Istobal has acquired its US distributor Pacific Pride Carwash Company. The aim of the acquisition is to strengthens Istobals presence...Istobal acquires its US distributor Pacific Pride Carwash Company
Save the date! On 28 & 29 April 2021, Car Wash Show Europe is the unique digital meeting place to...Car Wash Show Europe turns into digital trade show for 2021
Istobal now offers free use of Smartwash, a system that allows operators of Istobal-equipment insights into the data of their...Istobal launches free use of Smartwash
Dover and OPW Acquire Innovative Control Systems
Dover, and its OPW business unit, announced that it has acquired Innovative Control Systems, Inc. (ICS), an industry-leading provider of technology solutions for the car wash industry. ICS will now become part of OPW’s Vehicle...Read more
American car wash legend William ‘Red’ Lewis passed away
William ‘Red’ Lewis was a legend in the car wash industry and not only in America. He is considered to be the inventor of the car wash where contactless washing was done. Lewis was 78...Read more
CWA urges Scottish Government to allow automated car washes to open
The Petrol Retailers Association (PRA) and Car Wash Association (CWA) continue to lobby the Scottish Government regarding the closure of Automated Car Washes.Read more
Video: documentary about world’s largest car wash
The biggest car wash in the world can be found in Stuttgart-Feuerbach, Germany. This Mr. Wash washes up to 4.000 cars per day and cleans the interior of over a 1.000 cars. You can also...Read more
Mister Car Wash sells its Mister Oil Change Express locations to Valvoline
Mister Car Wash has announced the sale of its 27 Mister Oil Change Express locations to Valvoline Instant Oil ChangeSM in a transaction that closed December 11, 2020. Mister Car Wash is one of the...Read more
Caramba introduces artificial intelligence to car wash
By using artificial intelligence it is possible to measure exactly how dirty a vehicle in the car wash is. Chemistry and water use can then be adjusted to this. Caramba, German producer of car wash...Read more
Skoda drivers in Czech Republic automatically informed about washing campaigns
The vehicle manufacturer Skoda is expanding its connectivity services. Motorists will be informed about current washing campaigns in the area through location-based services.Read more
Ventilation and detergents often cause of poor water quality in car wash
An unpleasant odor, cloudy water and residu in the system are alarm signals for the water quality in a car wash. According to the German Sonax product manager Oliver Bischof, the cause of water problems...Read more
First installation of Washvision for DiBO in Russia
The Russian company Clean 24 recently completed a new DiBO self-service car wash project in Novgorod, a city in the west of Russia. This involved an extension of an existing 8-part DiBO car wash, where...Read more
Vacuum specialist Ergox introduces tire inflation unit
Vacuum cleaner supplier Ergox introduces a unit to check tire pressure and to inflate tires. The correct tire pressure can be set with plus and minus buttons and the device automatically starts as soon as...Read more
Istobal develops new line for sanitization of commercial vehicles
Istobal is extending its range of commercial wash range with new equipment that sanitizes fleets of trucks, buses, vans and trains, among others, with disinfectant product.Read more
Ready2Wash teams up with Maris Doo in Serbia
Ready2Wash will be soon available at Nis Gazprom Neft petrol stations in Serbia. Together with Maris Doo, the largest car wash operator in Serbia, Ready2Wash’s digital car wash service will be available at multiple locations.Read more
IMO Car Wash teams up with Gigaset
IMO used to use over a 100,000 paper vouchers each year. Modern QR codes will now replace these. In cooperation with Gigaset, a technical solution was found to reliably read QR codes even in the...Read more
Estonian startup Upsteam wants to change the car wash industry
Why would customers go to a carwash and wait for service, when they can get their car washed whenever and wherever they want it cleaned? Estonian-Finnish startup Upsteam is employing the platform economy to shake...Read more
Belgian carwashes go to court to reopen businesses during corona lockdown
Car washes are essential in car maintenance and should remain open during the corona lockdown in Belgium. That is the position of the Belgian trade organisation BBRV. They went to court get the professional car...Read more