Industry Newsline

Columbia, PA-based Kleen-Rite Corporation, a nationwide supplier to the car wash industry for over 60 years, has announced it is acquiring the assets of Kim Supply.

Based in Kansas City, MO, Kim Supply has been a staple car wash... »

Thanx, a provider of customer engagement and retention tools for car washes, retailers, and restaurants, has announced the launch of its newest products: unlimited campaigns for car washes. Through personalized, multi-channel... »

Mister Car Wash continues its Michigan expansion with the acquisition of Soapy Joe’s Auto Wash, two express locations in Lansing at 6008 W Saginaw Highway and in Grand Ledge at 940 Saginaw Highway. The acquisition gives Mister... »

International Car Wash Group (ICWG), the world’s largest local car wash company and the third largest owner of U.S. conveyor car washes, has announced two key appointments to its leadership team.

Ivona Adkins will serve in the... »

Dutch Car Wash celebrated the official Grand Opening of its state-of-the-art, $5 million express car wash facility in Aurora, CO on May 11, 2019. Over 700 free car washes were provided the day of the event. Dutch has washed over... »

The first International Women in Carwash conference was held April 29 through May 1 in Niagara Falls, Canada. It was a unique event that exceeded expectations and left its guests enriched and inspired. Organizers are planning a... »

VERC Enterprises, a car wash, convenience store, and Mobil/Gulf/Irving gasoline operator with locations throughout Eastern Massachusetts and New Hampshire, has named Michael Johnston of Fitchburg as team leader at the VERC... »

A substantial portion of the proceeds from the 2019 NECA Golf Outing will again support Lovin' Spoonfuls (https://lovinspoonfulsinc.org) food rescue. Lovin’ Spoonfuls is the first organization of its kind in Massachusetts and the... »

Magic Rabbit Car Wash and Detail, which has locations in Parker, Highlands Ranch, and South Aurora, CO is a winner of the inaugural Governor’s Minority Business Awards. Colorado Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primavera and former... »

Phoenix, AZ-based GO Car Wash has hired Heath Pomerantz as vice president of field operations, strengthening its executive team with another member with decades of car wash experience.

“I literally grew up in the car wash... »

DRB Holdings LLC, DBA DRB Systems, a provider of technology-enabled devices and software solutions to the car wash industry, has announced its acquisition of Suds Creative, a full-service marketing agency for car wash owners and... »

Belanger, the Northville, MI-based manufacturer of tunnel and in-bay automatic vehicle wash systems, has introduced a completely redesigned and improved website at belangerinc.com. The new mobile-responsive site was developed to... »

OPW Vehicle Wash Solutions will be showcasing new vehicle-wash innovations through its PDQ and Belanger brands at The Car Wash Show. This will be the first Car Wash Show that PDQ and Belanger will attend as part of the newly... »

ISTOBAL, the Spanish provider of car care solutions, will introduce an extended-height version of the ISTOBAL FLEX5 in booth 1723 at The Car Wash Show 2019. The new option, developed by the ISTOBAL USA subsidiary, expands wash... »

GO Car Wash, the new express car wash platform headquartered in Phoenix, AZ, has acquired two Travel Clean Express Car Washes, one in Overland Park, KS, and another in Lee’s Summit, MO. Travel Clean is one of the original... »