<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 22): AWC Bhd (KL:<a href="/askedge/klse/7579" class="ce-stock" target="_blank">AWC</a>) said on Monday it has secured a contract valued at about RM13 million for a waste collection system in Singapore.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The contract from Singapore’s Housing &amp; Development Board calls for its indirect subsidiary Stream Environment (S) Pte Ltd to design, build and operate a pneumatic waste conveyance system, the engineering services firm said in an exchange filing.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The design works are scheduled to take place from Oct 2, 2025 to Oct 1, 2026, with construction to follow within 24 months from commencement instruction, the company said.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The contract is the latest major win since April when the company announced a 10-year concession worth RM18.4 million to build and operate an automated waste collection system at the newly operational Terminal Bersepadu Gombak.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>AWC mainly provides facilities management services for federal government buildings and mechanical-and-electrical engineering services for high-rise developments. Apart from waste management, the company also has a business supplying track materials, equipment and machinery to the railway industry.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Shares of AWC closed up 3.5 sen or 5.83% at 63.5 sen on Monday, valuing the company at RM216.86 million.</p></div>


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