Franchise Business Success Stories

CrestClean’s Property Care team at Rotorua Girls’ High School are a class act, says Principal Ally Gibbons. From the day Hemant Kumar and Rajni Chand took over caretaking duties the difference was remarkable, she says. “The first day they were here as early as I was and the place was

If Abby Latu needs some advice about taking a holiday from her busy job she won’t exactly need to look very far. For CrestClean’s Hawke’s Bay Regional Manager now has a personal assistant who has a background in travel consultancy. While Abby might dream about that winter getaway, she can

Cleaning firms touting for business are regularly given the brush-off at Auckland company RFD Limited. Hardly surprising as CrestClean franchisee Kamal Singh has been doing a sterling job at the Marine safety equipment firm for the past 15 years. Tanya Eyre, who looks after purchasing, says they are delighted with

Lokendra Bista says owning a cleaning business has fulfilled a long-held ambition to be his own boss. Having a CrestClean franchise has given him the confidence to look at bigger things, he says. “It’s given me a sense of ownership. It’s my company and I own the business. “Have studied

Competition winner William Lin couldn’t wait to see how CREST8 looked on his Mazda MPV. The Rotorua franchisee scooped the top prize in our photographic competition to win the unique number plate. William revealed the meticulous effort that had gone into arranging and shooting the photo of himself dressed as

As an accountant, Nisar Kaskar had crunched the numbers and knew what it would take so he and his wife Nasreen could one day have a home of their own. And to chase that dream the Christchurch couple set about looking for a business that was easy to manage and

Attending a course run by the Master Cleaners Training Institute has given Clinton Storer a whole new outlook to the way he approaches his job. Clinton, who works at the Salvation Army complex in Hamilton, joined CrestClean personnel on the Module 1 programme. As the charity’s caretaker, Clinton is responsible

Joining CrestClean five years ago ticked all the boxes for Naveen Chand. He was looking for something that would still allow him to work his daytime business importing car accessories. “I needed some extra income and decided to go with CrestClean,” says the Auckland franchisee. “I had done some commercial

There wasn’t a moment’s hesitation when they were asked what they plan to do with their framed Long Service Award certificate. “It will go on the wall in the sitting room so everybody who comes to visit can see it. We are very proud,” said Ravina Prasad. And her husband

A CrestClean audit of franchisees’ vehicles was the deciding factor when a potential customer drove past and was impressed by what he saw. The man had gone on a Saturday morning drive in search of a coffee shop when he chanced upon the neat line-up of CrestClean cars being inspected

Our photo competition to win a unique number plate has closed and we can now reveal the lucky winner is from Rotorua. William Lin becomes the proud new owner of CREST8, which he’ll be able to display on his CrestClean vehicle. Judges were impressed with the creative effort he’d taken

If anyone deserves a holiday in the sun it’s Nelson’s Julie Ashton. Since starting with CrestClean four years ago, any thoughts of an overseas trip have been a distant dream as she concentrated on building her business. But that’s all changed after hardworking Julie, who has recently doubled her turnover,