Hawke’s Bay Featured

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.

Hastings Christian School children enjoyed each and every piece of their Paddle Pop iceblocks they were given as an end of year treat from Hawkes Bay franchisees Janardan and Urmila Gounder. “We wanted to give the children something nice. It was our way of saying thank you to them for this year,” Janardan says. Principal

Ensuring the Hawkes Bay fleet of CrestClean vehicles and equipment were clean and compliant formed part of the team meeting agenda. General Manager Franchise Services Sam Lewis audited franchisees vehicles and made sure equipment was clean and compliant. Franchisees were given a business overview of the last 12 months and how Crest is positioned for

Franchisees in Hawkes Bay are hoping to improve their business management skills through a special programme with Workforce Development. Communications, computers, business development, how to complete forms and meet deadlines, and improving English skills, are all part of the specially designed course. “We’ve had three sessions with Angela Sparks and so far the feedback has