BESIX Group Digital Media Overview (18-24/05)

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: Zawya and Dubai Forum announce that DMCC’s Uptown Tower has earned three prestigious accolades at this year's Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Awards of Excellence: Best Tall Building by Height (300 meters and above), Best Tall Building by Region (Middle East & Africa) and Excellence in Construction!
Egypt, UAE: Construction Briefing lists Six of the biggest museum projects under construction around the world and no less than three of them are “made by BESIX”! The Grand Egyptian Museum and the 2 museums in Abu Dhabi, the National Zayed & the Guggenheim, are mentioned.
Belgium: GWW-Bouw publishes an article about the works performed by JV COTU on the Oosterweel Link, while Global Construction Review also reports about this “project of the century” - in this case about the start of works on the double-deck tunnel under the Albert Canal.
The Netherlands: Bouwend Nederland publishes an interview with BESIX Infra Nederland Director Mario Goossens.
Australia: Several media such as Australian Aviation or Australian National Construction report on the sod-turning ceremony that marks the start of extension works for Sydney’s air traffic control tower by BESIX Watpac.
Latvia: Formwork supplier DOKA publishes a case study about our Rail Baltica project in Riga.

2. Social media posts mentioning BESIX projects

Oosterweel link - COTU (Zeebruges, Belgium): secondary school students of KTA Brugge visited the dry dock.
HQ RTBF (Brussels, Belgium): the structural work is finished.
Krammers lock complex (Bruinisse, the Netherlands): DEMAKO is pleased to be contributing to the project + the project was announced by several accounts, such as Annemarie, Kimberley, Smulders & Infrasite.nl.
Water treatment project Haarlem Waarderpolder (Haarlem, the Netherlands): the project was announced this week by, among others, Hoogheemraadschap van Rijnland.
Kijkduin (The Hague, the Netherlands): teaser video of the residential projects of BESIX RED.
A16 - De Groene Boog (Rotterdam, the Netherlands): the flyover’s launching nose has been dismantled.
PALLAS (Petten, the Netherlands): aerial view of the ongoing foundation works.
Saint-Denis Pleyel metro station (Paris, France): several posts have been published about the station having been approved by the safety commission, a crucial step towards the project’s delivery, for example by David, Inssia, Youssouf, Lies, Société du Grand Paris, Ziad, Xavier...
Valfabbrica SS318 (Italy): one of our partners posts new pictures showing the Tre Vescovi viaduct under construction.
Nordhavn Tunnel (Copenhagen, Denmark): Cellnex Denmark is proud to contribute to the project.
Rail Baltica Riga Central Station Project (Riga, Latvia): new pictures of the railway bridge works.
Grand Egyptian Museum (Cairo, Egypt): new pictures.
Uptown Tower (Dubai, UAE): Technal is proud to have participated in the project.
Wurriki Nyal Civic Precinct (Geelong, Australia): the project is finalist in three categories at the Property Council of Australia Innovation and Excellence Awards.
St George Hospital Redevelopment (St George, Australia): Yaga Corporation is proud to be supplying scaffolding for the project.
Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport Traffic Control Tower Upgrade (Sydney, Australia): works have been kicked off.
Te Kaha Stadium (Christchurch, New Zealand): video update for May, focusing on the fact that the halfway mark has been reached.

3. Our people on social media

Mohamed emphasises the advantages of partnering and collaborating with ADIO for the development of Zayed City Schools in a video.
BESIX Group’s Chief People Officer, Geert Aelbrecht, spoke at ProUnity’s HR Leadership Summit in Genval (Belgium) this week. He stressed the value of equity and fairness in valuation of human capital across frontiers and the role of HR in leading the organisation on this path.
Congratulations with your 3rd anniversary at BESIX Watpac, Eleanor!
Welcome to the BESIX Family, Ivalber, Roberto & Carlos!

4. Social media statistics

5. Social media accounts of major entities

Media Overview