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  • Pride in owning their own business

    Lokendra Bista says owning a cleaning business has fulfilled a long-held ambition to be his own boss. Having a CrestClean franchise has given him the confidence to look at bigger things, he says. “It’s given me a sense of ownership. It’s my company and I own the business. “Have studied

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  • William can’t wait to display his plate

    Competition winner William Lin couldn’t wait to see how CREST8 looked on his Mazda MPV. The Rotorua franchisee scooped the top prize in our photographic competition to win the unique number plate. William revealed the meticulous effort that had gone into arranging and shooting the photo of himself dressed as

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  • Our new home is ‘out of this world’

    As an accountant, Nisar Kaskar had crunched the numbers and knew what it would take so he and his wife Nasreen could one day have a home of their own. And to chase that dream the Christchurch couple set about looking for a business that was easy to manage and

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  • Sallies caretaker learns cleaning skills

    Attending a course run by the Master Cleaners Training Institute has given Clinton Storer a whole new outlook to the way he approaches his job. Clinton, who works at the Salvation Army complex in Hamilton, joined CrestClean personnel on the Module 1 programme. As the charity’s caretaker, Clinton is responsible

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  • Commitment sees his business take off

    Joining CrestClean five years ago ticked all the boxes for Naveen Chand. He was looking for something that would still allow him to work his daytime business importing car accessories. “I needed some extra income and decided to go with CrestClean,” says the Auckland franchisee. “I had done some commercial

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  • Award gets pride of place in home

    There wasn’t a moment’s hesitation when they were asked what they plan to do with their framed Long Service Award certificate. “It will go on the wall in the sitting room so everybody who comes to visit can see it. We are very proud,” said Ravina Prasad. And her husband

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  • Vehicle audit wins-over potential customer

    A CrestClean audit of franchisees’ vehicles was the deciding factor when a potential customer drove past and was impressed by what he saw. The man had gone on a Saturday morning drive in search of a coffee shop when he chanced upon the neat line-up of CrestClean cars being inspected

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  • CREST8 plate winner a standout but everyone gets...

    Our photo competition to win a unique number plate has closed and we can now reveal the lucky winner is from Rotorua. William Lin becomes the proud new owner of CREST8, which he’ll be able to display on his CrestClean vehicle. Judges were impressed with the creative effort he’d taken

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  • Lucky ticket wins Julie a dream holiday

    If anyone deserves a holiday in the sun it’s Nelson’s Julie Ashton. Since starting with CrestClean four years ago, any thoughts of an overseas trip have been a distant dream as she concentrated on building her business. But that’s all changed after hardworking Julie, who has recently doubled her turnover,

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  • Kids sing their heart out for CrestClean

    A unique musical treat was on the cards for two CrestClean franchisees when they popped into an Auckland school to hand out competition prizes. Shiva and Shartika Naicker had arrived at Baverstock Oaks School laden with pizza for Crest’s Cleanest Classroom Award winners. But the youngsters had a big surprise

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  • Top team answer call for urgent clean

    CrestClean’s Invercargill team proved to be super troopers by answering a rallying call to get the city’s Civic Theatre looking spic and span. Recently bosses at Invercargill Venue and Events called CrestClean’s Regional Manager Glenn Cockroft to see if he could muster a team for a special one-off clean of

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  • Floor expert polishes off seven years

    CrestClean’s Fiva Latu has an eye for detail. The Hawke’s Bay franchisee is at the sharp end of CrestClean’s operation throughout the Napier region. Married to Hawke’s Bay Regional Manager Abby Latu, one of Fiva’s roles in the business is to look after auditing. And after seven years with CrestClean

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