Auckland South News

  • John Leslie reboots his...

    Ex-Highlanders player John Leslie has ramped up his goal to boost the number of junior rugby coaches by rebooting his acclaimed training programme. The former Scotland international says there’s no shortage of mums and dads willing to get involved in coaching – but they often lack good resources to make

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  • Popular couple are customer-focussed

    Rachel Gill receives her Certificate of Long Service from Viky Narayan, CrestClean’s Auckland South Regional Manager.

    Business owners Shivraj Gill and his wife Rachel are highly regarded by their Auckland customers they clean for. It means that whenever they take a well-deserved break questions are soon asked as to how long they will be away. Viky Narayan, CrestClean’s Auckland South Regional Manager says the popular couple

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  • Couple have sights on...

    Viky Narayan, CrestClean’s Regional Manager for South and East Auckland, presents the Long Service Award to Shalend and Kamni Ram. Looking on is Sam Lewis, General Manager Franchise Services.

    Shalend Ram didn’t have to think twice when deciding what he and his wife Kamni would do with the $2000 bonus they received from CrestClean. The successful franchisees will put it towards the purchase of a new vehicle they’ve got their eye on for their Auckland business. The money, in

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  • Specialist training after dental...

    CrestClean personnel were champing at the bit to start work on a new contract to provide cleaning services for dental clinics throughout the Auckland region. The teams underwent a training day for some site-specific training and induction. The work requires high standards of hygiene to be maintained at 42 sites

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  • Top Appeal boosted by...

    Viky Narayan (left), CrestClean’s South East Auckland Regional Manager, with Managing Director Grant McLauchlan and Eteta Petero (right) and Princeton Jackson from the Toy Appeal.

    More than 100 Auckland kids will receive a Christmas gift thanks to the generosity of CrestClean business owners. Viky Narayan, CrestClean’s South East Auckland Regional Manager Regional Manager, was overwhelmed with the response after he sent out a plea asking franchisees to donate to the Salvation Army’s annual Toy Appeal.

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  • Business provides holidays for...

    Amit Kumar receives his Certificate of Long service from Viky Narayan, CrestClean’s South and East Auckland Regional Manager.

    Taking his family to see their tennis hero win a major tournament has been one of the many highlights of the past 10 years for Amit Kumar. Such occasions have only been possible thanks to having a profitable CrestClean business, he says. “We are tennis fans and we’ve been to

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  • Business owners celebrate 15...

    Between them these Auckland business owners have 60 years’ experience of being at the top of their game. And their dedication to CrestClean was marked by long service awards being presented by CrestClean’s Managing Director Grant McLauchlan. Each recipient has been with company for 15 years, the achievement all the

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  • Personal success on reaching...

    Following a full-on day at a large Countdown store in New Zealand’s biggest shopping centre he had a unique way of chilling out from the stresses of his top management job. After a quick cuppa at home, Sheik Saheb would change into his CrestClean uniform and begin his evening job

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  • Food firm praises ‘amazing’...

    His hard work and dedication to the job have been praised by managers at one of the biggest snack food manufacturers in New Zealand. When Anand Achari took on the job of cleaning toilets at Bluebird he knew it would be challenging work. The busy production facility’s bathroom areas were

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  • Kids sing their heart...

    A unique musical treat was on the cards for two CrestClean franchisees when they popped into an Auckland school to hand out competition prizes. Shiva and Shartika Naicker had arrived at Baverstock Oaks School laden with pizza for Crest’s Cleanest Classroom Award winners. But the youngsters had a big surprise

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  • Mice season triggers urgent...

    PestCo’s Mike Wills has a tiny destructive house invader firmly in his sights. With winter around the corner, Mike is warning people to take action now to avoid having a family of unwelcome guests invading a home or business property. When cold weather arrives it’s a strong signal for mice

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  • Home overrun by roach...

    PestCo’s Mike Wills thought he’s seen it all. Dealing with cockroaches is all part of his job as PestCo’s Service Technician – but what happened during a visit to a Tauranga home stunned the experienced bug expert. He was carrying out a treatment for spiders and cockroaches at the rural

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