Weekly quiz: How many visitors will attend ConExpo? Kier boosts revenues; German infrastructure planners don’t learn

1) ConExpo/ConAgg 2026, North America’s largest construction show, will take place in Las Vegas from March 3–7, 2026. How many visitors does ConExpo show director, Dana Wuesthoff expect to attend?

• 121,000
• 139,000
• 143,000

2) Which event was this week cited by German construction association Bauindustrie as evidence that “no learning” has taken place in infrastructure planning?

• The closure of Berlin Brandenburg Airport’s Terminal 5
• The flooding of the Rhine motorway
• The collapse of the Carola Bridge in Dresden

3) Strabag this week said it had reached a key milestone on its Deleni Wind Farm project as it started installing 23 GE Vernova turbines, each with a capacity of 6.1MW. In which country is the Deleni Wind Farm?

• Romania
• Moldova
• Hungary

4) Under South Korea’s new industrial safety regulation, what penalty could construction companies face if more than three workers die from workplace accidents in a year?

• Automatic imprisonment of company executives
• Mandatory retraining of all employees
• Fines of up to 5% of operating profit and potential loss of licence

5) UK-based construction firm Kier Group published its full-year results this week, reporting higher revenue, profits and shareholder returns. As part of the announcement, what did chief executive Andrew Davies say he planned to do?

• Launch a new international division
• Agree a remuneration report which awarded him a £1.19 million bonus
• Step down from the company

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