Industry Newsline

Driven Brands Car Wash has announced the acquisition of two high-volume car washes in Texas — Lantana Car Wash in Longview and Blue Crew Car Wash in Beaumont. These two acquisitions bring the total number of Driven Brands Car... »

Washé, the largest on-demand car wash platform in the United States, has announced that former Washos founder and CEO Bertrand Patriarca has joined Washé as new CEO to lead the company into the next phase of growth and to... »

Peterson Private Equity has announced that it has invested in WashU, a Chicago-area-based car wash operator.

WashU will continue to be managed by a team with decades of industry experience. Co-founder Craig Nelson will serve... »

Mister Car Wash, North America’s largest car wash operator, has chosen Interface Security Systems, a leading managed service provider to upgrade and optimize its video monitoring and alarm systems.

Interface overhauled CCTV... »

INDUSTRY VETERANS TO LAUNCH LUV CAR WASH

Susquehanna Private Capital has announced that it is joining forces with seasoned industry leaders Darren Skarecky and JT Thomson to launch a nationwide express car wash platform — LUV... »

TSG Consumer Partners (“TSG”), a private equity firm, has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Super Star Car Wash, a family-owned car wash operator. Following the transaction,... »

Driven Brands Car Wash North America has announced the acquisition of three additional car washes in the Gulf states — Mr. Tom’s Car Wash in McComb, MS and in Amite, LA and Mr. Bee’s Car Wash in Opelousas, LA. This brings the... »

Sonny’s Enterprises, the world’s largest manufacturer of conveyorized car wash equipment, parts, and supplies, has announced the acquisition of STI Conveyor Systems. STI is a family-owned manufacturer of belt conveyor... »

The Southwest Car Wash Association has announced that former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Newt Gingrich, will be the keynote speaker for its 2022 Convention & EXPO to be held February 27 – March 1 in Fort... »

The 5th Women in Carwash™ conference will be held January 17-19 2022 at the B Ocean Resort in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

The conference kicks off on Monday, January 17 with a cocktail reception followed by the keynote address titled... »

RUPES has announced the expansion of its manufacturing capabilities in North America with the addition of a new 3,700 square meter operation in Houston, TX. This new facility will serve as a dedicated consumables manufacturing... »

National Carwash Solutions (NCS), provider of end-to-end car wash systems, services, and solutions, has announced that it has completed its previously disclosed acquisition of Zep Vehicle Care (“ZVC”) from Zep Inc. Terms of the... »

More than 1,000 customers flocked to Dutch Car Wash in Aurora, CO on October 27-31 to experience the third annual “Tunnel of Terror.” The event was free for Wash Club Members or $19.99 (per vehicle) for non-members and included... »

Driven Brands Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: DRVN) has announced the acquisition of its 100th car wash since entering the business in August 2020 with the acquisition of International Car Wash Group (ICWG). This brings the total number... »

DRB®, an Akron, OH-based provider of car wash point-of-sale and optimization technology, announced that it had been awarded a patent for NoPileups™, a full-tunnel optimization system for conveyorized car washes designed to... »