Hawke’s Bay Featured

  They say time flies when you’re having fun and enjoying what you’re doing. Ask Robertus Vork where the past 10 years have gone and he’ll be stuck for an answer. It’s been a decade since Robertus and his wife Laima bought their CrestClean business – and they can hardly believe it’s been that long.

Nitendra Narayan and Karishma Chandra couldn’t be happier. Buying a CrestClean business has given the Hawke’s Bay couple the lifestyle they had been striving for. It was while living in Wellington that Nitendra was introduced to CrestClean through a friend. And what happened next began the couple’s journey to working for themselves. Nitendra began doing

Business owner Ahimad Nur says he’s never been happier – and it’s not hard to see why. His CrestClean franchise is thriving, his wife’s home sewing business is flourishing and his sons have excelled academically – with his eldest boy looking to study medicine. It’s hard to believe that just seven years ago Ahimad had

CrestClean’s Sophie Chase is a real details girl who thrives on new challenges. It’s those qualities that have seen her excel in her role at Royston Hospital where she has earned a reputation for providing a high quality cleaning service. CrestClean’s Hawke’s Bay Regional Manager Abby Latu says Sophie is well suited to the specialist

They’ve been in the business less than six months – but that’s not stopped a family franchise picking up glowing accolades for their work. Izack Ahmed and his dad Ahimad Nur were praised for the thoroughness of the cleaning after staff and pupils returned to Nelson Park Primary School for the start of a new

Delegates to a teachers’ conference took a real shine to CrestClean’s popular posters in Te Reo Maori. Since they were released last year demand for the colourful posters has been strong throughout the country. And they were still a popular freebie to take back to their school for head teachers attending the Te Akatea New

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

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

It was a big thumbs up for CrestClean as these youngsters tucked into a pizza treat. The Mahora School pupils took top honours in the Cleanest Classroom Award. Boxes of mouth-watering pizza were delivered by CrestClean franchisee Waimarama Taumaunu as a tasty reward for keeping their classroom tidy. The programme is run at many of

Tomorrow is D-Day for Crest’s Fiva Latu when months of punishing boxing training is put to the ultimate test when he steps into the ring at a charity fight night. But win or lose, Fiva knows every moment will be worth it as he faces a tough opponent in the Hope 4 Whanau Fight Night

Meeting a 100-year-old proved to be inspirational for CrestClean’s Fiva Latu in more ways than one. Franchisee Fiva popped in on Havelock North’s Douglas Blake as he prepared to celebrate his milestone birthday with family and friends at the Mary Doyle Residential Complex. Douglas’ daughter had asked if someone could give her father’s home a

CrestClean’s Jay Gounder and Milvin Rani are classroom superstars in more ways than one. Students at Hastings Christian School took a real shine to the duo when they were asked along to speak about their Hindu faith. Keeping a bunch of teenage students captivated for a whole hour can challenge even the most experienced teacher.