Auckland East Featured

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

More than 100 Auckland kids will receive a Christmas gift thanks to the generosity of CrestClean business owners. Viky Narayan, CrestClean’s South East Auckland Regional Manager Regional Manager, was overwhelmed with the response after he sent out a plea asking franchisees to donate to the Salvation Army’s annual Toy Appeal. Viky says he hoped to

Cleaning just got a whole lot easier at Howick Intermediate School – and it’s all due to CrestClean’s Cleanest Classroom Award. Ajneel and Bhartika Singh, who look after the Auckland school, say it’s thanks to the programme that classrooms are no longer being left messy. It means they don’t have to spend valuable time picking

A reward scheme that encourages kids to be tidy at school has been hailed as a game-changer after it was introduced at an Auckland school. Staff at Sancta Maria Catholic Primary have been impressed by CrestClean’s Cleanest Classroom Award. School Administrator Gina James says she loves the incentive programme. The competition is run at many

Between them these Auckland business owners have 60 years’ experience of being at the top of their game. And their dedication to CrestClean was marked by long service awards being presented by CrestClean’s Managing Director Grant McLauchlan. Each recipient has been with company for 15 years, the achievement all the more remarkable given the commercial

PestCo’s Mike Wills has a tiny destructive house invader firmly in his sights. With winter around the corner, Mike is warning people to take action now to avoid having a family of unwelcome guests invading a home or business property. When cold weather arrives it’s a strong signal for mice to seek somewhere warm and

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