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• A Lifestyle That Works

  

  Owning and operating a CrestClean franchise has given the Fisks a lifestyle that really works for them. After 10 years with Crest in Dunedin, they say the built-in flexibility has been paramount to their happiness. “It fits in with our lifestyle and the things we want to do in our

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• New Training Venue in South Auckland

  

  Master Cleaners Training Institute is pleased to announce a new training venue for South Auckland CrestClean Franchisees. Pulman Lodge has been selected for its excellent location and will be used as an alternative to Hub West. Modules 1 and 2 of the Cleaning Professionals Skills Suite (CPSS)and Annual Up-skilling will

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• Christchurch North Welcomes New Addition

  

  Congratulations to Leo Li and his wife, Annie Yang, on the arrival on their new family member – a baby girl. Emily Li was born on Tuesday, the 15th of July. Both Annie and Emily are doing well. Originally from Datong, China, for the past three years, Leo has been

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• Eid Sa’id from CrestClean

  

  Today is Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the fasting for the holy month of Ramadan for Muslims. This holiday celebrates the conclusion of dawn-to-sunset fasting during the entire month of Ramadan, and is also a time to reflect on the Muslim goal of unity and forgive and forget any

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• Making it Special

  

  Murray Strutton has always been a specialist of sorts, first as a professional restorer of vintage cars and now as the go-to guy for Pure Water Window Cleaning in Tauranga. In the five years that Murray has been a CrestClean Franchisee, he says one of the biggest changes for him

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• Pure Water Makes Splash at Quiz Night

  

  Regional Director for Nelson and Blenheim Barbara de Vries was happy to donate a voucher for a Pure Water Window Cleaning Service to a fundraiser for Hampden Street School. The Pure Water Cleaning was one of many donations to the “monster auction” held during the Annual Quiz Night, which is

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• Like One Big Family

  

  For 18 years, Faleni Apati had a fine skilled trade as a welder, however when his wife’s uncle offered him a partnership in a West Auckland CrestClean franchise, he decided to give it a try. Seven years later, he says he enjoys cleaning as much as he did welding. “If

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• Health and Safety Clean Sweep

  

  Health and Safety inductions for large, complex workplaces can be very involved, especially when two different company policies come together. However, for CrestClean and Villa Maria, it’s been a smooth process, even on the verge of New Zealand’s new WorkSafe law coming into play. Three South Auckland CrestClean Teams are

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• Workforce Development Creates New Opport...

  

  Franchisees in Hawkes Bay are hoping to improve their business management skills through a special programme with Workforce Development. Communications, computers, business development, how to complete forms and meet deadlines, and improving English skills, are all part of the specially designed course. “We’ve had three sessions with Angela Sparks and

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• Wellington’s First Franchisees Reach F...

  

  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 Director Andrew Alleway says it’s a good sign for Crest to see his

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• Crest Helps Customers with Consumable Hy...

  

  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

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• Hawkes Bay Scrubs Up

  

  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

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