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Weekly Quiz: Cat partnership expands | Job openings fall | Bauma China visitors

A Caterpillar machine on display at Bauma 2022 in Germany Image: Zeppelin Group

It’s the Construction Briefing weekly news quiz - how much attention have you been paying to events in the world of construction over the past seven days?

1) Who is taking over the sales and service operations for Caterpillar equipment in Norway and the Netherlands, adding €1.1 billion in revenue to its business?

2) What new international market did Austria-based Strabag enter with the acquisition of road construction specialist Georgiou Group?

  • Greece
  • Australia
  • Romania

3) What percentage of the 281,000 visitors to Bauma China in Shanghai last week came from overseas?

  • 5%
  • 13%
  • 20%

4) How far have US construction job openings fallen year on year in October, according to analysis of official figures by the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC)?

  • 12%
  • 24.4%
  • 40%

5) What is Wacker Neuson helping to build 45km off the Belgian coast?

  • The world’s first energy island
  • The world’s largest floating waffle factory
  • A giant mussel farm to cater for increased demand for moules-frites

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