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  • Intensive training day upskills franchisees

    Sanjeev Raj, Randeep Singh, Murray Kelly, Krishna Kumar and Kirti Patel are all ready to start training.

    When CrestClean franchisees invaded Bayleys real estate office in Ashburton they refused to be floored by the challenge that awaited them. They had signed up for Crest’s Hard Floor Training and the sales office presented plenty of real estate in terms of a large floor area to practice on and

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  • Business is booming but still time for family

    Being a franchisee gives Dimple and Joe Singh plenty of time for their daughter Avleen.

    Joe Singh was on track for a successful career with Countdown. Now he’s counting his blessings that he took the plunge to purchase a CrestClean franchise – and life has never been better for Joe and his wife Dimple. The Rotorua couple are first-time parents and say having their own

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  • From fast-food workers to franchise superstars

    Love blossomed for Nancy Nandan and Kent Wilkinson when they worked at McDonald’s.

    When Nancy Nadan took a shine to a fellow McDonald’s worker she soon realised it would be up to her to make the first move. She’d heard from other staff that Kent Wilkinson liked her, so she decided to pluck up the courage to invite him out one evening when

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  • 17,500 free meals thanks to Crest’s fundraising

    Time for a well-earned cold one as Grant McLauchlan and David Kirk relax after the cooking contest.

    They cooked up a storm for a night that will be long remembered by everyone who gave their time to make the event such a sizzling success. New Zealand’s leading business leaders rubbed shoulders with the nation’s top chefs for a gastronomic evening of fun and food like no other.

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  • Eye-catching van the latest addition to our fleet

    It’s a CrestClean first and has been turning heads in Tauranga. Carpet care specialist Victor Haupt has taken delivery of this spacious Ford Transit as his business ramps up in the coastal city. With its stunning graphics, the van is the first CrestClean vehicle uniquely dedicated to a carpet care

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  • Flower power helps Crest plant a business idea

    Karen Barnett with an anthurium plant all set for delivery.

    Auckland West Regional Director Caroline Wedding is turning over a new leaf to drum up business. She’s hit on the idea of hand delivering an exotic house plant to bosses of some of the city’s largest companies in Auckland West and North Shore areas. “We are aiming to target about

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  • Quality first as franchisees praised for high standards

    Rain or shine, Hardeep Singh and Navdeep Kaur get the job done!

    For husband and wife Hardeep Singh and Navdeep Kaur it’s all about maintaining high standards and keeping their customers happy. Just months after joining CrestClean, the duo have already made a big impression by their work ethic, according to Philip Wilson, CrestClean’s Wellington Quality Assurance Co-ordinator and Kapiti Coast Regional

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  • Property Caretaking triggers enquires from principals

    The CrestClean stand was buzzing at the Te Akatea Maori Principals Conference in Rotorua.

    New services offered by CrestClean triggered a flood of enquires at the Te Akatea Maori Principals’ Conference in Rotorua. Crest’s Rotorua Regional Manager Bill Douglas said there had been a lot of interest in Property Caretaking and Pure Water Window Cleaning. “People wanted to know what sorts of service we

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  • Kids get pizza action for cleanest classroom

    Leo Lee presents the pizza prize to teacher Angela Jones at South Hornby School.

    Kids who were a class act in keeping their school surroundings spic and span had a sizzling surprise when CrestClean’s Leo Lee dropped in. Leo arrived laden with boxes of pizza as a reward for the diligent youngsters at South Hornby School. “The pizza certainly went down a treat,” said

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  • Polished performer rewarded with training role

    Kumaran Nair has upskilled with the Master Cleaners Training Institute.

    He’s a polished performer who has benefitted from CrestClean’s acclaimed in-house upskilling organisation – the Master Cleaners Training Institute (MCTI). The accolades have been flowing thick and fast for franchisee Kumaran Nair, who is a CrestClean Regional Induction Trainer. Regional Trainers are trained by MCTI to carry out induction training

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  • More back up for franchisees to maintain standards

    Rajesh Narayan (Auckland QA), Philip Wilson (Greater Wellington QA), Julie Griffin (Auckland QA), Antoine Zoghbi (Otago and Southland QA), Sanjeev Raj (Christchurch QA) and Jason Cheng (Waikato and Bay of Plenty QA).

    One vital key to being a successful franchisee is having good quality-control systems. At CrestClean there’s a whole team of experienced staff on hand to make sure everything goes as smoothly as possible. Over the past two years, the company has formalised Quality Assurance Co-ordinator positions around New Zealand. The

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  • Principals’ Association has praise for Crest's Te Reo...

    Tui Rolleston,Tumuaki at Te Kura o Matapihi School, with pupils Aletheia Papuni, Carly Hall, Te Awanui Yeager and Tukere Stanley-Kaweroa.

    CrestClean’s newly-launched school posters in Te Reo Maori are proving a runaway hit with kids and teachers. So popular in fact that just weeks after being unveiled at the Te Akatea New Zealand Maori Principals’ Association Conference in Rotorua, demand for the colourful A3-sized posters has seen CrestClean ordering a

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