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  • Bilingual William guides Chinese...

    William Lin loves the flexibility he gets from running his own cleaning business in New Zealand’s North Island tourist capital. Depending on where you bump into the 37 year old, he could be wearing one of two uniforms. William runs a very successful CrestClean franchise in Rotorua – but he

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  • Mayor’s role in Crest’s...

    Auckland’s Mayor has played a key role in CrestClean’s tribute to school staff who helped pave the way to the company gaining Environmental Choice accreditation. Phil Goff presented a Certificate of Appreciation to Leyette Callister, Principal of Howick Primary School. An Environmental Choice assessor visited the school to monitor a

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  • CrestClean’s ‘Mr School’ is...

    His colleagues have teasingly dubbed him CrestClean’s “Mr School”. But the title is certainly apt and sits very well with hard-working Master Franchisee Viky Narayan. Of all Crest’s Regional Managers throughout New Zealand, Viky has the highest number of schools on his books. And he makes no secret of his

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  • Kids get a kick...

    Leslie Rugby balls have found a great home in a remote village on the island of Tutuila in American Samoa. They were given to some young boys living in Aoa Village who were friendly to CrestClean’s former Communications Executive Amanda Witherell and her partner, Brian, who are travelling around the

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  • Filipino Society honours CrestClean...

    Southland Filipino Society has honoured CrestClean’s Filipino franchisees by presenting them with Certificates of Achievement. The presentation was made at the organisation’s annual end-of-year function, which was attended by Crest’s Southland Regional Manager Glenn Cockroft. The certificates were to recognise the successes achieved by the large number of Filipino people

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  • Determined duo achieve homeownership...

    Meet two high-flying franchisees who’ve shown how determination and hard work can reap rich rewards in more ways than one. Dan and Madhu Pariachi’s CrestClean business is booming and they’ve now been able to purchase a place of their own – something that just a couple of years ago would

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  • Family ceremony honours new...

    Diversity is certainly the name of the game with Crest’s franchisees representing more than 30 individual nationalities. And that richness in culture particularly resonates with Crest’s Invercargill Regional Manager Glenn Cockroft, who enjoys the close working relationships with his franchisees and said Crest truly felt like a “league of all

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  • Cleanest classroom competition sees...

    Shirley Keaton, a teacher at Rosebank School, with the winning Room 7 students.

    Eager children at Balclutha’s Rosebank School went on a clean-up crusade after Crest franchisee Farina Shah spoke at morning assembly. When the youngsters heard about Crest’s Cleanest Classroom Award the eager youngsters couldn’t wait to get started. Farina was joined by Antoine Zoghbi, Crest’s Otago and Southland Quality Assurance Co-ordinator.

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  • Praise for our reigning...

    > Kind-hearted CrestClean team members happily rose to the occasion when the heavens opened and a school’s community event was lashed by driving rain. It was a frantic day of constant mopping up and cleaning for franchisee Ram Kumar and his willing workers – but it was also a day

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  • Praise for Crest from...

    Barbara de Vries (right), Crest’s Nelson Regional Manager, presents rugby balls to Janice Gulbransen, Principal of Nayland Primary School, Nelson.

    Crest’s Nelson Regional Manager Barbara de Vries was on the ball when she met local school principals at their annual get together. CrestClean are the Bronze sponsors of the Nelson Principals Association Annual Conference and the company takes pride is supporting the hard work the principals do in maintaining high

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  • Fiva’s boxing clever for...

    Fiva Latu lost 11kg in preparation for the charity fight.

    Tomorrow is D-Day for Crest’s Fiva Latu when months of punishing boxing training is put to the ultimate test when he steps into the ring at a charity fight night. But win or lose, Fiva knows every moment will be worth it as he faces a tough opponent in the

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  • Principal stunned by surprise...

    Principal Rosina Wikaira receives a television from Viky Narayan, Regional Manager South and East Auckland.

    Crest’s Regional Manager for South and East Auckland Viky Narayan stunned a school principal by his surprise visit. For under his arm was tucked a brand new television. It was won by Homai Primary School’s Principal Rosina Wikaira. She had entered a prize draw at the New Zealand Principals’ Federation

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