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Let’s celebrate our big birthday… Crest was launched in 1996, at a time when there was opportunity for change in New Zealand’s cleaning industry. Our vision was to develop a proprietary franchise system with innovative business processes designed to capture a large market share by enhancing service levels. Twenty prosperous years later, CrestClean has become

It was three cheers for CrestClean after school children were rewarded for keeping their surroundings spic and span. And these competitive pupils went the extra mile to be shining examples of tidiness by landing the Cleanest Classroom Award. The Room 23 pupils aimed to be the best after having seen the great prizes some of

CrestClean has been hailed the “perfect” fit for an environmentally-conscious school looking to save energy. Timaru’s Bluestone School recently replaced all the old lights and replaced them with the latest LED energy savers. And in another green move, it also installed solar panels. School Principal Ian Poulter was open to innovation that would make savings,

Toll Global’s Donna Powell has nothing but praise for CrestClean’s Ashok and Kamni Kumar. Recalling the day the South Auckland freight forwarding company got flooded, she said Ashok and Kamni’s quick thinking had undoubtedly prevented a financial disaster. The franchisees not only alerted staff and helped move office equipment, they happily stayed on for several

. For Keshwan there’s nothing better than happy clients. His dedication to his work has been praised by CrestClean’s Wellington Regional Manager Richard Brodie. “Keshwan and his team do a great job cleaning. Their standards are always very high and he’s a pleasure to deal with. “He has very good relationships with his clients and

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