we've come along way A GREAT ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENT Making our mark in the Engineering Industry has been our business for almost half a century. We’ve come a long way We are accented here and overseas as one of the Dominion’s enterprising concerns, with a wide diversification of interests. And what of the future? It’s where we’re going that counts the Cain Steel organisation is programmed to expand with New Zealand's large and modern industrial and national developments. Projects such as the Tongariro Power Scheme, New Zealand Steel Company’s Glenbrook plant, Marsden Point and the Otara Electric Power Stations to name only a few, have been supplied withsteel from our stores, pipes made in our factory, large fabricated steel units installed on site, and equipment engineered and built in our workshops. .... . , ... , . Mr George Cain started it all when he became interested in the newly discovered welding technique emerging at the conclusran of the first World War, during his stay in England at the cessation of hostilities, and foUowing active service in France. Upon his return to New Zealand he opened a one man concern in Parnell and literally welded hi* way to success. That was back in 1920. Today, engineering is big business. We fabricate all kinds of interesting and useful things like petrol, bitumen, milk and brewery tankers. Giant hoppers for f fl) /Al /7/7I /7 IlVll flour mills and dairy factories. Concrete batching plants, // “ //II ///JI// 11 >ll spiral welded pipe line* for gas and liquid* that interlace the / /*w /*J I Ilin (f I country. Huge storage tanks below the ground,'and on top. < U l_f Special reinforced concrete poles for lighting and power MMfIRVMBMRW lines, and we do a lot of work for local bodies. We turn out high pressure steel pipes and fittings...do KM general welding... repair broken casting*... undertake all ov# MVmVMV MFRsAvOv* houses and supply plates, sheets, structural sections and SERVING NEW ZEALAND INDUSTRY merchant ban to other fabricators and contractor* throughout c*| n steel industries Ltd. Spiral Welded Pipe* (NX) Ltd. New Zealand. Steel Tank* *■ Structures Lid. Cain Spun Poles Ltd. Let’s face it Cain steel is big With a big Stake in this Bsnel Senice* Ltd. Dominion Steel Distrilmtots Ud. country's future development. Cain Properties Ltd. Geo. Cain a Welding Work* Ltd. And it all started with one man, a dream, and a welding Casting Repair Services Ltd. torch. f-°- ■“ ~St Avddand. L but its where were going that counts.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31727, 10 July 1968, Page 17
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