Whakatane 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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  • Tauranga and Whakatāne teams...

    Congratulations to all the Tauranga and Whakatāne franchise teams who have received annual regional awards for 2022. Due to the growth of the region and high calibre of franchisees, it was difficult to choose just one recipient for each of the awards so, in some cases, Regional Master Franchisee Jan

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  • Tauranga and Whakatane franchisees...

    CrestClean’s Tauranga and Whakatāne franchisees celebrated another successful year at their annual team meeting where it was revealed that the region has experienced the highest revenue growth. In the last financial year, the region has had a 21 per cent increase in revenue, due to CrestClean’s respected reputation in the

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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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  • Successes celebrated at Tauranga...

    Both individual and company milestones were celebrated at CrestClean’s Tauranga and Whakatane Regional Team Meeting. Speaking at the event, which was attended by more than 30 franchisees, CrestClean Managing Director Grant McLauchlan told attendees there was much to celebrate, after another successful year. The company had grown more resilient and

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  • Tauranga manager gears up...

    Managing a busy and growing region is like riding a bike for CrestClean Regional Manager Jan Lichtwark. Over the past decade, Jan has increased the number of teams in the Tauranga Region fivefold — and now he is expanding his ‘patch’ down the coast, to Whakatane. As the new manager

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  • Cleaning teams bring reassurance...

    Knowing their work is helping to keep medical staff safe means a lot to CrestClean’s Akshay and Naina Kumar. The couple have been cleaning and sanitising Whakatane’s War Memorial Hall where a COVID-19 testing centre has been operating. With an initial requirement of up to four visits a day from

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  • Quality a hallmark of...

    Doing a great job for their customers has been a hallmark of success for CrestClean couple Stuart and Raylene Price. The Whakatane kiwifruit farmers, who are celebrating 10 years with the company, have built a strong business by putting their customers first and offering a dependable and reliable service. After

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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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  • Buying a franchise brings...

    Running their own courier company turned into a long hard road for Akshay and Naina Kumar. The young Rotorua couple wanted to work for themselves – but the reality soon kicked in when their work/life balance got seriously out of kilter. Twelve-hour days began to take a toll, leaving them

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