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Weekly Quiz: New Yanmar CE boss | EU’s huge nuclear spending ambition | Germany’s construction outlook
19 June 2025
Installation of the first of two reactor pressure vessels at Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in Somerset, England. (Image: Aran Jeffries/EDF Energy)
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 has been appointed as the new CEO of Yanmar Compact Equipment?
- Anna Christine Sgro
- José Cuadrado
- Ryu Kudo
2) Hermes Airports has awarded the €170m contract for the Phase II expansion of Larnaka and Pafos airports to which consortium?
- Vinci-led consortium including Acciona
- Bouygues Bâtiment International–Iacovou Brothers consortium
- Hochtief and Ferrovial joint venture
3) How much total funding did the UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves allocate over the next ten years for the Affordable Homes Programme in the Spending Review?
- £3.9 billion
- £10 billion
- £39 billion
4) What is expected to drive stronger construction growth in Germany from 2026 onwards?
- A recovery in Chinese export demand
- Large-scale private residential developments
- A major shift to expansive fiscal policy and off-budget public investment in infrastructure and defence
5) How much investment does the EU forecast will be required by 2050 to expand nuclear energy capacity from 98 GW to 109 GW?
- €109 billion
- €205 billion
- €241 billion
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