Simon Bridges to lead Crewcut franchise group

1 May 2023 - Simon Bridges, the former National Party leader and CEO of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce, has been appointed chairperson of  CC Group. CC Group operates franchises Crewcut Lawnmowing and Crewcare Commercial cleaning and building maintenance, alongside decontamination business Chemcare, CC Facilities Management, contract labour business CC Workforce and training organisation The Welding Academy.

Founded by David Serville in the early 1990s, the business has 441 franchisees and is expected to make revenue of between $31 million and $45m in the year to March 2024. The move follows a significant restructuring of the group's commercial cleaning division in the past year.