Our People
The right people to perfect the finish
We’re not rushing to finish; instead, we set a deliberate pace to ensure a superior outcome. As the leaders in your project, we focus on delivering fit-for-purpose construction and employing innovative techniques to enhance efficiency and design.
We invest in a team with extensive construction knowledge and project management experience to achieve the best results. We provide them with the tools, support, training, and autonomy needed to add significant value to your project.
Our core team excels in planning, design, quality control, and environmental management and is capable of achieving Green Star outcomes. From the early tender stages, key team members are involved in maximising project performance.
As a client, you’ll benefit from consistency and dedication, with a team committed from start to finish. We take pride in our work and our dynamic approach to revitalising construction and fit-out solutions, and we are committed to delivering the best results for your project.
Bernard Wearden
Director & Founder
Heading SBP’s quality systems, governance, and business development Australia-wide, Bernard has extensive experience streamlining nationwide commercial and industrial construction fitout solutions. Bernard is across all facets of the business, bringing professionalism, technical understanding and high-calibre leadership to any challenge SBP Group faces.
Drawing on 13 years of building industry experience, Bernard leads the development of local relationships, sourcing of local partnerships, and contract acquisition. His opportunistic nature and drive to innovate have led him to attain and manage an extensive portfolio of projects throughout metropolitan and regional Australia, working in an array of sectors, including hospitality, healthcare, retail, corporate, and government.
Known for his reliable and hands-on, practical knowledge, Bernard understands that people underpin every solution SBP Group delivers. Bernard can foresee and raise issues or potential risks with clients before the commencement of work, believing that transparency and honesty are key to winning projects on a relationship basis and overall SBP Group success. Bernard’s goal for the Company is simple: achieve and maintain ongoing, repeat business across large-scale projects throughout Australia.
Qualifications & Licences
- Certificate 3 – Building & Construction (Carpentry)
- Diploma – Building & Construction (Building)
- Domestic Builder Unlimited – VIC
- Commercial Builder Unlimited – VIC
- Registered Building Practitioner – WA
Ryan Gray
Director & Founder
Directing business operations and growth in Victoria, Ryan brings 15 years of experience delivering commercial and industrial construction and fit-out projects.
Responsible for the design, delivery, and handover of Group contracts, Ryan ensures the company maintains its profitability, leadership, and focus on on-site safety and quality systems. Mentoring a dynamic and youthful workforce, Ryan defines team structures, performance measurement arrangements, and project frameworks to achieve long-lasting functional outcomes based on “value for money” and client satisfaction.
Committed to delivering differently, Ryan is known for his innovation in approaching new challenges. He ensures full integration of value engineering and buildability when defining a solution. He believes industry leadership, relationships, collaboration, people, and technical skills are the pillars of SBP Group’s success.
Qualifications & Licences
- Certificate 3 – Building & Construction (Carpentry)
- Elevated Work Platform Licence
- Heavy Rigid Driver’s Licence