Industry Newsline

On Friday, May 1 through Sunday May 3, customers washing their vehicles at one of Sudsy’s Car Wash’s three middle Tennessee locations in Columbia, Murfreesboro, and Spring Hill will benefit COVID-19 heroes and the hungry in the... »

Dan Pecora, owner of Erie Brush & Manufacturing Corp, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2020. He was a resident of Palatine, IL.

Daniel P. Pecora was born October 23, 1944 in Milwaukee, WI. He started his career in the car... »

The International Carwash Association has announced a change to the dates for The Car Wash Show™ 2021. The event will still be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV, but will now be held June 7-9, 2021.

“We... »

In a statement, Hershel Pierce, founder of SBA-Capital, a car wash financing firm, praises the SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) as a great help for the immediate needs to pay employees as car washes were closed throughout... »

NuVinAir Global, provider of proprietary vehicle-cleanliness solutions and hygienic consulting for automotive businesses across the United States, has announced the launch of its “NuVinCARES” program. The new initiative supplies... »

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... »