Hand Carwashing

  • No Water Meter Means Carwash Pays Less than Competitors
    Latino’s Hand Car Wash in Chicago pays the city a flat fee for its water and does not have a meter to measure the actual amount of water used at the facility, according to a report by the Chicago Sun-Times. The carwash is one of 520 commercial water users in the city that ...More
    November 17, 2010
    Posted in News, Operations
  • L.A. Carwash Owners Sentenced to Jail, Fined $1.25M
    Los Angeles carwash owners Benny and Nissan Pirian were each sentenced to a year in jail and ordered to pay restitution of an estimated $1.25 million in unpaid wages to workers after the brothers entered a no contest plea to six criminal counts, according to the city ...More
    August 18, 2010
    Posted in News, Operations
  • ICA Announces 2010 Carwash Leadership Awards Recipients
    The International Carwash Association has announced the recipients of its 2010 Leadership Awards. Cloister Wash & Lube owner Mike Mountz heads the list as this year’s inductee into the Car Wash Hall of Fame. The other award recipients are Jan van Kessel of ...More
    April 27, 2010
    Posted in News, Operations
  • Splash Car Wash Features Works by Local Artists
    Splash Car Wash recently unveiled a new photography display by Trudy Cass at the company’s Wilton, Conn., location. The gallery presentation is a part of Splash’s ongoing effort to support local artists by offering free gallery space at 14 of its carwash locations. ...More
    March 30, 2010
    Posted in News, Marketing, Operations
  • Resident Protests Save Genie Carwash Image
    Protests from local residents have apparently saved the iconic Genie Car Wash name and signage from converting to H2O Express facilities, according to a report in the American-Statesman. The three Genie carwashes in Austin, Texas, have been local landmarks since the late ...More
    January 21, 2010
    Posted in News, Marketing, Operations
  • Sparkle Kleen Car Wash Owner Named ICA President
    Jeff Gheysens, owner of Sparkle Kleen Car Wash, was named president of the International Carwash Association, the ICA said in a press release announcing the association’s 2010 board of directors. Gheysens replaces Lisa Lyons who will remain on the board as immediate past ...More
    January 13, 2010
    Posted in News, Operations
  • Auto Spa and Hand Car Wash Opens in Illinois
    Auto Spa and Hand Car Wash in Niles, Ill., officially opened Oct. 14 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony that included Mayor Robert Callero and members of the Niles Chamber of Commerce and Industry, according to a report by the Niles Herald-Spectator. ...More
    November 4, 2009
    Posted in News, Operations
  • Splash Car Wash to Honor Veterans with Free Washes
    Splash Car Wash announced that all 18 of its carwash locations will provide complimentary carwashes to military veterans and service personnel Nov. 11. Splash is among 205 participating companies in the national Grace for Vets program, although the Stamford, Conn., company ...More
    November 3, 2009
    Posted in News, Marketing, Operations
  • 4 Years and Counting for Splash Car Wash Lube Approval
    A Splash Car Wash location in Shelton, Conn., has waited four years for zoning approval to add oil and lube services, and the carwash’s attorney recently told zoning commissioners the facility could go out of business if it doesn’t receive approval soon, according to a ...More
    October 21, 2009
    Posted in News, Marketing, Operations
  • L.A. Carwash to Pay $52,000 in Back Wages
    The owners of Vermont Hand Wash agreed to pay back wages totaling $52,442 to four employees in a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board, according to a press release issued by the United Steelworkers. The carwash workers were either fired or saw their hours cut ...More
    September 2, 2009
    Posted in News, Operations
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