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Six words in te reo Māori are helping New Zealand youngsters adopt good recycling habits. The words feature on a set of colourful bilingual stickers that are a key component of RecycleKiwi – a hugely successful community project aimed at schools. Since CrestClean rolled out RecycleKiwi last year to mark Māori Language Week, thousands of

She’s not only loving the freedom of being a business owner, it’s the physical side of the job that’s brought her an unexpected bonus. Karamjit Kaur says the cleaning work she carries out at a fish processing plant keeps her in shape, so much so that she’s about to cancel her gym membership. “I don’t

It’s been a big first year for Fazeel Ali, who joined CrestClean a little over 12 months ago. The former chef and building worker has seen his fortunes change in so many ways, the highlight being winning Franchisee of the Year award for Christchurch South. Gina Holland, the company’s Christchurch South Regional Manager, says Fazeel

Grateful staff at Rodney College have thanked the CrestClean team who carried out extra sanitising and cleaning during the COVID-19 Alert Level 2. Pauline Bond, Executive Officer, says everyone was impressed at how Francis and Teneaki Nawaia had gone about their work – and their presence was reassuring. “They picked up the ball and absolutely

She’s the queen of quality with a stack of accolades as testament to the high standards she prides herself on delivering. Sophie Chase has just picked up another Certificate of Excellence, the third such award this year and making a grand total of 14 since she joined CrestClean. The latest award follows glowing praise about

Dunedin couple Aaditya and Diksha Shrivastava couldn’t be happier with their decision to buy a cleaning business. “We wanted to invest in a sustainable business and after some research we found CrestClean,” says Aaditya. “We like the flexibility of the job and it’s given us more security.” It’s just six months since joining CrestClean Aaditya

CrestClean business owners in Auckland who attended an audit of their vehicles were applauded for maintaining high standards of compliance. Dozens of vehicles were inspected in the wide-ranging checks, which also covered equipment and materials used by the franchised owner-operators. Ian Noon, CrestClean’s Health Safety and Wellbeing leader, says it’s noteworthy that many business owners

CrestClean business owners in South Canterbury were thanked for their sterling work over the past 12 months. CrestClean’s Managing Director Grant McLauchlan heaped praise on the company’s local franchisees during the annual team meeting, saying their contribution is playing a big part in company’s ongoing success story. Many more franchisees were also going full time

He’s been loyal to CrestClean for two decades with his sterling service creating a new chapter in the company’s success story. Grant Holland is the first business owner to reach the 20-year milestone, an achievement he celebrated with his Christchurch colleagues at a recent team meeting of CrestClean personnel. It was back in 2000 when

After moving to New Zealand, electronics engineer James Yun soon realised it would be almost impossible to carry on working in the same profession. “It was too difficult to get a job because there were no electronics factories here,” he says, recalling what it was like after arriving from Korea. “So I decided to be

CrestClean’s Robert Glenie couldn’t be happier after council bosses and contractors approved his innovative idea to solve Ashburton’s “muddy feet” problem. Long-suffering business owners and retailers have been at their wits’ end after putting up with dirt being trodden into their premises from ongoing work to upgrade the town centre. The two-year project to turn

After arriving in New Zealand from Fiji he had a clear vision of the career he wanted to pursue. Having worked for Fiji’s Ministry of Agriculture, it seemed a logical step for Anmol Prasad to explore a role here working in biosecurity. To get a head start, Anmol signed up for a postgraduate diploma in