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.
- Flemish Week in Dubai: Many articles and TV reports about or mentioning BESIX Middle East have been published this week in Belgium, especially about the Waste-to-Energy project and the Expo 2020.
- Guggenheim (UAE) : the construction of the Guggenheim is reported in Benelux media outlets and websites specialising in architecture and construction.
- BESIX 3D (UAE): East Flanders Regional Television presents BESIX 3D through an interview with Benoit Meulewaeter.
- Toots (Belgium) : Grond/Weg/Waterbouw publishes a detailed article on the Toots metro station project.
- Cosmopolitan (BESIX RED – Belgium) : The Cosmopolitan receives a special mention from the jury of the International Prize for the Conversion of Offices into Housing, writes Bati Web and the French Ordre des Architectes.
- Volta III (Jacques Delens – Belgium) : inauguration by the Brussels authorities of the Volta III building constructed by EJD.
- E411 (Socogetra – Belgium): the rehabilitation of a 6.5 km section of the E411 motorway started on 4 October and is now completed.
- Athus (Socogetra – Belgium): the rehabilitation of the Athus interchange started on 25 October.
- Smart Buildings : BESIX and Proximus participate in the sustainable evolution of the property market.
2. International press (web) mentioning BESIX
- A-Stay: dozens of US media, including Associated Press and Yahoo!, report on a white paper entitled "The 60 Smartest Companies Thriving Post-Pandemic" and the example they all pick up on is how A-Stay used technology to adapt!
- Guggenheim (UAE): the Guggenheim's construction was picked up by many medias: among them French and local construction medias, national medias in the UAE, business-oriented websites and news agencies.
- Expo 2020 (UAE): Belgian pavilion in the Top 6 according to Informe Construcción and the lighting was installed by Delta Light. The infrastructure of the 4.32 km² site was built by BESIX and Orascom, says Gulf Today.
- Macquarie Park (Australia): construction of Kamirice’s development is underway in Macquarie Park.
- Rail Baltica (Latvia): site teams reorganise pedestrian flow as work on the station begins.
- Vistula Spit (Poland): several Polish media report on the work already completed and in progress. The southern bridge of the channel will be named after a Polish MP who died in May.
3. Social Media posts mentioning BESIX projects
- Waste-to-Energy (UAE): Flemish minister-president Jan Jambon visiting the WtE project during Flanders Week @Expo Dubai 2020 + more pictures
- Waste-to Energy (UAE): timelapse video showing the progress
- Sluishuis (The Netherlands): new construction update by drone + beautiful sunrise
- DPG Media (Belgium): video showing you around the headquarters of DPG Media in Antwerp
- Guggenheim (UAE): BESIX has been awarded the contract for the new Guggenheim museum in Abu Dhabi
- Deloitte University EMEA (France): new pictures showing the site
- Volta III (Belgium): inauguration of the new buildings built by Jacques Delens
- Nachtigal (Cameroon): new picture + beautiful sunset
- Barangaroo Metro Station (Australia): Transport Minister Rob Stokes visiting the site
- A16 (Rotterdam): visitors getting a tour on site + sunset picture
- DPG Media (Belgium): project is nominated for RES Awards 2021
- Grimbergen (Belgium): road is open for traffic again
4. Our people on Social Media
- General manager Concessions & Assets Tom Neyrinck talking about BESIX’ vision on sustainability (from 1:27)
- Summary video about Women in Construction conference, of which our Yannic Leveque was part
- General director and board member at Vanhout Joeri Schellens on 3D printing in the construction sector
- Jonathon Nicholls joins the Kangaroo Point Green Bridge project as Sustainability Manager
- Safety check at Tour Mohammed VI (Morocco)
- Safety day at the Saint Denis Pleyel site
- Visit to BESIX 3D
- One of our colleagues with his son
- Friday fun at Agidens Infra Automation
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