John Carson Memorial Health & Safety Award

We’re very proud to have our Seaview Resilience Project team win the John Carson Memorial Health & Safety Award at the Wellington Wairarapa Civil Contractors New Zealand 2026 Awards – the second year in a row that BPC has received this important recognition.

The project upgraded Wellington’s Seaview Wharf to modern seismic and climate-resilience standards, accommodating larger vessels, and extending asset life—all while operating within a live fuel terminal in a constrained harbour environment.

Managing simultaneous phases of complex construction in a live port environment required close collaboration with client CentrePort, designer Holmes Aus & NZ, and fuel industry operatives. This collaboration led to the development of a framework, the Matrix of Permitted Operations, that enabled high-risk marine construction to proceed safely alongside active ship berthing and significantly enhanced both the project’s productivity and risk management.