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6 Questions with Eric Wulf, ICA

This fall, Eric Wulf and a contingent of carwash industry professionals embarked on a tour of some of Germany’s most innovative carwash companies and attended Automechanika, the largest European trade show for the automobile ...read more

Grace for Vets Surpasses 100K Carwashes

Carwash locations participating in this year's Grace for Vets promotion provided more than 100,000 free carwashes to military veterans Nov. 11 for the first time in the program's six-year history. ...read more

Building Success from the Inside Out

No matter how you shake it, 2010 has been a difficult year for just about every segment of the carwash industry. Tough times typically require tough decisions, but investing in the intangible can sometimes be among the most ...read more

Grace for Vets Tops 1,300 Carwashes

Carwash locations participating in this year’s Grace for Vets program are expected to nearly double 2009 figures, with 1,297 locations registered to provide free carwashes to military veterans and active service personnel on ...read more

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Carwash Objects to Proposed Road Closure to Benefit School

A co-owner of High Street Aussie Superior Car Wash in Wodonga, Australia, told the Wodonga City Council this week that a proposed road closure would cost him half of his business, according to a report by The Border Mail. David West criticized the council for its handling ...More
November 10, 2010
Posted in News, Operations
Metro Car Wash Turns Tunnel into Zombie Theme Ride

Metro Car Wash in Tucson, Ariz., celebrated the week leading up to Halloween by transforming its Speedway Car Wash facility into a Zombie Car Wash. The company turned its carwash tunnel into a haunted theme ride that required 40 volunteer zombies per night to interact with ...More
November 10, 2010
Posted in News, Marketing
NASCAR Car Wash Signs 2nd Operating Partner

NASCAR Car Wash Co. has signed Richard Miller of Sierra Car Wash as an operating partner to reflag, build and operate NASCAR-branded carwashes in an area that touches the I-80 corridor of northern Nevada, southern Oregon and northern California. NASCAR Car Wash officials ...More
November 8, 2010
Posted in News, Marketing, Operations
D&S Car Wash Equipment Appoints Sales Directors

D&S Car Wash Equipment Co. announced the appointment of Brian Merz as sales director for the West region. Merz has 25 years of carwash industry experience and is a distributor of D&S products. The company is a manufacturer of in-bay automatics, conveyor and ...More
November 8, 2010
Posted in News, Operations
Mr. Clean Car Wash Moves Forward with Chicago Locations

Mr. Clean Car Wash is scheduled to begin construction next spring on a $2 million location in Plainfield, Ill., joining two other Mr. Clean Chicago-area carwash developments in Montgomery and Glenview, according to a report by the Plainfield Patch. ...More
November 3, 2010
Posted in News, Marketing, Operations
Havoline Product Line to Move under Chevron Brand in North America

Chevron Products Co. announced it will consolidate its Texaco Havoline lubricant product line in North America under the Chevron brand beginning in mid-2011. The only visible change to the Havoline product line will be the inclusion of the Chevron logo, officials said. As ...More
November 3, 2010
Posted in News, Marketing
Mark VII Signs New Carwash Distributor for Arkansas

Mark VII Equipment Inc. has signed KO Pressure Supply to distribute and service Mark VII carwash systems in Arkansas, the company announced. ...More
November 3, 2010
Posted in News, Operations
Boomerang Carwash Launches New Web Site, Social Media Campaign

Boomerang Carwash has launched a new Web site and social media campaign to better serve and communicate with customers, the company announced. The redesigned Web site features information on Boomerang’s environmental best practices, identifies its leadership team, explains ...More
November 3, 2010
Posted in News, Marketing
ICS Partners with Perimeter E-Security to Assist Carwash Operators with PCI Compliance

Innovative Control Systems has partnered with Perimeter E-Security to help carwash operators achieve certified payment card industry (PCI) compliance and eliminate the potential for unnecessary expenses, ICS officials announced. ...More
November 2, 2010
Posted in News, Operations
Grace for Vets Reaches Milestone with Carwash Participation in All 50 States

While political pundits discuss the implications of red states and blue states during today’s mid-term elections, organizers of the Grace for Vets carwash program are celebrating the nonpartisan patriotism of red, white and blue now that carwash locations from all 50 states ...More
November 2, 2010
Posted in News, Marketing

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