Mesa Coatings becomes Indufast
The NetherlandsIndufast has acquired Mesa Coatings. With this strategic take-over, the supplier of industrial floor coatings and materials aims to further strengthen its position in the market.Read more
Caramba becomes Berner Wash
the Netherlands / GermanyChemical specialist Caramba will be integrated into the Berner Group. The European retail company will initially use this approach as a pilot project in Germany and the Netherlands.Read more
Circle K car wash lands in The Netherlands
The NetherlandsCircle K has opened its first car wash in the Netherlands. The former TotalEnergies gas station at Schiphol Airport has now been converted to the red colored brand. Eventually, all of TotalEnergies’ 70 carwashes will...Read more
Meet Rick, a Dutch car wash veteran
The Netherlands Dutch car wash veteran Rick Nieuwenhuijs has installed car washes for decades and did service maintenance for all of WashTec’s car washes in The Netherlands. Nowadays, he is on the road as a ‘carwash troubleshooter’,...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
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 moreTorqx further expands its car wash group
The NetherlandsClaro Carwash, the carwash group of the Dutch investor Torqx Capital Partners, has acquired Matz Carwash. The takeover involves two car washes in the east of The Netherlands.Read more
More Dutch cars on the road
The NetherlandsGood news for Dutch car wash companies. The number of passenger cars on Dutch roads rose to 9.4 million last year. A new record. About two-thirds of sales involved a partially or fully electric vehicle....Read more
‘Saturated power grid hinders businesses’
The NetherlandsEven though the economy in The Netherlands is looking pretty healthy, the saturated power grid has become a major economic bottleneck. Car washes with expansion plans are sometimes hindered by this. They have to wait...Read more
Shell opens first hybrid truck station with truck wash
The Netherlands Shell has opened a truck charging station at Truckstop 8 in the Dutch city of Eindhoven. It’s the first Shell energy hub for trucks in the Netherlands. The heavy weights will find both traditional and...Read more
Speeding car wrecks havoc in Dutch car wash tunnel
The NetherlandsThe owner of a Dutch car wash got the scare of his life last week when a customer literally raced through his tunnel car wash, causing much damage. Luckily no one got injured. The security...Read more
Congested power grid causes problems for car wash
The NetherlandsIn many places in the Netherlands the power grid is overloaded. This causes problems for new companies. One of them being Carwash A2 in the town of Zaltbommel. They have installed more than seven hundred...Read more
Spectro limits its ecological footprint
SustainabilityDutch cleaning specialist Spectro continues to invest in a sustainable policy. The company has just shared its recent results, which indicates it’s smart to take corporate responsibility seriously.Read more
Getting your car washed in a nightclub
Imagine getting your car washed inside a nightclub, while Sisters Sledge or The Village People are blasting from the speakers and disco lights are flashing from all sides. In a Dutch car wash near Rotterdam...Read more
Another major Dutch takeover by investor Torqx
A big takeover in the car wash business in The Netherlands, as Investor Torqx acquired iClean Carwash, iClean Car Polish and iClean Car Repair in Naarden. The latter company is a well-known all-in carwash in...Read more
Meet the future of vacuuming
It looks like something straight out of a science fiction movie but it’s a vacuum cleaner. Meet the future of vacuum plazas, recently presented by Dutch company ACE Carwash Systems. After two years of development...Read more
Mandatory car wash after asbestos contamination
Can car owners be forced to go to the carwash? Yes they can. At least so in the Netherlands, where a major local fire caused a cloud of toxic asbestos. Not only were houses and...Read more
Dutch company De Wasbeer welcomes camping vehicles
Dutch car wash company De Wasbeer recently installed four new wash bays, including one for campers and other large vehicles. Thanks to this expansion, the car wash in the north of the Netherlands can now...Read more