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Auckland Central Region franchisee Resham Singh captured the attention of his colleagues with unanimous accolades that his van is the best in the fleet. Earlier this year, Resham purchased a 2014 Nissan NV350 Caravan. It’s a great car and automatic, which means it drives well in the busy Auckland traffic. “It’s hard to find an

For Prasun and Diksha Acharya, owning their own business was out of reach until they discovered CrestClean’s Move to the Regions Programme. The programme, which started in 2011, provides people, who would like to own their own business, with an opportunity to move outside of Auckland and Wellington. Prasun and Diksha have relocated to Napier

South Auckland CrestClean franchisee team Druv Deepak Ram and Sashi Kala have received praise for the great work they do. Druv and Sashi, who have been CrestClean franchisees since May 2012, clean a number of premises including Weymouth Primary School. Principal Saane Faaofo Oldehaver appreciates the effort the franchisee team goes to and says they

CrestClean has a strong commitment to training as a way of raising the standards of the commercial cleaning industry in New Zealand. All franchisees undergo three weeks of induction training when they purchase a franchise and free annual upskilling is also part of the Crest business. Annual upskilling that CrestClean offers all franchisees ensures they

“You can go as far as you want with Crest. We just put our heads down and went for it,” says Danish Sharma, who has owned a CrestClean franchise for five years. In that time, he and his wife, Aijita, have been able to grow their cleaning business to include more comprehensive school caretaking duties,

Rajesh Narayan was introduced to CrestClean by his younger brother, Viky Narayan, Crest’s Regional Manager for South and East Auckland. “When I came to New Zealand I was working for Sky TV and it was okay but I didn’t like the hours,” Raj recalls. “I was thinking of investing in something and going out on

Principal Gavin Beere was just a couple of years into his tenure at South Auckland’s Hillpark School when he decided to take a critical look at the primary school’s cleaning services. “There’s one main reason why people look at cleaning operations,” he said recently during a presentation at CrestClean’s Masters Conference. “They are not happy

During student holidays, many CrestClean franchisees do special Term Cleans of the schools in their regions. This takes a more thorough “spring cleaning” approach that involves going the extra mile, with a full carpet cleaning and polishing of all hard floors in most cases. It can also be an opportunity to tackle a larger project

“Glowing reports” from customers about CrestClean franchisee team Harpreet and Amandeep Bhangu have made them the Hutt Valley’s Rookie Of The Year for 2014. The young family is originally from India but now calling the Hutt Valley their home. They purchased a CrestClean franchise in August and are busy cleaning two local schools. “They are

The West Auckland Business Club 2015 Business Showcase was a rewarding event to attend, says Caroline Wedding, CrestClean’s Regional Manager for West Auckland and North Shore. Held on March 5 at the Trusts Arena in Henderson, CrestClean was one of 40 local businesses that exhibited. “It was very engaging,” says Caroline. “People wanted to talk

John Leslie knows what it is like to roll up to a training session as a coach and have no idea. But the former Otago and Highlanders captain and Scottish international is sharing the knowledge he has gained over the years for his coaching and is travelling around the country spreading the word. In association

West Auckland franchisees Irshad and Shema Ali featured in a New Zealand Herald article published on 20th April. Titled “Getting the right fit is key for franchises,” the story was in the Small Business section of the daily paper and quoted Irshad and Shema talking about their experiences running their own franchise, alongside a great