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Locks, Maasbracht, the Netherlands

BESIX is the largest Belgian group operating

in the construction, concessions and property
development sectors. It profiles itself as a multiservices group. BESIX was founded in 1909,
since then it has grown steadily and impressively.
NV BESIX SA, its biggest subsidiary, is active in
practically every field of construction. BESIX activities
in Benelux-France are developed through its
subsidiaries, Cobelba, Jacques Delens, Socogetra,
Vanhout, Wust, FrankiFoundation Group Belgium,
BESIXPark, LuxTP, West Construct. BESIX is also
present in Eastern Europe, North and Central Africa,
the Middle East via Six Construct, in Australia and
Central Asia. In2011, BESIX achieved revenues of
EUR1.71billion. BESIX has about 18,000employees
active in 16countries on 4 different continents, of
whom 2,400 are inBelgium.

The Netherlands
Poland
Germany
Belgium

United
Kingdom

Slovakia

Switzerland
France
Italy

Spain

USA
Bermuda

Bulgary

Tunisia

Morocco
Algeria

Iraq

Libya

Egypt

Mexico

Saudi
Arabia

Bahrain
Qatar

Pakistan

UAE
Oman

Martinique
Barbados

Jamaica

Republic of Azerbaijan

Greece

Sudan

Trinidad-Tobago

Guinea

Benin

Nigeria

Cameroon
Equatorial
Guinea

Ecuador

Gabon

Congo

Rwanda
Democratic Rep. Burundi
of the Congo

Brazil

Peru

Angola

Mauritius

Botswana
Chile
South Africa

Consolidated Key Figures

Order book (in million EUR) (01/01)

Turnover (in million EUR)

+15%
-5%

06

07

Benelux-France

08

09

International

10

11

Total

06

07

08

09

10

11

Russia

Areas of
activities
Today BESIX operates in
16countries on 4 continents.

India

It has forged itself an unequalled reputation in the international

arena, particularly in the European Union, Eastern Europe, North
and Central Africa, but also in the Middle East and Central Asia.
The BESIX Group employs over 18,000 people worldwide,
ofwhom 2,400 in Belgium.
Countries where the Group is at present active
Countries where the Group has been active
New countries
Australia

Order book by sector

13%

Marine Works

Order book by region

7%
9%

1%

Foundations

23%

Civil Works

the Netherlands
G.D. Luxembourg
France

6%

Saudi Arabia

1%

UAE

Central
Africa

Bahrain

58%

Buildings

2%

Roads

3%

Environment

10%

2%

Qatar

21%

Belgium

North
Africa

40%

3%

Australia

1%

Azerbaidjan

Turnkey projects
BESIX is a Group
thatcarries out complex,
integrated projects both
locally and internationally.
BESIX is widely regarded as a quality partner,
and as an example of boldness, expertise
and precision, a combination that enables
the company to consistently meet its clients
increasingly complex needs. The creativity
and innovation of its engineering office enable
BESIX to come up with high quality, novel
solutions for every kind of building each time:
offices, homes, hotels, infrastructure, sports
centres,
BESIX integrates ecological sustainability
requirements, welfare and environmental
impact into all aspects of its projects: design,
implementation and use. This way, our clients
can be sure their project(s) will meet all the
latest requirements:
ISO 9001:2008
(Quality Management Systems)
ISO 14001:2004
(Environment Management Systems)
HQE (Haute Qualit Environnementale)
LEED (Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design)
BREEAM
(Environmental Assessment Method)

IMEC Tower
Leuven, BELGIUM
Client: IMEC, Belgium
Architect: OSAR, Belgium

Cleveland
Clinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Client: Mubadala / Aldar Properties
Engineer: Jacobs International
Holdings Inc., Abu Dhabi, UAE

buildings
1900
1901

Carpe Diem
Tower
Paris
LaDfense, France

1902
1903
1904

Client: SCI Carpe Diem

(Aviva + Predica), France
Architect: Robert A.M. Stern
and SRA Architects

1905
1906
1907
1908

Euralille
Project
Lille, France
Client: SCCV BELILLE, France
Developer: BESIX RED Nacarat
Architect: REICHEN & ROBERT &
ASSOCIES, France

1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920

Founding of SBB
1909

Proven skills
Port and Marine projects
have been one of BESIXs
dynamic areas of work
since the company was
first established.

BESIX focuses on the design and

implementation of on-shore and offshore
projects: locks, breakwaters, seawalls,
seawater intakes, quay walls, gas or ore
terminals, and LNG (liquefied natural gas)
jetties.

Investors are not only attracted by BESIXs

international experience, know-how, technical
skills and its innovative solutions, but also
by the marine equipment they own, allowing
work to get started quickly.

Tangiers
MEDII
Tangiers, Morocco
Client: Tanger Mditerranne Special
Agency (TMSA), Morocco
Engineer: Halcrow International,
United Kingdom / Ingema, Morocco

Equipment
BESIX owns a fleet of marine equipment: twoDipper
Dredgers, three Split Hopper Barges and numerous crane barges,
transport barges, tugs and work boats, but also two Jackup
Barges (Self-Elevating Platforms). The company invested in an
efficient fleet which can be directly available and which can achieve
serious cost savings during the realization of a project. This floating
equipment also brings a safe work environment, as it is carefully
studied in order to reduce risks and mitigate the remaining ones.

marine works

Ruwais
Sulphur
Handling
Terminal 2
Ruwais,
AbuDhabi, UAE
Client: Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd.
(GASCO), UAE
Engineer: BESIX

El Ain
ElSokhna
Thermal
PowerPlant
Sokhna, Egypt
Client: East Delta Electricity Production
Company (EDEPC), Egypt
Engineer: Power Generation Engineering
& Services (PGESCo), Egypt

1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
Spain
First Project in
1922
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
Founding of Auxeltra Beton
in Congo 1945
1940
1941
1942
1943
Central Bank of Congo
1945
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949

Large-scale challenges
BESIX provides a
fundamental added value
for infrastructure works.
Thanks to its strong engineering skills and
powerful implementation resources, BESIX
is capable of constructing complex public
works such as bridges, tunnels, dams,
carparks and railway infrastructure.
BESIX focuses on large-scale projects,
mainly commissioned by public authorities,
in which BESIX can contribute genuine
added value. Its civil engineering know-how
and experience, together with its in-depth
knowledge of the countries in which these
projects are undertaken, represent real
assets, that allow the company to deliver
highquality projects on time.

North Manama Causeway

Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
Client: Ministry of Works, Kingdom of Bahrain
Engineer: Hyder Consulting M.E. Ltd., Kingdom of Bahrain

infrastructure

Pont de
lEnfance
Elang-Pont,
Cameroon
Client: Ministry of Public Works,
Cameroon
Engineer: Groupement INTEGC/
ECoPE, France

Extension and Renovation

of the Locks Born, Maasbracht
and Heel
The Netherlands
Client: Rijkswaterstaat Maaswerken,
Realisatiegroep Maasroute, theNetherlands
Engineer: BESIX with subcontractor Lievense

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964 SiSex Cttionngstupruof
ct
in the UAE 19
66
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
SBB becomes
1970
holding 1973
1971
1972
1973
of Vilvoorde
1974 Viaduct 1974
1975

Ambitious targets
Environmental
Management Plan
BESIX participates in various projects in order
to proof its willingness to minimize its impact
on the environment.
Respecting its Environmental Management
System (in line with the ISO 14001 standard),
before execution of a contract, BESIX
obliges each starting project to undergo
Environmental Impact Assessment, after
which subsequent measures, controls,
monitoring and possibilities for improvement
must be developed in a specific project
Environmental Management Plan.
As a construction company, we believe in
and favour the efficient use of (raw) materials
and excavated soil is preferably re-used
onsite (instead of transporting it to distant
locations).
Furthermore, BESIX strives to diminish its
waste production by implementing waste
prevention, segregation and the maximization
of recycling and re-use.

Reduced energy
consumption
and better waste
management through
higher environmental
performance
Working in the framework of the ISO 14001
environmental management system and
its own energy management programme,
the BESIX Group achieved good energy
reduction and waste management results in
2011. The Group companies are aware of the
need to reduce their environmental impacts.

New life for wastewater

Wastewater processing is not only necessary
and obligatory in order to reduce our
ecological footprint, but also crucial in
preserving what is becoming a rare natural
resource: water.

We need to better protect this precious blue

gold and avoid any wastage. Public bodies
and private companies need to work together
to re-use treated wastewater from both
domestic and industrial sources.

The highest CO2

Performance Ladder
in the Netherlands
BESIX successfully reached level 5, the top
level of the CO2 Performance Ladder, on
October 26th 2011. This CO2 Performance
Ladder was originally developed by ProRail
(the organization in charge of maintenance
and extensions of the Dutch national railway
network infrastructure) and is used for
tenders in the railway industry. The reduction
level reached by a firm can give an award
advantage.

environment

Sewage Projects Wathba

and Allahamah
Wathba, Abu Dhabi, uae
Client: Al Wathba Veolia Besix WasteWater Company
C/o ADWEA, UAE
Engineer: CARDNO, UAE

New Elephant
Accommodation
Planckendael,
Belgium
Client: KMDA, Belgium
Engineer: BESIX Sanotec (MEP)

1976
1977
1978
1979Wastewater treatment
plant in Wilrijk 1976
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
becomes
1993 SBBM
BESIX 1994
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
Founding of
BESIX Nederland 1998
1999

Reliable partnership
The industrial sector is a
market segment BESIX
wants to develop.
Therefore, BESIX places its skills in the field of
construction, civil engineering and technical
facilities at the disposal of its industrial
customers.
In the long term, BESIX will extend its service
to manage turnkey projects, aiming at merging
all aspects connected with the design, building
and implementation of industrial facilities.
The construction of oil terminals (e.g. Antwerp
terminal) and LNG jetties is a part of BESIXs
core activities as well.

GSFMO Jazan Grain Silos

Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Client: Grain Silos and Flour Mills Organisation, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Engineer: BESIX with SNC Lavalin as subcontractor

industry
2000

2001

2002

LNG Gate
terminal
Rotterdam,
The Netherlands
Client: Gate Terminal B.V.
(Vopak/Gasunie)
Engineer: Techint / Sener

Oiltanking
terminal
extension
Antwerp, Belgium
Client: Oiltanking Stolthaven, Belgium
Engineer: TEBODIN
Coppe Courtoy

2003
LMBO
2004

2004

2005

2006

Founding of
BESIX Vlaanderen
2005

2007

2008
100 years of BESIX Building
Experience 2009

2009

Transcending boundaries
The sky is the limit.
BESIX realises a number
of sports and leisure
complexes: stadiums,
athlete and spectator
facilities, etc.
In Qatar Six Construct, BESIXs regional
company in the Middle East, built the Sheikh
Khalifa Stadium and Aspire Tower for the
2006 Asian Games. In this field, Ferrari
World, one of the worlds major theme parks,
is one of the companys most recent and
daring buildings.

Extension Constant
Vanden Stock Stadium
Anderlecht, belgium
Client: RSCA Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht
Architect: M & J-M Jaspers J. Eyers & DDS
Engineer: Ney Arcadis

Alassio
Parking
Alassio, italy
Client: Comune di Alassio
Architect: Ing. Emilio Brovelli
Engineer: Alta Sorveglianza Ing.
Fulvio Ricci

sports & leisure

King Abdullah Sports City (KASC)
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Client: Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
Engineer: BESIX and Ove Arup & Partners, United Kingdom

2010
Opening of Burj Khalifa
2010

2011
2012
After 30 years, back to
Saudi Arabia 2011

2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020

Development & innovation

The Engineering
Department has been one
of the pillars of the BESIX
organization for decades.

Integrated Design
Approach: crucial to the
success of challenging
projects

The department comprises 7 sections: two

of which are related to types of structure
(Buildings and Civil Works), two are related
to material aspects (Concrete and Soil
Mechanics), a further two are related to
project assistance (Methods & Planning and
Maintenance & Systems Engineering), and
there is one offshore section (Engineering
SixConstruct in Dubai).

Another constant is the use of the

Integrated Design Approach, and not
just for coordination between the various
design activities. Engineering is not a discrete
step in the construction process, but a step
that takes account of the overall social and
landscape integration and life cycle of the
project, in which we need to take precise
account of not only the construction cost
but also the maintenance cost of the project,
andeven more so the environmental impact
on future generations.

The BESIX Technical Library and Technical

Knowledge Database are also managed by
the Engineering Department.
The development of the Methods and
Planning Department is an important
additional asset to ensure the timely
execution of the most challenging projects
tothe highest quality.

BIM increasingly important

The integration of the BIM (Building
Information Model), which began last year
was extended. This tool proved particularly
useful in a number of projects. During the
design phase these 3D models are used to
speed up the production of finite element
models, to make efficient concrete and
reinforcement drawings, and to reduce the
number of revisions through early detection
of inconsistencies between the structural
design and special technologies (so-called
clash detection).
BIM models were used extensively to assess
the tender dossier for the Grand Museum of
Egypt (Cairo). The complexity of this building
makes it almost impossible to encompass
it in 2D drawings. For the Cleveland Clinic
project, Engineering went a step further,
making intensive use of BIM models on site
for coordination between all parties involved:
essential for coming to grips with the
complexity of this mega project.

The Systems Engineering is a staunch

advocate of the integration of these
technologies in BESIXs design approach,
introducing excellent tools for managing this
integrated construction process. Following
the successful application of the principles
in the Netherlands for, among others, the
floodgate in Heumen, the knowledge gained
was used for the Via Invest projects the A11
in Bruges and the North-South Connection in
Limburg as well as for preparing the tender
documentation for thenew lock in Harelbeke.

GEM entrance

Grand Museum of Egypt, BIM Model

Floodgate Heumen

KSA, 3D BIM animation

Locks Lanaye

Structure & Organization

NV BESIX SA
Avenue des Communauts 100
1200 Brussels, Belgium
T +32 2 402 62 11
F +32 2 402 76 77
www.besix.com

Business Development
Benelux-France

International

Ren JORDENS

Robert FRANCIS

Business Development Manager

Construction Benelux France
Acquisition & Development
T +32 2 402 66 90
rjordens@besix.com

Senior Manager
International Marine Projects
Acquisition & Development
T +32 2 402 62 40
rfrancis@besix.com

Didier DAMSEAUX

Jerme BESTGEN

Business Development Manager

Civil Works Benelux France
Acquisition & Development
T +32 2 402 63 43
ddamseaux@besix.com

Senior Manager
International Construction
Acquisition & Development
T +32 2 402 67 60
jbestgen@besix.com

Henk POST

Christian de BEHAULT

Business Development Manager

Construction Netherlands
Acquisition & Development
T +31 180 64 19 90
hpost@besix.com

Business Development Manager

International Construction
Acquisition & Development
T +32 2 402 63 65
cdebehault@besix.com

Public Affairs
Mathieu RYCKEWAERT
Public Affairs Senior Manager
T +32 2 402 64 65
F +32 2 402 62 05
mryckewaert@besix.com

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