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 & Construction sector in the BENELUX press
See enclosed PDF.
- IT incident: the specialised site CyberCrimeInfo reports on the BESIX cyber incident.
- DPG Media (The Netherlands): BESIX to build the hybrid-timber offices of DPG Media in Amsterdam, write Bouwkroniek and De Vlaamse Ondernemer.
- Liv-De Molens (Belgium): BESIX will build the Liv-De Molens buildings.
- Velodrome (Vanhout - Belgium): The permit for the construction of the Velodrome in Heusden-Zolder has been issued.
- The Cosmopolitan (RED - Belgium): The Cosmopolitan is one of the eight nominees for the International Office to Residential Conversion Award.
- Simac ICT (Vanhout - Belgium): Vanhout is building the new Belgian headquarters of ICT company Simac in Haasrode.
- Huccorgne (Belgium): Construire la Wallonie publishes an article on the renovation of the Huccorgne viaduct.
- NEO (Belgium): The political party Ecolo is opposed to the construction of a shopping centre in Heizel.
- Guggenheim (UAE): media outlets announced that the contract for the construction of the Guggenheim in Abu Dhabi had been awarded to BESIX.
- Expo 2020 (UAE): RTBF television tells the story of its shooting in Dubai and mentions BESIX for the construction of the Burj Khalifa.
2. International press (web) mentioning BESIX
- CMUA (New Zealand): the completion date for the stadium has been pushed out by six months and is expected to be finished mid-2025.
- Rail Baltica (Latvia): Work directly related to the central station has started in Riga, local media report.
- Grand Egyptian Museum (Egypt): For the third consecutive year, the sun shone on the face of the statue of Ramses II. Many Egyptian media outlets are reporting the entry of new service providers, namely those dedicated to operations and visitor management, into the GEM.
- Belgian Pavilion (UAE) : the Belgian pavilion is one of the “6 must-see national pavilions”, write Arch Daily China and Arch Daily Brazil.
- Vistula Spit (Poland): Several media outlets show new photos of Vistula Spit, including this Korean media.
3. Social Media posts mentioning BESIX projects
- Grotius (The Hague, The Netherlands): update in pictures
- Sluishuis (Amsterdam, The Netherlands): nearing the end of the concrete structure
- BESIX RED’s Cosmopolitan in Brussels is a finalist for the international price for transformation of offices and residences awarded by Maison de l’architecture Ile de France
- Vanhout: picture update from residential project Louise Marie in Antwerp
- BESIX Infra NL pouring concrete roads on a playground in The Netherlands
- A16 Rotterdam (The Netherlands): vlog during the night shift
4. Our people on Social Media
- Safety lesson on UV exposure at BESIX Watpac
- BESIX France organises a safety day at the Saint Denis/Pleyel site
- Xavier Gamme shares his story on the Terraced Tower in Rotterdam (The Netherlands)
- Visit to Sluishuis during job day at school
- Our colleague Yannick Van Aelst tells students of ECAM Brussels Engineering School about the different professions in the construction sector
- Yannic Leveque will be speaking at the Women in Construction conference at Construction Week
- Discussion on safety and presentation of Makita products at the F Tower
- Our colleague visits the Belgian Pavilion at Expo 2020 in Dubai
- Our colleagues telling students from KU Leuven at the Construction Sector Night about their professions
5. This week’s statistics on social media:
- Check out our latest stories & posts on our official Instagram channel: @besixgroup_official
- Don’t miss all group’s entities account on digital channels, such as:
BESIX Watpac: Overview | LinkedIn
BESIX RED: Overview | LinkedIn
Franki Foundations: Overview | LinkedIn
BESIX Infra: Overview | LinkedIn
Van den Berg: Overview | LinkedIn
SOCOGETRA Group : Overview | LinkedIn