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.
- Fietsen door de Heide (Belgium): opening of the cycling infrastructure built by BESIX in the Hoge Kempen National Park.
- A16 (The Netherlands): one of the bridges on the new motorway is built using the Incremental Launching Method. In addition to BESIX NL, Franki Foundations is involved in the construction of the project as a subcontractor.
- Feyenoord City (The Netherlands): the city council approves the project by a large majority. The construction will be carried out if BAM and BESIX can realise it for 441 million euros.
2. International press (web) mentioning BESIX
- Tour F (Ivory Coast): Many African, international and specialised media report on the construction of the F Tower in Abidjan.
- Uptown Tower (UAE): The tower has passed the 220 m. mark, as well as the 10 million man-hours mark without a lost-time incident.
- Dubai Waste-to-Energy (UAE): a media specialising in project finance publishes a detailed article on the project. Other media continue to publish articles about the financial close.
- CMUA (New Zealand): The authorities have reached an agreement to buy the last property needed to have a complete site on which to build the stadium, which marks the final settlement of all claims.
- Kangaroo Point Green Bridge (Australia): BESIX Watpac to design and build Brisbane’s new iconic bridge.
- Cai Mep Ha (Vietnam): the authorities are preparing the tender for this port project for which BESIX is mentioned as a potential contractor.
- E6 Moelv - Roterud (Norway): Nye Veyer cancels the contract for the design of the Mjøsa Lake Bridge on price grounds.
3. Social Media posts mentioning BESIX projects
- Vistula Spit (Poland): President Andrzej Duda, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Secretary of State for Infrastructure visit site
- Nachtigal (Cameroon): 10 million safe manhours + video
- Grotius Towers (The Hague): concrete works finished
- Sluishuis (Amsterdam): architectural shape gets international attention and a beautiful pic of the façade
- Quatuor (Brussels): reportage of latest pics
- Waste-to-Energy (Dubai): huge one-year difference
- Royal Atlantis Resort & Residences (Dubai): latest images
- Van den Berg contributed to an infrastructure project in Genk for De Watergroep
- Jacques Delens delivers Volta 3 project and will renovate social housing with Artes Group, both in Ixelles (Brussels)
4. Our People on Social Media
- Nic De Roeck on a safety walk at the A16 Rotterdam
- Engineer Mark Szabo posing in front of the Nice Airport Promenade project
- Terraced Towers in Rotterdam ready for its residents following the project’s delivery
- Project Manager Dieter Behaeghel visits our asphalt plant in Roermond (The Netherlands)
- Exhibition Package Manager Alexis De Pauw shared great images of Ramses II at the Grand Egyptian Museu in Cairo: by night and day
- BESIX Watpac is a proud Gold sponsor of #naidoc2021 (‘National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee), which celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and other communities across Australia
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
Jacques Delens: Overview | LinkedIn
6. NEW: magazines available on intranet
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Click here to see which publications are available and register to be notified when the last digital issues are available. For more info, consult this page on the group’s intranet or contact Ilse Devos.
Thank you Engineering, for opening your library to our readers!
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