BCP Ltd (Bartlett Concrete) has been a leader in concrete construction in Canterbury and across New Zealand since 1997. Headquartered in Harewood, Christchurch, the company has grown from a family operation into a premier concrete contractor with a team of over 100 skilled professionals — more than half of whom have been with the business for over a decade. BCP handles both residential and commercial concrete projects, with a stated commitment to involving their team at every stage of a project to deliver quality outcomes while saving clients time and money.
BCP has a notable place in New Zealand construction history: it was the first privately-owned company in the country to introduce laser screed technology for precision concrete levelling. In 2002 the company expanded by acquiring Southern Pumps Canterbury, adding concrete pumping services and enabling end-to-end concrete solutions under one roof. The business has established working relationships with major construction firms including Calder Stewart, Hawkins, Southbase, Apollo Projects, Watts & Hughes, and Cook Brothers.
The company is known for producing some of the flattest floors in the industry, and its scope of work ranges from residential driveways and patios through to large-scale commercial carparks, stadium floors, foundations, and institutional walls. Three Quantity Surveyors support the field crew, alongside a health and safety team. BCP connects with BCITO to train apprentices and supervisors and provides work placements for students at Ara Institute of Canterbury. Free, no-obligation quotes are available.
Some businesses define themselves by how long they've been around. BCP Ltd — also known as Bartlett Concrete — earns its place in Canterbury's construction landscape through something more specific: a genuine track record of technical leadership, long-term client relationships, and a team that has stayed together for the long haul.
Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Harewood, Christchurch, BCP has grown from a small family operation into a company of over 100 skilled professionals. More than half of those people have been with the business for over a decade — an unusual retention rate in the construction industry, and one that speaks to the culture the company has built over nearly three decades.
BCP's most notable technical milestone came when it became the first privately-owned company in New Zealand to introduce laser screed technology for concrete levelling. Laser screed uses automated, laser-guided equipment to achieve a level of flatness and precision that manual screeding can't match. For clients building warehouses, factories, commercial floors, or any space where surface flatness matters — and in many settings it matters enormously — this capability set a new benchmark for what Canterbury clients could expect.
In 2002, BCP expanded its service offering by acquiring Southern Pumps Canterbury, bringing concrete pumping in-house. That strategic move allowed the company to offer end-to-end concrete solutions: earthworks, formwork, foundations, pumping, placement, and finishing — all coordinated under one roof rather than through a chain of subcontractors.
The scope of BCP's work runs from residential driveways and patios through to large-scale commercial concrete projects — carparks, stadium floors, foundations, and institutional walls. The company is explicit that no project is too small, which means homeowners looking for a new driveway or patio are as welcome as construction firms tendering major commercial builds.
Three core services anchor the offering. **Earthworks** covers site preparation — excavation and land grading to create the right conditions for what comes next. **Formwork and foundations** takes the project through to the structural base, with precision-engineered formwork tailored to each building's requirements. **Concrete pumping, placement and finishing** handles the pour itself and the final surface quality — the step that most clients see and judge the result by.
BCP is particularly renowned for floor flatness. Achieving consistently flat concrete floors across large areas is technically demanding and matters significantly in commercial and industrial settings. BCP's laser screed capability and experienced crews have built its reputation in this area across some of the most demanding projects in New Zealand.
On the commercial side, BCP has established working relationships with some of New Zealand's leading construction firms: Calder Stewart, Hawkins, Southbase, Apollo Projects, Watts & Hughes, and Cook Brothers, among others. These are long-term partnerships built on consistent delivery across demanding projects — the kind of clients who can go elsewhere and choose not to.
Behind the field crew, three Quantity Surveyors and a health and safety team provide the office-side support that keeps projects running to plan. Staff also undertake specialist training including site safety, driver licensing endorsements, and professional development. BCP connects with BCITO to train apprentices and supervisors, and provides work placements for Ara Institute of Canterbury construction students.
Free, no-obligation quotes are available by phone on 03 359 4962 or by email at [email protected]. The company is located at 530c Sawyers Arms Road, Harewood, Christchurch.