Tauranga News

• PestCo’s expert busy as...

  

  PestCo’s hotline has reported a surge in calls to deal with rats as hungry rodents head indoors as winter sets in. Rat numbers have exploded throughout the country after a long and dry spell of warm weather. While Kiwis enjoyed the record-breaking summer, a downside was it created ideal breeding

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• Games medallist back in...

  

  Tauranga’s Ben O’Dea has been given a helping hand to get his cleaning business back on the road after the Commonwealth Games athlete had his car stolen. The 25-year-old said it “really sucked” when his Nissan Terrano was taken from his Mount Maunganui home while he and brother Sam represented

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• Crest praised for its...

  

  A landmark apartment complex in Tauranga is utilising CrestClean’s Pure Water System to ensure the building’s exterior remains pristine. The Anchorage has recently undergone a major facelift with the completion of multimillion dollar project to reclad the15-year-old Mount Maunganui building. Twice yearly exterior cleaning of the Salisbury Ave complex is

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• It’s just not cricket:...

  

  PestCo service technician Mike Wills is definitely not a cricket fan – when it comes to his job that is. Forget about the popular game, it’s the tiny insects that have been his constant bugbear over the dry, warm months of summer and autumn. For crickets have been swarming to

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• Blown away by Crest...

  

  He might be there just five hours each week but the huge difference he’s making to the school’s appearance is a hot topic of conversation for parents and teachers. Kath Joblin, Principal at St Thomas More Catholic School, says having a caretaker on a contract arrangement has worked out better

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• Crest's best receive top...

  

  Jan Lichtwark, CrestClean’s Tauranga Regional Manager, says the couple were standouts among the new franchisees. “They have a passion for their business. They are proactive and have learned a lot from interacting with other franchisees. “I get great feedback from their customers about the high quality of their work.” Moonyean,

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• Crest van leads the...

  

  It’s no wonder this gleaming CrestClean all-electric van is turning heads in Tauranga. With its bright graphics, depicting “Lovin’ our ZERO EMISSION vehicle”, the Nissan e-NV200 was unmissable to visitors arriving at the city’s Bayfair Shopping Centre. Its owner, Tauranga franchisee Jon Moon, is not only switched on to the

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• PestCo service technician Mike...

  

  The buzz of becoming homeowners took on a whole new meaning for a Tauranga couple when they found a huge wasp nest the size of six rugby balls under the lounge floor. Michael Melville-Barton got a huge surprise after crawling under the Otumoetai property to replace a faulty TV aerial

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• A business with Crest...

  

  They hadn’t quite bargained for the friendly advice and offers of support that would come in bucket loads from fellow business owners and CrestClean’s Tauranga Regional Manager. It was that warm welcome in particular that soon had Meti Tagica and her husband Seta feeling settled and part of the CrestClean

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• Crest’s boss celebrates franchisees’...

  

  Tauranga franchisees had a special visitor to help them celebrate their training success. CrestClean’s Managing Director Grant McLauchlan was in the city for the company’s annual Team Meeting and he was delighted to pass on his congratulations to the trio. Renier Pretorius, Alex Lopez and Sandeep Vikash received their Master

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• Five years celebrated as...

  

  When cabinet maker Binesh Naidu looked at the family budget he knew he needed to do something soon as the demand for his skills was in decline. It was 2012 and the building slump was hitting hard in Tauranga and Binesh and his wife Mani were worried about having enough

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• Top marks for keeping...

  

  Making sure kids have a clean and hygienic place to play is paramount for Alex Lopez. As a dad himself, the CrestClean franchisee loves his job looking after two kindergartens in the Tauranga area where he sets the bar high in terms of cleanliness. And his work ethic and attention

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