Cleaning

After seven successful years owning a CrestClean business Bura Takinoa has never been happier in his work. “I’d be happy to spend my whole life cleaning and retire as a cleaner too,” he says. “It’s a good business to be in.” Bura Takinoa and his wife Kamoroa, who are originally from the Pacific island nation

CrestClean has produced a special information brochure in response to widespread customer concerns over the possible spread of the coronavirus to the workplace. The brochure highlights the company’s standard cleaning product – HyperClean – whose active ingredient hydrogen peroxide has been proven to be one of the most effective in killing the human coronavirus (HCoV).

Students who have been promoting RecycleKiwi at their school had a big surprise when Commonwealth Games athlete Sam O’Dea popped in. Sam decided to see for himself how youngsters at Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery in central Christchurch have fully embraced the recycling programme, which is proving popular with schools throughout the country. The four classmates

A former ostrich farmer is celebrating five successful years running his own CrestClean business. Cornelius Du Preez says compared with farming in his native South Africa, CrestClean has been a breath of fresh air. “Being a farmer was a lot of hard work. This has been a real change for me and I’m enjoying it.”

CrestClean franchisee Sandeep Kumar has plenty of firepower at his fingertips as he gears-up to further expand his business. He’s just purchased a state-of-the-art floor battery-powered scrubbing machine in readiness to begin a major new cleaning contract next month. Robert Glenie, CrestClean’s South Canterbury Regional Manager, says when Sandeep and his wife Richa begin at

Doing a great job for their customers has been a hallmark of success for CrestClean couple Stuart and Raylene Price. The Whakatane kiwifruit farmers, who are celebrating 10 years with the company, have built a strong business by putting their customers first and offering a dependable and reliable service. After joining CrestClean a decade ago

CrestClean’s Glenn Cockroft found himself unexpectedly fielding questions about our national game from curious Americans attending an international conference. Glenn, who was manning CrestClean’s stand at the Dominican Education Conference, was approached by the event’s keynote speaker, Sister Laurie Brink, and her colleague Sister Betsy Pawlicki. But it was rugby not cleaning that quickly became

A growing demand for commercial window cleaning in Northland has seen CrestClean run an upskilling course for its Whangarei-based personnel. The company’s Regional Manager Edward Irving is not surprised by the increase in enquires about the company’s Pure Water Window system. Using a high-tech water filtration unit, which removes all solids from water, the system

Buying a CrestClean franchise has redefined family time for busy mum Gretna Tauma. Now that Gretna can choose the hours she works there’s a lot more free time to spend with her husband Tion Tiaon and their five children. Before the couple joined CrestClean, Gretna worked nightshift as a cleaner at a local food manufacturing

Since buying a CrestClean business in 2018 Aman Kareer hasn’t looked back and says it’s definitely the best decision he’s ever made. He quickly built up his customer base and less than a year after joining the company Aman had been able to quit his daytime factory job to go full-time with CrestClean. Aman and

Meet three masters of their chosen profession. The Tauranga trio – Junie Bag-Ayn, Ralph Sales and Tanmeet Singh – are among the latest CrestClean business owners to graduate with Master Cleaners Training Institute. CrestClean’s Tauranga Regional Manager Jan Lichtwark was proud of the achievements of the franchisees. “Training is highly important and it separates us

When it comes to maintaining high standards of hygiene, Catherine McCormick readily admits she’s more than a bit particular that everything is kept spotlessly clean. And rightly so. As manager of Whangarei’s Elim Christian Early Learning Centre, Catherine expects the environment around the youngsters to be clean and healthy. She’s been impressed with the quality