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.

  • Samy’s NV200 is the ENvy of everyone!

    It’s turning heads in Hamilton with its sleek lines and good looks proving an instant talking point for passers-by. And its new owner Dorsamy (Samy) Goudar is rightly chuffed with his Nissan NV200 – the latest addition to CrestClean’s Hamilton fleet. The vehicle is the first NV200 for CrestClean’s Hamilton

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  • Crest celebrates its 600th franchise

    As CrestClean celebrates reaching its 600 franchise milestone the company’s boss has paid a heartfelt tribute to the personnel who’ve made it all possible. Over the past 20 years the New Zealand owned business has grown from its small beginnings to become a dominant and highly-influential player in the country’s

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  • Childhood centre: The cleaning just blows us away

    When Robert Glenie popped in to an early childhood centre he was impressed by what he saw – and he knew the bar was set high for the standard of cleaning required. The six-year-old building at Methven is still in pristine condition and staff at Leap Ahead Preschool are not

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  • Food firm praises ‘amazing’ cleaning

    His hard work and dedication to the job have been praised by managers at one of the biggest snack food manufacturers in New Zealand. When Anand Achari took on the job of cleaning toilets at Bluebird he knew it would be challenging work. The busy production facility’s bathroom areas were

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  • School’s delight at marking Daniel’s five-year milestone

    When a principal was asked if she would present a Certificate of Long Service to her school cleaner she didn’t have to think twice. Carol Abley says nothing is too much for Daniel Park and he goes out of his way to make sure everything is kept to a high

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  • Customers charmed by adorable gentle giant

    He’s a gentle giant who has free rein to unleash his unique charm on CrestClean customers and potential business leads – often with startling results. Meet Leon the 3-year-old German mountain dog, who accompanies Hutt Valley Regional Manager Zainab Ali to work most days. The adorable canine, who weighs a

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  • Crest sponsors Secondary Principals’ Association

    CrestClean’s support of the education sector has been boosted with the announcement of a sponsorship deal for the Secondary Principals’ Association of New Zealand (SPANZ). With more than 430 schools being cleaned by CrestClean personnel nationwide, the company has significant experience of providing services to the education sector. CrestClean has

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  • School has surprise gift for franchisee

    Going the extra mile for her customers is something Michelle Lockhart prides herself in. She loves working at Motueka South School where she and her husband Ross share the cleaning duties on Monday to Friday each week. So the Nelson franchisee didn’t have to think twice about donning her CrestClean

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  • Pair set bar high for Master Cleaners

    CrestClean’s in-house training organisation has seen two of its experienced operators rise through the ranks. Joe Singh and Dan Pariachi have been appointed as Assessors for the Master Cleaners Training Institute. The pair are now fully qualified as assessors for franchisees taking the Certificate in Commercial Cleaning. Adam Hodge, CEO

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  • Hard Floor training has community spin off

    When CrestClean’s Wellington team was looking for a training venue the outcome was a win-win for everyone. The Hard Floor Care course, run by the Master Cleaners Training Institute, teaches newbies to the cleaning industry the essentials of how to manage and maintain a range of different floor surfaces. Dan

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  • Becoming business owners a dream realised

    Amrit Singh couldn’t be happier now he’s finally realised his dream of being his own boss. Buying a CrestClean franchise with his partner Karamjit Kau has brought big changes for the Timaru couple, who are enjoying the extra time they get to spend together. Amrit, 29, who came to New

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  • Top marks for keeping kindy clean

    Making sure kids have a clean and hygienic place to play is paramount for Alex Lopez. As a dad himself, the CrestClean franchisee loves his job looking after two kindergartens in the Tauranga area where he sets the bar high in terms of cleanliness. And his work ethic and attention

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