Southland News

  • CrestClean’s Liezl Foxcroft to...

    We’re pleased to announce that CrestClean General Manager of Training, Liezl Foxcroft, has been invited to speak at Sydney’s ISSA Cleaning & Hygiene Expo in September. The ISSA Expo is the largest industry event in Oceania, attracting over 2,000 professionals in the cleaning and facility solutions industry. The Expo brings

    FULL STORY

  • CrestClean poised for success...

    On Saturday, the 15th and final Regional Team Meeting (RTM) for 2024 concluded in Auckland with over 300 franchise owners in attendance. The RTM tour wrapped up on a positive note, with franchisees displaying high levels of engagement and optimism. CrestClean Managing Director, Grant McLauchlan says the 2024 round of

    FULL STORY

  • CrestClean’s Steve Willis helps...

    The Panthers softball team secured a double victory over the ‘23/’24 season, taking home both the Calder Mackay Shield and the Intercity Cup. A special shoutout to our Southland Regional Manager Steve Willis, who played a pivotal role by pitching the championship game. This is the first time in 25

    FULL STORY

  • Aurora College embraces RecycleKiwi...

    The RecycleKiwi programme is an easy way for schools and businesses to step up their green game and show some love to the planet. As a CrestClean initiative for tackling waste, RecycleKiwi is proving to be the waste management solution everyone’s getting excited about. The programme offers educational resources to

    FULL STORY

  • 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

    FULL STORY

  • Meet Steve Willis, our...

    Steve Willis reckons he’s hit a home run, with his new role as CrestClean’s Southland Regional Manager. The accomplished softball player, who previously worked as a senior account manager for Kimberly-Clark, has a passion for the cleaning industry and says applying for the role was “a no-brainer”. “It was everything

    FULL STORY

  • CrestClean hits the spot...

    Introducing Invercargill’s newest carpet cleaning specialists… Carlotta and Harold Magannig! The CrestClean franchisees recently invested in premium carpet cleaning equipment and completed their training with the Master Cleaners Training Institute (MCTI) to meet a growing demand in the region. “We have had a big increase in requests for carpet cleaning

    FULL STORY

  • CrestClean franchisees step up...

    When the inaugural George Begg Festival was held in Invercargill recently, four CrestClean franchisees got to go along for the ride. The festival celebrated Southland motorsport legend George Begg, whose 1960s and 1970s race cars are famous for taking on some of the biggest names in the world. The retro

    FULL STORY

  • Santa makes special appearance...

    Invercargill franchisees and their families enjoyed a day of fun and festivities at the region’s annual Christmas party, with Santa making a special appearance, arriving in a police patrol car and delivering gifts to the children. The event was hosted by Invercargill Regional Master Franchisee Glenn Cockroft, with the patrol

    FULL STORY

  • CrestClean proud to be...

    Hygiene is extremely important at the Silver Fern Farms’ sheep and beef processing plant near Gore. The Waitane plant is regularly audited to ensure that it meets strict overseas market access requirements, and CrestClean is proud to be helping meet those standards. Franchisees Christine and Millard Macairan have been cleaning

    FULL STORY

  • Cleaner names puppy after...

    It might have been named after one of the city’s forefathers, but Invercargill’s soon-to-be-opened The Langlands Hotel now has a new namesake. After months of cleaning the hotel, section by section as it has progressed, CrestClean franchisee Tess Jabonitalla has named her new puppy ‘Langley’ — a combination of the

    FULL STORY

  • Franchisees celebrate each other's...

    CrestClean’s Invercargill franchisees were proud to be acknowledged for both length of service and newly acquired skills at this year’s Regional Team Meeting. There were a number of long service awards and certificates of achievement outstanding from the last year, which were presented together with this year’s accomplishments. “The team

    FULL STORY