GOUK & SULLIVAN ESTABLISHED - 1931
BY ERIC GOUK & BASIL SULLIVAN+
BY ERIC GOUK &
BASIL SULLIVAN
in Wellesley Street, Downtown
Auckland to service the thriving
Port of Auckland
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NEW WORKSHOP SUPERVISOR - 1968
PAUL MILBANK JOINS GOUK & SULLIVAN
NEW DIRECTOR & SHAREHOLDER - 1971
PAUL MILBANK BECOMES A DIRECTOR
STEVE MILBANK JOINS - 1990
REGISTERED ELECTRICIAN & MOTOR REWINDER
WINS TENDER IN KAWERAU - 1999
GOUK & SULLIVAN WINS THE TENDER+
GOUK & SULLIVAN WINS THE TENDER
Gouk & Sullivan wins the tender to provide electric motor
repair services for the Tasman Pulp & Paper Company in
Kawerau. Paul Milbank establishes a workshop on the
Tasman site and Gouk & Sullivan (BOP) Limited is born
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STEVE MILBANK MOVES - 2003
WORKSHOP MANAGER+
WORKSHOP MANAGER
Steve Milbank moves to Kawerau to
take up the role of Workshop Manager
at Gouk & Sullivan (BOP) Ltd
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BIGGER BUILDING - 2004
THE BUSINESS MOVES+
THE BUSINESS MOVES
The business moves to a larger purpose-
built 1200m2 high stud workshop
in Manukorihi Drive, Kawerau, to
accommodate the growing demand
for motor & generator services in the
wider Bay of Plenty region
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NEW GENERAL MANAGER - 2010
STEVE MILBANK BECOMES GENERAL MANAGER+
STEVE MILBANK BECOMES
GENERAL MANAGER
Steve Milbank becomes General Manager of Gouk &
Sullivan (BOP) Ltd. and becomes a Director / Shareholder
making Gouk & Sullivan (BOP) Ltd. wholey owned by the
Milbank Family
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NEW WORKSHOP MANAGER - 2011
CRAIG MILBANK JOINS G&S (BOP ) LTD
ADVISOR PAUL - 2013
CRAIG MILBANK ACQUIRES+
CRAIG MILBANK ACQUIRES
Craig Milbank acquires Paul Milbank’s
shareholding in Gouk & Sullivan (BOP)
Ltd. to allow Paul to semi-retire and take
up a part-time/advisory role
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BIGGER WORKSHOP - 2014
WITH AN EXPANDING CUSTOMER BASE+
WITH AN EXPANDING CUSTOMER BASE
With an expanding Customer base & work load the company
commits to an additional 1200m2 high-stud workshop with
increased lifting capacity
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NAME CHANGE - AUGUST 2015
MILBANK INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC CO
HAZ AREA ACCREDITATION - JULY 2019
WORKSHOP ACHIEVES HAZARDOUS AREA ACCREDITATION FOR THE REPAIR & OVERHAUL OF ELECTRIC MOTORS & ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT