BESIX Group Digital Media Overview (07/10-13/10)

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Dear colleagues,

Please find below the international media overview and the social media review.

/!\ Note that the media overview covering Belgian print press has moved to another platform. Refer to the email from “Belga.press” you have received if you are concerned.

1. BESIX mentioned on the web

UAE: Colleague Peter Lembrechts is interviewed in this edition of WasteRecycling.
Australia: the GPO Hotel Marriott held a topping out ceremony, reports GLAM Adelaide and Inside Construction.
Belgium: affiliate Wust actively participated to the Mobility Week, reports SudInfo.
Denmark: Building Supply features BESIX’ project Nordhavn.

2. Social media posts mentioning BESIX projects

Fiber-to-the-Home (Belgium): Fifthnet, a JV including BESIX Unitec, has realised 500,000 HP’s (number of homes that can be connected or are already connected to the fiber) for Proximus in Belgium!
AP Hogeschool (Antwerpen, Belgium): students of the AP Hogeschool, an Antwerp higher education organisation) visited the site.
PALLAS Reactor (Petten, the Netherlands): video update of the works in September.
A16 - De Groene Boog (Rotterdam, the Netherlands): concrete for the viaduct leading from the Hoofdweg to the A16 in the northern direction has been poured.
Nordhavn Tunnel (Copenhagen, Denmark): the project opened its doors to the local neighbourhood for a visit and the Belgian ambassador came by!
Grand Egyptian Museum (Cairo, Egypt): the project has been named amongst the global best projects for 2023 by Engineering News Records (ENR), a leading global engineering and construction publication + a delegation of the Faba (Belgian Federation of General Contractors) visited the site.
Burj Khalifa (Dubai, UAE): impressive drone video going down the tower.
James Cook University (Townsville, Australia): partner on the project Bridgeman’s Managing Director and Queensland’s National Association of Women in Construction visited the site this week.
Kangaroo Point Green Bridge (Brisbane, Australia): the mast’s construction has reached its halfway point.
Barangaroo Metro Station (Sydney, Australia): a video of subcontractor Icon Metal showing the Vent Pod Louvres, which are the cornerstones of ventilation for the new station.
Te Kaha Stadium (Christchurch, New Zealand): video update for October.
BESIX started maintenance works on the Slijpe Bridge (Slijpebrug) in Middelkerke (Belgium).
BESIX Infra: pictures of the sewerage works the company is executing in Sint-Gillis-Waas (Belgium).
BESIX Infra Nederland has won a new project for the realisation of the N270 road phase 1A in Venray (the Netherlands).

3. Our people on social media

Ilyssa publishes an appreciation post on Instagram for BESIX and her colleagues with whom she works at Tour F (Ivory Coast).
Maxim had the honour to award the BESIX prize for best master’s thesis at the University of Ghent to Kito Luyten.
Pauline is grateful that she could speak on behalf of BESIX at the CE+T Power’s Annual Partner Forum 2023.
Lidice, Arno & Arnaud participated in TM ROCO’s (working on Oosterweel junction) network event and thanks the organisation the inspiring day.
Wael is proud to receive an appreciation award from BESIX Watpac!
Welcome to the BESIX Family, Ahmed, Toni, Jason, Karo & Virginie!

4. Social media statistics

5. Social media accounts of major entities

Media Overview