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  • Clean start as CrestClean welcomes new school principal

    When Andrew Leverton was appointed as the new principal of Allenton School in Ashburton, CrestClean was keen to give him a warm welcome. So, Regional Master Franchisee Rob Glenie arranged a morning tea, to celebrate both Andrew’s arrival and the school’s six-year relationship with CrestClean. It was also an opportunity

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  • ‘Thank Your Cleaner Day’ celebrated

    Everyone likes to be thanked for the work that they do! So, when ‘Thank Your Cleaner Day’ came around, CrestClean’s Regional Master Franchisee Zainab Ali took the opportunity to let her Wellington teams know how valued they are. Franchisees were invited to a special morning tea where goodie bags were

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  • From CrestClean’s youngest franchisee, to husband, dad and...

    When Nitij Maharaj started his CrestClean business seven years ago, he was fresh out of school and the company’s youngest franchisee. Since then a lot has changed. He is now married to Disha and they have a baby son, Nayden, while the size of his business has tripled — and

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  • CrestClean’s ‘top tier’ enhance their skillset with leadership...

    CrestClean is celebrating the completion of the Aspire2 Workplace Communication Programme by all its Regional Master Franchisees. The programme is aimed at enhancing professional capabilities and covers a variety of topics, including verbal and non-verbal communication, delegation, conflict resolution and active listening. In recognition of the achievement, a graduation ceremony

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  • Kerikeri Primary School's tidiest learners treated to sweet...

    Instead of ‘an apple for the teacher’, CrestClean franchisee Nisha Khan gifted Kerikeri Primary School teacher Angela Sime with chocolates and a coffee cup — and the class got pizza, fruit juice and lollipops. The occasion? For being tidy Kiwis! Room 14 was the winner of the latest Cleanest Classroom

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  • CrestClean celebrates a 15-year partnership with the NZ...

    CrestClean was honoured to be presented with a special certificate at the annual New Zealand Principals’ Federation Conference, to acknowledge a successful 15-year partnership. CrestClean has supported NZPF since 2008, first as a Bronze Business Partner, progressing to Gold Business Partner six years later. The certificate was presented by NZPF

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  • Meet Steve Willis, our new Southland Regional Manager

    Steve Willis reckons he’s hit a home run, with his new role as CrestClean’s Southland Regional Manager. The accomplished softball player, who previously worked as a senior account manager for Kimberly-Clark, has a passion for the cleaning industry and says applying for the role was “a no-brainer”. “It was everything

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  • CrestClean helps Zespri achieve sustainability goals

    CrestClean is proud to be helping Zespri to reduce its waste, through Tauranga City Council’s Resource Wise Programme. Zespri was recently presented with a ‘Stage 5 – Green Award’, the highest possible in the programme, with special mention given to CrestClean franchisee Aileen Fernando Caballero for her contribution. Aileen, who

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  • CrestClean shines at healthcare conference

    CrestClean recently showcased its specialist healthcare cleaning services at the annual Practice Managers and Administrators Association of New Zealand (PMAANZ) Conference, which was held over three days at the Te Pae Convention Centre in Christchurch. The conference, which was attended by close to 900 people, was a unique opportunity for

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  • CrestClean's Northland meeting rucks up excitement with rugby...

    CrestClean’s Northland Regional Team Meeting was a real ‘try-umph’, after rugby great John Leslie made a surprise appearance. The former Scotland and Highlanders centre, who was appointed Head Coach of Northland’s Semco Taniwha rugby team earlier this year, delivered a motivational speech at the meeting, after which he joined franchisees

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  • CrestClean success leads to more family time, financial...

    A year ago, Ankush Sharma was working six days a week, with little time to spend with his family. Now he has his own business, his own home and, best of all, his days are free to look after his three-year-old daughter Japnoor. Ankush used to manage a liquor store,

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  • Mayank and Deepika are proud to become ‘Kiwis’

    After nine years in New Zealand, CrestClean franchisees Mayank and Deepika Malik are proud to call themselves fully fledged Kiwis. The Hawke’s Bay couple recently became New Zealand Citizens, after attending an official ceremony where they were presented with certificates by the Mayor of Napier, Kirsten Wise. “It was a

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