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On a typical day, hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders enter their workplaces and get on with their jobs. Most don’t pay a second thought to the cleaners who came into the office as they headed out the door, aside from perhaps a passing hello. No one really cares. It’s

As an employer in the commercial cleaning industry, if you make an investment in training you want it to produce confident, competent, safe and loyal employees who will make a positive contribution to your bottom line, helping you grow your business and your customer base. For that to happen, the

Mortgage advisor Michael Walters is always on hand to help CrestClean franchisees. Michael, who joined Mortgage Link Otago in 2004, has worked closely with five CrestClean franchisees and helped them obtain mortgage and business loan funding. “Being self-employed, the franchisees require someone with experience in dealing with business financials and

A study by Dr. Bill Wolverton, a former research scientist at NASA, resulted in a comprehensive list of the most effective plants to remove toxic chemicals from our air. The recommendation of NASA is to use 15 to 18 good-sized houseplants in an 1,800-square-foot (170 m2) house/office. The plants listed below

New Zealand owned and operated CrestClean has a lot to celebrate these days and Neil Kumar is one person demonstrating that hard work and determination pays off. As a result of the training provided by CrestClean, Mr Kumar has gained his the National Certificate in Cleaning and Caretaking, and he

From the first cold day of the year, we start to see advertising from the pharmaceutical giants… “Soldier on” and “ Stop the flu– before it gets you”. Generally speaking, a few days away from the office letting the flu or a heavy cold run its course, is a last

Each day New Zealanders arrive at work blissfully unaware of whether their workplace has been adequately cleaned or worst unaware that they face contamination as a result of untrained commercial cleaners. In the growing health or aged care sectors workers face increase risks from not only a personal safety perspective,

ISSA Value of Clean Context Information. This document was released in 2011, and summarises contemporary research into: •    Absenteeism •    Productivity •    Image Enhancement •    Presenteeism and tools to calculate the “Value of Clean”, which is the concept of the value of proper cleaning as it affects organisations. Download full

The Value of Cleaning stretches well beyond that of mere appearance. It is an investment in human health, the workplace environment and an improved bottom line. In recent years international research has focused on the impact that proper cleaning has on reducing absenteeism, and in turn how reduced absenteeism increases

Dr Charles P. Gerba speaks about an interesting issue faced by astronauts NASA.

Dr Charles P. Gerba points out the areas we should be concerned about in an average workplace, plus gives some quick basic tips on how to prevent the build up of bacteria and disease. Dr Gerba’s most recent research uncovers the link between unhygienic workplaces and sickness, and the affect