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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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  • Wellington team briefing

    Wellington franchisees enjoyed getting to know each other better over afternoon tea. A group of 12 franchisees turned up to the first afternoon tea gathering that was held at Days Bay Pavilion on July 19. Wellington Regional Manager Richard Brodie says it provided a good opportunity for franchisees to catch

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  • CrestClean South Auckland finalist in Westpac Auckland South...

    Congratulations to CrestClean South Auckland for making the finals in this year’s Westpac Auckland South Business Awards. CrestClean South Auckland was one of three finalists in the ‘Excellence in Marketing’ category alongside Contemporary Glass Ltd and Jet Park Hotel & Conference Centre. The ‘Excellence in Marketing’ category recognised businesses that

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  • CrestClean calls for Cleaning Industry Training Standards (CITS)

    The appalling level of training uptake in New Zealand’s $1 billion commercial cleaning industry has prompted CrestClean to call for the introduction of Cleaning Industry Training Standards (CITS). Managing Director Grant McLauchlan briefed the Transport and Industrial Relations Select Committee on the introduction of CITS on Thursday. A CITS programme

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  • Seven years with Crest

    Mina Hanna is proud to be a CrestClean franchisee. “There is a good system behind Crest which makes me feel very confident and proud to be a CrestClean franchisee,” he says. “Seven years has gone very fast.” The Christchurch South franchisee received his 7 year Long Service Award. During that

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  • Hard work and commitment recognised

    North Harbour franchisees Jim McManus and Bura Takinoa have been recognised for their hard work and commitment. Jim and Bura, who have both been with Crest for three years, were awarded North Harbour Franchisees of the Year for 2014. Jim and Bura were thrilled when they received the award. “We

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  • 5 years in business in Hutt Valley

    Purchasing a CrestClean franchise was one of the best decisions Chandra Narayan has made. “Purchasing a CrestClean franchise was a good opportunity,” he says. “I really enjoy the work that I do and interacting with my customers. My customers are always very happy. It works for me.” The Hutt Valley

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