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  • RecycleKiwi popular with Waikato principals

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    CrestClean’s free RecycleKiwi resources were a big hit at the latest Waikato Principals Association’s quarterly conference. “RecycleKiwi is quite a hot cake at the moment. All the resource packs we took to the conference were snapped up!” says Waikato Regional Manager Nivitesh Kumar. The packs, which contain waste separation bin

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  • Celebrating seven years of health, happiness and success

    Cleaner standing outside his home with a long service certificate.

    Permal Naidu is sleeping easy since becoming a CrestClean business owner. After working nightshifts for more than 15 years, the Hamilton franchisee says CrestClean has given him back his quality of life. “Now I come home earlier at night and I sleep in — I’ve done so many night shifts,

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  • Auckland East’s trailblazing franchisees

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    Thirteen might be considered an unlucky number for some, but for Auckland East franchisees Geeta and Anand Sharma, 13 years with CrestClean has brought them nothing but prosperity and success. Having grown their business, they are now the proud owners of a beautiful, six-bedroom home, two rental properties and two

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  • Cuisine and camaraderie at North Harbour get-together

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    Food and ideas were shared by North Harbour franchisees at a recent social gathering aimed at building relationships between the business owners. “With a franchise, you’ve got your own business and you hardly get a chance to interact with each other,” says CrestClean’s North Harbour Regional Manager Neil Kumar. “It’s

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  • CrestClean supports principals’ professional development

    CrestClean was proud to support close to 200 school leaders at two professional development days in Auckland recently. Auckland West Regional Manager Caro Wedding and North Harbour Regional Manager Neil Kumar joined forces to co-sponsor the Waitakere Area Principals Association’s (WAPA) Leadership Day and the North Shore Principals Association’s (NSPA)

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  • Seven years of happy customers for North Harbour...

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    When Uraura Unaia was looking for a business opportunity to support his family, he turned to his father-in-law Francis Nawaia for advice. As a successful CrestClean franchisee, Francise knew just which direction to steer him in! He introduced Uraura to CrestClean, and soon he was following in his footsteps! Recently

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  • Move south brings success for CrestClean franchisee

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    When Richard Chand left Auckland for a new life in Invercargill, he wondered what he was getting himself into. “I didn’t know anyone. When I got to the airport, I didn’t even have a place to stay,” says Richard. But now, with a family, three properties and an accounting degree,

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  • Triple excellence for Nelson franchisees

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    They say good things come in threes and that is certainly true for Nelson franchisees Maunghla Pan and Mu Ban Peh. The couple were awarded three Certificates of Excellence in a month, for their ‘excellent customer care and quality of work’ at the kindergarten and two schools that they clean.

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  • Rugby, romance and residency for Northland franchisee

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    What do CrestClean’s John Salele and All Black great Sid Going have in common? Answer: They both played for Northland’s Mid Northern Rugby Club. And, while John hasn’t gone on to be an All Black, he is heading towards great things. John bought a franchise in Kerikeri last month and

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  • Following in his parents’ footsteps with a CrestClean...

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    When the time came for Razim Mohammad to stand on his own two feet, it was his parents’ footsteps he followed in. After helping them in their CrestClean business for seven years, he decided to buy a franchise of his own — and six months later he has more than

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  • Amputee turns life around with CrestClean franchise

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    Khua Zanniat was just 17 when he lost his arm in a workplace accident in Malaysia. With no government assistance and little hope of finding a job to support himself, he faced a bleak future. But, 10 years later, having moved to New Zealand as a refugee, he owns his

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  • Introducing Sharon Churchill… ‘AT’

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    CrestClean’s Financial Controller Sharon Churchill has held finance and accounting roles for more than 20 years — and now she has the initials after her name to prove it. Sharon is officially an ‘Accounting Technician’ after receiving the internationally recognised qualification from Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ).

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