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  • Specialist training after dental contract

    CrestClean personnel were champing at the bit to start work on a new contract to provide cleaning services for dental clinics throughout the Auckland region. The teams underwent a training day for some site-specific training and induction. The work requires high standards of hygiene to be maintained at 42 sites

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  • Crest's best receive top honours

    Jan Lichtwark, CrestClean’s Tauranga Regional Manager, says the couple were standouts among the new franchisees. “They have a passion for their business. They are proactive and have learned a lot from interacting with other franchisees. “I get great feedback from their customers about the high quality of their work.” Moonyean,

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  • They've doubled their turnover in six months

    They’ve owned a CrestClean franchise for just six months but they’ve already doubled the size of their business. Manoj Parsad Surira and his wife Kaushalya are loving the freedom from being their own bosses and say it’s better than they could have ever imagined. It’s a far cry from their

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  • School thanks hardworking cleaning team

    The hard work of those who ensure everything runs smoothly at a busy Wellington school has been officially recognised. As part of the Bellevue School’s end of year tradition, all contractors and helpers are invited to attend a “thank you” morning tea. And the CrestClean team who take care of

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  • Upskilling takes floor care to next level

    He’s a shining example of someone who just won’t accept second best. When it comes to floor care there’s precious little Randeep Singh doesn’t know about cleaning and polishing. And he not only takes great pride in his work, he loves passing on his knowledge and skills to fellow CrestClean

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  • Kids snap up Crest PropertyCare prize

    Kids were just itching to grab a piece of the action when a prize of six rugby balls arrived at their school. Principal Gareth Swete found plenty of young hands willing to try out the balls he won in a promotion to celebrate the success of Crest PropertyCare – CrestClean’s

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  • Dad delivers wife’s baby then returns to work

    Kapil Bhatt with his wife Preeti and new baby girl Yana and son Dev.

    Being present for the birth of his first child was a precious moment for new dad Kapil Bhatt. It was a joyous occasion he and his wife Preeti shared in the safe surrounds of a hospital birthing unit. But little did they realise that just 15 months later what he

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  • Party sees franchisees on a roll

    Party guests at CrestClean’s festive gathering were on a roll when challenged with turning their team mates into mummies. Using loo rolls, it was a race against each other to see who could be the first to complete the task of wrapping their partners from head to toe in paper.

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  • Personal milestone a time to celebrate

    Weimin Yan and Zak Cheng with their award.

    Clocking up five years with CrestClean is a personal milestone for Auckland franchisee Weimin Yan. Yan says life has never been better and he’s just thankful he chopped in his job as a butcher to work for himself. “I’m really happy with my CrestClean business. Cleaning is certainly easier than

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  • Cresties in their best for charity event

    You could almost hear the lyrics of Abba’s famous Dancing Queen hit single resonating around the costume hire shop when CrestClean’s Caroline Wedding excitedly made her selection. Caroline, the company’s Auckland West Regional Manager, led an all-female CrestClean team to a charity fundraiser. But before attending the event, the trio

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  • Thai franchisee makes Crest history

    Aaron and Viyada Corbett with their children, twin girls Aria and Amika and son Nite

    She’s created a unique slice of history by becoming CrestClean’s first franchisee from Thailand. For Viyada Corbett, being able to have a business of her own was something she never thought would be possible. “It’s awesome, just amazing,” she says. “When I came to New Zealand it was my dream

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  • Principal’s delight at rugby balls prize

    Richard Johnston, Panmure Bridge School Principal, with Dries Mangnus, CrestClean’s Auckland Central Regional Manager.

    It didn’t take long for children at an Auckland school to get their hands on rugby balls won by their principal. Richard Johnston was one of the six lucky winners in a promotion to celebrate the success of Crest PropertyCare – CrestClean’s new caretaking service for schools. He revealed his

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