Hutt Valley News

  • Volunteer coach receives top...

    He might have hung up his rugby boots but Dave Coupe is keen to keep his connection to the sport he’s passionate about. Dave has been passing on his knowledge of the game to the next generation of players as a volunteer coach. And he picked up some valuable tips

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  • Business allows plenty of...

    Kuljinder Kaur and Jasvir Singh and their baby boy Aikam.

    As a busy new dad Jasvir Singh treasures the time he gets to spend with his baby son. He sees a lot of young Aikam in between his university studies and running a successful CrestClean business with his wife Kuljinder Kaur. The couple owned a CrestClean franchise in Tauranga but

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  • Big demand for Crest’s...

    Daler Singh and Hanspreet Hari with employee Lakhwinder Singh (left).

    Crest’s Hutt Valley carpet care experts have been floored by compliments about the high standard of their work. There’s been nothing but great feedback from Daler Singh and Hanspreet Hari’s customers about their professional standards. Demand for the service has been so great that the couple have just invested in

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  • Thai franchisee makes Crest...

    Aaron and Viyada Corbett with their children, twin girls Aria and Amika and son Nite

    She’s created a unique slice of history by becoming CrestClean’s first franchisee from Thailand. For Viyada Corbett, being able to have a business of her own was something she never thought would be possible. “It’s awesome, just amazing,” she says. “When I came to New Zealand it was my dream

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  • Work stress gone after...

    Mandip Kaur and Amardeep Singh have doubled the size of their business.

    When Amardeep Singh decided to quit his management job with Z Energy he was pumped knowing he’d made the right decision. After a decade of working for the fuel firm, he decided the time was right to rev up his CrestClean franchise and go full time with the business he’d

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  • Schools liable if caretakers...

    Crest PropertyCare caretakers Alex Whitefield and Froduald Mugiraneza with CrestClean’s Hutt Valley Regional Manager Zainab Ali at the training and assessment course for working at heights.

    A health and safety expert says schools are risking heavy fines if their caretaker falls off a ladder and has not got adequate safe systems of work in place for working at heights. Chris Chapman believes a number of caretakers have never had any specific training for their role and

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  • Business booming for Fijian...

    They have been operating for less than a year but this forward-thinking couple have revealed a succession plan to ensure their cleaning business is in good hands after they step down. Not that Anzila and Gyaneshwar Dass have any thoughts hanging up their cleaning gear just yet. For them business

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  • Customers charmed by adorable...

    He’s a gentle giant who has free rein to unleash his unique charm on CrestClean customers and potential business leads – often with startling results. Meet Leon the 3-year-old German mountain dog, who accompanies Hutt Valley Regional Manager Zainab Ali to work most days. The adorable canine, who weighs a

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  • Vehicle audit wins-over potential...

    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

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  • New Master Franchisee aims...

    CrestClean’s rising star has made a big impression with her Wellington customers and fellow franchisees. As well as being voted New Franchisee of the Year, Zainab Ali has now taken a big step up with her appointment as the new Hutt Valley Master Franchisee. It’s leadership role that has fired

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  • Brownie points well-earned

    Helen and Greg Caingcoy love working at Belmont School. They are seen here with Principal Robin Thomson.

    Chalking up brownie points is just one of the many rewards of working at schools for our franchisees. Take Helen and Greg Caingcoy, who are a shining example of how hard work and a cheerful presence is highly valued by staff and pupils. At Lower Hutt’s Belmont School, Principal Robin

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  • Showered with glowing accolades

    Mihir Desai loves being a CrestClean franchisee.

    Being showered with accolades is not uncommon for our popular franchisees, who enjoy plenty of rewards being part of CrestClean. Mihir Desai prides himself in keeping Upper Hutt’s Totara Park School spotless and he applies the same attention to detail and work ethic to his other clients. Philip Wilson, Wellington

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