Industry Newsline

In an e-mail titled Car Washing Is a Group Activity, the International Carwash Association recounts a few of the initiatives it has launched to help all segments of the industry respond to Covid-19:

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The International Carwash Association has announced that Dan Pecora, owner of Erie Brush & Manufacturing Corporation, has been selected as the 2020 ICA Hall of Fame inductee. This honor, the industry’s highest, was created in... »

WFMJ Channel 21, the NBC affiliate in the Ohio market, reports on conflicting interpretations of what constitutes an essential business. Essential businesses in Ohio can remain operating during the COVID-19 stay-at-home order.... »

The International Carwash Association has announced the release of its latest Car Wash Consumer Research Study — an effort to determine consumer attitudes and behaviors regarding professional car washing. The findings of the 2019... »

DeanHouston Inc., a full-service, business-to-business, integrated marketing communications firm, announced the decision to convert the company’s Exhibit Logistics division’s large-format printing capabilities to include the... »

The Spanish group ISTOBAL, provider of wash and care solutions for the automotive industry, has developed automatic arches for the disinfection of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) of health personnel, security forces, and... »

Savage, MN-based Hydra‐Flex Inc, in partnership with Ascentium, will begin offering special financing opportunities for all customers in response to the unprecedented economic disruption small businesses are facing due to the... »

PaySimple, the payments management solution provider for service-based businesses, has developed a free, online guide to the SBA CARES Act that simplifies the provisions for small businesses.

The guide is available online... »

The DRB Systems technical support team, known to customers as the Knowledge Center, has seamlessly transitioned to remote work while still providing excellent support for its point­of­sale and other car wash technology solutions... »

D&S Car Wash Equipment Co. has announced the installation of the 500th IQ unit. The equipment was installed in Sharpsville, PA by Wash Kingdom. This milestone was reached a mere 10 years after the very first IQ was installed... »

ProntoWash, the world’s largest automotive detailing franchise has appointed Jonathan Munsell chairman and chief executive officer of ProntoWash Management, reports Franchising.com.

Munsell has more than 20 years of... »

DRB Systems of Akron, OH, in conjunction with partners Suds Creative and Unitec, has launched the “DRB is Here to Help” initiative to guide car wash operators through the Coronavirus outbreak.

As car wash operators are impacted... »

The International Carwash Association has announced that Anthony Analetto, president of Sonny’s Car Wash Equipment Division — and Auto Laundry News columnist — is the recipient of its 2020 Distinguished Achievement Award in... »

Coast Commercial Credit has spread the news about the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) under the CARES Act. The program is a loan designed to provide a direct incentive for small businesses to keep their workers on the payroll.... »

CBS Channel 11 in the Dallas/Fort Worth market reports that, due to overlapping jurisdictions, there is confusion as to whether or not car washes can stay open during the Coronavirus pandemic. John Kim was surprised to hear he... »