BESIX Group Media Overview (August 5)

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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.

1. BESIX in the press

Please find enclosed the media overview of the BENELUX daily (print) press.
Fonsny (Belgium): the planning permit for the national railway company’s HQ has been delivered, BX1, RTBF, Bruzz, Bouw & Wonen, New Mobility, and 7sur7 report.
Grotius (The Netherlands): Cement publishes a detailed article on the towers, with a focus on geotechnics and structural engineering.
Sluishuis (The Netherlands): NRC, Sztuka Architektury, and 88 Design present this “magnificent” building.
A-Stay (Belgium): Travel Tomorrow dedicates an article to “Antwerp’s fully high-tech automated hotel”.
Heerlen (The Netherlands): BESIX Infra Nederland has renovated Heerlen’s Schouwburg square.
BESIX Infra (Belgium): Hoogmartens thanks BESIX Infra for having welcomed their teams after the fire that destroyed their HQ (Bouwkroniek, Made In).

Mohammed VI Tower (Morocco): the skyscraper reaches its final height, writes Hespress.
Grand Egyptian Museum (Egypt): Sarens is shortlisted at the Heavy Lift Awards 2022 for the transport of the Khufu Solar Boat for BESIX and Orascom.
Vistula Spit (Poland): The channel is 98% complete and will officially open on 17 September, write Ship Supply and Ukrainian Shipping Magazine. Kurier Kolejowy adds that BESIX and NDI also built port infrastructure in Gdansk.

Zayed City Schools (UAE): BESIX-Plenary reach financial close (La Chronique, Construction Week, Gulf Construction), with support from law firm Ashurst (Global Legal Chronicle, Reuters Zawya, The National Tribune, Mirage News, Write Caliber).
BESIX 3D (UAE): BESIX printed an unreinforced halfway house in Abu Dhabi, writes 3D Printing Industry.
Al-Dhafra (UAE): BESIX is one of the companies interested in the DBFM contract for Abu Dhabi's first waste-to-energy plant, writes Arab News.

Jubilee Place (Australia): BESIX Watpac is a finalist in the 2022 Industry Excellence Awards in the category Development of the Year - Commercial.
Ipswich Hospital (Australia): Works start on new Acute Mental Health Unit.
BESIX Watpac (Australia): the company appoints Gilbert Gouveia as Head of Sector for Stadiums and Venues, writes Inside Construction.
Te Kaha (New Zealand): Christchurch City Council approves the design and construction of the stadium despite rising costs, write Sports Venue Business and ALSD International.

Mohammed VI Tower (Morocco): the BIMPrinter is back at work
Grotius Towers (The Netherlands): the project has been delivered
BNP HQ (Belgium): new pictures of the inner atrium and reception
Kangaroo Point Green Bridge (Australia): new pictures + Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony on site
Nachtigal Hydro Electric Project (Cameroon): bird view from the upstream zone of the canal
F Tower (Ivory Coast): works are going well
A16 Rotterdam (The Netherlands): installation of bridge is underway
Cycling through the Heath (Belgium): the project wins the FSC Project Award Belgium 2021 in the category Outside Infrastructure
BESIX Infra NL has realised the new Burgemeester van Grunsvenplein in Parkstad Limburg (The Netherlands)
Jacques Delens: overview of the progress on their complete renovation of the Roche Fatale in Woluwe Saint-Lambert (Belgium)

Media Overview