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Rakesh Bhan credits his strong Christian faith and some divine intervention for paving the way when he fled Fiji with his wife and young daughter as civil unrest gripped the Pacific island nation. The family came to New Zealand 2001 and now 16 years on life has never been better, says Rakesh as he celebrates 10 years

Malcolm Brown and Alex Lopaz are not only Crest’s rising stars in Tauranga they are polished performers in every way. Jan Lichtwark says the hardworking franchisees rightly deserve top honours and have excelled by having a great attitude to work and going the extra mile for their customers. For Jan, Crest’s Tauranga Regional Manager, it

CrestClean’s phenomenal growth is set to accelerate with Managing Director Grant McLauchlan announcing the company is well on track to double in size. The company’s 20th anniversary coincides with major investment in IT upgrades and new management systems as CrestClean strengthens its position as the dominant performer in New Zealand’s commercial cleaning industry. CrestClean has

When Marta Manicia needs three extra pairs of hands to help her with the family cleaning business she doesn’t have to look far. For the Southland CrestClean team is unique as three of its members are triplets, and the young women enjoy nothing better than rolling up their sleeves and doing their bit for mum

It’s a family team in Nelson with Robyn Fearn and daughters Natasha and Melanie.[/caption] Today marks a very special milestone anniversary for CrestClean – but it’s really just the beginning of a very exciting year ahead. This is our big celebration year and today we’re gearing up for a fantastic 12 months of special events

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

Niza and Fredie Dela Cruz feel a sense of pride in that they have helped to make a little bit of history for Crest in the Waikato. Throughout New Zealand CrestClean has 34 different nationalities represented among our franchisees. And although there are Filipinos in other Crest regions throughout the country, the couple are Waikato’s

Eager children at Balclutha’s Rosebank School went on a clean-up crusade after Crest franchisee Farina Shah spoke at morning assembly. When the youngsters heard about Crest’s Cleanest Classroom Award the eager youngsters couldn’t wait to get started. Farina was joined by Antoine Zoghbi, Crest’s Otago and Southland Quality Assurance Co-ordinator. The pair explained how the

Jan Lichtwark’s more at home behind the wheel of his beloved Holden Colorado with the powerful grunt of a 2.8 turbo motor under the bonnet and its sleek lines oozing style and sophistication. But Crest’s Tauranga Regional Manager was happy to drop down a gear and swap seats to take the wheel of a battery-powered

A primary school in a quake-hit north Canterbury township has been able to reopen after a helping hand from CrestClean personnel. Waiau School Principal Mary Kimber has praised Crest, saying it was through the “hard work of the cleaners that we are able to reopen this school”. The 139-year-old school became the local evacuation meeting

The bar was set high for Tauranga franchisees when they came under the eagle eye of Adam Hodge. They were given practical tasks to test their competency in order to obtain a Certificate in Commercial Cleaning awarded by the Master Cleaners Training Institute. Adam, the institute’s CEO, was overseeing the assessments, which included three health

Quality and attention to detail resonate with CrestClean franchisee Richard Kemm. Richard was among the Crest franchisees who attended a regular audit as part of Crest’s regular checks of vehicles and cleaning equipment. The former business banking manager takes pride and satisfaction in his work and got the seal of approval when he met Jason