page_title: BESIX
section_title: Major projects | Examples
hierarchical_section_title: BESIX / Major projects | Examples
caption_attribution_description: Inside the Rod Laver Arena during an evening match of the 2006 Australian Open. I have a feeling it's Martina Hingis' first-round match.
context_page_description: BESIX Group is a construction group based in Brussels, one of the world's leading international contractors according to the ENR ranking. Active since 1909, BESIX operates in Europe, the Middle East, Oceania, Africa, North America and Asia.
  Its achievements include Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest tower, buildings of the European Parliament in Brussels, infrastructure at the Charles de Gaulle Airport, the renovation of the Atomium in Brussels, the Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi, the Grand Egyptian Museum on the Giza pyramids plateau as well as the world's largest Waste-to-Energy plant in Dubai.
  In 2019, BESIX had a turnover of 3.33 billion euros and 14,000 employees worldwide.
caption: Rod Laver Arena (Watpac), Australia
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