Franchise Business Success Stories

Read on and celebrate success with our people from around New Zealand. Milestones reached, awards won, recognition from our customers - success comes with many faces - a smile from a positive comment, a home purchased through business success and confidence, a smile to the camera while receiving a long service award. Let’s always share our success together.

  • North Harbour franchisees come together to celebrate success

    North Harbour franchisees gathered on a Saturday morning recently to catch up with one another, hear the latest company news and celebrate the success of their fellow franchisees. The meeting was also a chance to get hands-on with some new equipment. Nilfisk Area Manager Jayne Rowell demonstrated the Nilfisk Dryft

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  • CrestClean celebrates primary healthcare excellence at New Zealand...

    The CrestClean team enjoyed a fantastic evening at the New Zealand Primary Healthcare Awards He Tohu Mauri Ora on Saturday at Auckland’s Viaduct Events Centre. The black-tie gala brought together people from across the primary healthcare sector to celebrate the people making a difference in their communities. CrestClean sponsored the

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  • CrestClean thanks Hamilton Boys’ High School staff for...

    A morning tea at Hamilton Boys’ High School gave CrestClean’s cleaning teams the chance to say thank you to the school staff they have built such a strong relationship with over the past four years. Hamilton Boys’ High School has been one of CrestClean’s biggest customers since October 2022. To

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  • Baukie and Teri build a business and a...

    Baukie Eneta and Teriribwe Taukoriri have come a long way since starting their CrestClean franchise in 2022. What began as a part-time business has grown into a successful operation, earning them North Harbour’s Franchise of the Year award. Life looks very different for Baukie these days. Instead of spending long

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  • Sri and his team earn three Certificates of...

    Sri Gunasingam and his team had a good reason to feel proud this week. Auckland Central Regional Manager Dries Mangnus presented them with three Certificates of Excellence after receiving great feedback about three specialist cleaning jobs they had recently completed. The jobs were at the Leslie Centre, Chauser School and

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  • CrestClean achieves highest IMPAC PREQUAL health and safety...

    We’re proud to share that CrestClean has achieved a 5-star rating in the IMPAC PREQUAL health and safety prequalification assessment – the highest rating available. The assessment was worked on by General Manager of Training, Safety and Wellbeing Liezl Foxcroft and Training and Health and Safety Co-ordinator Jacqui Buchanan, who

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  • CrestClean named finalist in three categories at 2026...

    CrestClean is proud to once again be named a finalist in three categories at the 2026 New Zealand Franchise Awards. The annual awards recognise the people making a difference across the New Zealand franchising sector. This year, CrestClean is in the running for Marketing Campaign of the Year for CrestClean

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  • Subin’s new career takes flight as Sawyers Bay...

    Subin Shajan received a stack of thank-you letters from students at Sawyers Bay School after leaving them a bag of lollies and a lovely note to welcome them back for the new term. Working part-time in flight operations at the airport for Air New Zealand, Subin was given a large

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  • Taraneti and Uetire reap the rewards of running...

    Five years ago, life looked very different for Taraneti and Uetire Boueka. Taraneti was working as a healthcare assistant, and Uetire was at a capsicum greenhouse. Both worked long hours and struggled to spend time with family. In 2021, wanting control over their schedules, they bought a CrestClean franchise in

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  • Myross Bush School students meet Gilbert – the...

    When the students leave Myross Bush School at the end of the day, most of them don’t think too much about what happens next. But once the classrooms are empty, Gilbert’s work begins. Working quietly behind the scenes, he moves through the school cleaning classrooms, bathrooms and office areas, making

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  • Hard work pays off as Dhinesh and Sandhaya...

    When Dhinesh Kumar and Sandhaya Narayan left Fiji, they were looking for a better future and a chance to get ahead. Today, they’re the proud owners of a brand-new three-bedroom home in Ōrewa – a milestone that once seemed a long way off. The couple initially settled in Dargaville, where

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  • Taupo proves the perfect place for Vaishnal to...

    There’s a real sense of community among the CrestClean franchisees in Taupō. The team makes a point of catching up regularly, giving everyone a chance to sit down together, have a chat and stay connected. Sometimes work comes up, but just as often, it’s simply about seeing people you might

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