Franchise Business Success Stories

Hours at the gym pumping iron or running on a treadmill is one way to stay in shape – but there’s always a price to working out. But while a gym membership can be costly, Kapil Bhatt has found the perfect way to keep off the kilos while at the

Following a full-on day at a large Countdown store in New Zealand’s biggest shopping centre he had a unique way of chilling out from the stresses of his top management job. After a quick cuppa at home, Sheik Saheb would change into his CrestClean uniform and begin his evening job

It’s no wonder they are looking proud as they hold aloft certificates for successfully completing their training. These Palmerston North franchisees are among the latest newbies who have been equipped with the skills they need to provide a professional service to their customers. The Certificate in Commercial Cleaning is awarded

CrestClean franchisee Karite Eneta says it’s a real delight to be working at Whangaparaoa College. So when Karite clocked up 10 years with the company there seemed no better place for her to receive a CrestClean Certificate of Long Service than the place where she is treasured for her hard

When cabinet maker Binesh Naidu looked at the family budget he knew he needed to do something soon as the demand for his skills was in decline. It was 2012 and the building slump was hitting hard in Tauranga and Binesh and his wife Mani were worried about having enough

Hardworking Naval Gupta has a dream of where he wants to be within 10 years – hopefully enjoying early retirement! The Wellington CrestClean business owner is spinning many plates in his busy working life, but it’s all part of his master plan to achieve financial freedom by the time he’s

When CrestClean caretaker Manjinder Sandhu needs to know what his next task should be it’s his smartphone that he turns to. For an innovative app not only displays a live list of current jobs that need his attention, it’s totally changed the way he works at Auckland’s Summerland Primary School.

As Titus Samuel proudly holds his Certificate of Long Service he has a picture in his mind’s eye of where it will eventually go. For the time being it will sit on a shelf in his Christchurch home – but one day it will feature prominently in a family home

Punters splashed out large for a flutter on ‘’horses’’ taking part in the Crest Classic. The event was one of the highlights of fun night in Wellington to raise money to keep a community housing project in Fiji on track. CrestClean’s Wellington Regional Manager Richard Brodie had the honour of

Beaconsfield School Principal Hamish Brown has one word to describe the CrestClean team who look after his school – fantastic! He said the school was looking amazing and he loves the fact that every day before Amrit Singh and Karamjit Kaur start work they pop in and say “hi” and

They’ve been in the business less than six months – but that’s not stopped a family franchise picking up glowing accolades for their work. Izack Ahmed and his dad Ahimad Nur were praised for the thoroughness of the cleaning after staff and pupils returned to Nelson Park Primary School for

When James Dixon was asked if he could help out to get a school’s community project across the line he didn’t need to think twice. With his two children attending Clyde School, CrestClean’s Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago Regional Manager knew that fundraising and financial support was key to providing