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• Former courier contractor marks five suc...

  

  A former Christchurch courier contractor who quit to join CrestClean has just reached his five-year milestone. Jaydeep Patel says being on the road all the time as a parcel delivery guy had been a tough job, and had left precious little time for the family. “We have two girls and

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• From part-time rest home carer to succes...

  

  As a carer in a rest home, single mum Mel Fearn knew in her heart that to get ahead in life something would have to change. “I thought ‘I don’t want to be working part-time as a single mum, I want to be doing something better’,” she says, recalling the

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• Former pilot celebrates seven years lead...

  

  After seven years the shine hasn’t gone off his role in leading CrestClean’s Christchurch North teams. Under his watch, Regional Manager Yasa Panagoda has seen the number of franchise teams more than double, matched by a big increase in business as more customers put their trust in CrestClean. “Since I

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• Karl seizes the chance to grow his busin...

  

  A strong sense of a job well done is just one of the many rewards of owning a CrestClean business, says Karl Parker. “I enjoy the cleaning because you might be doing the same job five nights a week, but you feel like you’ve accomplished something every time you walk

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• Sweet treat a late-night birthday surpri...

  

  Franchisee Marlene Madrid was treated to a late-night birthday surprise when friends turned up at her home with a celebration cake in the shape of a CrestClean van. Earlier, as she and husband Jamie headed off to work, they discussed her birthday and agreed there would be no party or

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• Busy first-time dad still gets to enjoy ...

  

  Having a job that keeps him active is a real bonus, says CrestClean business owner Rajinesh Prasad. After five years with the company, Rajinesh is as enthusiastic as ever about having his own business. “It’s physical work and it keeps me active and I really like cleaning, so I’m very

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• Another successful year as Sunny picks u...

  

  His all-round contribution to his CrestClean region has won Sunny Yang another major accolade. Sunny recently picked up the title of Team Player of the Year for Christchurch North 2020 – just a year on from winning Franchisee of the Year. Regional Manager Yasa Panagoda says it was not a

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• Whanganui customers love his ‘can do�...

  

  It’s no wonder there’s a growing demand for his cleaning services. He not only delivers quality work, it’s his cheerful manner and ‘can do’ attitude that’s also winning over Whanganui customers CrestClean’s Seby Joseph says he’s never been happier at work and just loves looking after his customers and doing

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• Bilingual stickers encourage recycling a...

  

  Six words in te reo Māori are helping New Zealand youngsters adopt good recycling habits. The words feature on a set of colourful bilingual stickers that are a key component of RecycleKiwi – a hugely successful community project aimed at schools. Since CrestClean rolled out RecycleKiwi last year to mark

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• Gym membership cancelled as cleaning is ...

  

  She’s not only loving the freedom of being a business owner, it’s the physical side of the job that’s brought her an unexpected bonus. Karamjit Kaur says the cleaning work she carries out at a fish processing plant keeps her in shape, so much so that she’s about to cancel

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• Top award rounds off successful first ye...

  

  It’s been a big first year for Fazeel Ali, who joined CrestClean a little over 12 months ago. The former chef and building worker has seen his fortunes change in so many ways, the highlight being winning Franchisee of the Year award for Christchurch South. Gina Holland, the company’s Christchurch

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• Going full-time with CrestClean gives co...

  

  Since turning their CrestClean franchise into a full-time business Sandeep Kumar and Anju Anju haven’t looked back. It’s been a little over two months since CrestClean became their main income stream. They’ve already doubled the size of the business by taking on more cleaning contracts. As well as giving Sandeep

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