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  • ‘Move to the Regions’ Success Moves up to...

    Prasun Acharya has been on the move ever since he joined CrestClean in 2013, in part due to CrestClean’s special “Move to the Regions” offer, which took him from renting in Auckland to living in Napier. He’s now moving to New Plymouth and moving on from being a Crest franchisee

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  • Happy Chinese New Year

    It’s the Lunar New Year in China and CrestClean wishes everyone a happy and prosperous Year of the Goat….or is it Sheep? Or Ram? There’s some confusion as the Mandarin word “yang” translates to “horned” animal and connotes all three possibilities. Whatever your horned animal affiliation, people born this year

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  • CrestClean Rides High at Opotiki Rodeo

    For 54 years, bronc riders, ropers, barrel racers, and other cowboys have gathered at what’s now being called the “CrestClean Opotiki Rodeo,” thanks to Whakatane franchisees Geoff and Di Price. This entrepreneurial CrestClean team, with support from the greater Crest company, have undertaken sponsorship of the popular local event for

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  • CrestClean Welcomes New Central Otago Regional Manager

    Welcome to the CrestClean team, James Dixon! As the new Regional Manager for Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago, James will be overseeing CrestClean’s operations in this growing area, which includes Alexandra, Cromwell and Queenstown. “I’m looking forward to getting stuck in, building the business and gaining new clients,” he says.

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  • School Holidays are a Time to Shine

    It’s the day before for the new term at Te Puke High School and Principal Alan Liddle says having CrestClean do a special Term Clean of every block makes a difference for returning staff and students. “Oh certainly, the school feels different after a Term Clean,” he says. “It’s one

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  • Outstanding Christmas Party for Auckland CrestClean Teams

    Nearly 400 CrestClean franchisees and their families got together for the annual Christmas party. Held on the 7th of December at the Glen Eden RSA, the party included the CrestClean teams from all the Auckland regions – Central, North, West, South and East – as well as the North Harbour

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  • Health and Safety Taken Seriously, Audits Conclude

    No major issues or non-conformances are the findings of a comprehensive health and safety audit of CrestClean’s regional operations. Conducted over several weeks by Andrew Swensen, CrestClean’s Health, Safety and Environmental Advisor, the audits involved reviewing how CrestClean’s Health, Safety and Environmental Management System is being implemented in the field

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  • How Dirty is Your School?

    When you think about what might be the dirtiest parts of your school, what comes to mind? Toilet seats, perhaps? Certainly not the water fountain, right? Well, ISSA, the Worldwide Cleaning Industry Association, has conducted extensive scientific research in schools and discovered that the places most considered clean actually have

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  • CrestClean Porsche Piloted by Driver of the Weekend…Again!

    The CrestClean Porsche 996 GT3 has a new owner who’s just as impressive on the track as its previous driver. Robert Dong is behind the wheel of the CrestClean-branded car and in his first event in the Porsche series, at the Manfeild circuit in November 2014, he won “Driver of

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  • Experienced Quality Assurance manager appointed

    Jason Cheng is CrestClean’s new Operations Co-ordinator for Bay of Plenty and Waikato regions, which includes Hamilton, Tauranga, Rotorua, Taupo and Whakatane. This role requires Jason to undertake quality audits, assist with implementing new contracts and be a guiding force for franchisees new to the business. Crest has similar co-ordinators

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  • Beautiful Christmas Party at Lake Rotorua

    Rotorua, Taupo and Whakatane CrestClean franchisees and their families gathered together to celebrate the holiday season and the end of a busy, productive year on Saturday the 13th of December. The party was held at the beautiful Hamurana Springs Reserve, on the north shore of Lake Rotorua and nearly 90

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  • Training Up 40 Percent at Master Cleaners

    The number of CrestClean personnel trained at Master Cleaners Training Institute increased by more than 40 percent in 2014. “This is just part of growth as we see it and we intend to proceed along the same growth path next year,” says Adam Hodge, CEO of Master Cleaners Training Institute.

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