Industry Newsline

Convenience & Carwash Canada has announced the first-ever International Women in Carwash™ conference (#womenincarwash). The magazine will host the event April 29 – May 1, 2019 at the Marriott on the Falls in Niagara Falls,... »

With an enthusiastic crowd in attendance, St. Louis, MO-based Waterway® Carwash held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting celebration July 19 for the first Waterway Express in St. Louis, located at 2261 S. Kingshighway.

Joining... »

Scott Lee, general manager of Valencia, CA-based Clean World Distribution Inc. has announced the launch of the company’s new Rhino-Mat website and online store at www.cleanwd.com. The professional cleaning system for vehicle... »

Warsaw Chemical, a manufacturer of janitorial/sanitation and car wash cleaners and polishes, has announced a new executive leadership team, naming Kevin Feldman chief revenue officer (CRO) and Edward Leon chief operating... »

St. Louis, MO-based Waterway Carwash has announced the acquisition of Crossroads Soft Cloth Car Wash at 64 Skokie Valley Road in Highland Park, IL.

After 30 years of operation, owner Earl Slavin has chosen Waterway to continue... »

Internationally renowned corporate speaker, trainer, and consultant Jay C. Rifenbary will present the keynote address at the 2018 Northeast Regional Carwash Convention scheduled to be held October 1-3 in Atlantic City, NJ.

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MANN+HUMMEL TO ACQUIRE TRI-DIM FILTER CORP

The MANN+HUMMEL Group announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Tri-Dim Filter Corporation, a U.S.-based air filtration company. Terms of the deal were... »

Cleaning Systems Inc. (CSI®) of De Pere, WI has announced the appointment of Petros Katarelos as European sales manager.

Katarelos is a native of Poland and will be based in Warsaw, Poland. He is a graduate of the University of... »

Bling King, one of Sonny’s international customers, has been featured in the Belgian media for its impressive, state-of-the-art car wash. The video from Focus WTV can be seen here... »

Waterway® Carwash, a car wash industry participant for 40 years and operator of 20 locations, has announced that the first Waterway Express is opening in St. Louis, MO. The new location is at 2261 S. Kingshighway on the site of a... »

Hydra-Flex Inc., a manufacturer of innovative fluid-handling equipment, has been named a top-three finalist in two categories in the 2018 Made in Minnesota Manufacturing Awards.

The company is a finalist for the Community Impact... »

DRB Systems has announced the shipment of its 10 millionth FastPass® Tag to Zips Car Wash. To celebrate this milestone, Zips awarded customer Myra Cuthbertsen a free unlimited wash pass for a year. The event took place during... »

UNITI expo 2018, the European trade fair for the fuel retailing and car wash industries, completed its third edition with record numbers. The most-attended UNITI expo to date, held May 15-17 in Stuttgart, Germany, pleased... »

Akron, OH-based DRB Systems LLC, provider of technology­enabled devices and software solutions to the car wash industry, has announced the appointment of Dan Pittman as president and CEO effective August 1, 2018. Current CEO... »

Tucson, AZ-based Mister Car Wash has announced the acquisition of seven express car wash locations serving the Huntsville, AL area. The stores were previously known as Car Wash Express.

A grand-opening celebration began June... »