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  • Switch of careers sees...

    She’s stepped out of her principal’s shoes to focus on spending more time with their two young children. But Kelly O’Leary remembers only too well the importance of having a clean and healthy school and how quickly things can go downhill when problems occur with the cleaners. As well as

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  • Label company delighted with...

    A senior manager at a New Zealand label manufacturer has praised the high standard of cleaning and the cheerful way Sunita Dutt goes about her work. The CrestClean business owner has been carrying out daytime sanitising and cleaning at Rapid Labels. Michelle Allen, the company’s head of finance, says Sunita

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  • COVID-19 testing centre cleaners...

    CrestClean personnel who have been working at Invercargill’s COVID-19 testing centre have been thanked for doing a “fantastic job”. A cleaning team has been going in at the end of each day to ensure the building is thoroughly cleansed, says CrestClean’s Invercargill Regional Manager Glenn Cockroft. “CrestClean was called upon

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  • Hygiene and cleanliness is...

    It was a big thumbs up for the CrestClean team who ensured everything was spotlessly clean and hygienic for donors attending a New Zealand Blood Service clinic. Makalita Afelee and Afelee Niumea had their work cut out in preparing the large church building that was used as the venue for

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  • Sharp rise in demand...

    South Canterbury businesses have been rushing to sign up for a new cleaning service that takes hygiene to an extra level for their employees and customers. The coronavirus crisis has sparked an increase in calls from customers enquiring about CrestClean’s sanitising service, says Robert Glenie, the company’s South Canterbury Regional

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  • TV3 news features CrestClean...

    CrestClean personnel have appeared in a TV3 news story covering preparations for the planned reopening next week of the nation’s schools. Newshub reporter Tom McRae filmed CrestClean business owner Anmol Prasad and his wife Vikashni Devi in a classroom at Howick Primary School. Also featured in the report was Liezl

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  • Baby joy for proud...

    She’s truly a beautiful baby in more ways than one for her proud parents, Harnoor Kaur and Harsandeep Hundal. For when Harnoor was deciding on a name for her little bundle of joy she came across Humaira – which means “beautiful”. The North Harbour couple, who own a successful CrestClean

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  • CrestClean regional manager takes...

    CrestClean’s Viky Narayan is on cloud nine today after picking up the title of Regional Master Franchisee of the Year. Judges for the Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards praised Viky for operating “a high-performing and very well managed regional master franchise”. Viky, who is CrestClean’s Auckland South Regional Manager, is

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  • Talented young animator helps...

    Bringing RecycleKiwi’s iconic bird character to life was a challenge budding young animator Tai Preece took in his stride. The 13-year-old Mount Maunganui College student was invited by CrestClean to apply his animation skills to the kiwi bird, the distinctive hallmark of the company’s educational programme on recycling and waste

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  • Praise for new role...

    Congratulations to Sam Talwar who has been appointed as a Regional Trainer for Master Cleaners Training Institute. Helping newcomers to the cleaning industry has become a passion for Palmerston North-based Sam, who takes franchisees through practical and theory sessions leading to the Certificate in Commercial Cleaning. “I really enjoy passing

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  • New chapter begins for...

    Adam Hodge with Liezl Foxcroft, General Manager Training, Master Cleaners Training Institute.

    Seeing CrestClean personnel achieve an industry-recognised qualification has been one of the many career highlights for retiring Master Cleaners Training Institute CEO Adam Hodge. Adam, who has been at the helm of the organisation since its formation in 2012, was instrumental in introducing the Certificate in Commercial Cleaning, a qualification

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  • Sharing the joy as...

    When a beautiful monarch butterfly took a shine to her CrestClean uniform she knew it was a unique moment and she wanted to share the joy. “It made me feel so happy,” says Zar San, describing how the colourful creature had fluttered around her garden before settling on her distinctive

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