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Early-risers Dan and Aijita Sharma are up with the lark to make sure Wellington’s Government House stays spotlessly clean. CrestClean Franchisees get to carry out cleaning duties in some varied and interesting places and the husband and wife team love working at the historic home where their day begins at 5am. The couple got the

CrestClean has been featured in the latest issue of the Franchise New Zealand magazine. The informative and well-balanced article covers the Health and Safety at Work Act which becomes law from April 4. It explains what the legislation means for franchise owners/companies/organisations and uses what Crest has done, with the implementation of our SafeClean Health,

As recently published in INCLEAN NZ Magazine: Workers and cleaners have an equal role to play in the prevention of cross-contamination in the workplace. It is estimated that one in three will catch the current flu virus this year, which could have a major impact on a firms productivity levels. The best way to prevent

On a typical day, hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders enter their workplaces and get on with their jobs. Most don’t pay a second thought to the cleaners who came into the office as they headed out the door, aside from perhaps a passing hello. No one really cares. It’s an industry that works during

As an employer in the commercial cleaning industry, if you make an investment in training you want it to produce confident, competent, safe and loyal employees who will make a positive contribution to your bottom line, helping you grow your business and your customer base. For that to happen, the training has to be relevant

On 10 March 2014 the Government introduced the Health and Safety Reform Bill to Parliament. It is the most significant reform of New Zealand’s workplace health and safety system in 20 years. This new legislation will affect the way all New Zealand businesses operate with regard workplace health, safety and environment. The Bill is expected

Crest performs spring cleaning for many of its regular customers. Spring cleaning are duties that are not necessarily included in a general cleaning contract, yet are required to be attended to from time to time to keep a building clean and looking good. Examples of spring cleaning or maintenance cleaning are: Wiping down kitchen cupboards

Crest regularly performs builders cleans for leading builder-developers in many different centres around New Zealand. “We prefer to establish long-term relationships with quality builders,” says Crest Waikato franchisee Kenny Goundar. “We develop trust with the builder, because the final clean is a very important part of the building project. We realise that the presentation of

Crest performs day cleaning services for a variety of different customers throughout New Zealand. Day cleaning is the practice of performing cleaning duties during “day light” hours. It’s an increasing trend around the western world. There are many different reasons for a customer to prefer day cleaning: Security: keys and alarm codes do not have

A study by Dr. Bill Wolverton, a former research scientist at NASA, resulted in a comprehensive list of the most effective plants to remove toxic chemicals from our air. The recommendation of NASA is to use 15 to 18 good-sized houseplants in an 1,800-square-foot (170 m2) house/office. The plants listed below have been selected from Dr

CrestClean’s South Auckland Director Viky Narayan talks about CrestClean on the video produced for the Westpac South Auckland Business Awards. Viky and the team at CrestClean South Auckland have been selected as a finalist in the Westpac Auckland South Business Awards. The category is ‘Excellence in Workforce Development’, and the other finalists are OfficeMax NZ

Congratulations to Viky Narayan and the team at CrestClean South Auckland who has been selected as a finalist in the Westpac Auckland South Business Awards. The pictures show Viky Narayan, CrestClean South Auckland’s Regional Manager, accepting the finalist award at the Westpac Finalist Function at Villa Maria Estate, Mangere, on the 27th September 2012. The