CrestClean’s catch up meetings for its Taranaki personnel are proving popular for coffee connoisseurs among the team. Regional Manager Prasun Acharya says getting together on a regular basis is all part of being a member of the “Crest family”. Meeting up over coffee is a great way to start
CrestClean business owner Isha Pyakurel knows the importance of maintaining hygiene and cleanliness around children. As a mum herself, she has worked at kindergartens as a staff reliever. So when Isha began looking after the cleaning at Lollipops early childhood centre, New Plymouth, the work was second nature to her.
Working for themselves had seemed an impossible dream for husband and wife Afelee Niumea and Makalita Afelee. They’d managed to buy a home of their own – but the New Plymouth couple, who have five children, were struggling financially to make much headway. However that all changed last year
It’s not only CrestClean business owners who are reaping the benefits of relocating to regional New Zealand. There has been a steady flow south of people from the Auckland area seeking a better life for themselves and their family. And who can blame them. With less traffic to contend with,
Flexible working hours and being her own boss ticked all the boxes for Bernie Brown when she found her perfect job in Central Otago. Bernie purchased a small CrestClean franchise in Alexandra where she lives – but just three months on and she’s already looking at expanding her business. And
CrestClean business owners Dan Pariachi and Madhu Mala have scooped a major award at an annual event that recognises excellence in New Zealand’s franchise sector. The Dunedin couple are national winners in the Business Services category of the Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards. It’s a remarkable achievement for the husband
When Robert Glenie popped in to an early childhood centre he was impressed by what he saw – and he knew the bar was set high for the standard of cleaning required. The six-year-old building at Methven is still in pristine condition and staff at Leap Ahead Preschool are not
Amrit Singh couldn’t be happier now he’s finally realised his dream of being his own boss. Buying a CrestClean franchise with his partner Karamjit Kau has brought big changes for the Timaru couple, who are enjoying the extra time they get to spend together. Amrit, 29, who came to New
Customers of a young couple who have just joined CrestClean are in for some five star service. With a background in working in top class hotels, Vrinda Nautiyal and Sandeep Sharma are no strangers to hard work and have come from a high-pressure service industry where quality is king. The
Husband and wife Sandeep and Richa Kumar say they couldn’t be happier after escaping Auckland’s ‘rat race’ for a new life in rural Mid Canterbury. And the contrast between their old and new life couldn’t be more extreme. Gone are the 4am starts, the battle with Auckland traffic on the
Running their own courier company turned into a long hard road for Akshay and Naina Kumar. The young Rotorua couple wanted to work for themselves – but the reality soon kicked in when their work/life balance got seriously out of kilter. Twelve-hour days began to take a toll, leaving them
Running his own cleaning business couldn’t be a better fit for Kamal Singh. The 26-year-old franchisee happily confessed that having things clean and tidy is a passion that extends to all areas of his life, and cleaning has become a bit of a ‘hobby’ that he really enjoys. And after