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  • Is your bag carrying a creepy-crawly hitchhiker?

    Finding a cockroach in a handbag would send anyone into a panic mode.

    The contents of a woman’s handbag can be a mystery. But while it’s likely to contain a multitude of things that sustain and comfort her during every day living, an uninvited creepy-crawly hitchhiker could well be lurking in the bottom of that bag. PestCo Technician Mike Wills recalls the day

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  • Franchisee’s drive puts him on fast track to...

    There’s plenty of time to juggle more than one job being a CrestClean francisee. Just ask Lakshman Jetti, whose drive to succeed has seen his life take an unexpected turn. Keeping a corporate dealership’s premises dust free and spotless is one thing but selling and promoting the cars to customers

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  • Boss aims to cook up a storm for...

    Grant’s polishing up his culinary skills for the charity fundraiser.

    CrestClean’s Grant McLauchlan is aiming to shine in the kitchen by cooking up a storm when he joins celebrity chefs in a sizzling fundraiser to help struggling families. Grant is among other high-profile New Zealand managing directors and CEOs who have accepted the culinary challenge. The event aims to raise

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  • Company says duo prevented a computer disaster

    Being a franchisee, it’s always nice to get great feedback from happy clients. And it’s not every day you get singled out by management and presented with a $120 shopping voucher for going the extra mile. But that’s just what happened to Ashok and Kamni Kumar, who have been hailed

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  • Skills Development keeps us on our toes

    Chris Chapman had plenty of advice and tips for franchisees in Tauranga.

    Being tuned in to the changing needs of our customers and working with new health and safety regulations were among key points driven home at a Skills Development Course held recently in Tauranga. CrestClean’s National Quality/Training Manager Chris Chapman stressed the importance of keeping upskilled. “Once you put on your

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  • Big changes over 12 months with new lifestyle

    Nelson ticks all the boxes for Danial and Arishma Singh.

    When Danial and Arishma Singh first came to CrestClean they were working hard for little reward in Auckland. They lived in a small flat behind a shop in an area known for a high crime rate and had bars on all their windows for security. Then they took a leap

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  • A year on and they couldn’t be happier

    Sameeta Kumar and Nischal Lal are delighted by their move to Nelson.

    Crest’s Move to the Regions Programme has really changed the lives of Sameeta Kumar and Nischal Lal for the better. Since moving to Nelson from Auckland a year ago, Sameeta says they have been able to increase their business fourfold – and they also plan to purchase their first home

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  • Franchisees are a class act

    Jay Gounder and Milvin Rani are top of the class at Hastings Christian School.

    If you thought cleaning was dull, think again. Communicating with our clients is key and all part of the high service that is the norm – but sometimes our franchisees go well beyond the normal call of duty. Take CrestClean’s Jay Gounder and Milvin Rani, who have pulled off a

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  • Brownie points well-earned

    Helen and Greg Caingcoy love working at Belmont School. They are seen here with Principal Robin Thomson.

    Chalking up brownie points is just one of the many rewards of working at schools for our franchisees. Take Helen and Greg Caingcoy, who are a shining example of how hard work and a cheerful presence is highly valued by staff and pupils. At Lower Hutt’s Belmont School, Principal Robin

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  • 10-year-milestone is next goal

    There are plenty of rewards being a franchisee. Keshwan receives his seven-year Long Service Certificate from Wellington Regional Manager Richard Brodie.

    Hard-working Keshwan is firmly on track to complete a decade as a CrestClean franchisee. On reaching that milestone he’ll be able to take off on a well-earned break when he receives a $2,000 travel voucher from CrestClean to mark 10 years’ service. In the meantime, he has just clocked up

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  • Showered with glowing accolades

    Mihir Desai loves being a CrestClean franchisee.

    Being showered with accolades is not uncommon for our popular franchisees, who enjoy plenty of rewards being part of CrestClean. Mihir Desai prides himself in keeping Upper Hutt’s Totara Park School spotless and he applies the same attention to detail and work ethic to his other clients. Philip Wilson, Wellington

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  • Study and work go hand-in-hand

    Happy Singh and Anne McKibben-Singh.

    Law graduate Anne McKibben-Singh is a shining example of how work and study can go hand-in-hand while being a CrestClean Franchisee. While law might seem a daunting subject for many, Anne found plenty of time for her studies at the University of Otago while helping her husband run their Dunedin

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