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• Teneaki and Francis celebrate 10 years o...

  

  Spending time together as a family was few and far between for Teneaki and Francis Nawaia when they lived in Kiribati. Working as a deckhand on cruise ships, Francis would be away for up to up to 18 months at a time, leaving Teneaki to raise their eight children largely

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• New Regional Managers fishing for new bu...

  

  As far as fishing goes, trout never held that much of an appeal for Kent Wilkinson. But, now that he’s swapped the pebbly shores of Lake Taupo for the sandy beaches of Northland, he is looking forward to getting his fishing rod out again. And saltwater fish are not the

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• New wheels kitted out for success with i...

  

  When Tauranga CrestClean franchisee Hasitha Heenatigala bought his cleaning business, he wanted a vehicle that was safe, professional and fit for purpose. And, having kitted out his brand new LDV G10 with carpeted shelves to contain all his cleaning equipment, he has achieved all three. Tall enough to stand up

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• CrestClean scores 94% with SiteWise

  

  CrestClean has achieved SiteWise Green Status, acknowledging the high-quality health and safety systems it has in place. SiteWise is a prequalification system, by Site Safe New Zealand, that grades a contractor’s health and safety capability. The results are published on a database that can be viewed by potential customers. Green

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• New franchisees make clean start

  

  Meet Waikato’s newest franchisees — Arlene and Rimmar Singgo. The couple recently completed their induction training with Dorsamy (Samy) Goundar and are excited to be embarking on their new venture. Arlene was working at Ingham’s chicken processing plant when her friend suggested that she buy the franchise. “I worked at

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• Tauranga manager gears up to take on Wha...

  

  Managing a busy and growing region is like riding a bike for CrestClean Regional Manager Jan Lichtwark. Over the past decade, Jan has increased the number of teams in the Tauranga Region fivefold — and now he is expanding his ‘patch’ down the coast, to Whakatane. As the new manager

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• Clean sweep builds new lifestyle

  

  Ten years ago, Gary Mohi traded in a hammer and nails for a mop and bucket — and he hasn’t looked back. “It took me a couple of years to get used to it, but now I’ll be driving somewhere in the middle of the day and it’ll be pouring

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• Sun, surf and CRM for tech trainer durin...

  

  FaceTime was replaced with ‘face-to-face time’ when CrestClean’s CRM whizz Claire Duell visited the Tauranga office this week. With CrestClean spread the length and breadth of the country Claire, who is based at head office in Dunedin, is used to taking staff through their paces via video calls. So, when

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• Meet New Zealand’s largest CrestClean ...

  

  In 2007 Srirangitharajah (Sri) Gunasingam fled Sri Lanka as a refugee, arriving in New Zealand with little more than the shirt on his back. Thirteen years later, he is the proud owner of New Zealand’s largest CrestClean franchise, with a turnover of $800,000. A successful restaurateur in Sri Lanka, Sri

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• Congratulations to Ajendra, Eldho and Sa...

  

  Fifteen years of hard work and commitment have been celebrated by CrestClean Waikato, with three franchisees receiving their five-year Long Service Awards. Ajendra Prasad, Eldho Aias and Santa Mani were presented with their awards by CrestClean’s Managing Director Grant McLauchlan at the latest regional team meeting. “All three are good,

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• Newlywed reunited with wedding ring than...

  

  Newlywed Neill Barr had only been married two months when he lost his wedding ring. So, when CrestClean’s Lumanai Panapa found the ring and handed it in to reception, he was so ecstatic that he presented her with a gift to say thanks. Lumanai was emptying a bathroom rubbish bin

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• Samy wins top regional award for the thi...

  

  Long-standing franchisee Dorsamy (Samy) Goundar is building his own wall of fame, having been awarded Waikato Franchisee of the Year for the third time. Samy, who has been with CrestClean for 17 years, says he is extremely proud of the achievement. “I am so proud that my hard work is

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