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The Wellington region’s first three CrestClean franchisees have been honoured with their Five Year Long Service Awards. The veteran franchisees were awarded their certificates during the area’s Annual Team Meeting with Managing Director Grant McLauchlan. Wellington’s Regional Manager Andrew Alleway says it’s a good sign for Crest to see his original teams still going strong

Customers are now able to purchase consumable products, such as hand soaps and sanitisers, toilet tissue, and bin liners, directly from Crest’s new catalogue of goods, called “Workplace Hygiene Consumable Products.” This retail catalogue makes it easier to keep workplaces well-stocked by having these necessities resupplied automatically and simply added directly to the Crest cleaning

It’s an entirely different experience cleaning at Royston Hospital for Hawkes Bay Franchisee Sophie Chase and her CrestClean team. In order to meet the health regulations of the private hospital they must use site specific equipment, wear special sterile hats, pants, tops and booties, and have regular audits and constant communication with the theatre staff, as

Students in Room 9 managed to beat the competition for Cleanest Classroom at Rangikura School in Porirua and got to chow down on pizzas as their reward. Wellington Crest Franchisee Jiten Narayan and his team clean the Rangikura School and awarded the prize pizzas to the students. “The kids are really interested in it,” he

It’s been ten years of growth and change for Rajesh and Paidammi Mani and CrestClean. “When I started it was just you and the mop and the bucket,” Rajesh says of his early days with the company. “Now there is more training and new chemicals and machines making it much easier to do the work.”

As part of CrestClean’s commitment to safety and compliance for franchisees and clients, all electrical equipment, such as vacuums and floor polishing machines, must be tested and tagged every six months. While Crest usually contracts out routine testing, one entrepreneurial franchisee has brought Test and Tag capabilities in-house. North Harbour franchisee Samir Patel recently underwent

After 11 years with CrestClean, Bill Douglas says, “I still get excited about it all.” Originally a franchisee and now Regional Director for Rotorua, Taupo and Whakatane, he says when he initially opened doors in Whakatane in 2010 he was unfazed by Crest’s anonymity there. His first job was small, just one hour once a

The New Zealand Catholic Principals’ Association Conference on 26-27th June was a great success for CrestClean, says Steve O’Connell, Regional Manager for Kapiti Coast and Palmerston North. “We’ve established several good connections for areas throughout New Zealand, especially in Christchurch, Hawkes Bay, and Wellington regions,” says Steve. Regional Director for Hutt Valley and Wairarapa Clare

Invercargill Franchisee Julie Cameron recently managed to find the silver lining in an unfortunate incident, and now travels to work in a distinctive new vehicle that is “perfect to drive around town.” Innocently waiting at the traffic lights on her way to work, Julie was involved in a concertina effect car crash that damaged beyond

Seven franchise teams had the opportunity to learn CrestClean’s exciting new external window cleaning system during a training day in Dunedin on the 6th of June. The Pure Water Cleaning System eliminates the need for chemicals or costly lifting platforms by using a specialised water filtering machine and water fed carbon fibre poles to create

CrestClean sponsored Kiani Tahere has been selected for the Wellington Under 18 Rugby side. Since 2013, Crest’s Kapiti Coast and Palmerston North Regional Manager Steve O’Connell has been supporting Kiani, first on the Touch Kapiti Horowhenua Under 15 Girls team. Steve says he was initially connected to Kiani and her team through the local primary

Business is booming in Tauranga for CrestClean’s Pure Water Window Cleaning system. “It’s been incredibly popular,” says Regional Manager Jan Lichtwark. The innovative window cleaning system, which uses carbon fibre water-fed poles and filtered water rather than chemicals and cherrypickers, is faster, cleaner and more economical for customers with buildings up to four storeys. Tauranga