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Transport ban for demolition firm after load overturns

Construction Enquirer

Specialist contractor Haywood Crushing Demolition Ltd has been banned from transporting machinery for a year after a 45-tonne jaw crusher machine came off a trailer. Chains used to secure the load were found to be inadequate while it traveled above permitted speeds without an escort vehicle.

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4 key innovations and construction trends across airport design

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More than 40,000 airports worldwide facilitate the annual global travel of billions of passengers. Skanska is proud to partner with the world’s busiest airports to transform the aviation industry of today for tomorrow’s travelers. JFK Airport’s future Central Terminal Area Roadways, Utilities and Ground Transportation Center.

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Travel tips and advice for the US: How to annoy a security agent at a US airport

Construction Test

Decades ago, going through security was as simple as throwing your bags – everything still packed nice and neat – onto a scanner belt and then breezing through a metal detector. It’s no secret that going through the TSA security line is a drag. Not having your ID and boarding pass out.

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Coronavirus and travel: Why some planes crowded even with air travel down

Construction Test

That raises the question: How can planes still be full when air travel is down more than 90 per cent from a year ago? The number of people travelling on airlines is scraping along at levels not seen in decades, and there are only about 17 passengers on the average domestic flight. But that’s just an average. ” he said.

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Qantas, travel and coronavirus: Why passengers shouldn’t be fooled by Alan Joyce’s $19 airfares

Construction Test

It’s begun, even before travel has begun again. It’s the great pandemic travel fire-sale, designed to entice us to start holidaying again. Based on bitter past experience, good luck securing one of them (the cheap fare and not necessarily the face mask) and, if you do so, make a mental note that it can’t last.

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Can You Wear Steel Toe Boots On a Plane?

Work Gearz

Which was the last time you travelled on an air plane? Mine was four months back while I was travelling from Atlanta to Chicago for a business deal! The Security Administration ensures the security of public corresponding to which, they prefer not to allow objects inside a plane which can or may be used as a weapon.

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COVID-19 and Border Crossings: Considerations and Best Practices for Global Constructors and Suppliers Crossing US, Canadian, and European Borders

Constructlaw

Those travel restrictions can impact any company with cross-border supply chains or employee travel. This article addresses some of the travel restrictions in place in the United States, Canada, and members of the European Union (EU); exceptions to those requirements; and some best practices when navigating across borders.

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