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.
2. International press (web) mentioning BESIX
- Rail Baltica (Latvia): Bridge Design & Engineering dedicates a 3-page article to the railway bridge that BESIX designs and will build in Riga (page 24 - no need to register).
- Dubai Uptower Tower (UAE): Six Construct uses Schindler's self-climbing robot to drill the anchor bolts for the lift shafts in this 340 m tower. It is also an example of the digitalisation of construction processes.
- ComTIS Energy (Belgium): ‘Comfort as a Service’ offers an affordable way to supply buildings with sustainable heating and cooling via a subscription formula.
- Garenmarkt (the Netherlands): Thanks to the underground car park built by BESIX, Leiden's city centre now has green spaces. A water recovery system was integrated into the roof of the car park to feed the grass and trees.
- Oosterweel (Belgium): tunnel elements will be built in Zeebrugge and then towed to Antwerp via the North Sea and the Western Scheldt.
- Indigenous businesses (Australia): BESIX Watpac has signed a MoU with a leading NSW Indigenous business group to boost participation by First Nations people in the construction industry.
- Vistula Spit (Poland): at a press conference, the Minister for Infrastructure emphasised the regional economic importance of the project and reported on its progress.
- Mohammed VI Tower (Morocco): the tower, built by BESIX, is progressing at a rapid pace and the façade work will start in June.
- Saint-Denis Pleyel (France): Famous singer Stromae is involved in the realisation of the Saint-Denis station, which BESIX is building in Paris.
3. Social Media posts mentioning BESIX projects
- Leopold II Tunnel: Tunnel Leopold II has a new name
- Energieconcepten: drone video of solar panels on De Wending
- BESIX Watpac: update Helipad on top of Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital’s Clinical Services Building
- Dubai Uptown Tower(UAE): Shared article by DMCC Executive Director on robots installation
- A-STAY: partnered with PropTech Lab (Belgium) to host an online event
- KLB Construction Partnership : more homes will have to be built with ecological solutions (renovation...)
- Theemswegtracé: update -> right project?
- BESIX Infra Nederland: Frank Cox has worked 25 years
- Quatuor : pics from photographer Philippe van Gelooven
(Domingos Sousa : reshare of Quatuor Update Pics from Philippe van Gelooven (photographer) -> he mentions BESIX, but original post doesn’t) - Dubai Uptown Tower: XL Industries’ XL hoists helped recycle the formwork materials of the Dubai Uptown Tower
- Vistula Spit (Poland): Laurens Schokking about visit from Polish Minister of Infrastructure Andrzej Adamczyk
- A16 Ring Road (Rotterdam): update about A16 -> add this as it’s BESIX NL that’s mentioned?
- Laith Abdulatif : Last day on Masdar city , Ferrari world & warner brothers projects ->relevant??
- Suurhoff Bridge (the Netherlandas) : FiberCore Europe gives update
- Theemswegtracé (the Netherlands): cementonline gives Update
- Rodange station: Endri Muska gives Update -> relevant?
- La Mé Drinking water treatment plant: Shared article by Executive Director - Building, Water & Infrastructure Division at TROUVAY & CAUVIN Group
- Nachtigal : progress pic
- BESIX NL : update Theemswegtracé
- Sluishuis: pictures
- Sluishuis: update
- Vanhout: Virtual Job Fairs
- HBS nv : celebrates 30 years
- Franki Foundations UK: offers free webinar
- BESIX Foundation: opération thermos operatie
- BESIX NL: car park Garenmarkt receives gold award
- BESIX NL: update pics Sluishuis
- BESIX NL: movie about previsions for 2021 for the real estate
- Dubai Waste-to-Energy: site pics
- Sluishuis: progress pic
4. Our People on Social Media
We celebrated International Women’s Day:
- On Draakplaats
- BESIX Watpac
- LPA Project
- SaVe project (Theemswegtracé) & other post about Theemswegtracé
- Grand Manège in Namur
- Dubai Uptown Project
- Deloitte University EMEA
- Geert Aelbrecht
- Judith Van Oers
- Vanhout
- Warmtenet in Hoboken (Van den Berg)
- LPA Project
- Chloé Vanhoutte
- BESIX HQ in Dordrecht
- Florence Bribosia
- Jubilee Place (BESIX Watpac)
- Amal Maizi
- Celine Verloigne
- BESIX NL HQ
- Nachtigal Hydropower Project
- Evelyn Byens
- BESIX France - Deloitte University EMEA
- Anju Mary Raju
- Cobelba
5. This week’s statistics on social media:
1. Innovation: Uptown Tower Dubai robot elevator installation
- Linkedin: 17,4K impressions - 5% engagement rate - 542 clicks
- Facebook: 4,1K people reached - 361 engagements
- Linkedin: 13,1K impressions - 25.2% engagement rate - 3,1 clicks
3. Campaign International Women’s Right Day
- Linkedin: 41,3K impressions - 6% engagement rate - 1,5clicks
- Facebook: 7,8K people reached - 602 engagements
4. #PicOfTheWeek: Deloitte University EMEA update pics
- Linkedin: 24,1K impressions - 15.92% engagement rate - 3,5clicks
- Facebook: 4,1K people reached - 175 engagements
5. World Energy Efficiency Day : ComTis Energy
- Linkedin: 6,8K impressions - 2.45% engagement rate - 70 clicks
- Facebook: 1K people reached - 40 engagements
1. Visit Stationspostgebouw Den Haag
- Linkedin: 27,3K impressions - 24% engagement rate - 6,3 clicks
2. Infosession by Confederatie Bouw Provincie Antwerpen on mediation in the construction sector
- Linkedin: 2K impressions - 1.52% engagement rate - 23 clicks
3. Visit to the Mohammed VI Tower in Morocco
- Linkedin: 22K impressions - 4.84% engagement rate - 708 clicks
- Facebook: 3,9K people reached - 242 engagements
4. BESIX attending online job fairs for students
- Linkedin: 9,4K impressions - 1.8% engagement rate - 91 clicks
- Facebook: 1,3K people reached - 64 engagements
5. ComplimentDay - thank you campaign launched
- Linkedin: 14,4K impressions - 1.8% engagement rate - 114 clicks
- Facebook: 540 people reached - 40 engagements
6. #PicOfTheWeek: Golden hour at the Massenhoven bridge near Antwerp
- Linkedin: 13.3K impressions - 8% engagement rate - 935 clicks
- Facebook: 3K people reached - 166 engagements
7. BESIX RED delivers public part of Kaai District in Aalst
- Linkedin: 15,7K impressions - 6.4% engagement rate - 800 clicks
8. Shout-out from client Tuc Rail/Infrabel on the Diepenbeek project (Spartacus)
- Linkedin: 15K impressions - 9.7% engagement rate - 1,3 clicks
6. NEW: magazines available on intranet
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Thank you Engineering, for opening your library to our readers!
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