Cleaning

CrestClean newbies Ashwin and Rownel Chandra have set the bar high in the short time they’ve been small business owners. The switched-on husband and wife franchisees embraced their training with open arms and soon made a big impression with their attitude and commitment to the job, says CrestClean’s Auckland West Regional Manager Caroline Wedding. Caroline

If anyone tries to give cleaning the brush off as being dull and boring work they should meet Alka Reddy. The 28-year-old CrestClean franchisee says cleaning is the perfect tonic after a busy day at work in her daytime job as an ACC Case Manager. Alka and her husband Shiv, 26, have found working together

Switched-on franchisee Lipson Varghese has won the praises of a senior boss at a national power company. Teresa Richards, Facilities and Fleet Manager, Powerco, is so impressed with the standard of cleaning by the 44-year-old that she says she wishes there were more than one of him! Palmerston North-based Teresa says she’d love to see

William Lin loves the flexibility he gets from running his own cleaning business in New Zealand’s North Island tourist capital. Depending on where you bump into the 37 year old, he could be wearing one of two uniforms. William runs a very successful CrestClean franchise in Rotorua – but he also works as a part-time

A grateful boss paved the way for success when he gave Ashveen Raju a helping hand to chase his dream. Ashveen had impressed managers at the Auckland food company where he was in charge of production. His work ethic and loyalty shone – but after eight years at the company he’d set his sights on

Teamwork shone bright as these enthusiastic Auckland franchisees rose to the challenge during a skills development session. The Module 1 course is run through the Master Cleaners Training Institute in conjunction with CrestClean. The training course aims to raise industry standards by equipping personnel with skills, knowledge and industry-specific qualifications. Master Cleaners Training Institute CEO

They are a picture of concentration as the finer points of Hard Floor care are put into practice. These Southland franchisees showed doing the hard yards will reap rich rewards as they undertook training in Hard Floor Care. The event was overseen by the Master Cleaners Training Institute’s Southland-based trainer Ashneer Datt. CrestClean’s Southland Regional

CrestClean’s Yasa Panagoda made sure plenty of “mud” was left behind when he visited two Christchurch schools on their special day. Yasa, Christchurch North Regional Manager, turned up laden with a large chocolate mud cake to help celebrate St Patrick’s Day – and his surprise sweet treat hit the mark with school staff. First on

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

Two mates are the North’s latest shining stars after they quit Auckland’s bright lights for Kerikeri as part of Crest’s Move to the Regions Programme. Anton Fernando and Anushka Withanage decided to buy a CrestClean franchise in Northland, enticed by the opportunity to set up their own business and enjoy a lifestyle that is the

Money is often said to be one of the main reasons why couples squabble. So when a surprise $50 prize arrived at Randeep and Kiran Singh’s Timaru home it was hardly surprising a light-hearted tussle over who got to keep the cash broke out. A tug-of-war over the crisp $50 note was finally resolved when

He has targets to hit that are part and parcel of his busy CrestClean role that keeps him fully stretched. But after work CrestClean’s National Credit Control Manager Peter Barron can be found refocusing his aim on something that requires an equal amount of mental dexterity – plus some muscle power to remain on target.