Mahi Metuamate and Daisy Ross have only been cleaning Fordell School in Palmerston North for one term, but they’ve already become familiar faces to the staff and students. From day one, Mahi and Daisy launched the Cleanest Classroom Competition as a fun and motivating way to get students involved in
A former senior police officer is celebrating 10 years’ long service with CrestClean. Vijay Nand is originally from Fiji where he was a superintendent of police. Before arriving in New Zealand in 2003 he spent two years with the United Nations working as regional commander in Bosnia. He decided to
CrestClean business owners are vying to outshine each other in some friendly rivalry over who has the best looking vehicle. Robert Glenie, the company’s South Canterbury Regional Manager, says his teams set the bar high in all aspects of their work and the eye-catching vans were attracting a lot of
Seeing CrestClean personnel achieve an industry-recognised qualification has been one of the many career highlights for retiring Master Cleaners Training Institute CEO Adam Hodge. Adam, who has been at the helm of the organisation since its formation in 2012, was instrumental in introducing the Certificate in Commercial Cleaning, a qualification
CrestClean team meetings held throughout the country have been a resounding success. More people than ever attended the annual events and there was great vibe among the CrestClean business owners, says Sam Lewis, CrestClean’s General Manager Franchise Services. “People are optimistic about the direction CrestClean is headed and they realise
CrestClean business owners Dominik Drahoninsky and Barbora Opavova have been praised for their part in making a community-led beach clean-up a big success. The couple joined dozens of other volunteers to collect rubbish on Auckland’s Muriwai Beach. Event organiser Christina Norton thanked CrestClean for providing buckets and equipment as an
Variety is the name of the game for CrestClean’s Malcolm Brown who has two very different roles within the organisation. As well as running his own successful cleaning franchise, Malcolm has another job ensuring his fellow business owners around the country have all the tools and materials needed to carry
CrestClean newbies Jande and Eileen Ganas have taken a real shine to their trainer Samy Goundar. The Filipino couple were put at ease by the experienced induction trainer, who takes new franchisees through the basics of cleaning. Induction training is an important part of the CrestClean franchisee training process. New
“I just can’t believe how fast it’s gone,” says CrestClean’s Woo-Sung Lee as he reflected on reaching his five-year milestone with the company. The martial arts expert hit the ground running when he joined CrestClean in 2014, quickly making a big impression with his customers and CrestClean management. He had
It’s no wonder they look proud after receiving glowing reports from their customers. These members of CrestClean’s Waikato Region were each presented with a Certificate of Excellence from regional manager Nivitesh Kumar. The awards are testament to the high quality of work carried out by franchisees and follows direct feedback
It’s been seven years since they bought their business and they are in total agreement it has been one of the best decisions they’ve ever made. For Binesh Naidu and Nag Mani, their cleaning franchise means a lot more than doing a great job. Many of their Tauranga customers have
A passion for training has seen Fiza Rahiman step up to the next level to a role that ensures CrestClean’s high standards are maintained. He’s now fully qualified as an assessor for franchisees taking the Certificate in Commercial Cleaning. The role of an assessor involves scrutinising franchisees’ competency. Under his
One of CrestClean’s most experienced staff members has added another string to his bow. Jason Cheng, who is a quality assurance co-ordinator for the Waikato, is now a qualified Assessor for Master Cleaners Training Institute. Becoming an assessor has been on his radar for some time, he says. “I’ve been