Industry Newsline

Sonny's Enterprises, the global leader in conveyorized car wash equipment, controls, chemicals, parts and supplies, has announced a new, complimentary, on-site “Factory Tune-up” program to ensure its clients are maximizing the... »

MacNeil Wash Systems announced its 2017 Top Distributor Awards at its annual distributor meeting, April 25, 2018 in Las Vegas.

Jim Belanger, general manager, MacNeil Wash Systems, presented awards to the company’s top-performing... »

Justin "JL" Labato (CD, SV, RT) of Melbourne, FL was elected president of the International Detailing Association (IDA) in January. He is a dually certified automotive detailer — by the Detailing Success Network and the... »

Zep Vehicle Care has announced that Luciano Caruso has been named vice president of western area sales.

Caruso will be responsible for leading sales and service for the Heartland, Northern California, Southern California/Nevada,... »

The UNITI expo took place this year at Landesmesse, Stuttgart, Germany May 15-17 under the motto “From the Industry – for the Industry.”

The event drew 17,000 visitors from 120 countries. UNITI expo offered a tradeshow covering... »

Tommy’s Express Car Wash has announced the official groundbreaking of a new corporately owned express car wash facility at 155 Chicago Drive in Jenison, MI. The wash joins a similar location in neighboring Grandville MI, with... »

National Car Wash Solutions (NCS) has announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Complete Car Wash (CCW), a major car wash distributor in Anniston, AL serving Alabama, Northern Florida, Mississippi,... »

ChemQuest Inc. broke ground in May on a 23,016-square-foot building expansion of its manufacturing and warehouse facility located at 21365 Hamburg Avenue, Lakeville, MN. The $1.7 million expansion will include 600 square... »

3M Automotive Aftermarket Division, along with the Collision Repair Education Foundation, has announced 33 recipients in the 2018 3M Hire Our Heroes awards. The recipients include students who have served or are currently serving... »

Cleaning Systems Inc. (CSI®) of De Pere, WI has announced that it has been certified to the ISO (International Organization for Standardization) 9001:2015 standard for Quality Management Systems. CSI had previously been certified... »

Tommy’s Express Car Wash has announced the grand opening on May 16 of a new express car wash franchise facility at 23202 N. US Highway 281, San Antonio TX.

The independently owned and operated car wash facility is the first... »

The Midwest Carwash Association’s annual show, Wash Insight, takes place June 19 and 20, 2018 at Firekeepers casino in Battle Creek, MI.

Wash Insight is designed to be both social and educational. Attendees can view and learn... »

During 2017, charities, schools, and other nonprofits raised over $684,000 through the Autobell® Car Wash Fundraising Program. Launched in 1998, the program has assisted nonprofits in raising more than $9 million over the ensuing... »

The 16th edition of the Middle East and Africa’s (MEA) largest automotive aftermarket trade and networking event was held May 1-3 2018 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Dubai, UAE. The tradeshow... »

The International Carwash Association (ICA) has announced a new partnership with Promedia Group (PMG), the publisher of CarwashPro.nl and producer of several trade fairs in Europe. The agreement calls for PMG to become the... »