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  • Celebrating 10 years with CrestClean

    James and Sarah Yun’s customers think the world of them. The Dunedin husband and wife team are celebrating 10 years with Crest. They are two of a number of Crest’s long-standing franchisees. During the last decade James and Sarah have seen a number of changes. “A lot has changed. We

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  • Quality co-ordinator’s good deed

    CrestClean Auckland Quality Assurance Co-ordinator Rajesh Narayan helped make a stressful situation easier for a mother and her sick daughter at Middlemore Hospital. Leanne Truscott had rushed her daughter, Olivia, who had pneumonia, to Middlemore Hospital. When she arrived and attempted to pay for car parking, the card options were

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  • A+ for cleaning

    Hutt Valley franchisees Helen and Greg Caingcoy have been given an A+ from Belmont School. Helen and Greg, who have been cleaning the premises for two years, always ensure they deliver a professional service. Principal Robin Thompson says she has seen a great improvement with the cleaning of the school

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  • 500 Franchises and Going Strong

    New Zealand’s largest owned commercial cleaning company CrestClean has achieved 500 Franchises. The milestone reflects a proven business model that is highly attractive to people from all walks of life across all regions of New Zealand, Managing Director Grant McLauchlan says. “Achieving 500 franchises is a huge moment for CrestClean.

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  • Crest becomes silver sponsor of New Plymouth Principals'...

    CrestClean is proud to be a Silver sponsor of the New Plymouth Principals’ Association. The announcement was made after Managing Director Grant McLauchlan’s presentation at the New Plymouth Principals’ Association Cluster Group Meeting on August 7. Crest sponsored a lunch and 15 principals were given a gift bag that included

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  • Franchisees recognised at Invercargill team meeting

    Recognition for the continued efforts of franchisees formed part of the agenda at Invercargill’s annual team meeting. The team meeting was held at the Invercargill Museum Theatre on August 19 and 37 franchisees attended. As recognition for going the extra mile, Managing Director Grant McLauchlan presented certificates of Appreciation and

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  • Crest Celebrates 500th Franchise

    Relocating from Auckland to Nelson was an easy decision for Crest’s 500th Franchise team Danial Prasad and Arishma Singh. “Auckland is very populated and busy,” he says. There is a lot of competition and it is expensive, especially if you want to buy a house. Nelson is a very nice

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  • BestStart Chooses CrestClean

    CrestClean has just celebrated their first anniversary of cleaning all 63 BestStart Centres in the South Island with very happy clients. BestStart is New Zealand’s largest private provider of early childhood education, with nurseries, preschools, kindergartens, Montessori and childcare facilities from Kaitaia to Invercargill. As the umbrella organisation for over

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  • Training is one of Crest’s core values

    Taranaki franchisees are helping Crest set new benchmarks in training for the New Zealand cleaning and hygiene workforce. Five franchisees completed the Module 1 training course that was held in New Plymouth last month. The course, which is run through the Master Cleaners Training Institute in conjunction with CrestClean, aims

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  • CrestClean Welcomes South Canterbury Regional Manager

    Understanding customer’s needs and being pro-active about solving their problems are priorities for Robert Glenie. “Promise only what you can deliver and deliver what you promise,” he says. “This is the core of my business philosophy.” The South Canterbury Regional Manager is looking after Timaru, Ashburton and surrounding districts. Born

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  • Tauranga Team’s Mid-Winter Christmas Festivities

    Franchisees and their families enjoyed catching up and meeting new members of the Tauranga Crest team at a mid-winter Christmas lunch. The lunch, which received a turnout of 46 franchisees and their families, was held at Smart India in Mount Maunganui.

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  • Crest teams help out

    When Orland and Desiree Cudal needed help, three Invercargill franchisees and Regional Manager Glenn Cockroft came to their rescue. Orland, who works on a dairy farm during the day and helps wife, Desiree, clean clients premises at night, was run over by a tractor and trailer in June. As a

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