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  • Hygiene and cleanliness is a high priority at...

    It was a big thumbs up for the CrestClean team who ensured everything was spotlessly clean and hygienic for donors attending a New Zealand Blood Service clinic. Makalita Afelee and Afelee Niumea had their work cut out in preparing the large church building that was used as the venue for

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  • Health manager thanks CrestClean for keeping centre ‘clean...

    He had just joined CrestClean but new franchisee Raj Prasad was happy to jump into working 12-hour days to help keep his community safe. The former dairy farm manager’s first cleaning contract was to provide a round-the-clock sanitising service to safeguard staff and patients at a Papakura medical centre. Each

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  • Cleaning for NZ Blood Service brings a strong...

    He didn’t have to think twice when he heard the New Zealand Blood Service had enquired about extra cleaning for venues used by its mobile collection clinics. Wayne Ng was already carrying out cleaning and sanitising at the organisation’s Takapuna centre. It was not only work he was familiar with,

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  • Feeling the heat during specialist clean at US...

    CrestClean personnel were feeling the heat during a hard day’s work at the Christchurch base of the United States Antarctic Program. The team of six who assembled to do a total sanitising clean of the organisation’s buildings at the city’s airport were kitted out in full personal protective equipment (PPE).

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  • Cleaning teams bring reassurance to medical staff at...

    Knowing their work is helping to keep medical staff safe means a lot to CrestClean’s Akshay and Naina Kumar. The couple have been cleaning and sanitising Whakatane’s War Memorial Hall where a COVID-19 testing centre has been operating. With an initial requirement of up to four visits a day from

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  • Face masks become the new normal as hygiene...

    Just a few months ago anyone wearing a mask in public would have likely drawn stares in countries unused to this behaviour. Now they have become a stark visual reminder of the unusual times we live in, says Liezl Foxcroft, who oversees the training of CrestClean teams around New Zealand.

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  • Sharp rise in demand for CrestClean’s sanitising service

    South Canterbury businesses have been rushing to sign up for a new cleaning service that takes hygiene to an extra level for their employees and customers. The coronavirus crisis has sparked an increase in calls from customers enquiring about CrestClean’s sanitising service, says Robert Glenie, the company’s South Canterbury Regional

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  • Sanitiser production helps to provide work for people...

    It might be uncomplicated and more than a bit repetitive but those carrying out the work just couldn’t be happier. In fact for the Altus Enterprises employees who bottle and label CrestClean’s Anti-Viral Sanitiser, it’s a task that also creates a strong feel-good factor that extends far beyond the satisfaction

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  • ‘One man cleaning machine’ takes pride in working...

    New Zealand Blood Service staff have taken a real shine to CrestClean business owner Zaldy Verallo. They’ve been impressed by his attitude and the high standard of his work as he ensures everything is clean and hygenic at the numerous venues used by organisation’s mobile collection clinics. Sandra Horwell, Administration

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  • TV3 news features CrestClean team as schools prepare...

    CrestClean personnel have appeared in a TV3 news story covering preparations for the planned reopening next week of the nation’s schools. Newshub reporter Tom McRae filmed CrestClean business owner Anmol Prasad and his wife Vikashni Devi in a classroom at Howick Primary School. Also featured in the report was Liezl

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  • Covid course proves invaluable for CrestClean’s training expert

    Having the most up to date information on COVID-19 is proving invaluable for Liezl Foxcroft as she delivers online training seminars to CrestClean teams around the country. With a stronger focus on cleaning and sanitising set to become the new normal, Liezl signed up for an intensive series of training

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  • CrestClean personnel deployed to sanitise COVID-19 test stations

    Liezl Foxcroft, General Manager Training, Master Cleaners Training Institute, delivering training to CrestClean personnel via Skype.

    CrestClean personnel who are ensuring COVID-19 testing stations are regularly cleaned and sanitised have been trained to the highest level for the important task. A special training session, featuring a live online video presentation, has enabled cleaning teams across the country to be fully prepared when authorities ask for assistance.

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