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  • CrestClean on track to boost Fiji charity

    Punters splashed out large for a flutter on ‘’horses’’ taking part in the Crest Classic. The event was one of the highlights of fun night in Wellington to raise money to keep a community housing project in Fiji on track. CrestClean’s Wellington Regional Manager Richard Brodie had the honour of

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  • School: Cleaning team does a fantastic job

    Beaconsfield School Principal Hamish Brown has one word to describe the CrestClean team who look after his school – fantastic! He said the school was looking amazing and he loves the fact that every day before Amrit Singh and Karamjit Kaur start work they pop in and say “hi” and

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  • Cleaners’ ‘wonderful manner and attitude’ praised

    They’ve been in the business less than six months – but that’s not stopped a family franchise picking up glowing accolades for their work. Izack Ahmed and his dad Ahimad Nur were praised for the thoroughness of the cleaning after staff and pupils returned to Nelson Park Primary School for

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  • School grateful for Crest’s help in buying bike...

    When James Dixon was asked if he could help out to get a school’s community project across the line he didn’t need to think twice. With his two children attending Clyde School, CrestClean’s Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago Regional Manager knew that fundraising and financial support was key to providing

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  • Samy’s NV200 is the ENvy of everyone!

    It’s turning heads in Hamilton with its sleek lines and good looks proving an instant talking point for passers-by. And its new owner Dorsamy (Samy) Goudar is rightly chuffed with his Nissan NV200 – the latest addition to CrestClean’s Hamilton fleet. The vehicle is the first NV200 for CrestClean’s Hamilton

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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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