27 Years
Southland News
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Crest teams help out
FULL STORYWhen Orland and Desiree Cudal needed help, three Invercargill franchisees and Regional Manager Glenn Cockroft came to their rescue. Orland, who works on a dairy farm during the day and helps wife, Desiree, clean clients premises at night, was run over by a tractor and trailer in June. As a
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Annual Upskilling Keeps Invercargill...
FULL STORYCrestClean has a strong commitment to training as a way of raising the standards of the commercial cleaning industry in New Zealand. All franchisees undergo three weeks of induction training when they purchase a franchise and free annual upskilling is also part of the Crest business. Annual upskilling that CrestClean
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Invercargill’s Rookies of the...
FULL STORYIt was April 2014, Marlene and Jamie Madrid had completed all of their training and were ready for the first contract in their new CrestClean franchise. It wasn’t an easy one, according to Invercargill Regional Manager Glenn Cockroft. “They quickly took on a school that was not in the best
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Longest Serving Invercargill Crest...
FULL STORYWhen you’ve been at your job for several years, the temptation might be to sit back and relax, but not for Harry and Genevra Ficks. Not only have they completed five years of service with CrestClean – and are, in fact, the most veteran team in the area – but
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Over 70 Attend Crest’s...
FULL STORYRegional Manager Glenn Cockroft invited all of the Invercargill CrestClean franchisees and their families – 70 people in total – to his home for a special Christmas party and feast. Even Santa Claus was there and he didn’t arrive empty handed. He had 22 gifts – one for every child
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Invercargill Planning Ahead –...
FULL STORYInvercargill Regional Manager Glenn Cockroft appears to be future proofing his region’s business. In the past two months, two franchisees from the team have given birth. Jackie Batoy has a new baby boy named Anthony Junior and Julie Cacdac has a daughter named Lovi. To celebrate the births, Glenn presented
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Fun and Games at...
FULL STORYHolding the annual conference for the New Zealand Principals’ Federation at ILT Stadium Southland, home to New Zealand’s first indoor velodrome, was an inspiration for Glenn Cockroft, CrestClean’s Invercargill Regional Manager. “I used to have a bike shop years ago in Invercargill and I had some bicycles that I thought
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CrestClean Goes Big for...
FULL STORYCrestClean made sure to put on a good show for their seventh year attending the New Zealand Principals’ Federation annual conference with a prominent exhibitor’s booth and giveaways including an LCD TV and 27 rugby balls. Crest’s stand was a hit with delegates. The three-day event, which draws principals and
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Busy Days for CrestClean...
FULL STORY“If you have any cousins, send them down to Invercargill because I really need more help,” says CrestClean’s Regional Manager Glenn Cockroft. “I’ve got so many new contracts starting this month and I’m just finishing up yet another quote for another building.” Glenn says the expansion of the Invercargill region
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Teamwork Keeps the Classroom...
FULL STORYThe Room 5 students of St Patrick’s Primary School sure are a clean bunch of kids. They beat out the older students for the term’s “Cleanest Classroom” award. The children worked hard all term and consistently proved that they were able to keep their classroom the cleanest in the school.
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Three Years After Auckland,...
FULL STORYThree years ago, Ashneer and Durgeshni Datt broke away from the hectic pace of Auckland and took a chance on a CrestClean franchise in Invercargill, hoping they’d be able to enjoy a more laid back lifestyle in the deep south. “I’m very happy with the decision to move. It’s much
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Things Move Fast in...
FULL STORYInvercargill Franchisee Julie Cameron recently managed to find the silver lining in an unfortunate incident, and now travels to work in a distinctive new vehicle that is “perfect to drive around town.” Innocently waiting at the traffic lights on her way to work, Julie was involved in a concertina effect