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  • Crest Franchisee Steps into New Role as Auckland...

    CrestClean runs in the Narayan family.

    Rajesh Narayan was introduced to CrestClean by his younger brother, Viky Narayan, Crest’s Regional Manager for South and East Auckland. “When I came to New Zealand I was working for Sky TV and it was okay but I didn’t like the hours,” Raj recalls. “I was thinking of investing in

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  • It’s Cost Effective to Have a Clean, Healthy...

    CrestClean's 2015 Masters Conference.

    Principal Gavin Beere was just a couple of years into his tenure at South Auckland’s Hillpark School when he decided to take a critical look at the primary school’s cleaning services. “There’s one main reason why people look at cleaning operations,” he said recently during a presentation at CrestClean’s Masters

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  • Before and After School Urinals

    Before and after photograph of a urinal.

    During student holidays, many CrestClean franchisees do special Term Cleans of the schools in their regions. This takes a more thorough “spring cleaning” approach that involves going the extra mile, with a full carpet cleaning and polishing of all hard floors in most cases. It can also be an opportunity

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  • Glowing Reports for Hutt Valley’s Rookie of the...

    Harpreet and Amandeep Bhangu are an ambitious young family.

    “Glowing reports” from customers about CrestClean franchisee team Harpreet and Amandeep Bhangu have made them the Hutt Valley’s Rookie Of The Year for 2014. The young family is originally from India but now calling the Hutt Valley their home. They purchased a CrestClean franchise in August and are busy cleaning

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  • CrestClean West Auckland Attends Business Club Showcase

    CrestClean’s Caroline Wedding and PestCo’s Rowan Washer.

    The West Auckland Business Club 2015 Business Showcase was a rewarding event to attend, says Caroline Wedding, CrestClean’s Regional Manager for West Auckland and North Shore. Held on March 5 at the Trusts Arena in Henderson, CrestClean was one of 40 local businesses that exhibited. “It was very engaging,” says

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  • Help on hand for coaching the kids

    John Leslie knows what it is like to roll up to a training session as a coach and have no idea. But the former Otago and Highlanders captain and Scottish international is sharing the knowledge he has gained over the years for his coaching and is travelling around the country

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  • Coaching Made Easy with LeslieRugby and CrestClean

    Even if you’ve played years of professional rugby for international unions and were Captain of Scotland, it doesn’t mean you know how to coach 7-year-olds. “When I turned up to manage and coach my son’s Under-7 team it was really disorganised,” recalls John Leslie, former Highlanders centre and one of

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  • Wiri Oil Shows Appreciation

    When CrestClean’s Regional Manager for South and East Auckland, Viky Narayan was called into the Wiri Oil Services office for a special meeting, he was concerned. Turns out, it was to see one of his franchisees receive top praise. As part of Wiri Oil’s performance management system, contractors who work

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  • Toilets – The Great Escape

    Just in case you need another reason to have clean toilets, here it is: turns out people are doing a lot more in there than the usual. A consumer study released by SCA, a hygiene products company, shows a surprising number of people use their workplace restrooms to eat, exercise,

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  • ‘Crest Gives Us Wings’

    Davendran and Prithi Nair thought they might never be able to buy a house. Originally from Fiji, they decided to purchase a CrestClean franchise because Prithi’s brother in law was in the business and they liked the idea of running their own franchise and being their own boss. After 10

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  • Technology the Topic at Crest’s Annual Conference

    For 2015, CrestClean explored the theme of “Embracing the Digital Future” for the annual Masters Conference. The yearly gathering brings all of Crest’s Regional Managers together with personnel from Admin Services and the marketing office and gives everyone a chance to catch up in person, learn what’s ahead for the

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  • King Tut Damage: The Cleaners Did it…Or Did...

    Sounds like the Egyptian National Museum needs competent cleaners they can trust. Mystery has always surrounded King Tut ever since the 1922 discovery of his elaborate tomb and remains, however the most recent controversy involves how the beard of his priceless gold death mask was broken off and shoddily repaired.

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