If Abby Latu needs some advice about taking a holiday from her busy job she won’t exactly need to look very far. For CrestClean’s Hawke’s Bay Regional Manager now has a personal assistant who has a background in travel consultancy. While Abby might dream about that winter getaway, she can be assured Tracey Le Lievre
Cleaning firms touting for business are regularly given the brush-off at Auckland company RFD Limited. Hardly surprising as CrestClean franchisee Kamal Singh has been doing a sterling job at the Marine safety equipment firm for the past 15 years. Tanya Eyre, who looks after purchasing, says they are delighted with the cleaning services carried out
Lokendra Bista says owning a cleaning business has fulfilled a long-held ambition to be his own boss. Having a CrestClean franchise has given him the confidence to look at bigger things, he says. “It’s given me a sense of ownership. It’s my company and I own the business. “Have studied business in my background I’ve
Competition winner William Lin couldn’t wait to see how CREST8 looked on his Mazda MPV. The Rotorua franchisee scooped the top prize in our photographic competition to win the unique number plate. William revealed the meticulous effort that had gone into arranging and shooting the photo of himself dressed as a ‘working robot’. His wife
As an accountant, Nisar Kaskar had crunched the numbers and knew what it would take so he and his wife Nasreen could one day have a home of their own. And to chase that dream the Christchurch couple set about looking for a business that was easy to manage and would provide a second income
Attending a course run by the Master Cleaners Training Institute has given Clinton Storer a whole new outlook to the way he approaches his job. Clinton, who works at the Salvation Army complex in Hamilton, joined CrestClean personnel on the Module 1 programme. As the charity’s caretaker, Clinton is responsible for cleaning duties for the
Joining CrestClean five years ago ticked all the boxes for Naveen Chand. He was looking for something that would still allow him to work his daytime business importing car accessories. “I needed some extra income and decided to go with CrestClean,” says the Auckland franchisee. “I had done some commercial cleaning when I was a
There wasn’t a moment’s hesitation when they were asked what they plan to do with their framed Long Service Award certificate. “It will go on the wall in the sitting room so everybody who comes to visit can see it. We are very proud,” said Ravina Prasad. And her husband Shailesh Chandra’s big grin left
A CrestClean audit of franchisees’ vehicles was the deciding factor when a potential customer drove past and was impressed by what he saw. The man had gone on a Saturday morning drive in search of a coffee shop when he chanced upon the neat line-up of CrestClean cars being inspected at the Wellington audit. A
A unique musical treat was on the cards for two CrestClean franchisees when they popped into an Auckland school to hand out competition prizes. Shiva and Shartika Naicker had arrived at Baverstock Oaks School laden with pizza for Crest’s Cleanest Classroom Award winners. But the youngsters had a big surprise instore for their cleaners. The
CrestClean’s Invercargill team proved to be super troopers by answering a rallying call to get the city’s Civic Theatre looking spic and span. Recently bosses at Invercargill Venue and Events called CrestClean’s Regional Manager Glenn Cockroft to see if he could muster a team for a special one-off clean of the theatre for a forthcoming
CrestClean’s Fiva Latu has an eye for detail. The Hawke’s Bay franchisee is at the sharp end of CrestClean’s operation throughout the Napier region. Married to Hawke’s Bay Regional Manager Abby Latu, one of Fiva’s roles in the business is to look after auditing. And after seven years with CrestClean he knows the importance of