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SPH unit submits joint bid to manage Singapore Expo

It is said to have teamed up with Unusual Development; other contenders are incumbent SingEx Venues and a Ron Sim unit

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A UNIT of Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) has thrown its hat into the ring for a government tender to become the managers of Singapore Expo for 10 years from 2019, in a three-cornered fight involving incumbent SingEx Venues and a unit of Singapore entrepreneur Ron Sim's V3 Group.

The Business Times understands that SPH's wholly owned events arm Sphere Exhibits and concert organiser Unusual Development jointly submitted a S$60 million proposal for the 10-year contract for Singapore's largest exhibition venue, which has 108,000 sq m of indoor space.

Sphere has been considering expanding into the venue-management space since 2013.

Sphere Exhibits, which started in 2008, organises 40 exhibitions...

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