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Being your own boss comes with lots of benefits — like being able to spend the day tending to your vegetable garden. “We spend a lot of our spare time gardening. My wife loves flower gardens and I mainly grow vegetables. During the summer I plant a lot of the

At Vogeltown School, lunchtime means rugby time! So, when CrestClean gifted the school a couple of its rugby balls, they were received with open arms. “We’ve always had a good relationship with CrestClean and when we were offered the rugby balls, I said ‘yes, that’d be awesome!’ And they’re good

The latest intake of Waikato franchisees to complete their Hard Floor Care training are a shining example to others, says Master Cleaners Training Institute trainer Fiza Rahiman. “We had 100 per cent attendance and everyone came fully prepared with all the correct equipment, which we really appreciated. The commitment they

Term 3 ended on a high note for tidy Kiwis in South Canterbury who won the region’s latest Cleanest Classroom Awards from CrestClean. The Cleanest Classroom programme is run at many of the over 500 primary and intermediate schools that are cleaned by CrestClean franchisees, with the classrooms that are

When Te Rōhutu Whio School opened in Rolleston recently, CrestClean franchisees Mandeep Kaur and Sharnjit Singh were excited to be on the guest list. Tasked with cleaning the school before the big day, the Christchurch South franchisees were let in on a secret — Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was also

It has been 14 years since CrestClean first provided sponsorship to the New Zealand Principals’ Federation — and this year we got to go back to where it all started. The NZPF’s annual conference was held in Christchurch for the first time since 2008, the same year in which we

Karl Parker used to have the weight of the world on his shoulders. Now, as the proud owner of a CrestClean business, he is leading a much lighter life — in both mind and body. “Coming to CrestClean was the best move I ever made. I’m fitter and healthier and,

It might have been named after one of the city’s forefathers, but Invercargill’s soon-to-be-opened The Langlands Hotel now has a new namesake. After months of cleaning the hotel, section by section as it has progressed, CrestClean franchisee Tess Jabonitalla has named her new puppy ‘Langley’ — a combination of the

When Cherry Ninon was in her twenties, she aspired to own her own business — a decade later she has realised that dream with a CrestClean franchise. “I’m earning a whole lot more than I was in my previous job — three times more. In the first year I have

Palmerston North franchisee Petera Wiparata is proud to be following in his father’s footsteps. “My dad was a cleaner for 20 years, and I’ve done cleaning for most of my life. I love cleaning — for me it’s one of the only jobs where you know you’re done when you’re

Tony Kramers has gone back to school, to reconnect with his past. The Dunedin Master Franchisee, who can trace his whakapapa (genealogy) back to Ngāi Tahu chiefs Karetai and Te Mātenga Taiaroa, is learning te reo Māori, picking up where he left off more than 20 years ago. “I learnt

Sandeep Kumar and Anju Anju are scaling new heights — both in business and recreation. Since becoming CrestClean franchisees two years ago they have more than doubled the size of their business, while also finding plenty of time to enjoy their shared hobby of hiking. “We have heaps of free