BESIX Group Digital Media Overview (9/11-15/11)

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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

Belgium: ZigZag HR has produced and published a 40min-long discussion with our group Chief People Officer, Geert Aelbrecht, in this podcast (In Dutch).
UAE: Belgian Ambassador in the UAE talks in The National News about Belgian companies, a.o. BESIX, active in the region.

2. Social media posts mentioning BESIX projects

Kevlinx data center (Neder-Over-Heembeek, Belgium): timelapse video showing construction progress of the past week.
Project ONE (Antwerp, Belgium): the teams are treated with fries as they reached 3,000,000 manhours without LTI.
Oosterweel link - COTU (Antwerp, Belgium): 50 enthusiastic students from student association Poutrix vzw visited the site (+ also here) + Quality Service Belgium is proud to contribute to the project.
Project Meir (Antwerp, Belgium): subcontractor V-Systems is praised its qualitative shoring work.
Oosterweel link - ROCO (Antwerp, Belgium): a webinar was held about the project, with a specific focus on the use of North Sea sand to fill the Albert Canal.
A16 - De Groene Boog (Rotterdam, the Netherlands): a Dutch television broadcaster interviewed the JV’s test manager regarding the Rottemer Tunnel.
De Nieuwe Meer junction (Amsterdam, the Netherlands): a NET-ZERO game was organised among the teams to explore sustainability measures on-site.
Mediavaert (Amsterdam, the Netherlands): the building won the National Timber Award by specialist medium Het Houtblad.
Control Centre Scheveningen (The Hague, the Netherlands): the project has been commissioned.
ICÔNE (Belval, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg): the building wins the ‘Best Use of Natural Light’ prize at the World Architecture Festival 2024 in Singapore.
Bridges and footbridges project (Libreville, Gabon): the first footbridge is inaugurated.
Atlas Fondations: video showing the company’s work at the Clinique des Flanders expansion project near Dunkirk (France) + footage of a micropiling project in Seclin (France).
BESIX Unitec: reinforcement of the coaxial networks in the Walloon region for VOO.

3. Our people on social media

Peter, General Manager of BESIX Middle East, is speaking at the Big 5 Global Leaders’ Summit on attracting private sector funding into construction, taking place on 26 November
Robin, BIM Manager at BESIX Belgium-Luxembourg, gave a lecture on BIM for master’s students at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB).
Mario, Managing Director of BESIX Infra Nederland, took part in a panel discussion on the sustainable ambitions in infrastructure in the Dutch province of Limburg.
Welcome to BESIX Group, Jonathan, Thibaud, Kyle & Lionel!
Congratulations with your new function at BESIX Group, Eleanor!
Lynette, Senior Engineer Methods and Planning at BESIX Group, highlights the importance of understanding what you are building as a planner.

4. Social media statistics

5. Social media accounts of major entities

Media Overview