BESIX Group Media Overview (April 8)

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Dear colleagues,

Please find enclosed the traditional media overview of the BENELUX daily press, as well as the international web press, as the social media review.

See enclosed PDF.

Belgian VAT (Belgium): The VAT is reduced to 6% for reconstruction works and energy performance improvements of buildings, which also concerns BESIX works, writes RTBF.
Sustainable materials (Belgium): BESIX Infra participates in a study day on the reuse of materials for road construction.

Jubilee Place (Australia): BESIX Watpac completes Australia’s tallest diagrid building.
Mohammed VI (Morocco): BESIX uses a topographic robot on site, write Global Construction Review, The Construction Index, Construction Technology & KHL, Portail du Maroc, Le Petit Journal Marocain, Bladi, La Chronique, Bouwkroniek, Construire la Wallonie.
Abobo (Ivory Coast): the tunnel construction is covered by Civil + Structural Engineer, The Abidjan Grid, and by Construction Review which translates into multiple languages including Chinese, Spanish, Turkish.
Tour Triangle (France): the project is presented by two Italian media (here and here).
Vistula Spit (Poland): The channel should open to ships from 17 September, according to the Deputy Minister of Infrastructure. Media also report on the progress of the work. The total cost of the infrastructure will be known in autumn.
Rail Baltica (Latvia): RdE, which is building Riga's central station with BESIX, is also building the longest railway bridge in the Baltic States in Lithuania.
Marina Tower (Greece): The choice of the consortium for the construction of the tower should be announced shortly.
Naseef Sawiris: this Indonesian site presents N. Sawiris and mentions BESIX.

Mohammed VI Tower (Rabat, Morocco): the works are well on track for delivery in 2023
Saint Teresa of Kolkata building (Melbourne, Australia): the new 12-storey teaching and learning space reached its highest point
Sluishuis Amsterdam (the Netherlands): video about how the glass is safe and fire-resistant + more pictures of the almost finished building + impressive view of the cantilever
Te Kaha Arena (former: CMUA Arena, New Zealand): the first soil has been turned, symbolically marking the start of the works
Cheratte (Belgium): last straight line to completing the earthworks
Toots Tielemans metro station (Brussels, Belgium): some civil engineering students from KU Leuven were guided around by the amazing team on site
A16 Rotterdam (the Netherlands): the launch of the flyover is fully underway, resulting in some impressive views for the drivers on the highway
Poti (Georgia): rock mining works are well underway
BESIX Infra: the teams are getting a well-deserved thank you from the local pharmacist’s + the BESIX Infra Academy is taking shape
BESIX Watpac is restoring access to the Bicentennial Bikeway after the floods

BESIX Group is one of the top 25 workplaces in Belgium, according to LinkedIn!
Welcome to the BESIX family, Joëlle, Christophe, Mario, Robert, Jimmy, Mohammad and Guy!
Welcome to the amazing project of Dubai Uptown Tower, Navab John!
The cocktail party at BESIX Watpac was a success!
Good luck, Maxime, in your new function as BIM Manager!

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Media Overview