield
SHORTLIST URBAN DEMOLITION UNDER US$10 MILLION
strip-out and demolition of Hotel Vista Palace in Montecarlo
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industrial area in Terni for Beaulieu
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Former Steelworks Stefana for Esselunga
URBAN AWARD
Deconstruction of Sporting d’Hiver in Montecarlo.
SHORTLIST CONTRACT OF THE YEAR UNDER US$1 MILLION
Deconstruction of the Valentino store in London.
SHORTLIST INDUSTRIAL DEMOLITION AWARD
Disaster recovery intervention at Fiumicino.
SHORTLIST INDUSTRIAL DEMOLITION AWARD
ridania sugar plant.
INDUSTRIAL AWARD
Demolition of the refinery in Gela.
COLLABORATIVE AWARD
Safedem, C&D Consultancy, Glasgow Housing Association for the demolition of two towers in Glasgow with TopDownWay®.
SHORTLIST CIVIL AWARD
Deconstruction of the Moldavia Viaduct.
SHORTLIST SAFETY & TRAINING AWARD
Training plan for the decontamination of Bosco Marengo.
CONTRACT OF THE YEAR AWARD
Deconstruction of the UAP tour in Lyon with TopDownWay®.
MENZIONE SPECIALE CONTRACTOR OF THE YEAR.
SHORTLIST INDUSTRIAL DEMOLITION AWARD
Demolition of the Power Plant in Turbigo.
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Demolition of the Power Plant in Priolo Gargallo.
SHORTLIST TRAINING AWARD
Training course for the police bomb squad.
SHORTLIST ENVIRONMENTAL & RECYCLING AWARD
Deconstruction of the former funicular at Passo del Tonale.
CONTRACT OF THE YEAR
Deconstruction of the Bridge on the river Po in Piacenza.
SAFETY AWARD
Decontamination of the Nuclear Power Station in Caorso.
URBAN DEMOLITION AWARD
Demolition of the former Railway headquarters in Turin.
SHORTLIST CIVIL AWARD
Removal of the Roman temple from the underground system in Naples.