Hawkes Bay News

  • CrestClean franchisees achieve new...

    A record-breaking 2149 people completed CrestClean’s various training programmes in 2023. This impressive number represents a significant increase compared to previous years, highlighting franchisees’ commitment to upskilling and providing exceptional service to their customers. General Manager of Training, Liezl Foxcroft, says that making training programmes as accessible as possible was

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  • Hawke's Bay couple win...

    CrestClean Napier franchisees Royce and Hannah Park have won ‘Franchisee of the Year — Business to Business’ at the Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards. This prestigious award was presented at a gala dinner in Auckland on Saturday night and recognises excellence in growing and running a franchise business. CrestClean Managing Director

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  • CrestClean celebrates double success...

    CrestClean is excited to have scooped two major awards at the Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards. ‘Regional Master Franchisee of the Year’ was awarded to Viky and Nileshna Narayan, while Royce and Hannah Park won ‘Franchisee of the Year — Business to Business’. The prestigious awards were presented at a

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  • Mayfair School floored by...

    The hall at Mayfair School in Hastings is “blinging’ after CrestClean franchisees used the space to learn the fine art of Hard Floor Care. Gagandeep Sidhu, Jeewan Kumar, Indica Karaitiana, Ganesh Mudliar and Bidur Karki are now specialists in the trade, after completing training with CrestClean’s Master Cleaners Training Institute.

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  • CrestClean’s ‘top tier’ enhance...

    CrestClean is celebrating the completion of the Aspire2 Workplace Communication Programme by all its Regional Master Franchisees. The programme is aimed at enhancing professional capabilities and covers a variety of topics, including verbal and non-verbal communication, delegation, conflict resolution and active listening. In recognition of the achievement, a graduation ceremony

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  • CrestClean success leads to...

    A year ago, Ankush Sharma was working six days a week, with little time to spend with his family. Now he has his own business, his own home and, best of all, his days are free to look after his three-year-old daughter Japnoor. Ankush used to manage a liquor store,

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  • Mayank and Deepika are...

    After nine years in New Zealand, CrestClean franchisees Mayank and Deepika Malik are proud to call themselves fully fledged Kiwis. The Hawke’s Bay couple recently became New Zealand Citizens, after attending an official ceremony where they were presented with certificates by the Mayor of Napier, Kirsten Wise. “It was a

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  • CrestClean teams named as...

    CrestClean is excited to have two franchise teams named as finalists in this year’s prestigious Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards. Viky and Nileshna Narayan have been shortlisted for ‘Regional Master Franchisee of the Year’, while Royce and Hannah Park are in the running for ‘Franchisee of the Year – Business

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  • From business owners to...

    First, they became business owners, and now Jay and Lynn Bragancia are homeowners! A year after purchasing a CrestClean franchise in the Hawke’s Bay, the couple are excited to have bought their first home in Hastings. “Owning our own business helped us to get the home loan we needed. Before

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  • From ‘Rookie’ to Franchise...

    Last year he won CrestClean’s ‘Rookie Franchise of the Year’ for the Hawke’s Bay region, and this year Sidney Fesau is in the spotlight again, winning ‘Franchise of the Year 2023’. “Sidney is a ‘fixer’. His quality is amazing and he has a great rapport with his customers,” says Regional

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  • Hawke’s Bay CrestClean teams...

    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.

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  • Hawke’s Bay franchisees celebrate...

    This year’s Hawke’s Bay Regional Team Meeting attracted record numbers, as franchisees met to celebrate their successes, including 30% revenue growth in the region. “We had a full house, with people queuing out the door, which was great! It’s the biggest team meeting we’ve ever had in the region,” says

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