EVENTS Three winners were announced at the Environmental Sustainability Conference, held in conjunction with BuildTech Asia 2016. The winners were: • Gold - Lian Soon Construction Pte Ltd, for Innovative Drain (iDrain), a durable reusable ECM drain • Silver - Samwoh Corporation Pte Ltd, for Productive and Green Solution for Pavement Retexturing & Spillage Removal • Bronze - S C Ang Consortium Pte Ltd, for Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) for Piling Projects Forging partnerships and collaborations in SMART construction Besides exploring the latest technologies and materials, delegates and exhibitors fostered new business relationships as well as commercial partnerships at BuildTech Asia 2016. Visitors saw a wide range of new innovations that could help them improve construction productivity and reduce manpower expenses, at the Public Sector Co-ordinated Pavilion, amongst country pavilions and company exhibits. BuildTech Asia 2016 also provided a conducive springboard for exhibiting companies to launch new products, services and technologies into the local and international markets. Various industry players announced new initiatives and partnerships aimed at elevating construction productivity in Singapore and the region. Bointec, a Taiwanese company, launched its latest IoT product. FINALCAD, a Paris (France)based provider of mobile construction apps announced a US$20 m funding to help expand its suite of services in Southeast Asia. This new round of funding aims to assist the development of new technology such as object recognition, predictive analytics and augmented reality, and complements the company’s existing mobile apps.
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Build-Tech Asia 2016 featured over 100 exhibiting brands and attracted around 7000 visitors from 32 countries.
THE SINGAPORE ENGINEER December 2016