Commercial Painting Ltd | We take care of it.

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When you ask Commercial Painting Limited to do something, we record all the details, we prepare well, we carry out the work safely and efficiently, we update you on progress and let you know when the job is complete. No fuss, no fluff. Just results.

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Our Foundations

CONSISTANCY

All of our staff are trained in-house to the CPL way of doing things. Our systems are consistant throughout the business including how we price jobs, the way we prepare surfces, the products we use, and how we work as a team.

INDIVIDUALISM

We celebrate originality, CPL staff and customers are from different backgrouds and experiences. We encourage everyone to be themselves help influence the CPL way. We have over 20 different unifrom choices and hold specialist training for staff who have want to do something unique.

FLEXIBILITY

We are always happy to work in with others requirements and comitments, wether there is s a timframe to stick to or difficluites to overcome in regards to working around other trades or tenants. Our normal work hours are 730am to 4pm weekdays, but we have staff who are able to work weekends, nights or any other time or travel requirements.

Our Pillars

SAFETY

“If ye harm none, do what ye will” – Doreen Valiente. Our goal is to eliminate harm so we can continue our work safely. When planning our work, we always consider the potential harm to ourselves, harm to others and harm to the environment.

QUALITY

“Quality means doing it right when no one else is looking” – Henry Ford. We repect our work places and the people involved. When we are working, we have the intention of achieving the best results.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

“One for all, and all for one” – The Three Musketeers. The leadership of CPL comes from within. We all look out for each other and work as a team.

OUR HISTORY

APRIL 2017

Chris and Will incorporate CPL

Chris Harris and Will Waters incorporate CPL

MAY 2017

First purchase orders

Our Big 5 top clients Manson TCLM, Portal Asset Management, Colliers NZ, Oyster Group, Acacia Cove Retirement Village were the first to ask us to paint their properties

AUGUST 2017

Within the first 6 Months

CPL had Painted 3 large schools and employed 7 full time painters

DECEMBER 2017

First staff Xmas party

Our first staff Xmas party was a small occasion, only 5 painters attended. We had KFC in a School cafeteria

JANUARY 2018

Heaps more schools

CPL was asked to do some maintenance scheduling for 20 or so Schools. We measured all the areas assessed when each area needed painting. Once the School had this information, it made it easier to carry out planned maintenance. CPL was engaged to wash and paint many schools during 2018.

JUNE 2018

National clients

By June 2018 CPL was being approached by large National clients. Now with 7 Painters and a few other helpers, CPL could cover a larger area of Auckland and beyond. Multiple national sites of New World Supermarkets, St John Ambulance services and Audika Hearing specialists were all painted by CPL.

DECEMBER 2018

Second staff Xmas party

7 full time painters and 10 sub-contractors. We had our Xmas party at Steve’s house. We celebrated our first CPL champion Ahmed Abdullah

JANUARY 2019

2019 - the year of shopping mall upgrades

In 2019 there was a boom of shopping mall upgrades. CPL carried out painting work all across the north island at new and upgraded malls. We painted over 100 shops during 2019.

JUNE 2019

CPL appoints Greg Mann as Senior Works Manager

Greg Mann has been with CPL since the beginning. Learning the ropes directly from Chris and Will, Greg quickly gained respect from the rest of the team and supervises all of the Auckland work.

NOVEMBER 2019

Chris takes over

In late 2019 Will decided to sell his shares in CPL. With Chris now owning 100% of the business and having 3 years of trading behind it, CPL began to grow its networks and streamlining its operations. Chris worked hard on the plan and rolled out the systems that provided CPL with a solid future for growth and success.

DECEMBER 2019

Staff Xmas get-away

CPL had matured during 2019, we had been consistent with providing our clients with ongoing painting and maintenance, and also had consistent growth. For Xmas 2019 CPL took all the painters on a 3-day trip to the Coromandel where we enjoyed BBQ’s, fishing, beach time and of course some drinks and laughs.

FEBRUARY 2020

COVID arrives in the world

The team at CPL were shocked the day we were asked to “stay home, save lives” we were so used to working hard, that hardly working wasn’t working for us. 4 weeks rolled by, then as soon as we were allowed, the whole team began to come back to work. Mask wearing, tool cleaning and health monitoring was a must. We didn’t cut any corners which paid off as our clients trusted us to be safe.

NOVEMBER 2020

A year of ups and downs

2020 was a crazy year, the shopping mall upgrade work was coming to an end, CPL had also acquired some new big clients, who were up-and-coming big players in the repairs and maintenance game.

DECEMBER 2020

Xmas again

This year CPL had a good old game of Cricket on Mission Bay Beach. We then had a Hummer Limo pick us up and take us to Neo restaurant on Queen St. CPL had painted the restaurant earlier in the year and had bartered a deal – painting for food! It was a long night and it was enjoyed by all.

JANUARY 2021

CPL enters its 5th year

With a good 4 years of hard work behind us and a strong, loyal team of staff and clients, we were in the best position to maintain our composure during the toughest of times ahead. Bad weather all year and the threat of covid looming, CPL kept on the path and worked around the clock to keep up with, not only the delays, but the high demand. With stores closing and people working from home, Painting was at the top of the list for property owners.

2022

CPL employs 20 painters

CPL was asked to paint Huia House, which was the old hospital-turned-university lodgings. A full Interior and exterior repaint of this 11-story building on Grafton Rd. 440-bedroom doors, corridors, stairwells, common areas and amenities. We even helped an artist paint a mural over the entire north facing 11 story elevation.

2023

CPL paints Hilton Hotel Auckland

After many years of forming a relationship with hotel management, during which we carried out regular maintenance with washing and painting high traffic areas. When it came to awarding the contract to paint the whole Exterior CPL was their preferred choice.