Listen to your car wash
Car wash podcastsSome professionals in the car wash industry consume all the news available, being it via news websites, YouTube or even podcasts. If German is your language, then it might interest you that a car wash...Read more
Substantial growth of Elefante Azul
SpainSpanish company Grupo Moure has surpassed the 100 million euro turnover mark for the first time ever. This is largely thanks to the fact they opened 71 Elefante Azul wash centers and Autonetoil service stations...Read more
Car washing in a country at war
Ukraine Even in a country at war, people still go to work, visit the cinema and wash their cars. Last week we learned about a brand-new Adriateh carwash in Poltava, in the northeast of Ukraine. So...Read more
Spring heralds the car wash season
From winter to springSpring is in the air! With the first warm rays of sunshine and frost-free days ahead, more car wash customers find their way to the car wash. Operators will soon be able to report positive...Read more
Car wash owner shoots robbery suspect
South-AfricaA suspected attempted robbery by five armed men at a South African car wash went bloody when the business owner opened fire on them, killing one suspect. Read more
Falcon keeps growing
The NetherlandsDutch car wash company Falcon Carwash has taken over yet another company. The Kuzee Shell gas station Souburg in Zeeland will be completely converted to Falcon’s unmanned washing concept. The company expects to grow to...Read more
Spinning brush hits car wash customer
USAA strange accident happened last Friday at a Shell conveyor tunnel car wash in the US, where a woman was hurt because she was hit by a spinning brush. Local news station WJAR reports about...Read more
How Poland became a self-service heaven
InterviewWith the very first SHINE Car Wash Show kicking off in Krakow this autumn, we wanted to speak to someone who knows everything about the interesting Polish car wash market. That man is Piotr Andrzejewski,...Read more
Truck Wash offers reward after arson
GermanyWho set the Cologne Truck Wash on fire? The owners of the German company near motorway A4 want to know and offer a reward of €5,000 for leads that will help solve the crime.Read more
Baptista Car Wash Systems turns 75
The NetherlandsBaptista Car Wash Systems will celebrate its 75th anniversary in March. To celebrate this, the Dutch company is introducing its new self-service car wash system. “This is an important step in our pursuit of greener...Read more
Shell becomes Uno-X
Scandinavia Car drivers between Sweden and Denmark may have noticed it: a new Uno-X service station near Copenhagen, where a Shell station once stood. It’s part of a big transition in Denmark, where 57 service stations...Read more
Woman escapes after car wash catches fire
BelgiumA fire broke out in a hand car wash in Brussels last weekend. Since there was an appartment above the shop, firefighters responded quickly. They managed to get the woman who was living there to...Read more
“UK government unwilling to crack down on illegal car washes”
Great Britain The Car Wash Association (CWA) has reacted after recent disturbing data by the Home Office on labor exploitation surfaced. “It is disappointing that even in the face of blatant violations of the law, the Government...Read more
Tidal Wave Auto Spa reaches 240 locations
USAAmerican car wash chain Tidal Wave Auto Spa opened three brand-new locations in Alabama and Georgia recently, thereby strengthening their southeastern footprint.Read more
Women in Carwash turns 10
Female powerThe Women in Carwash conference will celebrate its 10th birthday in Utah this summer. The conference will be held between June 16-18 in the Hilton Salt Lake City Centre. Among the speakers you will find...Read more
Wasch.werk: an ‘all inclusive car wash’
GermanyAt a time when inclusion and equal opportunities are becoming increasingly important, a new car and bicycle workshop in the German city of Ingelheim is a shining example.Read more
Lamborghini crashes in Australian car wash
AustraliaHow did this happen? That’s what we would like to know, after we read about an Australian driver who crashed his expensive Lamborghini into a car wash.Read more
Huge fine for British hand car wash
Great Britain A hand car wash in the UK has been fined £40,000 after it was found to have employed illegal workers at the business.Read more