Self-Service on the rise in the UK
Great Britain More and more self-service car washes are opening for business in the UK, while hand car washing seems to be on the way out. Smart Auto Spa saw how labor shortage disrupted the business. This...Read more
JET updates Mannheim car wash
GermanyJET has refurbished and extended the former StarWash site in Mannheim, Germany. The company not only offers conveyor washing but has updated the car wash with self-service wash bays including air guns and vacuum cleaners. Read more
Interview with Savona, the wash box innovators
The NetherlandsDutch self service wash specialist Savona is pushing hard. Not only with their unique wooden washbox but also with other innovations that make car washing more fun, easier and energy efficient. “We are part of...Read more
Todler seriously injured in wash box
GermanyA three-year-old child was seriously injured last weekend during an accident on the premises of a car wash in Bohmte in the district of Osnabrück, Germany. Read more
DiBO expands to Greece and Slovenia
With the opening of a new self-service car wash in Athens, DiBO just entered the Greek market. Last month, the Benelux based car wash supplier did the same in Slovenia. Both machines are of the...Read more
Kärcher launches new one-bay self-service wash system
With the new ‘SB OB’, Kärcher offers a one-bay self-service wash system for high-pressure washes of vehicles – especially where only limited space is available. Thanks to numerous configuration options, the self-service wash system can...Read more
Reprimand from the Advertising Council for sexist advertising at self-service washing station
At a total of twelve self-service car washes in the Ruhr area, a cartoon figure is emblazoned to advertise pink cleaning foam in the wash boxes. The company behind the advertisement received a reprimand from...Read more
From commercial vehicle wash to self-service car wash
At the beginning of the year, an almost unique opportunity arose in Cloppenburg in Germany for the construction of a self-service car wash. It was a matter of speed, but also of clever entrepreneurship. After...Read more