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Seven years after becoming CrestClean franchisees, Roshni and Ravendra Prasad are still proudly working with their very first customer, Placemakers Silverdale — which made it the perfect setting for them to receive their 7 Years Long Service Award. Placemakers Northern Hub Manager John Gair and Northern Hub Operations Manager Kerry Mitchell were quick to oblige,

When CrestClean franchisee Samy Goundar casually mentioned he had been cleaning Fonterra’s Hamilton site for 15 years, he never expected the fanfare that followed. Next thing he knew, he was presented with a specially designed certificate and gift cards totalling $300. Fonterra Team Leader Pokai Morunga says Samy is a role model in what he

CrestClean is making a name for itself on the world stage, as a finalist in the British Institute of Cleaning Science’s (BICSc) 2021 Outstanding Corporate Member of the Year Award. The BICSc governs the cleaning industry in the United Kingdom and has more than 50,000 members worldwide. CrestClean has been a member since 2013, switching

A Filipino basketball team was proud to wear the CrestClean colours when they played in a recent tournament in Tauranga sporting their new kit. The sponsored uniforms, featuring stars, stripes and the company’s distinctive blue and green colours, were designed by franchisee Lance Vermon, with brand guidance from the CrestClean marketing department. “I liked the

CrestClean is proud to help keep the country moving by sanitising workplaces across New Zealand — but what do you do when your workplace is a truck? As Omicron took a hold on New Zealand, South Island transport company Philip Wareing Ltd was faced with this problem. When a driver tested positive for Covid-19, they

Thirty-one years after his father was presented with a Queen’s Service Medal for services to traffic safety, CrestClean’s Invercargill Regional Manager Glenn Cockroft stood in the same spot as he was presented with the same honour. “It was a very emotional time for me,” says Glenn. “I actually took a photo of my father’s investiture

Partners in life and partners in business, Taranaki Regional Managers Naresh and Radhna Mani have always made a great team! And now Radhna, who previously worked a lot behind the scenes, is taking more of a customer-facing role in their CrestClean business. Going forward, Radhna will be conducting quality assurance audits, working closely with customers

There is the odd generational difference — she likes pen and paper, while he prefers digital devices — but, overall, this mother-and-son team are finding plenty of common ground. It has been almost a year since Caro Wedding, who is CrestClean’s Auckland West Regional Manager, employed her son Chris as her administration support person, and

Congratulations to Northern Districts player Nensi Patel, who has been awarded Women’s Domestic Player of the Year at the ANZ New Zealand Cricket Awards 2021/22. Nensi’s proud parents Nisha and Hitesh own a CrestClean franchise in Tauranga, while her uncle, Pinakin, is the Tauranga Operations Manager. The award recognises Nensi’s outstanding performance over both the

Wellington franchisees Poni Faavae and Kitesa Panapa have pooled resources to bolster the region’s Carpet Care services. The two men have completed a Carpet Care course with CrestClean’s Master Cleaners Training Institute and invested jointly in a carpet cleaning machine. The new qualification and equipment mean they will be able to offer carpet cleaning services

You could say Melanie Fearn has grown up with CrestClean. When she was 23, she became the company’s youngest franchisee, and now 13 years later she has taken on the combined role of Quality Assurance Co-ordinator and Trainer with CrestClean’s Master Cleaners Training Institute (MCTI). “I’m excited about the new role. I really enjoy meeting

CrestClean’s twice-yearly vehicle audits kicked off in the Central North Island last week, and it’s shaping up to be the best year yet, says Health, Safety and Wellbeing Leader Ian Noon. “It’s been really successful so far. The general standard of presentation is very high and the franchisees all seem to be happy,” says Ian.