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They’ve owned a CrestClean franchise for just six months but they’ve already doubled the size of their business. Manoj Parsad Surira and his wife Kaushalya are loving the freedom from being their own bosses and say it’s better than they could have ever imagined. It’s a far cry from their old lives when they were

The hard work of those who ensure everything runs smoothly at a busy Wellington school has been officially recognised. As part of the Bellevue School’s end of year tradition, all contractors and helpers are invited to attend a “thank you” morning tea. And the CrestClean team who take care of the cleaning duties were delighted

He’s a shining example of someone who just won’t accept second best. When it comes to floor care there’s precious little Randeep Singh doesn’t know about cleaning and polishing. And he not only takes great pride in his work, he loves passing on his knowledge and skills to fellow CrestClean business owners. Randeep’s hard work

Kids were just itching to grab a piece of the action when a prize of six rugby balls arrived at their school. Principal Gareth Swete found plenty of young hands willing to try out the balls he won in a promotion to celebrate the success of Crest PropertyCare – CrestClean’s new caretaking service for schools.

When Robert Glenie popped in to an early childhood centre he was impressed by what he saw – and he knew the bar was set high for the standard of cleaning required. The six-year-old building at Methven is still in pristine condition and staff at Leap Ahead Preschool are not only passionate about their work,

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,