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Weekly quiz: Where is Japanese OEM Kubota building a new factory?

Kubota Baumaschinen mini-excavator A mini excavator made by KBM (Photo: Kubota Baumaschinen)

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) Aecom Tishman has won a deal to manage one of the first projects that form part of a $10bn overhaul of the Midtown Bus Terminal in New York City, USA. How old is the existing terminal that the new facility will replace?

  • 48 years old
  • 62 years old
  • 73 years old

2) What, according to a report issued by Frances Court of Auditors last week, is one of the reasons why the construction of 6 next-generation nuclear reactors is not running according to plan?

  • There’s still no final estimate on their cost, nor a financing plan
  • There’s a global uranium shortage
  • Protests at the three designated construction sites

3) What big anniversary is Caterpillar celebrating this year?

  • 75th
  • 100th
  • 125th

4) In which country did Japanese construction machinery manufacturer Kubota say it would be opening a new mini-excavator factory in phases from 2026?

  • Germany
  • Mexico
  • China

5) What announcement did UK-based manufacturer JCB make about its hydrogen combustion engines last week?

  • They are more powerful than the equivalent-sized diesel version
  • They have been approved for commercial use
  • An electric version will be available soon

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