Hawkes Bay News

  • Feedback brings another accolade...

    She’s the queen of quality with a stack of accolades as testament to the high standards she prides herself on delivering. Sophie Chase has just picked up another Certificate of Excellence, the third such award this year and making a grand total of 14 since she joined CrestClean. The latest

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  • Couple thrilled with move...

    More family time with a regular and stable income are just two of the many benefits Edelyn and Paulo Robles are enjoying having recently joined CrestClean. Being a contractor in the telecommunications industry meant Paulo could never be sure of a regular pay cheque. The couple bought a CrestClean business

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  • Switch of careers sees...

    She’s stepped out of her principal’s shoes to focus on spending more time with their two young children. But Kelly O’Leary remembers only too well the importance of having a clean and healthy school and how quickly things can go downhill when problems occur with the cleaners. As well as

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  • Celebrating 10 successful years...

    Switching from horticulture to commercial cleaning was a fruitful move for Jay Gounder who is celebrating a personal milestone with his business. Jay, who has been running his own successful CrestClean franchise for the past 10 years, says he hasn’t looked back since changing careers. He was encouraged to join

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  • Being his own boss...

    He’s got his hands full with a new addition to the family but the busy dad still finds plenty of time to spend with baby Ella. Royce Park and his wife Hannah, who are originally from Korea, love the flexibility that comes with owning a CrestClean franchise. It means Royce

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  • Pizza treat rewards kids...

    These kids look so pleased with themselves after scoring a pizza lunch for being so tidy. The Hastings Christian School youngsters were rewarded with the tasty treat for winning CrestClean’s Cleanest Classroom Award. The competition is run at many of the 474 schools that are cleaned by CrestClean franchisees. The

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  • Celebrating 10 successful years...

    Robertus and Laima Vork receive their Certificate of Long Service from Aby Latu.

      They say time flies when you’re having fun and enjoying what you’re doing. Ask Robertus Vork where the past 10 years have gone and he’ll be stuck for an answer. It’s been a decade since Robertus and his wife Laima bought their CrestClean business – and they can hardly

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  • Crest has given us...

    Karishma Chandra and Nitendra Narayan.

    Nitendra Narayan and Karishma Chandra couldn’t be happier. Buying a CrestClean business has given the Hawke’s Bay couple the lifestyle they had been striving for. It was while living in Wellington that Nitendra was introduced to CrestClean through a friend. And what happened next began the couple’s journey to working

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  • Pride shines for franchisee:...

    Ahimad Nur, who runs a $100,000 CrestClean business, overcame a major setback when he arrived in Napier to create a new life for his family and ended up sleeping rough in the city.

    Business owner Ahimad Nur says he’s never been happier – and it’s not hard to see why. His CrestClean franchise is thriving, his wife’s home sewing business is flourishing and his sons have excelled academically – with his eldest boy looking to study medicine. It’s hard to believe that just

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  • Hospital cleaning is Sophie’s...

    Sophie Chase is proud of her Certificate of Long Service.

    CrestClean’s Sophie Chase is a real details girl who thrives on new challenges. It’s those qualities that have seen her excel in her role at Royston Hospital where she has earned a reputation for providing a high quality cleaning service. CrestClean’s Hawke’s Bay Regional Manager Abby Latu says Sophie is

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  • Cleaners’ ‘wonderful manner and...

    They’ve been in the business less than six months – but that’s not stopped a family franchise picking up glowing accolades for their work. Izack Ahmed and his dad Ahimad Nur were praised for the thoroughness of the cleaning after staff and pupils returned to Nelson Park Primary School for

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  • Maori posters popular at...

    Delegates to a teachers’ conference took a real shine to CrestClean’s popular posters in Te Reo Maori. Since they were released last year demand for the colourful posters has been strong throughout the country. And they were still a popular freebie to take back to their school for head teachers

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