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  They might be as different as chalk and cheese but the roles of firefighter and cleaner have similarities, says CrestClean’s Vaughn Chiplin. Health and safety and regular upskilling were core features of his 21-year career as a firefighter – and it’s the strong emphasis Crest puts on those values and standards that attracted the

  It’s often said it’s the little things in life that can make a big difference to your day. For staff at Auckland’s Brand Developers, it’s the care and consideration shown by their cleaner that’s earned him their respect and where he’s become “one of the team”. They can’t speak highly enough of Crest business

  It was the biggest ever gathering of CrestClean personnel when 380 business owners and their employees from the Auckland region came together for the annual Team Meeting. The event, at the city’s Alexandra Park, marked a stellar year for the Auckland business owners and saw a number of long service awards presented by CrestClean

Having everything at his fingertips saves a lot of time for Auckland franchisee Ajay Prakash. When he bought a Nissan NV200 van for his business Ajay had a vision in his mind’s eye of where all his cleaning gear would go. But first there was the little issue of how to install the shelving he

PestCo’s hotline has reported a surge in calls to deal with rats as hungry rodents head indoors as winter sets in. Rat numbers have exploded throughout the country after a long and dry spell of warm weather. While Kiwis enjoyed the record-breaking summer, a downside was it created ideal breeding conditions for rodents. More rats

PestCo service technician Mike Wills is definitely not a cricket fan – when it comes to his job that is. Forget about the popular game, it’s the tiny insects that have been his constant bugbear over the dry, warm months of summer and autumn. For crickets have been swarming to the bait stations he uses

CrestClean personnel were champing at the bit to start work on a new contract to provide cleaning services for dental clinics throughout the Auckland region. The teams underwent a training day for some site-specific training and induction. The work requires high standards of hygiene to be maintained at 42 sites and the 22 mobile dental

It didn’t take long for children at an Auckland school to get their hands on rugby balls won by their principal. Richard Johnston was one of the six lucky winners in a promotion to celebrate the success of Crest PropertyCare – CrestClean’s new caretaking service for schools. He revealed his win to pupils at Panmure

CrestClean managers have been praised by the company for being recognised in the Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards. Dunedin Regional Managers Tony and Nicky Kramers were finalists in the Regional Master Franchisee of the Year category, and Auckland Quality Assurance Co-ordinator Julie Griffin, also a finalist, was Highly Commended in the Field Manager of the

Auckland’s Glen Taylor School has a new caretaker and Principal Chris Herlihy couldn’t be happier with the decision they made to go with Crest PropertyCare. From the moment Hari Krishna took over caretaking duties the effect was crystal clear to everyone, says Chris. “When Hari came on board the community started to notice from day

Two brothers agree Crest is best when it comes to finding that ideal work/life balance. When Preet Sing bought a CrestClean business it was only a matter of time before his older brother LJ would follow suit. It was after the 29-year-old lent a hand to help out his brother that he soon realised commercial

There were smiles all round when these kapa haka youngsters finally got to wear their new uniforms. It was a proud moment for everyone at Auckland’s Glen Taylor School and an occasion that CrestClean’s Auckland Regional Manager Dries Mangnus had a special invitation to. The powhiri was part of a “thank you” to everyone who