BESIX Group Digital Media Overview (23-29/11)

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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: Several media outlets, such as Khaleej Times, Emirates Newswire and The Gulf Time Newspaper, are reporting on the acceleration of PPPs in Abu Dhabi. Two BESIX projects are mentioned in their reporting, Zayed City School and Khalifa University student housing project.
Australia: Inside Construction reports on the completion by BESIX Watpac of the new staging facilities for the South Australia Police Mounted and Dog Operations Unit.

2. Social media posts mentioning BESIX projects

The Hive (Brussels, Belgium): wind and waterproofness tests were conducted successfully.
GO4ZERO Holcim (Obourg, Belgium): formwork is being installed + two major milestones have been reached.
Oosterweel link (Antwerp & Zeebruges, Belgium): the network for Flemish companies, VOKA, published a Oosterweel magazine.
Car-T (Ghent, Belgium): this Vanhout project has won the LEED Gold Certification under the new LEED v4 building standard.
Beveren tunnel (Kallo, Belgium): Maasstad Ingenieurs is proud to be part of the project.
BESIX Schelle headquarters (Belgium): Vanhout installed the flooring and wall tiles.
Control centre Scheveningen (the Hague, the Netherlands): the project is close to completion.
Sluishuis (Amsterdam, the Netherlands): the building wins AMP Building of the Year.
POST Rotterdam (the Netherlands): panoramic view from the tower under construction.
Bridges and footbridges (Gabon): Deutsche Bank announces its financial role in the project.
Mohammed VI Tower (Rabat, Morocco): the tower’s hotel will be operated by luxury chain Waldorf Astoria + see also here.
Abobo Tunnel (Abidjan, Ivory Coast): works are ongoing for the roundabout above the tunnel, which BESIX completed last year.
Warsan Waste-to-Energy (Dubai, UAE): a delegation of Awex UAE visited the facility + Shou’alah organised a Safety Standby focusing on Cleanliness and Housekeeping.
One New Zealand Stadium / Te Kaha (Christchurch, New Zealand): video overviewing the stadium under construction + a delegation of WM New Zealand visited the site.
BESIX Infra is conducting road and sewerage works in Hasselt (Belgium).

3. Our people on social media

Welcome to the Group, Konan, Mohamed, Adil, Michalina & Geneva!
BESIX Middle East organised a padel tournament last week + they celebrated the UAE’s National Day.
BESIX Technology’s General Manager, Thomas, was moderator at PropTech Lab’s latest event.
Christophe and Philippe shared an informative case study on a successful collaborative infrastructure project executed in Latin America at the CICA-EIC Conference on Collaborative Contracts in Paris (France).

4. Social media statistics

5. Social media accounts of major entities

Media Overview