Nigeria Car washing typically seems like something for men, but in Nigeria, the hand car wash start-up Vikmartynes is breaking that prejudice. The staff consists entirely of women. Read more
BelgiumA shut down hand car wash in Genk, Belgium has received permission to reopen. Not so long ago, the city counted five hand car washes. But they all had to close after allegations of human...Read more
singaporeThe police in Singapore arrested a 23-year-old car wash employee after he crashed a customer’s Lamborghini. In the process he also damaged four other vehicles and injured an elderly man, we learn from news site...Read more
The last hand car wash in the Belgian town of Genk has closed. In recent years, regular inspections have been carried out by the authorities because of problems with human trafficking, labor law and environmental...Read more
In the USA and parts of Western Europe, the battle between man and (car wash) machine has long been won by the latter. But in Singapore, many car washes are still hand powered. Due to...Read more
Sixteen anti-slavery organisations in the United Kingdom have joined forces. Modern slavery is an issue in some hand car washes. The news became known last Tuesday, which happens to be Anti-Slavery Day.Read more
Even tanks need to be washed sometimes. Eddie Hall knows, because this famous professional powerman from the United Kingdom owns a tank. And he decided to take up on the challenge his fans posed.Read more
The British Car Wash Association (CWA) expects a steady rise of investments in the car wash market in the United Kingdom. At the same time, automated car washes are being reinstated in the wash bays...Read more
A car wash owner in the UK has been given an anti-slavery order for employing illegal workers on low wages. The ruling is a first in the British car wash industry.Read more
In their annual report about the state of car washing in the UK, the Car Wash Association warns about non-compliant hand car wash businesses. They go as far as calling it ‘modern slavery, often committed...Read more