South Canterbury News

  • Students tidy up the...

    Students from four Ashburton schools have shown they are a class above the rest when it comes to being tidy Kiwis. In the latest regional round of CrestClean’s Cleanest Classroom Awards, classes from Hinds School, St Joseph’s School, Ashburton Intermediate and Longbeach School were recognised for their efforts in keeping

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  • Filipino university friends reunite...

    From a country of 115 million to small-town New Zealand… after meeting at university in the Philippines, four friends have ended up in Canterbury together as CrestClean franchisees. Joy and Nilo Pombo and Ian and Vivian Abuyabor met in the early 2000s when they were studying veterinary science, at what

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  • Rain fails to put...

    A wet December has resulted in the cancellation of festive events across the country but a few hardy South Canterbury franchisees weren’t going to let their annual Christmas party be a washout. Despite it being a grey, drizzly day, around 20 franchisees and their families braved the summer showers to

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  • CrestClean rewards tidy Kiwi...

    Term 3 ended on a high note for tidy Kiwis in South Canterbury who won the region’s latest Cleanest Classroom Awards from CrestClean. The Cleanest Classroom programme is run at many of the over 500 primary and intermediate schools that are cleaned by CrestClean franchisees, with the classrooms that are

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  • Getting the balance right...

    Sandeep Kumar and Anju Anju are scaling new heights — both in business and recreation. Since becoming CrestClean franchisees two years ago they have more than doubled the size of their business, while also finding plenty of time to enjoy their shared hobby of hiking. “We have heaps of free

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  • South Canterbury franchisees put...

    Could these be CrestClean’s sharpest dressers?! In South Canterbury there is an ‘unofficial’ competition amongst franchisees for best dressed at the annual regional team meeting, and this year they did not disappoint. All 21 teams who attended the 2022 team meeting took great pride in turning up in their CrestClean

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  • Filipino business owners enjoy...

    Group of cleaners standing together.

    Since CrestClean expanded into South Canterbury five years ago, the number of franchise teams has grown exponentially… due in a large part to its popularity amongst the Filipino community. More than half of the franchisees in the region are originally from the Philippines, having encouraged each other to become CrestClean

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  • CrestClean helps keep essential...

    CrestClean is proud to help keep the country moving by sanitising workplaces across New Zealand — but what do you do when your workplace is a truck? As Omicron took a hold on New Zealand, South Island transport company Philip Wareing Ltd was faced with this problem. When a driver

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  • Who ya gonna call?...

    Cleaners wearing hazmat suits.

    When Ashburton manufacturer RX Plastics Ltd discovered they had a Covid case in their midst, they wanted to do everything they could to keep their staff safe. So, who did they call? CrestClean! That very day, South Canterbury Regional Manager Rob Glenie promptly arranged a pandemic sanitisation clean, so that

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  • CrestClean achieves 25 years!

    December 16th, 2021, marked an important milestone in the history of CrestClean — our Silver Jubilee! It has been 25 years since CrestClean was launched, in which time we have grown to become the largest NZ owned cleaning company, involving more than 2,000 people, serving over 5,200 customers. From humble

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  • Canterbury kids tidy their...

    Pizza, ice blocks and plenty of smiles were the order of the day at 11 Canterbury primary and intermediate schools this term. The excited pupils received the tasty treats as part of CrestClean’s Cleanest Classroom programme. The programme, which is run at schools cleaned by CrestClean franchisees, rewards the classrooms

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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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