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• CrestClean franchisee celebrates 20 year...

  

  Kamal Jeet Singh arrived in New Zealand with just $50 in his pocket — now he owns a successful business with a turnover of more than $400,000. The accomplished business owner recently clocked up 20 years with CrestClean, making him the company’s longest-standing Auckland franchisee. To celebrate the impressive milestone,

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• Waikato Hard Floor Care graduates a shin...

  

  The latest intake of Waikato franchisees to complete their Hard Floor Care training are a shining example to others, says Master Cleaners Training Institute trainer Fiza Rahiman. “We had 100 per cent attendance and everyone came fully prepared with all the correct equipment, which we really appreciated. The commitment they

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• CrestClean rewards tidy Kiwi kids with e...

  

  Term 3 ended on a high note for tidy Kiwis in South Canterbury who won the region’s latest Cleanest Classroom Awards from CrestClean. The Cleanest Classroom programme is run at many of the over 500 primary and intermediate schools that are cleaned by CrestClean franchisees, with the classrooms that are

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• CrestClean franchisees amongst special g...

  

  When Te Rōhutu Whio School opened in Rolleston recently, CrestClean franchisees Mandeep Kaur and Sharnjit Singh were excited to be on the guest list. Tasked with cleaning the school before the big day, the Christchurch South franchisees were let in on a secret — Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was also

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• 2022 Principals’ Conference most succe...

  

  It has been 14 years since CrestClean first provided sponsorship to the New Zealand Principals’ Federation — and this year we got to go back to where it all started. The NZPF’s annual conference was held in Christchurch for the first time since 2008, the same year in which we

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• Karl is living a much lighter life — i...

  

  Karl Parker used to have the weight of the world on his shoulders. Now, as the proud owner of a CrestClean business, he is leading a much lighter life — in both mind and body. “Coming to CrestClean was the best move I ever made. I’m fitter and healthier and,

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• Cleaner names puppy after Invercargill&#...

  

  It might have been named after one of the city’s forefathers, but Invercargill’s soon-to-be-opened The Langlands Hotel now has a new namesake. After months of cleaning the hotel, section by section as it has progressed, CrestClean franchisee Tess Jabonitalla has named her new puppy ‘Langley’ — a combination of the

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• Business ownership dream realised with C...

  

  When Cherry Ninon was in her twenties, she aspired to own her own business — a decade later she has realised that dream with a CrestClean franchise. “I’m earning a whole lot more than I was in my previous job — three times more. In the first year I have

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• CrestClean celebrates its 700th franchis...

  

  Brothers-in-law Andrew De Castro and Rezzi Sumagang unwittingly made history when they purchased a CrestClean franchise together in Palmerston North. In buying a franchise, they became the commercial cleaning company’s 700th franchise team, making CrestClean the largest franchise system of its type in New Zealand. To mark the occasion, they

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• Petera proud to be following his dad int...

  

  Palmerston North franchisee Petera Wiparata is proud to be following in his father’s footsteps. “My dad was a cleaner for 20 years, and I’ve done cleaning for most of my life. I love cleaning — for me it’s one of the only jobs where you know you’re done when you’re

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• Dunedin Master Franchisee Tony Kramers p...

  

  Tony Kramers has gone back to school, to reconnect with his past. The Dunedin Master Franchisee, who can trace his whakapapa (genealogy) back to Ngāi Tahu chiefs Karetai and Te Mātenga Taiaroa, is learning te reo Māori, picking up where he left off more than 20 years ago. “I learnt

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• Getting the balance right with CrestClea...

  

  Sandeep Kumar and Anju Anju are scaling new heights — both in business and recreation. Since becoming CrestClean franchisees two years ago they have more than doubled the size of their business, while also finding plenty of time to enjoy their shared hobby of hiking. “We have heaps of free

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