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.
- Pierre Sironval: appointed as BESIX’s new Deputy CEO.
- Stationspostgebouw (the Netherlands): The building, which was renovated by BESIX and JP Van Eesteren in 18 months, was delivered this week.
- Theemswegtracé (the Netherlands): In the port area of Rotterdam, BESIX is participating in the construction of a 4 km long railway viaduct to be completed by the end of 2021.
- De Groene Boog (the Netherlands): Divers help pour an underwater concrete floor for the A16 tunnel construction.
- Digitisation (Belgium): BESIX and six other construction companies participate in the creation of Conneqtr. LN24 also dedicated a report to the project, shot on the Quatuor construction site.
- RTBF (Belgium): BESIX and its partners have chosen the contractor who will install the façade of the new HQ of the French-speaking public television.
- A-Stay (Belgium): the women's magazine Flair has tested the A-Stay hotel in Antwerp.
- Economic mission: An economic mission of 175 East Flanders entrepreneurs will travel to Dubai and meet Belgian companies, including BESIX.
2. International press (web) mentioning BESIX
- Royal Atlantis (UAE): “award-winning company” Six Construct is building the Royal Atlantis, which will house the most expensive penthouse in Dubai.
- Dancing House (Czech Republic): the Dancing House, built by BESIX in the 1990s, is an iconic building in Prague.
3. Social Media posts mentioning BESIX projects
- Saint-Denis-Pleyel railway station (France): progress pictures
- Sluishuis (Amsterdam): lastest drone video
- Royal Atlantis Hotel (Dubai): latest drone video
- BNP Paribas HQ (Brussels): shots from tower crane
- A16 De Groene Boog (Rotterdam): 4 million cubic metres of sand
- Quatuor (Brussels): Touring will move to its brand new offices
- BESIX NL: reaches new safety certificate (Trede 4 veiligheidsladder)
- BESIX Watpac: next step for the design and construction of the new Canterbury Multi-Use Arena
- BESIX Watpac: Queensland Country Bank Stadium and Suncorp Stadium will both host important sporting events
4. Our People on Social Media
5. This week’s statistics on social media:
Instagram: we’ve launched our Instagram channel: @besixgroup_official
LinkedIn: We gained 1,2 K followers last week.
- LinkedIn: 8 K impressions - 2.6 % engagement rate - 93 K clicks
2. Progress on the future Toots Thielemans station as part of the new Metro 3 line in Brussels
- LinkedIn: 23 K impressions - 16 % engagement rate - 3,4 K clicks
- Facebook: 3,9 K people reached - 176 engagements
3. Promoting Open Sites Day: virtual tours on several Belgian sites (BESIX & entities) in June
- LinkedIn: 11,3 K impressions - 1.4 % engagement rate - 71 clicks
- Facebook: 1,8 K people reached - 92 engagements
4. #PicOfTheWeek: Mohammed VI Tower in Morocco
- LinkedIn: 18,6 K impressions - 5 % engagement rate - 653 clicks
- Facebook: 2,9 K people reached - 132 engagements
5. Less than 130 days left to unveil The Green Arch, the Belgian Pavilion
- LinkedIn: 27 K impressions - 20.5 % engagement rate - 5,2 K clicks
- Facebook: 4,7 K people reached - 228 engagements
- LinkedIn: 14 K impressions - 6.7 % engagement rate - 937 clicks
- Facebook: 3,3 K people reached - 166 engagements
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