BESIX Group Digital Media Overview (27/01-02/02)

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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

Italy: Several local news outlets report about the infrastructure project recently awarded to BESIX to improve the access to the port of Ancona.
Belgium: Bouw & Wonen features an opinion piece on manpower shortages in the construction sector. De Vlaamse Ondernemer lists the nominees for "Circular Business Awards 2023-2024", among which CIRCL (affiliate Vanhout). CIRCL is also featured in this video published by Knack, in which colleague Wim Pieters explains the standardisation and industrialisation of circular construction.
The Netherlands: Infrasite.BL announces groundbreaking milestone for the extension of the A27 highway by consortium De Groene Waarden.
Australia: Inside Construction reports about BESIX Watpac’ completion of a multi-level industrial facility in South Sydney.
France: Flamant’s latest developments are featured in this article on architecture website Archicree.

2. Social media posts mentioning BESIX projects

Oosterweel junction - TM ROCO (Antwerp, Belgium): several formwork elements have been installed + video explaining the project.
HQ Local Police Antwerp (Belgium): Airscan has completed the air quality testing in the building.
A16 - De Groene Boog (Rotterdam, the Netherlands): the site welcomed its 50,000st visitor this week + timelapse showing the Rottemer tunnel coming to life the past year.
A27 - De Groene Waarden (Houten/Everdingen, the Netherlands): the works were officially kicked off with a sod-turning moment.
Saint-Denis Pleyel metro station (Paris, France): view of the station just months before its opening + a delegation of Kengo Kuma & Associates and KKAA visited the site + picture taken bird’s perspective.
Nachtigal Hydropower Project (Cameroon): the project had a completion rate of 92 % in December 2023
Tanga jetty (Tanzania): works are ramping up + an oil pollution response and control training was organised.
Lusail Towers (Doha, Qatar): pictures taken during a site walk.
The Oxlade (Brisbane, Australia): one of the designers, bureau^proberts, posted detail pictures of the building.
Socogetra: pictures of the wastewater plant in Ramillies (Belgium) at night and covered in snow.

3. Our people on social media

BESIX Middle East hosted an IPFA event this week with a focus on the current swell and future of social infrastructure PPP’s in the GCC region.
Kristof was guest speaker at the first edition of Revizto Field Day.
Welcome to the BESIX Family, John, Shamus & Markus!

4. Social media statistics

5. Social media accounts of major entities

Media Overview