| 3 “Using skilled excavator operators we created earth bunds using existing material, and peeled and placed existing grass turf over the bunds to appear as if they were pre-existing landscaped grassed bunds.” 2024 CCNZ Awards: Brian Perry Civil - Hamilton T T Russell Fredric Complex project a winner for firm Earthworks involved more than 10,000 cubic metres of material, with local contractors who had knowledge of the local materials and environment being engaged. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Brian Perry Civil continues to clock up Civil Contractors New Zealand (CCNZ) awards, with this year’s accolades including the construction of a cutting-edge strand board factory in Taupō. The winning project came under Brian Perry Civil’s (BPC) central North Island operations, winning the CCNZ Bay of Plenty 2024 category C, projects over $5 million award. Built for Fletcher Wood Products, which owns BPC, work included demolishing 5000 cubic metres of old concrete foundations, extensive utility removal and building new plant and foundations to resurrect a factory destroyed by fire in 2006. The CCNZ judges described the 24-month project as large-scale by footprint, complexity and value. They also noted meticulous planning, innovative methodologies, environmental considerations, smart use of materials, adaptability, problem-solving skills and people focus as deciding factors in the award. BPC Central Region business manager Ben Ackerman says the scale of the project was highlighted by the impressive quantities of materials involved, which included 5400 cubic metres of various types of concrete, 384 tonnes of reinforcing steel and placing nearly 5000 metres of formwork. Earthworks involved more than 10,000 cubic metres of material, with local contractors who had knowledge of the local materials and environment being engaged. In addition to the large concrete pours required, part of the complexity was due to the design being provided in stages, rather than the full project design being released prior to the start of construction, and the design changing while the build was in progress. “The team had to adapt to these changes while maintaining the programme timeline,” Ben says. Smart use of materials included using proprietary recyclable formwork and using existing pumice excavated from the site or bulk fill in earthworks, along with specifying 3MPa flowable fill concrete rather than compacted hard fill when backfilling foundations. “This is safer and quicker than placing and compacting hard fill, as time was important to the client and this allowed the building to go up as soon as we had constructed the foundations. Brian Perry Civil did all the concrete foundations and associated concrete work and then Livingstone Building did the steel structure and the main superstructure top.” BPC’s comprehensive approach to the project included innovative environmental controls to provide a stabilised environmental to contain any runoff from the site. “Using skilled excavator operators we created earth bunds using existing material, and peeled and placed existing grass turf over the bunds to appear as if they were pre-existing landscaped grassed bunds.” Because a total of about 50 staff from various companies worked on the project, there was a strong people focus, and this included creating some nuanced but important ways to encourage approachability, positive engagement, communication and collaboration, such as an open-plan site office and treating the office as a whole-project teams’ space. With about 15 of BPC’s staff working away from home, the company also recognised the importance of regular social catch-ups outside of work hours for its site team, including weekly meat raffle nights at the local cosmopolitan club. The award was well-deserved recognition for the BPC team’s commitment to the project, Ben says. “We were pretty exhilarated; the whole team had lived away from home for all that time, living in Taupo, and worked hard to deliver that job well so we were all pretty stoked.” on for the manner in which Page Macrae Engineering onship was ons for onship between Brian Perry Civil.” “Their strong customer service mentality was mes and was key to the success of this project.” ve General Manager Boral Cement | Australia ons er – every day! 61 Aerodrome Road Mount Maunganui 3116 P +64 7 575 5079 F +64 7 575 5994 E enquiries@page-macrae.co.nz page-macrae.co.nz POWER GENERATION | PETROCHEMICAL | PULP & PAPER | MINING WASTE WATER TREATMENT | FOOD PROCESSING | BULK MATERIALS HANDLING What our clients say... “…They met all our contract deliverables and worked with our local Adelaide staff to make the fi rst ship discharge a success.” “Since this project we have commissioned Page Macrae Engineering to design and manufacture a new type of discharge hopper and two more grabs for our Geelong Port facility…” Daniel Flick | Patrick Stevedoring Pty Ltd | Australia
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