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  • Master Cleaners Training Institute gains BICSc Accreditation

    The Master Cleaners Training Institute has been granted the status of an Accredited Training Provider with the British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc). In partnership with BICSc, Master Cleaners will provide accredited training programmes to CrestClean franchisees. Colin Hanks, General Manager of BICSc recently travelled to NZ to assess the

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  • Franchisees celebrate 13 years with Crest

    Dunedin franchisees Barry and Nancye Murray recently celebrated 13 years with Crest. They were presented with a travel voucher by Managing Director Grant McLauchlan, which they are using for a getaway in Auckland. Congratulations Barry and Nancye, that’s a great milestone and we wish you many more successful years with

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  • Franchisee Survey Prize Draw

    In December of last year, CrestClean conducted a comprehensive internal survey distributed to all franchisees throughout the country. We would like to thank all those who completed the survey, and we will be working over the next few months to take action on what we have learnt from it. Everyone

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  • CrestClean Runner Up at Singapore Franchise Awards

    CrestClean was recently recognised by the Franchising and Licensing Association of Singapore annual awards as runner up in the “International Franchise of the Year” category. This award honours franchisors that have excelled in their own country and are now represented internationally. The judges commented that CrestClean “had demonstrated success in

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  • Cleaning Up for a Royal Visit

    A letter from Veronica Keswell, Office Administrator, East Tamaki School: East Tamaki School hosted a very special guest on Monday 12 November 2012, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. Part of our preparations for this visit was to ensure that the areas of the school that she would see would be clean

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  • CrestClean Wins Another Fast 50 Award

    Last week CrestClean was recognised as the ‘Fastest Growing Mature Business – Otago and Lower South Island’ in the Deloitte 2012 Fast 50 Awards. This is the 5th time CrestClean has been recognised as a Deloitte Fast 50 company, and we are incredibly proud of everyone within the company who

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  • 2012 New Zealand Principals' Federation Conference iPad Prize...

    CrestClean is proud to announce the winner of our iPad Prize Draw from the 2012 New Zealand Principals’ Federation Conference held in Melbourne. We’d firstly like to thank Robyn Arthur, Principal of Newlands Primary School in Wellington, for conducting the official draw back in New Zealand after the conference. Congratulations to

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  • CrestClean South Auckland selected as a finalist in...

    Congratulations to Viky Narayan and the team at CrestClean South Auckland who has been selected as a finalist in the Westpac Auckland South Business Awards. The pictures show Viky Narayan, CrestClean South Auckland’s Regional Director, accepting the finalist award at the Westpac Finalist Function at Villa Maria Estate, Mangere, on

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  • Public Health Warning: The threat of handshaking politicians...

    Monday 15 October marks “Global Handwashing Day”. Crest Clean would like to remind the public that with politicians continually making their way around the country, it is essential to wash your hands after meeting them to prevent the spread of political handwringing. “In New Zealand we can joke about simple

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  • 10 Years of Service Celebrated at Greenhithe School

    To mark the 10th year cleaning Greenhithe School, CrestClean has donated $600 to the School Library. The School receives excellent service from franchise owners Maike Kiteao and Valaau Kiteao. On the Friday of Book Week, CrestClean personnel including Auckland Regional Directors Caroline Wedding and Dries Mangnus, and franchisees Maike and

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  • CrestClean ranked 11th on the first ever ‘Green...

    A booming green sector is shown by the New River Green 50, NZ’s first definitive list of companies making money improving the environment. The Green 50 list ranks New Zealand companies helping the environment. With being awarded 11th place on the listing, CrestClean has been acknowledged as being a successful

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  • Anger builds over 'poorly drafted' employment law

    As reported in the NZHerald – Thursday June 21, 2012 A major cleaning company is furious that it has been left waiting on an Employment Court decision for over a year because of a controversial piece of employment legislation. Dunedin based Crest Commercial Cleaning has called for a Ministerial Inquiry

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