ICA Appoints Car Wash Market Assessment Task Force

The International Carwash Association board of directors has appointed a 14-member Car Wash Market Assessment Task Force to assess the current state of the buyer-seller marketplace. The committee is charged with gauging the current state of the carwash equipment and supply market and examining the ICA’s strategy and role in providing a viable marketplace. Members are expected to present findings and recommendations to the board by May 15.

“The task force was created in response to discussions with the Exhibitor Show Advisory Committee regarding the changing sales and distribution markets in the professional carwash and related car-care industries,” said Neil Hitchcock, ICA president. “We must constantly be assessing the marketplace and what the International Carwash Association can do to provide the best possible marketplace for the industry. Whatever solution is determined will require all parties working together closely as partners. It will be the only way to achieve successful results.”

“We have assembled a group of some of the brightest minds in the carwash marketplace, people who really understand the forces at play affecting the buying and selling of carwash equipment, products and services,” said Mark Thorsby, executive director of the International Carwash Association.

The task force is comprised of a mixture of operators and vendors, including:

• Frank Lash
  Chairman and Past President, ICA
  Operator – Car Robics Inc., Virginia
• Russell Coleman, Director, ICA
  Vendor –Jim Coleman Co., Texas
• Paul Fazio
  Former Director, ICA
  Vendor – Sonny’s Enterprises, Florida
• Jeff Gheysens
  Treasurer, ICA
  Operator – Sparkle Kleen Car Wash, New Jersey
• Carl Howard
  Past President, Southeastern Car Wash Association
  Operator – Autobell Car Wash, North Carolina
• Al Huntington
  Member, Exhibitor Show Advisory Committee
  Vendor – Washworld Systems, Wisconsin
• Tom Lye
  Director, International Carwash Association
  Vendor – Washing Equipment of Texas, Texas
• Lisa Lyons
  Vice President, ICA
  Operator – Buggy Bath Car Wash, California
• Jeff Maize
  Member, Exhibitor Show Advisory Committee
  Vendor – MacNeil Wash Systems, Ontario, Canada
• Jerry Miller
  Director, ICA
  Operator – University Car Wash, Texas
• Jerry Nix
  President, Western Carwash Association
  Operator – Speedi Car Wash, Washington
• Laurie Sherman
  Vice President, ICA
  Vendor – Blendco Systems, Pennsylvania
• Troy Wade
  Member, Exhibitor Show Advisory Committee
  Vendor – Oasis Car Wash Systems, Kansas