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  • Success celebrated at Palmerston North & Kāpiti Coast...

    CrestClean’s Palmerston North and Kāpiti Coast franchisees recently gathered for their annual meeting, celebrating their achievements and hard work. The event was held at the Palmerston North Conference and Function Centre, and provided an opportunity for franchisees to learn more about their businesses and how CrestClean supports them in their

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  • CrestClean shines at Canterbury Primary Principals' Association Conference

    CrestClean was proud to be a key sponsor at the Canterbury Primary Principals’ Association’s annual ‘Leadership Conference’. The conference spanned two days and took place at Addington Raceway in Christchurch, providing a valuable platform for knowledge-sharing and networking. With close to 150 delegates in attendance, it was an excellent opportunity

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  • Resilience and Reinvention: John’s journey from adventure tourism...

    Living the quiet life was never John Corboy’s thing — he much preferred outdoor adventures like whitewater rafting and hitting the ski slopes. But that all changed 12 years ago, when he underwent a lifesaving liver transplant, which forced him to slow down and look for a new career. “I

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  • CrestClean’s prescription for hygiene showcased at GP Conference

    Connections were forged and CrestClean’s reputation in the healthcare sector strengthened at this year’s Rotorua General Practice Conference and Medical Exhibition (GPCME). It is the second time CrestClean has attended the annual event and once again it was an extremely positive experience. Held at the Rotorua Energy Events Centre, it

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  • North Harbour franchisees shine at hard floor cleaning

    CrestClean has boosted its Hard Floor Care capabilities in North Harbour, with the graduation of six new specialists. Franchisees, Shez Ali, Belaben Prajapati, Teri Taukoriri, Salesh Pillay, Dilip Prajapati and Baukie Eneta, have been professionally trained in Hard Floor Care and individually assessed under the company’s Master Cleaners Training Institute.

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  • Eryn wants to be just like his Grandpa!

    When Wellington franchisee Erin Torio gets into his CrestClean van to go to work, his five-year-old grandson Eryn Roales asks, “Are you going kleaming?” “That’s how he spells cleaning… k-l-e-a-m-i-n-g,” says Erin. “And when we leave for work, and he has to stay home, he cries. He wants to come

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  • It’s full steam ahead for Sri with new...

    As one of CrestClean’s most enterprising franchisees, Sri Gunasingam is always looking for new ways to increase his service offering to customers. The Auckland franchisee’s latest innovation is a leading-edge, dry steam cleaning machine, or ‘steam vacuum’, which uses high-temperature steam to clean and sanitise surfaces. The Italian-made machine provides

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  • A valuable schools partnership for cleaning excellence

    CrestClean is proud to provide cleaning services to six schools which are overseen by Programmed Facilities Management, in partnership with the Ministry of Education. One of those schools is Haeata Community Campus in Christchurch, where the cleaning services are provided by CrestClean franchisee Smita Vaghela and her team. After receiving

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  • CrestClean franchisees step up a gear at motorsport...

    When the inaugural George Begg Festival was held in Invercargill recently, four CrestClean franchisees got to go along for the ride. The festival celebrated Southland motorsport legend George Begg, whose 1960s and 1970s race cars are famous for taking on some of the biggest names in the world. The retro

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  • 7 Certificates of Excellence in 7 months!

    She may have only been with CrestClean for 18 months, but Timaru franchisee Maritess Felizardo has already built up an impressive track record with her customers. Since November last year, she has been awarded seven Certificates of Excellence, for the outstanding service she has provided to her customers. CrestClean awards

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  • Students tidy up the competition in cleanest classroom...

    Students from four Ashburton schools have shown they are a class above the rest when it comes to being tidy Kiwis. In the latest regional round of CrestClean’s Cleanest Classroom Awards, classes from Hinds School, St Joseph’s School, Ashburton Intermediate and Longbeach School were recognised for their efforts in keeping

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  • Couple build successful CrestClean business after being inspired...

    Scrolling social media can be a bit of a time waster, but for Waikato couple Motuokai Kureta and Teitirua Nubono, it lead to a life-changing decision. It was on Facebook that the Waikato franchisees learnt about CrestClean and decided to buy their own business. “We saw a lot of comments

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