In-Bay Automatic

Twenty years ago, a self-service car wash built with basic components required an equity investment of about $250,000. Whereas the last loan presentation I reviewed, the equity investment was around $1 million for an express... »

Istobal

Bristol, Virginia

ISTOBAL is one of the European leaders in the design, manufacture, and marketing of car wash and car care solutions for the automotive sector. The company exports its products to more than 75... »

Within sight of Denver International Airport’s distinctive roofline there is a large service center surrounded by nothing but airport parking lots and innumerable rental car companies.  »

Innovation allows operators to gain an advantage by means of being different,  »

Most of the industry is turning its back on the self-serve concept. Opting instead to build flex and exterior-only locations as self-serve volume and revenue continues to slip across the car wash landscape. »

Institutionalization of the express exterior business model has created the opportunity for investors to develop and operate a car wash as a vending-machine business. »

In-bay automatic car wash systems are located primary at convenience store and gasoline sites, standalone car washes, supermarkets, car dealerships, and transportation firms. »

AUTEC Car Wash Systems

Statesville, North Carolina

AUTEC manufactures three primary car wash systems: soft-touch, touch-free, and a combination system. AUTEC also manufactures a soft-touch polisher.  AUTEC guides its... »

In January of 2014, I sold my last car wash to a regional car wash company that owned eight other car washes. It was the last of three car washes that I had owned over my 10-plus years in the car wash industry. »

AUTEC Car Wash Systems

Statesville, North Carolina

AUTEC manufactures three primary car wash systems: soft-touch, touch-free, and a combination system. AUTEC also manufactures a soft-touch polisher.  AUTEC guides its... »

In-bay automatic (IBA) car wash systems roll back and forth over a stationary vehicle to provide an exterior wash. There are touchless, friction, and combination versions. »

In the August 2015 edition of Auto Laundry News, the article “One Hand Washes the Other” describes how the owner of Squeaky’s Car Wash withstood an onslaught from new investors who build two big, high-powered washes within one... »

To borrow a character from a current TV commercial, we’re going to be Captain Obvious here: car wash maintenance is important, necessary, and vital to your bottom line.  »

D&S Carwash Systems

High Ridge, Missouri

D&S is a full line manufacturer of car wash systems and equipment for the professional car care industry including the Quicksilver “Q” and i5000 in-bay automatics.

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Print is dead. Pundits have been using those three words to torment the publishing business for nearly 20 years.  »