Hawke’s Bay

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.

Investing in a carpet cleaning machine has paid off for Nadeem Mohammad and Rima Naidu. “Our carpet cleaning machine has provided an added value to the service that we can offer our customers,” Nadeem says. The Hawkes Bay franchisees, who have been with Crest for two years, enjoy the challenge that comes with carpet cleaning.

Hawkes Bay had a lot to celebrate at the Christmas party. “New teams were welcomed, franchisees received Certificates of Excellence, Long Service Awards and the New Franchise of the Year and Franchise of the Year were announced,” Regional Manager Abby Latu says. The end of year celebration was held at the Thirsty Whale. “We had

Parkvale School’s “wonderful cleaners” Sally and Junior Maoate made a special pizza delivery as part of Crest’s Cleanest Classroom Award. Room 1 won a pizza lunch for helping keep their classroom tidy for Term 3. The award is given to the class who receives the most weekly Cleanest Classroom certificates during the School Term.  

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

Motivational guest speakers were one of many highlights at the Hawkes Bay Primary Principals Association Conference. Hawkes Bay Regional Manager Abby Latu attended the three-day conference that was held in Taupo. CrestClean is proud to be a bronze sponsor of the Primary Principals Association. Crest was one of 14 sponsors that attended the conference along

Attending the Hawkes Bay Primary Principals’ Conference for a second year in a row resulted in even greater benefits for CrestClean, says Regional Director Abby Latu. Held over three days in August at the Wairakei Resort Taupo, the conference draws representatives from over 60 schools. CrestClean is a Bronze level Business Partner of HBPPA and