Vendor News

ZIPS BUYS PENSACOLA, FL CHAINOn July 13 Little Rock, AR-headquartered Zips Car Wash acquired the Ronny’s Car Wash chain consisting of five locations in Pensacola FL. Zips will now be the largest express car wash provider to... »

ICE Expo is under new ownership. The change took effect July 7, 2017. Thad Eckhoff, founder and coordinator of “The Huge Convention,” the largest event for window cleaners and pressure washers in the world, acquired the ICE... »

Mister Car Wash has announced the acquisition of three express locations in Clarksville, TN — two Jerry’s Express Car Washes and one Blue Iguana Car Wash.

With these latest acquisitions, Tucson, AZ-based Mister Car Wash now... »

Eugene, OR-based Delta Kits, a provider of windshield-repair and headlight-restoration equipment and supplies, has announced a new way for customers to finance their purchases: PayPal Credit. With PayPal Credit, new and... »

Master automotive and aircraft detailer Renny Doyle, known internationally as the “detailer of Air Force One,” has announced the appointment of the first board of directors for his Detail Mafia, famous for their exceptional... »

Hands-on training.

Carolina Pride Carwash Inc. held its first Car Wash Academy training classes for self-serve operators June 13 and 14, 2017. The focus of this two-day workshop at the company’s headquarters in Timberlake, NC... »

Karen Ott

Washworld Inc. of De Pere, WI has announced the retirement of Karen Ott, whom the company, in a statement, credited with playing an integral part in propelling Washworld to its present position in the industry. Her... »

Zips Car Wash, headquartered in Little Rock, AR, has acquired its eight store in the San Antonio, TX area. Previously Cascades Car Wash located at 2809 Pat Booker Road in Universal City, TX, this site is the 74th store in the... »

Keith Burt 

Grimes, IA-based National Carwash Solutions, a full-service fluids and systems provider to the car wash industry, has announced the appointment of Keith Burt as director of corporate account sales. Burt will... »

In an announcement on June 25, The Star Tribune named Wanner Engineering Inc. as one of the Top Workplaces in Minnesota. With 99 employees at its Minneapolis headquarters, Wanner Engineering manufactures the Hydra-Cell® line of... »

Meguiar’s new line of Headlight Care and Restoration Products make it easy for anyone to achieve amazing results. The Basic Headlight Restoration Kit is a cost-effective solution to bring a crystal clear finish to headlights.... »

UltraTech International, leaders in the environmental compliance industry, have added Gentoo Coating to its product line. Traditional hydrophobic coatings are clear and abrasion resistant but do not shed fluid easily.... »

Blue-White Industries’ BW Digi-Meter® F-2000 Paddlewheel Flowmeter combines innovative features and an easy-to-read eight digit LCD (up to four decimal positions). The unit displays flow rate and accumulated total flow, and is... »

Kleen-Rite’s Vac Topper utilizes an existing vacuum as an advertising and instructional tool. The bright, long-life LEDs light up the parking lot, attracting attention from passing vehicles with the benefit of added security... »

The Malco EPIC™ Paint Correction System combines the ease of use of an orbital with compounds that can finish in one step. The system was designed with the expert detailer, as well as the novice, in mind. For the high-end... »