PestCo’s Mike Wills thought he’s seen it all. Dealing with cockroaches is all part of his job as PestCo’s Service Technician – but what happened during a visit to a Tauranga home stunned the experienced bug expert. He was carrying out a treatment for spiders and cockroaches at the rural property when hundreds of large
Auckland’s Mayor has played a key role in CrestClean’s tribute to school staff who helped pave the way to the company gaining Environmental Choice accreditation. Phil Goff presented a Certificate of Appreciation to Leyette Callister, Principal of Howick Primary School. An Environmental Choice assessor visited the school to monitor a CrestClean franchisee at work as
PestCo Service Technician Mike Wills is waging war on rodents as cooler conditions see a surge in rats seeking indoor shelter. Mike is warning business owners to take action now to avoid the pain of costly repairs caused by rats destroying property as they build inside nests with the approach of winter. “Once rats get
Kind-hearted CrestClean team members happily rose to the occasion when the heavens opened and a school’s community event was lashed by driving rain. It was a frantic day of constant mopping up and cleaning for franchisee Ram Kumar and his willing workers – but it was also a day that brought his team the satisfaction
PestCo technicians have been kept busy this summer with a number of treatment requests for wasps, cockroaches, flies, fruit flies, birds, rats and mice, fleas and ants. Technician Mike Wills recently treated a large wasp nest that was found in the roof of an Auckland property. The nest is one of many technicians have been
Freemans Bay School, Kereru Park Campus and St Leonards Road School principals were the lucky recipients of prizes as part of Crest’s booth at Te Akatea Maori Principals’ Conference. CrestClean is proud to be a silver sponsor of the Te Akatea Maori Principals’ Association. The conference, which was held from September 9 to 11 at
Rajesh Narayan was introduced to CrestClean by his younger brother, Viky Narayan, Crest’s Regional Manager for South and East Auckland. “When I came to New Zealand I was working for Sky TV and it was okay but I didn’t like the hours,” Raj recalls. “I was thinking of investing in something and going out on
Nearly 400 CrestClean franchisees and their families got together for the annual Christmas party. Held on the 7th of December at the Glen Eden RSA, the party included the CrestClean teams from all the Auckland regions – Central, North, West, South and East – as well as the North Harbour franchisees. Food was prepared and
Auckland franchisee Prateesh has a new Toyota van, freshly signwritten with CrestClean’s logos and colours. This van is a great example of CrestClean’s brand, which is often seen rolling amongst traffic throughout New Zealand communities providing a visible reminder of our commercial cleaning services. More and more franchisees are opting for larger vehicles such as
For the past six years, CrestClean franchisees Khaled and Zeynab Khaled have been providing cleaning services for Express Data Limited’s head office in Mount Wellington, Auckland. As a way to recognise and show appreciation for one of their longstanding customers, the Khaleds decided to provide morning tea for the staff of about 40 people. Plates
“I wouldn’t have been able to see the world,” says Kamal Jeet Singh, reflecting on his 12 years of owning a CrestClean franchise in Auckland. In that time, he’s been to India, Malaysia, Australia’s Gold Coast, home to his native Fiji at least 10 times and this year alone he’s had holidays in Hawaii, Melbourne,
Dries Mangnus, CrestClean’s Regional Manager for Central Auckland, says attending gatherings like the Manurewa Prinicipals’ Association Conference Day provide a great opportunity to check in with the local school community and share new information about Crest’s services. “I really enjoy getting a chance to see people in less formal settings where it’s possible to talk