Education

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has outlined strict expectations regarding acceptable cleaning chemicals in Early Childhood Education (ECE) centres. While Public Health recommends bleach-based disinfectants to combat pathogens in ECE environments, the MoE recognises the drawbacks of using bleach. It doesn’t effectively kill certain germs like giardia and cryptosporidium and can produce strong fumes that

Primary and intermediate schools from across the Western Bay of Plenty recently gathered at Ōmokoroa No.1 School to compete in the annual Top School competition. Inspired by the ’80s Top Town TV series, Top School is a fun two-day event for kids, featuring eight challenging teamwork and problem-solving activities. The ultimate goal is to claim

Kiwis, it’s time to take more care in our recycling efforts. Now that February 1 has come and gone, recycling rules are now standardised across the country. This means every New Zealander has the same set of rules for what can and cannot be thrown in their kerbside recycling bin. The Government initiative is set

The RecycleKiwi programme is an easy way for schools and businesses to step up their green game and show some love to the planet. As a CrestClean initiative for tackling waste, RecycleKiwi is proving to be the waste management solution everyone’s getting excited about. The programme offers educational resources to help schools, businesses, and organisations

Ormiston Junior College in Auckland is light, bright, modern and… has a lot of windows! To help maintain a clean, positive learning environment, every window in the school is cleaned quarterly by CrestClean, using its Pure Water Window Cleaning system. The environmentally responsible, chemical-free method uses high-tech water filtration, which removes all solids from water,

“What a bunch of legends!” That’s how Rangitata MP James Meager described CrestClean, after meeting franchisees at Bluestone School in Timaru. CrestClean’s South Canterbury Regional Master Franchisee, Rob Glenie, and franchisees Kiran Kaur and Randeep Singh were at Bluestone to celebrate their seven-year relationship with the school, when the local politician made a guest appearance.

When Andrew Leverton was appointed as the new principal of Allenton School in Ashburton, CrestClean was keen to give him a warm welcome. So, Regional Master Franchisee Rob Glenie arranged a morning tea, to celebrate both Andrew’s arrival and the school’s six-year relationship with CrestClean. It was also an opportunity to introduce Andrew to franchisee

Instead of ‘an apple for the teacher’, CrestClean franchisee Nisha Khan gifted Kerikeri Primary School teacher Angela Sime with chocolates and a coffee cup — and the class got pizza, fruit juice and lollipops. The occasion? For being tidy Kiwis! Room 14 was the winner of the latest Cleanest Classroom Award at the school, after

CrestClean was honoured to be presented with a special certificate at the annual New Zealand Principals’ Federation Conference, to acknowledge a successful 15-year partnership. CrestClean has supported NZPF since 2008, first as a Bronze Business Partner, progressing to Gold Business Partner six years later. The certificate was presented by NZPF President Leanne Otene, who described

Staff at Devon Intermediate School in New Plymouth are floored by how clean and shiny the food technology classroom is looking! The room is gleaming after a group of CrestClean franchisees completed their Hard Floor Care training at the school. “My students and I were impressed with how glossy and easy to clean the floor

When it comes to Hard Floor Care, CrestClean’s Wellington franchisees are sweeping up the competition! The number of specialist Hard Floor Care teams in the region, which includes the Hutt Valley and Wairarapa, has more than doubled, after 18 franchisees completed their training with CrestClean’s Master Cleaners Training Institute. The franchisees were each presented with

And the winners of CrestClean’s South Canterbury ‘Cleanest Classroom Awards’ for Term 2 are… drumroll… • Room 7, Ashburton Netherby School• Room 2, Beaconsfield School• Room 5, Ashburton Intermediate• Room 5, Bluestone School• Room 7, Rakaia School• Room Kererū, Hinds School• Room Waterton, Longbeach School• Room 1, Dunsandel School Congratulations to all the students who