Hawkes Bay News

  • 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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  • Reggie is a high-flyer...

    Reggie Singh is reaching new heights with CrestClean. The Hawke’s Bay franchisee has tripled his turnover in just two years, with plans to grow the business further. “I worked as a door-to-door salesman for 10 years but I wanted to do something on my own. I had a mate who

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  • CrestClean vehicles shine at...

    CrestClean’s twice-yearly vehicle audits kicked off in the Central North Island last week, and it’s shaping up to be the best year yet, says Health, Safety and Wellbeing Leader Ian Noon. “It’s been really successful so far. The general standard of presentation is very high and the franchisees all seem

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  • Christmas cheer for Hawke's...

    Cleaner holding Christmas card.

    Every year Hawke’s Bay franchisee Mercy Rabanal receives a handmade Christmas card from Kowhai Special School — but this year there was an extra something tucked into the card. The school, which Mercy has cleaned since becoming a CrestClean franchisee almost five years ago, generously gifted her a $100 Prezzy

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  • CrestClean achieves 25 years!

    December 16th, 2021, marked an important milestone in the history of CrestClean — our Silver Jubilee! It has been 25 years since CrestClean was launched, in which time we have grown to become the largest NZ owned cleaning company, involving more than 2,000 people, serving over 5,200 customers. From humble

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  • Ice cream hits the...

    The children in Room 11 at Mahora School have scooped up CrestClean’s Cleanest Classroom Award. The dedicated youngsters were excited to be rewarded with a certificate and ice creams for having the best-kept classroom at the Hastings school. The Cleanest Classroom programme is run at many of the over 450

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  • Owning their own business...

    Couple outside their home holding a small dog.

    Hawke’s Bay franchisees Wayne and Analita Lyster are excited to have bought their first home together — something they say was fast-tracked by owning a CrestClean business. “We needed to save as much money as we could, and house prices kept ratcheting up. Owning a CrestClean franchise definitely enabled us

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  • From firefighting to germ-busting

    Cleaner holding his son and giving thumbs-up.

    As a firefighter on cruise ships, Mayank Malik was responsible for the safety of his passengers — now, as cleaner, he is focused on keeping workspaces healthy and safe. The Hawkes Bay franchisee joined CrestClean earlier this year, after selling his cleaning franchise with another company. “I planned to come

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  • Hawkes Bay franchisee reaches...

    Man gives thumbs up after skydive.

    The sky really is the limit for CrestClean franchisee Royce Park. The successful Hawkes Bay businessman and father of four recently took to the skies to fulfil a long-held dream of jumping out of a plane. “It was on my bucket list. I’ve wanted to do it for a long

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