Vendor News

Registration is open for the second international Women in Carwash™ conference in Arlington, Texas, January 20-22, 2020.

The first Women in Carwash conference, held April 29 to May 1, 2019 in Niagara Falls, Canada, exceeded... »

Take 5 Oil Change® has announced the opening of a new franchise store in Gastonia, NC. The two-bay shop is a new ground-up store located at 3901 Franklin Boulevard and serves the growing West Charlotte suburban... »

After hosting eight fun and successful charity washes, Colorado Springs, CO-based Wild Blue Car Wash was able to help raise a total of $11,477.98 for its surrounding schools and non-profits during the 2019 charity wash... »

NuVinAir Global, a privately held, Dallas-based company providing patented vehicle-cleanliness solutions and revenue-generating platforms, today announced the appointment of Troy Blackwell as its senior vice president, global... »

GO Car Wash, the Phoenix-based express car wash platform, has acquired two Cascades Car Wash locations — one in Bonner Springs, KS, and another in Independence, MO. The acquisition brings GO Car Wash to a total of nine units in... »

Eight Spanish-speaking car wash workers filed suit August 13 against Caribbean Car Wash in Elizabeth, NJ, on behalf of themselves and all other workers who were paid below the minimum wage and denied overtime compensation. Some... »

Aqua Bio Technologies LLC has announced that Now Mart, a c-store, gas, and car wash operation in New Hope, MN, is the first vehicle wash in the state to use the combination of recycled used wash water and rain water to wash... »

The Palmer High School band was able to raise $1,658 at their car wash fundraiser hosted by Wild Blue Car Wash’s Academy location in Colorado Springs, CO on Saturday, August 3, 2019.

The wash donated 50 percent of the wash sales... »

All American Super Car Wash and Oil Change on Southwest Parkway in Wichita Falls, TX has gone express. Industry veteran Larry Ayres has adopted the express exterior format for his car wash, which operated as a full service... »

Tucson, AZ-based Mister Car Wash continues its Michigan expansion with the acquisition of Ride the Tide Car Wash, an express location 15 miles north of Grand Rapids in Rockford. The acquisition gives Mister Car Wash a total of 26... »

McDowell Enterprises has secured an $8 million construction and refinance loan for three of its Clean Freak car washes in Scottsdale, Tempe, and Flagstaff AZ.

Scottsdale brokerage Integrity Capital helped secure the 120-month... »

Proto-Vest Inc. of Glendale, AZ, a car wash dryer equipment manufacturer, has announced the appointment of Jeff Reichard as president. Reichard has a substantial equity position in the company. He will have full profit and loss... »

Seattle, WA-based Brown Bear Car Wash turns 62 on Thursday, August 22 and is celebrating by offering free “Beary Clean” car washes to customers from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 26 tunnel wash locations. Last year’s one-day event added... »

The Automotive Oil Change Association (AOCA) has launched a newly redesigned website at www.aoca.org and an updated AOCA Talk member forum. The new streamlined website allows visitors to navigate the site with ease, and it offers... »

VERC Enterprises (http://vercenterprises.com), a car wash, convenience store, and Mobil/Gulf gasoline operator with locations throughout eastern and central Massachusetts and New Hampshire, has added three gas stations to date in... »