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Congratulations to North Harbour franchisee Jasvinder Singh, who is celebrating 10 years with CrestClean! Originally from India, Jas moved to New Zealand in 1989 and joined CrestClean after reading online about opportunities with the company. A bus driver by day, Jas cleans in the evenings and says he enjoys the

A career change from accountant to cleaner has more than paid off for Rajju Prasad. Fifteen years after the switch, he and his wife Manorama own four properties, with plans to build another five. The South Auckland CrestClean franchisees, who were recently presented with a 15-Year Long Service Award, moved

Pizza, ice blocks and plenty of smiles were the order of the day at 11 Canterbury primary and intermediate schools this term. The excited pupils received the tasty treats as part of CrestClean’s Cleanest Classroom programme. The programme, which is run at schools cleaned by CrestClean franchisees, rewards the classrooms

Kāpiti Coast franchisee Peta Faikimua believes what goes around comes around. So, when she received a CrestClean Excellence Award, including a crisp 50 dollar note, she was quick to donate it to her local church. “We come from a religious background, and as Christians ourselves we believe that the path

A “consistently high standard” was achieved at CrestClean’s latest bi-annual vehicle audit, which saw more than 600 vehicles assessed nationwide. “The high standard of presentation of the vehicles at audit shows our franchisees represent the brand well and are proud business owners,” says Health, Safety and Wellbeing Leader Ian Noon.

Whether she’s at work or home, Invercargill CrestClean franchisee Van Nguyen loves to tidy. So, when she joined CrestClean, once of the first things she did was to make sure her vehicle was kitted out with storage compartments to keep everything in its place. After coming up with a carefully

When it comes to choosing kids’ pyjamas, it pays to call in the experts. That’s what CrestClean’s Hawke’s Bay Regional Manager Tim O’Leary did when donating to the ‘Jammies for June’ initiative — he sought the advice of his two kids, Daniel, 5 and Anna, 3. And, with the discerning,

A chance meeting by a lake in Rotorua lead to an unexpected change in career for Mohit Sharda. Unhappy in his job as the head chef of a busy restaurant, Mohit was out walking by the lake when he struck up a conversation with a CrestClean franchisee. “I saw his

Twenty years ago, Makalita and Afelee Niumea moved to New Zealand from the remote Pacific Island of Tuvalu in search of a better life for their children. But as their family grew — and with it their expenses — they found themselves struggling to pay the bills. Makalita was working

As the property manager of a large primary school, Martin Poulton has plenty of things on his ‘to-do’ list — but thanks to Ravinesh Prasad and Kanchal Rekha cleaning is not one of them! The CrestClean franchisees have been cleaning Murrays Bay Primary School since joining the company three years ago

CrestClean was proud to attend the official opening of Alsco New Zealand’s new multimillion-dollar premises in Richmond, Nelson. The $10m plant, which combines Alsco’s Nelson and Motueka operations on one site, can lay claim to being the company’s most carbon-efficient plant in Australasia. Built by Coman Construction, it uses a

It has always been Paul and Abegail Romualdo’s dream to own their own business. In becoming CrestClean franchisees, not only have they achieved their dream, they have hit another milestone — they are the 200th franchise team to join the Auckland Central region. Originally from the island of Mindanao in