We can’t speak highly enough of Lake Safety Services and Derek in particular. Rather than applying a cookie-cutter template, Derek took the time to genuinely understand our business and our processes before putting anything together. The result was a health and safety solution that fits like a glove – tailored, practical, and clearly built around how we actually operate, not just a generic checklist. If you’re after a consultancy that treats your business as unique rather than “one of many,” Derek and the team at Lake Safety Services are the ones to call!
Jacques Schoeman
Director
MAD Media Ltd – New Plymouth
Highly recommend this health and safety company! They provided top-notch service for our roofing business, ensuring everything was up to standard. Their team was professional, thorough, and easy to work with. We feel confident knowing our safety measures are in excellent hands. Great job.
Laurence
Director
Storm Tech Roofing – Hawkes Bay
We are a small yet complex organisation and have been working with Derek for the past year with the goal of creating a robust health and safety system that is maintained through internal ownership and embedded into business as usual. While Derek is knowledgeable, professional, and enthusiastic, his real superpower is working alongside the team to create a system which is tailored and practical, all while growing internal capacity. We would absolutely recommend Derek.
Lake Taupo Hospice
Through Derek, Lakes Safety Services provided an extremely thorough and personalised service to Broadlands School. Derek’s scope was the review the school’s EOTC practices and to make recommednations in changes to policy and day to day management practices including practical EOTC staff documentation. This brief was very well achieved! Derek has also provided great follow up service and a willingness to assist with any future EOTC draft policies before being adopted by the Board.
Graeme Taylor
Principal
Broadlands School
Derek was approachable, experienced, and readily available (at very short notice) for what was required for our H&S work site induction. Highly recommend should your company be in need of a person to tackle H&S matters.
Grace Solomon
Resident Manager
Two Trees Ngā Rākau e Rua – Taupō
We had a great experience with Lakes Safety. Derek provided practical, on-site support for our small business, taking the time to look at what we already had in place and offering straightforward guidance on how we could improve our systems.
He was very easy to chat with and came up with practical, workable solutions that actually fit our business. He really does make health and safety much easier and more manageable for a small business.
Carolyn Inglis
Director
Taupo Employment Services
As a business, we’ve had a fantastic experience working with Lakes Safety Services: professional, reliable, and highly knowledgeable, making every interaction seamless from start to finish.
The commitment to people, safety, clear communication, and attention to detail gives us complete confidence in the services provided.
We highly recommend Lakes Safety Services to any business or individual. They’ve shown us that health and safety doesn’t have to be complicated. Practical approach and expert guidance have made a real difference to our business and our staff.
Mirela Petrar
Operations Manager
Taupo DeBretts
Derek provided excellent health & safety consultancy. His advice was practical, thorough, well-delivered, and easy to implement. He helped us identify risks we’d overlooked and suggested cost-effective solutions. Recommend for any business needing H&S guidance.
Murray Beadle
General Manager
BFA Business Advisors and Accountants – Taupo
Very knowledgeable and willing to put the effort in upfront to understand our situation. Tailored things to fit our business requirements without creating a pile of confusing admin for us.
Spenser Christiansen
Director
That Dingo Guy – Manawatu
I got Derek in to update our H&S management system. He was honest and did a great job. Highly recommend.
Mark Bowsher
Station Manager
Whareroa Station – Waikato
Thank you, Derek, for your professional and objective advice. Your insights were incredibly helpful. We also really appreciated your enthusiasm in sharing your social networks and experiences, it was truly inspiring!
Eve Liu
Office Manager