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Lalita Devi and Dharam Singh make friends wherever they go — and their customers are no exception! The Wellington couple have been cleaning one public sector agency office since they bought their CrestClean franchise eight years ago and say the staff there are “like family”. “They are really friendly and are always looking out for

CrestClean’s free RecycleKiwi resources were a big hit at the latest Waikato Principals Association’s quarterly conference. “RecycleKiwi is quite a hot cake at the moment. All the resource packs we took to the conference were snapped up!” says Waikato Regional Manager Nivitesh Kumar. The packs, which contain waste separation bin stickers, posters and colouring in

CrestClean was proud to support close to 200 school leaders at two professional development days in Auckland recently. Auckland West Regional Master Franchisee Caro Wedding and North Harbour Regional Master Franchisee Neil Kumar joined forces to co-sponsor the Waitakere Area Principals Association’s (WAPA) Leadership Day and the North Shore Principals Association’s (NSPA) Summit Day. “Because

When Uraura Unaia was looking for a business opportunity to support his family, he turned to his father-in-law Francis Nawaia for advice. As a successful CrestClean franchisee, Francise knew just which direction to steer him in! He introduced Uraura to CrestClean, and soon he was following in his footsteps! Recently awarded a Seven Years Long

Khua Zanniat was just 17 when he lost his arm in a workplace accident in Malaysia. With no government assistance and little hope of finding a job to support himself, he faced a bleak future. But, 10 years later, having moved to New Zealand as a refugee, he owns his own business and is living

CrestClean’s Financial Controller Sharon Churchill has held finance and accounting roles for more than 20 years — and now she has the initials after her name to prove it. Sharon is officially an ‘Accounting Technician’ after receiving the internationally recognised qualification from Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ). “It’s absolutely amazing to finally

Existing relationships were strengthened and new ones forged at the recent Secondary Principals’ Association of New Zealand (SPANZ) conference in Blenheim. As a Bronze Sponsor, CrestClean was proud to host a stand, providing the opportunity to catch up with principals from throughout New Zealand and learn more about their schools’ cleaning needs. Attended by CrestClean’s

Minimise the potential transmission of viruses and bacteria It has never been more important to maintain healthy indoor environments to allow people to return to their respective organisations with confidence. The effective sanitisation of high-touch surfaces is a key component of any cleaning regime in a pandemic situation and beyond. What are high-touch surfaces? High-touch

CrestClean’s Auckland East teams have cause for celebration — over the past three years they have collectively increased their turnover by a million dollars. Auckland East Regional Manager Linda Hill says the 28 franchise teams have worked hard to grow their businesses and are reaping the rewards. “It’s been amazing to see the growth since

I scream, you scream, we all scream for… Kiwi Crushies! CrestClean’s Tauranga Regional Manager Jan Lichtwark donated 600 of the icy treats to Pillans Point School for their ‘Frozen Friday’ fundraiser — and received 70 thank-you cards! The Kiwi Crushies helped raise money for a Year 5 school camp and grateful pupils responded with brightly

Pizza, ice blocks and plenty of smiles were the order of the day at 11 Canterbury primary and intermediate schools this term. The excited pupils received the tasty treats as part of CrestClean’s Cleanest Classroom programme. The programme, which is run at schools cleaned by CrestClean franchisees, rewards the classrooms that are kept the cleanest

A “consistently high standard” was achieved at CrestClean’s latest bi-annual vehicle audit, which saw more than 600 vehicles assessed nationwide. “The high standard of presentation of the vehicles at audit shows our franchisees represent the brand well and are proud business owners,” says Health, Safety and Wellbeing Leader Ian Noon. Two important areas of focus