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  • Hard Floor Care upskilling taken in their stride

    Rotorua franchisees on a training course to learn the secrets of floor care had a lot of information to soak up. But the hard yards put in now will pay dividends in future, says CrestClean’s Regional Manager Bill Douglas. Bill, who is an expert on how to clean and protect

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  • Childhood centre: The cleaning just blows us away

    When Robert Glenie popped in to an early childhood centre he was impressed by what he saw – and he knew the bar was set high for the standard of cleaning required. The six-year-old building at Methven is still in pristine condition and staff at Leap Ahead Preschool are not

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  • Food firm praises ‘amazing’ cleaning

    His hard work and dedication to the job have been praised by managers at one of the biggest snack food manufacturers in New Zealand. When Anand Achari took on the job of cleaning toilets at Bluebird he knew it would be challenging work. The busy production facility’s bathroom areas were

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  • School’s delight at marking Daniel’s five-year milestone

    When a principal was asked if she would present a Certificate of Long Service to her school cleaner she didn’t have to think twice. Carol Abley says nothing is too much for Daniel Park and he goes out of his way to make sure everything is kept to a high

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  • Crest personnel get to grips with life saving...

    It was very much “hands on” when CrestClean’s Hamilton personnel got to grips with learning what to do in an emergency situation. A special course put on by the Master Cleaners Training Institute involved written material and practical demonstrations of techniques that could potentially help save lives. The First Aid

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  • Customers charmed by adorable gentle giant

    He’s a gentle giant who has free rein to unleash his unique charm on CrestClean customers and potential business leads – often with startling results. Meet Leon the 3-year-old German mountain dog, who accompanies Hutt Valley Regional Manager Zainab Ali to work most days. The adorable canine, who weighs a

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  • Rat infestation: It’s the worst I’ve seen

    It began like many other routine calls for Mike Wills when a Hamilton resident got in touch over a suspected rat problem. Cold weather often triggers an increase in rat activity around properties in midwinter as rodents seek some home comforts when temperatures fall. But the sight that faced him

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  • Health and safety a priority as clean up...

    CrestClean’s Dunedin teams sprang into action to help get customers up and running again following severe flooding. Dunedin Regional Manager Tony Kramers quickly mobilised CrestClean personnel after being called in when flash floods hit the region last weekend. A day of heavy rainfall across Canterbury and Otago saw river levels

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  • Crest sponsors Secondary Principals’ Association

    CrestClean’s support of the education sector has been boosted with the announcement of a sponsorship deal for the Secondary Principals’ Association of New Zealand (SPANZ). With more than 430 schools being cleaned by CrestClean personnel nationwide, the company has significant experience of providing services to the education sector. CrestClean has

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  • Will new technology replace the cleaner?

    Keeping the kitchen clean can be a real chore at the best of times But help could be soon be at hand with advances in nano-technology that could wipe away traditional methods of cleaning our homes and workplaces. Scientists in London have developed the dream kitchen – one that is

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  • School has surprise gift for franchisee

    Going the extra mile for her customers is something Michelle Lockhart prides herself in. She loves working at Motueka South School where she and her husband Ross share the cleaning duties on Monday to Friday each week. So the Nelson franchisee didn’t have to think twice about donning her CrestClean

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  • Glen polishes up judging skills for Filipino event

    CrestClean’s Invercargill Regional Manager Glenn Cockroft enjoys supporting the region’s Filipino community in any way he can. Many of his franchisees are Filipinos and Glenn often receives invites to social occasions from franchisees and their families. So it was hardly surprising that Glenn found himself centre stage when members of

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