Below are a collection of news and articles about Crest and other general franchise business information.

Otago Daily Times - US microbiologist says toilet seats cleaner than office desks
Monday, 30 Jul 2010:
Prof Charles Gerba shook hands for what must have been the 100th time that day and kept talking as he seamlessly turned to the hand-wash dispenser and the paper towels.

"You know, 20% of germs you'll transmit are passed through handshakes," the man some in the United States fondly call Dr Germ joked in a kitchen in Dunedin's Regent Theatre yesterday.
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Leading Microbiologist links absenteeism in work and schools to basic hygiene
Monday, 19 July 2010:
World renowned expert on bacteria and viruses Dr Charles Gerba is calling on New Zealand workplace and education facilities to lift their standards of hygiene in order to lift the country’s productivity levels.
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Training helps company clean up
Wednesday, 28 June 2010:
Training staff makes good business sense regardless of how tough times may be, says the managing director of one of New Zealand's largest commercial cleaning franchises.
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Otago Daily Times - Businesses urged to focus on India
Wednesday, 09 June 2010:
Dunedin-based company Crest Commercial Cleaning's successful Mumbai franchise showed how well strong business models could work even in a competitive, low-wage economy.
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NZ company cleans up in India
Tuesday, 01 December 2009:
A quiet move into India by New Zealand’s largest commercial cleaning franchise is resulting in a fantastic win-win situation for everybody involved.
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TV3 Campbell Live - Germs are everywhere - so clean yourself up
It is global handwashing day, and this charming piece of information is part of a range of disturbing findings aimed at improving hygiene practices around the world.
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TV1 Breakfast - How clean is your workplace?
Crest's Grant McLauchlan shows TV1 presenters just how dirty their workplace really is.
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Made redundant! Don't worry!! Things may turn out better!
In April 2008, the staff at Fisher and Paykel’s Mosgiel plant was informed that the plant was being relocated to Mexico, as a cost-cutting measure. I was one of those people and now I had to think of what I could do, at my age ...

TV3 Exploring franchises as employment
With redundancy levels rising and many employees facing uncertain future, a growing number of people are exploring franchises as a way of making a living.


NZPF Conference Prize Winner
In July Crest attended the New Zealand Principals’ Federation Conference in Christchurch, as an exhibitor. Crest Commercial Cleaning Ltd ...

Helpful Franchise Information
What is a franchise? Is a franchise right for you? The franchise agreement. Be aware of new franchise systems, plus more info...

Franchise Association Code of Ethics
Franchise Association of New Zealand ‘Code of Ethics’ sets out specific business procedures from members like Crest...

Inaugural Train the Trainers Course a Success
The Train the Trainers course educates Crest’s regional trainers in presenting induction and practical cleaning training to franchisees...

Fair Deal for Crest Franchisees
Because of concern in the cleaning industry about the low wages and poor conditions applied to employees of some unscrupulous cleaning companies...

Fast 50, but not fast enough
IT WASN’T THE YEAR for Crest Commercial Cleaners but boy, did the cleaning franchise come close with growth of 134%...

Master Franchisee of the Year
Awards Judge Warwick Grey says master franchisee Dennis Gilderdale of Crest Commercial Cleaning in Hamilton stood out as being the top master franchisee in New Zealand for a number of reasons...