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Diversity is certainly the name of the game with Crest’s franchisees representing more than 30 individual nationalities. And that richness in culture particularly resonates with Crest’s Invercargill Regional Manager Glenn Cockroft, who enjoys the close working relationships with his franchisees and said Crest truly felt like a “league of all nations’’. The Invercargill region has

A senior manager is singing the praises of CrestClean and its personnel for the high standard of work carried out at his company. Gary Kirkland-Smith, Health, Safety, Security and Environment Manager at Wiri Oil Services, said having good cleaners was paramount for the company. “It’s very important and we can potentially have up to 1000

The daily toil of his job at the local freezing works meant Ashitosh Prasad had to put a dream of owning his own business on ice. Long and unsocial hours, often finishing at 2am, meant there was precious little time left for family life and seeing his baby daughter. But now just six months later

Rakesh Bhan credits his strong Christian faith and some divine intervention for paving the way when he fled Fiji with his wife and young daughter as civil unrest gripped the Pacific island nation. The family came to New Zealand 2001 and now 16 years on life has never been better, says Rakesh as he celebrates 10 years

Malcolm Brown and Alex Lopaz are not only Crest’s rising stars in Tauranga they are polished performers in every way. Jan Lichtwark says the hardworking franchisees rightly deserve top honours and have excelled by having a great attitude to work and going the extra mile for their customers. For Jan, Crest’s Tauranga Regional Manager, it

CrestClean’s Auckland West Regional Manager has her favourite Ugg boots to thank for helping her get in a cheeky promotional plug for the company in front of a packed business audience. When well-heeled Caroline slipped on her boots it added the finishing touch to her outfit as she dressed up for a Westie-themed party put

It was game-on for Wellington franchisees when they let their hair down for the annual Christmas party. This year the venue for the combined Wellington and Hutt Valley festive get together was Strike Entertainment Centre in Lower Hutt. The event proved popular and nearly100 people attended. As well as a catch up, there was a

CrestClean’s phenomenal growth is set to accelerate with Managing Director Grant McLauchlan announcing the company is well on track to double in size. The company’s 20th anniversary coincides with major investment in IT upgrades and new management systems as CrestClean strengthens its position as the dominant performer in New Zealand’s commercial cleaning industry. CrestClean has

Crest’s Waikato Regional Manager says the experience of being at a principals’ conference reinforced the benefits of attending such events. Nivitesh Kumar says the CrestClean stand sparked a lot of interest at the Waikato Principals’ Association Conference, bringing enquiries and some term cleans and one-off cleaning work. “It’s a great opportunity to get to know

When Marta Manicia needs three extra pairs of hands to help her with the family cleaning business she doesn’t have to look far. For the Southland CrestClean team is unique as three of its members are triplets, and the young women enjoy nothing better than rolling up their sleeves and doing their bit for mum

It’s a family team in Nelson with Robyn Fearn and daughters Natasha and Melanie.[/caption] Today marks a very special milestone anniversary for CrestClean – but it’s really just the beginning of a very exciting year ahead. This is our big celebration year and today we’re gearing up for a fantastic 12 months of special events

Let’s celebrate our big birthday… Crest was launched in 1996, at a time when there was opportunity for change in New Zealand’s cleaning industry. Our vision was to develop a proprietary franchise system with innovative business processes designed to capture a large market share by enhancing service levels. Twenty prosperous years later, CrestClean has become