Taupo News

  • CrestClean’s prescription for hygiene...

    Connections were forged and CrestClean’s reputation in the healthcare sector strengthened at this year’s Rotorua General Practice Conference and Medical Exhibition (GPCME). It is the second time CrestClean has attended the annual event and once again it was an extremely positive experience. Held at the Rotorua Energy Events Centre, it

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  • Rotorua and Taupō franchisees...

    There was plenty to celebrate at CrestClean’s Rotorua and Taupō Regional Team Meeting, with almost half of the region’s franchise teams receiving Long Service awards. A combined 65 years of business ownership was acknowledged across 11 teams, including two 10-Year Long Service Awards, four 7-Year Long Service Awards, four 5-Year

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  • New location and fresh...

    With its crisp white walls and brightly coloured mural featuring successful teams from around the country, CrestClean’s new Rotorua office is a joy to work in, says Regional Master Franchisees Sonia and Mark Fredrick. Located on Whakaue Street, in the heart of the city, it “fits the bill for everything

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  • Home with a view...

    Snow-capped mountains and lake vistas — that is what Ravinesh and Glenis Chand get to enjoy from their perfectly positioned three-bedroom home. It is very different to their native Fiji, but the Taupō franchisees love it so much they never want to leave. Ravinesh moved to New Zealand in 2009,

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  • CrestClean vehicles shine at...

    CrestClean’s twice-yearly vehicle audits kicked off in the Central North Island last week, and it’s shaping up to be the best year yet, says Health, Safety and Wellbeing Leader Ian Noon. “It’s been really successful so far. The general standard of presentation is very high and the franchisees all seem

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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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  • Business owners drive CrestClean’s...

    CrestClean’s Managing Director heaped praise on the company’s local business owners at the annual team meeting in Rotorua. Grant McLauchlan said the company’s turnover has grown by 12.4 percent nationally in the past financial year and the Rotoura region had played an important part in that increase. “We’ve become a

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  • Cleaning kick-started career with...

    Just like the martial arts passion that keeps him fighting fit, his role as a CrestClean Quality Assurance Co-ordinator keeps Woo Sung Lee on his toes. The 41 year old, an accomplished Taekwondo master, has proved to be a high-flyer within the company and is loving his new job. Tauranga-based

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  • Carpet expert finds supersize...

    Carpet care expert Kent Wilkinson with his sign-written Nissan NV350 van.

    Carpet care expert Kent Wilkinson has gone supersize with a new vehicle that has the space and grunt to cope with his expanding Taupo business. When it came to a vehicle suitable for the job, his choice of a Nissan NV350 ticked all the boxes, he says. “We can carry

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  • Window cleaning? Expert’s sparkling...

    Everyone wanted to shine when it came to who could do the best job cleaning windows. And with their efforts being crystal clear to onlookers, it was no wonder things got a bit competitive during a training course for these Rotorua and Taupo franchisees. Overseeing everything was Joe Singh, a

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  • Cleaning? It’s what I...

    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

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  • From fast-food workers to...

    Love blossomed for Nancy Nandan and Kent Wilkinson when they worked at McDonald’s.

    When Nancy Nadan took a shine to a fellow McDonald’s worker she soon realised it would be up to her to make the first move. She’d heard from other staff that Kent Wilkinson liked her, so she decided to pluck up the courage to invite him out one evening when

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