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• New home and residency complete hat tric...

  

  Auckland franchisees Maulik and Jainisa Patel have triple cause for celebration. Not only is it their two-year wedding anniversary this month, but the couple have also recently bought their first home and Jainisa has been granted a Partnership Resident Visa, which means she can now officially become a director of

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• You’re never too young to tidy up

  

  CrestClean franchisee Nelson Paulose became the ‘pizza delivery guy’ for the day when he visited Room 2 at Tokomaru School to present them with their Cleanest Classroom award. The children were rewarded with the cheesy treats after working hard at keeping their classroom clean and tidy. “I was very impressed

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• Plain sailing for historic vessel after ...

  

  It was all hands below deck when Invercargill Regional Manager Glenn Cockroft received an SOS from Paul Mitchell, one of the directors of Fiordland Charters. The MV Pembroke, an 18m luxury charter boat that operates in remote Fiordland, was docked in Bluff and was in urgent need of a carpet

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• Sweet appreciation on ‘Thank Your ...

  

  If you could get paid in chocolate, would you? Strictly speaking, CrestClean franchisees Shiva and Shartika aren’t paid in chocolate, but they often receive sweet little ‘bonuses’. Cottonsoft employees regularly show their appreciation by leaving chocolate bars and other gifts on their desks for the pair to find when they

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• Franchisees share festive fare

  

  When CrestClean’s Canterbury franchisees insisted on bringing a plate to their Christmas party Regional Manager Robert Glenie was in for a surprise. “This truck pulls up and out comes a whole pig that has been cooked on a spit!” says Robert. “I had supplied food and drinks, but all the

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• Move to South Canterbury creates a succe...

  

  It’s just three years since Sandeep Kumar and Richa Sharma made the big decision to leave Auckland and seek out a new life for themselves in rural South Canterbury. Through CrestClean they’ve not only become successful franchisees, running a large business in Ashburton with a six-figure turnover, they’ve managed to

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• It’s all cheer as Tauranga franchisees...

  

  As part of CrestClean’s end of year celebrations taking place across the country, franchisees and their families enjoyed a buffet lunch at the Oaktree Restaurant, Tauranga. Jan Lichtwark, Tauranga Regional Manager said it was a really great turnout and it was great to get together and see everyone mix and

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• Annual team meetings enjoyed by CrestCle...

  

  The importance of working together has been highlighted at CrestClean’s annual team meetings, which drew large groups of CrestClean business owners to a business forum. The events, hosted in 17 regions all around New Zealand, mark a stellar year for CrestClean business owners. The team meetings gave managing director Grant

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• Daughter plays key role in success of Ne...

  

  Owning the largest CrestClean business in Nelson keeps Alan Erickson on his toes – but he gets plenty of help from daughter Kyla.  Kyla, who is one of Alan’s employees, enjoys being involved in the day-to-day running of the franchise and says working with her dad is actually fun. “It’s

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• Kids enjoy a tasty treat for keeping the...

  

  A tasty treat was on the cards for students at Hastings Christian School – courtesy of CrestClean’s Jay Gounder. The youngsters in class B3 were the latest winners of the Cleanest Classroom Award. The competition is run at many of the 430 schools that are cleaned by CrestClean franchisees. The

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• Three-year milestone a proud moment for ...

  

  A smile from a happy customer goes a long way for CrestClean’s Krish Kumar, who says good feedback is everything. “I enjoy dealing with the customers and doing the best job I can.” Krish and his staff member Mayank Patel have gained a reputation for the quality of their work

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• CrestClean Invercargill’s newest hard ...

  

  Recently a team of six Invercargill based franchisees completed a very comprehensive hard floor care training course under the watchful eye of Master Cleaners Training Institute Assessor Dan Pariachi. The course itself covered all aspects of caring for hard floors and included a hands-on two-day session of stripping, sealing and

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