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Cake Commercial Services specialises in corrosion control solutions, Protective Coatings & Blasting, Intumescent Coatings, Concrete Remediation and Passive Fire Protection Services typically for large-scale industrial organisations and government-funded agencies throughout New Zealand.
Macca's Industry Driver training strategic alliance
Our Towers team, now have a very important strategic alliance with Macca's 4wd Industry training.
Transpower Star Award winner - Lee Aldworth
Lee Aldworth won both the Thought Leadership Category and Overall Supreme Award for his exemplary contribution to health, safety and wellbeing in the transmission sector at the Transpower STAR Awards in December.
Fundraising for Gumboot Friday
Cake staff have recently been fundraising for a great cause Gumboot Friday. Many of the staff donned their Gumboots and donated to this amazing charity.
Finalist at the 2 Degrees Business Awards
Thursday 9th November was truly, a night to remember at the 2 Degrees Auckland Central Business Awards!, as we celebrated being a finalist at the 2 Degrees Auckland Central Business Awards! A heartfelt thank you to the incredible Cake team for their dedication and hard work. Your commitment has truly set us on the path to success, and this recognition is as much yours as it is ours. Congratulations to all the other category finalists who showcased exceptional talent and innovation. It was an honour to be surrounded with such a remarkable group of businesses.
Cake Celebrates 20 years in business
Cake celebrated 20 Years in business on 23rd September! What a ride it has been! Since humble beginnings in 2003, Cake has exploded into the Protective Coatings industry and quickly become a world leader.
Fiji Training
Bula vinaka! It’s never a dull day in the CAKE world of training!! Earlier this month, Training Manager Daniel had the privilege of extending the training area abroad all the way to Fiji.
New Wellbeing Initiative
Here at Cake we are always thinking about ways to help our staff with their Health and Wellbeing.
Employer of the Year Finalist
We are thrilled to announce that Cake Commercial Services has been selected as a FINALIST for the Central Auckland, Employer of the Year Award at the 2degrees Business Awards!
Training Manager - Daniel Aston, increasing in-house training capabilities
Our Training Manager Daniel Aston has completed and qualified as a fit tester, the Commit2Fit programme through the New Zealand Occupational Hygiene Society – NZOHS.
Huntly Otahuhu Line, Towers
Cake Towers division has recently welcomed several new recruits to our Auckland towers team, our latest project involves working on some much larger style towers, fortunately the extra hands and sunshine means we are making good progress with the painting works.
CAKE Fiji is back in business at long last.
CAKE Fiji is back in business at long last. After having to pull out due to Covid-19 we can finally restart operations in Fiji working for EFL on their transmission network. We have a contract to finish and then begin a new one by setting up a camp right up on top of the island in a remote area. From here we can work back down the island and finish off the remaining towers for the western district. Plenty of challenges ahead for our Kiwi and Local team.
Auckland Towers Team
Our Auckland towers team pulled together two crews to make one big “super crew” on a large tower which had access and time constraints. With the blasting underway, this picture shows a good example of a site setup with many hands in action.
Decommissioned Transmission Tower to be used for Training
Today after a long wait our towers team received the first parts of a decommissioned transmission tower – pretty exciting to have this in future for training newbies and refreshing the experienced guys!
Transpower STAR awards
The Transpower STAR awards - which stands for Safety Thanks and Recognition, are held every two years and champion best practice in our field.
Zero Incidents Process Training
This month many of us have had the opportunity to take part in the ZIP (Zero Incidents Process) provided by 'Sentis'.
Eat My Lunch Volunteers
Our Towers team, now have a very important strategic alliance with Macca's 4wd Industry training.
ATV Training
Cake has recently held training sessions to upskill our employees on the safe use of ATV’s off-road. These vehicles can almost travel through any terrain, thus off-road training is vital for passenger and driver safety
South Island Adventures
28th September called for a big day for the Cake Commercial Team based down South.
Meet Cake's New Training Manager, Daniel Aston!
Cake are pleased to introduce our new Training Manager, Daniel Aston! With his vast array of experience and expertise, he makes a valuable addition to the Cake Family!
The Benefits of Passive Fire Protection
Passive Fire Protection (PFP) is an essential part of structural fire protection, slowing the spread of smoke and fire to give building occupants more time to act.