BCRC (NSW) Pty Ltd

BCRC (NSW) provides a comprehensive durability and remedial consultancy capable of serving owners of infrastructure, commercial, public, industrial, marine and residential facilities.

We have provided remedial and building defect advice in the strata sector since 2000. Our sector has not stopped growing, while building quality has barely improved, and maintenance budgets are often stretched.

Because of economic uncertanties we see that there is more demand for pragmatic and efficiently delivered remedial advice. The advanced inspection techniques, high level materials expertise, durability planning approaches of BCRC compliment BAAM’s service perfectly.”  Bob and project management. Munn, managing principal of BCRC in NSW added: “The company delivers comprehensive solution for our clients. It builds on the BCRC global network and experience in infrastructure, including international associates such as John Broomfield (international remedial expert), Roberto Giorgini (cathodic protection), Larry Olson (Stress Wave NDT) and Professor Phil Bamforth (international concrete durability expert) to increases our local capacity and experience in the building sector in Australia”.

We have developed processes that allow our consultants a large degree of flexibility. We are able to exploit the strengths of our IP and cloud based solutions to most effectively serve our growing client base. Our consultants can work at the client’s site with great efficiency, and this reduces overheads and delay when compared to conventional work practices. For our strata clients, we can draw on the high level technical experience of our team of durability and remedial specialists giving us deeper expertise in concrete, timber, corrosion and coatings as well as Non Destructive Evaluation.

Marton Marosszeky, foundation professor of construction innovation (UNSW 2003-2007) and concrete and building expert within the group, indicated: “The enterprise includes unrivaled depth of expertise with technical experts such as Frank Papworth (infrastructure durability planning), Bob Munn (concrete constructibility and durability), Dr. Zhen-Tian Chang (reinforcement corrosion) and Dr. Tony Song (geopolymer concretes). We have built a team with exceptional depth in materials science, durability and remedial expertise. We have developed a number of novel and very efficient remedial strategies for our customers in recent years, such as local CP in cracked structures, super fine cement grouting of cracked marine structures. We have also introduced advance sacrificial anode repair systems for concrete from the Netheralnds and Zinc Tape for repair of deteriorating steel work.

BCRC (NSW) had detailed involvement in durability consulting and compliance monitoring for the desalination plants in Perth and Gold Coast and is currently providing durability expertise for the independent verifier of the Port Botany expansion.  We have developed ways of working with our international consultants that extend the working day and automatically bring the most up-to-date knowledge to bear. The company has great capacity, and we are in a position to service industry’s needs with greater efficiency than in the past.

BCRC (NSW) Pty Ltd provides these comprehensive services to clients:
• general advice on material selection and performance
• product development and evaluation
• durability planning
• condition assessment of all classes of infrastructure and buildings
• remedial expertise including the development of specialist solutions, specification, tender process and oversight
• development of remedial strategy including maintenance planning and budgeting
• defect reports for insurance purposes

BCRC (NSW) is passionate about providing effective, practical and independent durability and remedial advice to its clients.