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How South African bakeries are using Tombake equipment to cut running costs and protect bake quality — straight from the operators' own letters.

Case Study · 01 / 01 Energy Saving · Rotary Rack Oven

Bakepride

Tombake 120 Energy Saving Oven

Location
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
Commissioned
August 2025
Tombake 120 Energy Saving Oven installed at Bakepride, Durban
Verified Customer

The Story

Bakepride is a small bakery in Durban operating seven days a week with four industrial ovens aged between five and ten years. As part of a phased oven replacement programme, they commissioned their first Tombake 120 Energy Saving Oven and ran a like-for-like electricity comparison against their existing ovens.

Highlights

  • Comparative electricity analysis vs existing 5–10 year-old ovens.
  • User-friendly touchscreen operating panel.
  • Features and layout improved production workflow.
  • Reliable performance in a low-margin operating environment.
24–30%

Reduction in electricity consumption

7 days

Production schedule per week

4 ovens

Industrial ovens in operation

Based on our experience to date, we are very satisfied with the performance, efficiency, and usability of the Tombake 120 Energy saving Oven and would confidently recommend it to other bakeries seeking to reduce operating costs while maintaining reliable production.

Rakesh Raghuber

Facilities Manager, Bakepride

02 February 2026

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