New Zealand News

  • Introducing Sharon Churchill… ‘AT’

    Certificate presentation.

    CrestClean’s Financial Controller Sharon Churchill has held finance and accounting roles for more than 20 years — and now she has the initials after her name to prove it. Sharon is officially an ‘Accounting Technician’ after receiving the internationally recognised qualification from Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ).

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  • CrestClean supports Secondary Principals’...

    Manager at conference stand.

    Existing relationships were strengthened and new ones forged at the recent Secondary Principals’ Association of New Zealand (SPANZ) conference in Blenheim. As a Bronze Sponsor, CrestClean was proud to host a stand, providing the opportunity to catch up with principals from throughout New Zealand and learn more about their schools’

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  • Hundreds of CrestClean vehicles...

    Cleaners standing by their vehicles.

    A “consistently high standard” was achieved at CrestClean’s latest bi-annual vehicle audit, which saw more than 600 vehicles assessed nationwide. “The high standard of presentation of the vehicles at audit shows our franchisees represent the brand well and are proud business owners,” says Health, Safety and Wellbeing Leader Ian Noon.

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  • Sanitising products popular at...

    It was a case of educating the educators when CrestClean hosted a stand at the 31st Annual New Zealand School Trustees Association (NZSTA) conference in Rotorua. Attended by school principals and board of trustee members from throughout the country, there was a lot of interest in CrestClean’s services and products,

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  • Fogging isn’t a clear...

    Fogging. Antimicrobial Protection. Disinfectant Barriers. Residual Sanitising. The ‘cleaning’ service goes by many names and the science supporting it is just as murky. Claims that a disinfectant “penetrates” or sticks to all the surfaces you touch and protects you from getting sick for up to 30 days are misleading and

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  • Inspirational life stories put...

    Cleaner holding magazine.

    CrestClean is proud to feature on the Autumn 2021 cover of Franchise New Zealand magazine. Franchise owners Malcolm and Shashi Brown, who appear on the cover, are one of three CrestClean husband-and-wife teams to share their inspirational story in an article about how people have changed their lives by buying

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  • Organisers bowled over by...

    They started off as a group of mates playing cricket at the weekend, but now the Bay Blasters are about to become an official club — and they have big plans. The club recently hosted the inaugural Bay Blasters Super Cup cricket tournament in Tauranga, with CrestClean being the chief

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  • CrestClean scores 94% with...

    CrestClean has achieved SiteWise Green Status, acknowledging the high-quality health and safety systems it has in place. SiteWise is a prequalification system, by Site Safe New Zealand, that grades a contractor’s health and safety capability. The results are published on a database that can be viewed by potential customers. Green

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  • It’s all cheer as...

    As part of CrestClean’s end of year celebrations taking place across the country, franchisees and their families enjoyed a buffet lunch at the Oaktree Restaurant, Tauranga. Jan Lichtwark, Tauranga Regional Manager said it was a really great turnout and it was great to get together and see everyone mix and

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  • Annual team meetings enjoyed...

    The importance of working together has been highlighted at CrestClean’s annual team meetings, which drew large groups of CrestClean business owners to a business forum. The events, hosted in 17 regions all around New Zealand, mark a stellar year for CrestClean business owners. The team meetings gave managing director Grant

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  • Kids enjoy a tasty...

    A tasty treat was on the cards for students at Hastings Christian School – courtesy of CrestClean’s Jay Gounder. The youngsters in class B3 were the latest winners of the Cleanest Classroom Award. The competition is run at many of the 430 schools that are cleaned by CrestClean franchisees. The

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  • Principal becomes a school...

    When he decided to become a cleaner for the day school principal Justin Neal got well and truly swept along by the role. He really looked the part in a CrestClean top as he joined children and fellow staff members for a Superheroes Day at Nelson’s Appleby School. But after

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