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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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  • Pure Water Gets a Lift

    CrestClean’s Pure Water Window Cleaning System in operation at the ANZ Building in Tauranga is an impressive sight. The four storey building is located at the busy intersection of Cameron Road and Elizabeth Street, and most of the structure and its features can be done from ground level with the

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  • Business Excellence in Marketing Award goes to CrestClean...

    Congratulations to Viky and Nileshna Narayan, Regional Directors for CrestClean South and East Auckland, for winning the ‘Business Excellence in Marketing’ Award at the 7th annual Indian Newslink Indian Business Awards on the 24th of November 2014. The award was presented to Viky and Nileshna by Prime Minister John Key

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  • ‘Impressed’ with Crest at Hobsonville Point Schools

    As Facilities Coordinator at Programmed Facility Management, it’s Alison Murison’s job to ensure the primary and secondary schools at Hobsonville Point run smoothly. “At any given time, when someone walks into the schools they have to look pristine,” says Alison. Fortunately, there are four CrestClean husband and wife teams to

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  • SafeClean’s ™ Receives Official Approval

    CrestClean’s Health, Safety and Environmental Management System, SafeClean, has received trademark approval. New Zealand’s Intellectual Property Office issued the trademark registration on 23 September 2014, after a six month period during which notice of the trademark is advertised and any objections to it can be filed. Trademarks help to distinguish

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  • Crest Franchisee Wins Prestigious Pathways Award

    Congratulations to Leo Wang, a CrestClean franchisee in West Auckland, who has won a Pathways to the Future Trust Award. Leo is one of 12 recipients of this exciting scholarship, which is a joint project of Rosebank Business Association and Rotary Club New Lynn, and awards education and travel funds

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