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  • Manager praises our acclaimed training institute

    National Training Manager Adam Hodge (centre) and MCTI assessor Julie Griffin with staff at A Supported Life.

    CrestClean’s acclaimed training division has won more praise after tailoring its training to meet the needs of an Auckland organisation that supports adolescents and adults with intellectual challenges. The training event was so successful that the Master Cleaners Training Institute has been asked to carry out further training days, says

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  • Cleanest classroom award rewards youngsters

    As a franchisee you can make real difference and be a shining example to our young people. Our Cleanest Classroom Award is handed out to kids who go the extra mile in ensuring their school surroundings are kept spic and span. And at Waimataitai School in Timaru Room 23 pupils

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  • Franchisees are plugged in to saving energy

    Switched-on CrestClean franchisees are doing their bit to help an environmentally-conscious school save energy. Timaru’s Bluestone School recently replaced all the old lights and replaced them with the latest LED energy savers. And in another green move, it also installed solar panels. School Principal Ian Poulter was open to innovation

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  • Inspire Grant with your top recipe

    CrestClean franchisee Pinakin Patel (left) enjoying a family meal. Pinakin is sharing some of his family’s favourite recipes.

    Do you have a favourite recipe? Are you a dab hand at desserts or perhaps a wizard with the wok and have a mouth-watering recipe to share? We’re asking our franchisees and Crest personnel to tell us what they love to eat. It might be a family recipe that’s been

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  • North Shore principals network at conference

    Liz Walker, Principal at St Leo's School, Devonport, receives a gift hamper from Caroline Wedding (left), Auckland North Shore Regional Manager.

    The recent North Shore Principals Conference was a resounding success for CrestClean, says Caroline Wedding, Auckland North Shore Regional Manager. It was a good opportunity to network with conference delegates and promote the CrestClean brand, added Caroline. Delegrates flocked to CrestClean’s stand with many teachers picking up the company’s “Look

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  • Rewards aplenty for franchisees

    Teamwork works wonders when you’re a CrestClean franchisee. There’s plenty of camaraderie while working on a large job as these Wellington franchisees found while cleaning as part of a large contract where their dedication to the job has not gone unrecognised. Mike Ritchie, Chief Financial Officer at Scots College in

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  • Upskilling’s a key part of being a franchisee

    These Tauranga franchisees are all clued up on the latest in hard floor care after attending the upskilling course. With their machines are Neville Hall, Malcolm Brown, Rohit Chawla and Devidas Unni.

    CrestClean’s franchisees know the value of keeping their skills up to date. To stay at the top of their game it’s important to upskill and be aware of the latest techniques to ensure the best job possible is carried out for customers. Tauranga franchisees have been mastering new skills to

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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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