Franchise Business Success Stories

Hawke’s Bay franchisees recently enjoyed a ‘get-together’ to acknowledge their efforts following Cyclone Gabrielle. “We’ve had a really rough time as a region, so I wanted to hold a feel-good event where everyone could get together and enjoy each other’s company,” says Tim O’Leary, CrestClean’s Hawke’s Bay Regional Master Franchisee.

CrestClean has introduced a new business development training programme, aimed at improving the professional and personal success of its franchisees. The Certificate in Professional and Personal Development is being offered by the Master Cleaners Training Institute (MCTI), CrestClean’s dedicated training organisation that delivers industry leading, internationally recognised programmes to its

Cleaning is a workout in itself, but when Rotorua franchisee Ranjodh Singh wants to go the extra mile, he gets on his bike. “Working in the cleaning industry, you are using the same muscles each night. Sometimes the body gets stiff and it needs something to bounce back again. Biking

Pravin and Suman Chandra came to New Zealand from Fiji with “almost nothing”, but now they are proud to own a successful business and two properties. The Auckland couple became CrestClean franchisees in 2007, three years after moving to New Zealand, and a year later they were able to purchase

Ramesh moved to New Zealand from India 24 years ago, to work as a chef. Four years later, Shri emigrated from Fiji with her parents, and the couple met while working at the same restaurant. “He came here to work and earn money, and go back to India, but he

More than 75 years of CrestClean business success was celebrated at a special ‘Pasifika’ event, where the guest speaker was rugby sevens legend DJ Forbes. The former rugby union player and captain of the All Blacks Sevens team presented Long Service Awards to 10 Auckland West franchise teams, congratulating them

With a new 5-bedroom home on Auckland’s picturesque Whangaparaoa Peninsula, and his weekends free to spend with his family, CrestClean franchisee Daniel Park couldn’t be happier. “I really enjoy fishing as a hobby, so I bought a small boat for my son and I. We sometimes go fishing on the

When it comes to keeping the workplace clean and hygienic, you could say that Kamal Jeet Singh is RFD Limited’s lifejacket! The CrestClean franchisee has been providing a cleaning service to the Auckland marine safety equipment firm for almost 21 years, and they have no plans to change cleaners any

It’s important to “take time out and smell the coffee”, says Caro Wedding, CrestClean’s Auckland West Regional Master Franchisee. So, when four franchise teams in the region clocked up 18 years’ experience between them, she took them out to a café to celebrate. Long Service Awards were presented to Nilesh

From a country of 115 million to small-town New Zealand… after meeting at university in the Philippines, four friends have ended up in Canterbury together as CrestClean franchisees. Joy and Nilo Pombo and Ian and Vivian Abuyabor met in the early 2000s when they were studying veterinary science, at what

Congratulations to all the Tauranga and Whakatāne franchise teams who have received annual regional awards for 2022. Due to the growth of the region and high calibre of franchisees, it was difficult to choose just one recipient for each of the awards so, in some cases, Regional Master Franchisee Jan

Five years after starting their CrestClean business, Chetankumar and Rajeshriben Patel have plenty to celebrate. Having more than doubled the size of their business, the Auckland West franchisees have bought their “dream home” and are enjoying the satisfaction of ‘being their own bosses’. “We are so happy. We have a