Taranaki News

  • Taranaki franchisees clean up...

    A line up of cleaners with floor cleaning machines.

    CrestClean’s Hard Floor Care capacity in Taranaki has more than doubled after a recent training session with franchisees. The region now has 10 Hard Floor Care specialists, after franchisees invested in floor cleaning machines so they could offer a broader range of services to customers. “Almost all franchisees in the

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  • Cleaning business provides financial...

    Cleaners standing outside a school giving the thumbs-up.

    When Covid alert levels went up, so did Makalita and Afelee Niumea’s income. The New Plymouth couple are glad they invested in a CrestClean franchise three years ago, which has not only weathered the pandemic — it’s prospered. With three essential services customers, it was business as usual during the

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  • CrestClean proves popular at...

    CrestClean’s Anti-Viral Sanitiser is likely to be popping up in businesses throughout New Plymouth after the Taranaki Chamber of Commerce’s recent 2021 Business Showcase. More than 150 samples of the Anti-Viral Sanitiser were included in CrestClean goodie bags distributed to business owners. Taranaki Regional Manager Naresh Mani says a steady

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  • Stratford’s first CrestClean franchisees!

    Cleaners standing by their van.

    Taranaki franchisees Taraneti and Uetire Boueka will soon become Stratford’s first CrestClean team. The couple, who currently live half an hour away in Waitara, already have customers in Stratford and are looking forward to moving to the small rural town. “It seems nice and quiet, which is good because I

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  • First home dream becomes...

    New homeowners stranding outside their home.

    When Kiraren Tirate and Linda Etuati moved to New Plymouth from the remote Pacific nation of Kiribati, they never dreamed they would own their own business or their own home — but six years later they have both. The couple came to New Zealand seeking better healthcare and education opportunities

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  • Franchisees ticking off their...

    Cleaners are presented with award.

    Twenty years ago, Makalita and Afelee Niumea moved to New Zealand from the remote Pacific Island of Tuvalu in search of a better life for their children. But as their family grew — and with it their expenses — they found themselves struggling to pay the bills. Makalita was working

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  • CrestClean’s Taranaki team doubles...

    Cleaning team group photo.

    Taranaki Regional Manager Naresh Mani has only been in the role a little over a year, but in that time his team of franchisees has already doubled. The region now has 10 teams, with further growth expected as CrestClean’s reputation in the region for providing high-quality cleaning services gains momentum.

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  • Changing the cleaners was...

    Changing the cleaners was a breath of fresh air for personnel at the Taranaki branch of a nationwide property valuation company. Michelle Dobson, office manager at TelferYoung, says they’ve been delighted at the quality of cleaning provided by CrestClean’s Kiraren Tirate and Linda Etuati. “Everything feels clean. You can tell

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  • Taking a real pride...

    CrestClean’s Rose Kumar says she just loves keeping everything spick and span at the New Zealand Blood Service’s Hamilton centre. Rose has been tasked with ensuring all surfaces and ‘touch’ points are constantly sanitised when the donor clinics are taking place. Jason Cheng, one of CrestClean’s quality assurance co-ordinators, says

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  • Delight at CrestClean business...

    When CrestClean’s Karthik Naidu decided to treat a school to ice cream he was following a family tradition of making a birthday a time to focus on others. He got a big thumbs up from children and staff at Moturoa School when he arrived with large box of ice cream

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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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  • Mum gets more family...

    Buying a CrestClean franchise has redefined family time for busy mum Gretna Tauma. Now that Gretna can choose the hours she works there’s a lot more free time to spend with her husband Tion Tiaon and their five children. Before the couple joined CrestClean, Gretna worked nightshift as a cleaner

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