Business Chief APAC+ANZ Magazine November 2014 | Page 170

COOKE & DOWSETT
Bendigo Hospital Progress ( image courtesy of Bendigo Health webcam )
Chadd Cooke and Scott Dowsett shared similar interests , similar upbringings , and up into their early business days , similar apprenticeships . Their fathers began a company named Cooke & Dowsett in 1970 Scott left the family business in 1992 to start his own business and Chadd stayed within the family business up until July 2007 when he left and went across to Scott to form again the name Cooke & Dowsett in 2008 of which was the company name their fathers started in the early 70s ,” said Chadd Cooke , Director of Cooke & Dowsett . “ I guess you could call this evolution .”
Evolution would be the ideal word to describe this transition because since the restructure Cooke & Dowsett has completed numerous prestigious and innovative projects both on the East and West Coast of Australia . With works being completed on projects in every state , Cooke & Dowsett is the only recognized national plumbing organization currently in the marketplace . Most recently , the company was awarded the recognition of “ Commercial Plumber of the Year 2013 / 2014 ” at the Association of
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