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Ayaan Lal is keeping first time parents Payal Kumar and Atish Lal on their toes. The Auckland West franchisee team has been with Crest for three years and welcomed their precious bundle of joy Ayaan, into the world on March 18. “We are both enjoying him a lot,” Atish says. “We love being parents. We

Hardik Patel is pleased he grasped the opportunity to become a CrestClean franchisee. “It was a great opportunity to join Crest. I am so glad I did,” he says. The Christchurch South franchisee, who purchased a franchise last month, is enjoying the flexibility and customer interaction that goes alongside his job. “I enjoy my work.

It was John Channer’s lucky day. The Fraser Crescent School Principal won a 32” Panasonic TV and 27 rugby balls as part of a CrestClean competition he entered at the New Zealand Principals’ Federation Conference. Conference attendees were invited to guess how many rugby balls were inside a specially built clear plinth. The correct guesses,

Without the support from Crest, there is no way Nischal Lal and Sameeta Kumar would have been able to relocate from Auckland to Nelson. “Crest has been really supportive. We feel like we are part of the Crest team,” she says. “Everyone from the admin staff to our regional manager – they have all helped

An appalling training uptake level within New Zealand’s $1 billion commercial cleaning industry has prompted CrestClean to advocate for the introduction of a Cleaning Industry Training Standard (CITS). According to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s 2008 Labour Market Statistics there are approximately 30,000 commercial cleaners in New Zealand – yet there is no

A plethora of engagement opportunities was one of the main highlights at the New Zealand School Trustees Association Conference, North Shore/West Auckland Regional Manager Caroline Wedding says. More than 900 people attended the conference held at the SkyCity Convention Centre in Auckland from July 3 to 5. Attendees included principals and board of trustee members.

An opportunity to join CrestClean three years ago is one Hutt Valley/Wairarapa Regional Manager Clare Menzies grasped. “Prior to joining Crest, I was already working in the Health industry. Joining Crest made sense. It was an opportunity to grow and I saw it as a challenge to help develop the region. Crest has allowed me

Financial Controller Sharon Churchill is proud to have seen CrestClean grow from one franchisee in Dunedin to over 480 franchisees in New Zealand. In recognition of her 10-year service, Managing Director Grant McLauchlan presented Sharon, who is one of many long-standing CrestClean personnel, with a glass plaque and a $2000 travel voucher. “It was an

Diego Gonzalez could not stop smiling after he received a certificate of completion from the Master Cleaners Training Institute acknowledging his achievement. MacLaren Park Henderson South (MPHS) Community Trust, which is one of CrestClean’s customers, asked Auckland West Regional Manager Caroline Wedding to see if there was a training program suitable for Diego. Auckland Operations

Interacting with customers is one of many aspects James and Patricia Sukhwant enjoy about their job. Based in Queenstown, the husband and wife team have owned their CrestClean franchise for two and a half years. “We really enjoy interacting with our customers,” Patricia says. “We always ask how they are and we share a joke

CrestClean received top marks for their eighth year attending the New Zealand Principals’ Federation Conference in Wellington from June 30 to July 3. NZPF Gold Business Partner CrestClean was one of 70 exhibitors who received a very positive response from principals attending. One of the hot discussion topics was the new Health and Safety Reform

Completing the British Institute of Cleaning Sciences (BICSc) training and assessments has instilled an abundance of confidence in Christchurch North CrestClean franchisee Dan Mahida. Dan completed his BICSc Cleaning Professional Skills Suite (CPSS) Certificate and the BICSc Licence to Clean. He also completed a two day Hard Floor Course and a Pure Water Window Cleaning