Invercargill Featured

Franchisee Marlene Madrid was treated to a late-night birthday surprise when friends turned up at her home with a celebration cake in the shape of a CrestClean van. Earlier, as she and husband Jamie headed off to work, they discussed her birthday and agreed there would be no party or celebration as they did not

They worked tirelessly to ensure high standards of hygiene and cleanliness were maintained as the country was in the grip of the coronavirus pandemic. Now members of CrestClean’s Invercargill COVID-19 response team have been officially thanked for their commitment to the job. Glenn Cockroft, CrestClean’s Invercargill Regional Manager, presented Certificates of Excellence to Kim Jin,

A former veterinary surgeon is helping to train CrestClean’s new business owners in Invercargill. Maricel DeGuzman, who has been with the company for five years, has been appointed as a Regional Trainer for Master Cleaners Training Institute. Along with her husband Martin, who was also a registered veterinary surgeon when they lived in the Philippines,

CrestClean personnel who have been working at Invercargill’s COVID-19 testing centre have been thanked for doing a “fantastic job”. A cleaning team has been going in at the end of each day to ensure the building is thoroughly cleansed, says CrestClean’s Invercargill Regional Manager Glenn Cockroft. “CrestClean was called upon to provide a daily sanitisation

CrestClean personnel who are ensuring COVID-19 testing stations are regularly cleaned and sanitised have been trained to the highest level for the important task. A special training session, featuring a live online video presentation, has enabled cleaning teams across the country to be fully prepared when authorities ask for assistance. The seminar, which has been

CrestClean’s Glenn Cockroft found himself unexpectedly fielding questions about our national game from curious Americans attending an international conference. Glenn, who was manning CrestClean’s stand at the Dominican Education Conference, was approached by the event’s keynote speaker, Sister Laurie Brink, and her colleague Sister Betsy Pawlicki. But it was rugby not cleaning that quickly became

An Invercargill company preparing for the opening of its impressive new headquarters called in CrestClean experts to tackle the landmark building’s vast glass frontage. Southland Farm Machinery spokeswoman Hollie Cooper says cleaning the huge expanses of glass required a specialist knowledge and the right approach. “There’s a lot of glass and it’s great to have

RecycleKiwi has landed in Invercargill with the first resource pack being presented to Invercargill’s St Theresa’s school. Principal Julian Ineson was delighted to receive the colourful box from CrestClean’s Invercargill Regional Manager Glenn Cockroft, and franchisee Kim Jin, who has just taken over the cleaning of the school in the past few weeks. Julian said

A CrestClean team has ensured the windows of Kmart’s new Invercargill store look sparkling as the building moves a step nearer completion. To get access to the exterior of the store, team members made use of the scaffolding already in place, says Glenn Cockroft, CrestClean’s Invercargill Regional Manager. “Calder Stewart Construction called on CrestClean to

It was a landmark day for the Novilla family when they became New Zealand Citizens at a special ceremony in Invercargill. CrestClean business owner Cons Novilla, who is originally from the Phillipines, says it was an occasion that he and his wife Christine will long remember. “It was a big achievement for us and a

Christmas came early for CrestClean’s Invercargill teams when their Regional Manager Glenn Cockroft laid on a party at his home. Santa arrived in spectacular style in an old traffic patrol car. With its blue lights flashing and siren blaring, it caused a flurry of excitement among younger guests at the party. “The children present were

  Health and safety came under close scrutiny for CrestClean personnel being assessed as part of their final training to become competent cleaners. The Invercargill team members were attending a Module 2 course delivered by Ashneer Datt on behalf of the acclaimed Master Cleaners Training Institute. Also on hand was the training organisation’s CEO Adam