Euro Auctions has recently held its first ever sale in Hong Kong, consolidating links between its existing operations in Europe and the Middle East with those in Australia.

LTA has awarded the civil contract for CCL6 Prince Edward Station and its associated tunnels to China Railway Tunnel Group (Singapore Branch), at a sum of S$310.8 million.

The Fayat Group has completed its acquisition of Dynapac, the road construction equipment division of Atlas Copco. The purchase agreement includes sales and services operations in 37 countries, production units in four countries, as well as a production partnership in India.

Jan De Nul Group has won the IADC Safety Award 2017 for its improved method of handling and transporting dredge pipes, which results in greater safety and efficiency on the jobsite.

The Singapore Construction Productivity Week (SCPW) will return for its seventh year running, with the theme ‘Embracing Innovation, Building Our Future’ at the Singapore Expo Max Atria from 24 to 26 October 2017.

Euro Auctions successfully held its first ever sale at its new permanent site in Dubai on 13 September 2017, with buyers from the UAE snapping up over 65 percent of the equipment, followed by Saudi Arabia and Oman. In total, buyers from 45 countries registered for this sale. The next auction is scheduled for 13 December 2017.

Between 18 and 22 September 2017, ANMOPYC (the Spanish Manufacturers’ Association of Construction, Public Works and Mining Equipment) will bring three Spanish manufacturers to visit Singapore and Indonesia, expanding their presence in the region.

Several major construction projects in Asia are among the finalists in Bentley’s 2017 Be Inspired Awards programme. The event honours the excellent work of Bentley users advancing infrastructure design, construction and operations worldwide.

Global construction equipment sales are expected to increase 16 percent this year, according to Off-Highway Research. Worldwide sales are expected to exceed 810,000 units in 2017, with a value of more than US$80 billion.

Singapore’s national water agency PUB has appointed three contractors to design and build the first batch of 30 km of deep tunnels and link sewers for the Deep Tunnel Sewerage System (DTSS) Phase 2.