BESIX Group Media Overview (May 6)

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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.

Capital (Belgium): Prime Minister De Croo visits Capital, an initiative supported by BESIX.
Vanhout Group (Belgium): former minister of the Interior and Defence Pieter De Crem is a member of the Vanhout board.
Youth at Risk (Belgium): Vanhout supports YAR, a training initiative to help young people in difficulty.
Hyoffwing (Belgium): BESIX will participate to design and build a green hydrogen facility in Belgium, writes Fuel Cells.

SWRO (UAE): The SWRO desalination plant in Jebel Ali is 96.5% complete; write Trade Arabia, ME Construction News, Gulf Business, ME Business, Utilities ME, Constructor Mag, MSN UAE, and Zenuzz.
Ajman Sludge-to-Energy (UAE): the facility has successfully passed the performance and reliability tests.
BESIX 3D (UAE): BESIX uses Kuka machines for 3D printing of concrete, write chinese media (here and here).
Vistula Spit (Poland): The lock has successfully passed the waterproofing tests. Guaranteeing Poland's maritime independence from Russia, the channel will open on 17 September.
Bererix (Latvia): Bererix, in charge of the works in Riga, is one of the top 20 largest construction companies in the country.
OpenSpace (Australia): BESIX Watpac has piloted the OpenSpace BIM 360 Integration technology.

Dubai Waste-to-Energy (UAE): the project skyline is changing every day
Jubilee Place (Brisbane, Australia): a representative of Invest in Wallonia visited the new HQ of BESIX Watpac
Abidjan Exhibition Centre (Ivory Coast): steelwork is almost completed and the roof works have started
Jebel Ali Power Plant (Dubai): finishing touch is underway
Polytoren (Belgium): demolition works are ongoing
Wurun Senior Campus (Australia): nice pictures of the finished building
Sluishuis Amsterdam (the Netherlands): looking pretty as always
GPO Hotel Adelaide (Australia): Baukultur visited the site
Open Sites Day 2022 (Belgium): five of the Groups projects in Belgium are participating: Henneaulaan, Paradis Express, the new HQ of Socogetra, Fierensblokken & RTBF Media Square
A16 Rotterdam (The Netherlands): EXPO A16 is open for visits again + update of the works + video (Dutch)
Tarakan St Redevelopment (Australia): BESIX Watpac hosted a photoshoot for Himilo Workforce
Vistula Spit (Poland): the finish line is in sight
In the light of the Global Safety Time-Out, BESIX NL, Franki Grondtechnieken BV and BE Inject NL had good discussion on safety + Hand Safety Campaign at Six Construct + Raising our Capabilities Together campaign at BESIX Watpac
BESIX Infra: students from Don Bosco visited the asphalt plant of Belasco
New project for Jacques Delens: the renovation of a residential area at the Vandeuren site in Brussels

Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and minister Benjamin Dalle visited the CAPITAL youth hub, our Chief People Officer, Geert Aelbrecht, was also present
Our colleague, Thomas Vandenbergh, will speak at the Afterwork on the Net Zero Race in Construction of PropTech Lab
BESIX was represented at the Bedrijven Informatie Avond (Companies Information Evening) of the Facility of Engineering Technology of KU Leuven
Welcome to the Group, Wael, Robert, Israa Mohamed & Josh!

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