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
New car wash brand enters Dutch market
Carwash Today recently opened their first branch in the Dutch town of Tegelen, near the German border. Owner Marc Kuypers runs a number of gas stations, but sees more future prospects for car washing. “A...Read more
TotalEnergies: Car wash at gas station attracts more customers
“A car wash creates additional traffic at a service station, which then brings additional sales opportunities,” says Alwin Kautz of TotalEnergies NL. According to the Shop, Food & Services manager, it is important to create...Read more
Investor shakes up Dutch car wash market
Dutch investor Torqx Capital Partners has started an acquisition offensive in the car wash industry. The company recently aquired Autowas H2O (four branches), Bubbles Carwash in Rotterdam and XXL Carwash in The Hague.Read more
This is the first installation of Istobal’s M’Wash 4
At the OK petrol station in Grubbenvorst in the Netherlands the very first M’Wash4 by Istobal is running. EenzetCarwash installed the rollover in the brand new wash hall. Both the technology and the design of...Read more
This is the world’s first interior cleaning carousel
Dutch car wash company ANAC has recently opened the world’s first interior cleaning carousel. According to owner Lex Peters, the carousel is the new standard for interior cleaning. The round conveyor is compact, convenient and...Read more
‘Most customers return because of good wash results’
Gert Lokhorst from Autowas Elburg in the Netherlands wants to keep his car wash up-to-date. Recently, three wash bays were refurbished with new floors from Mesa Coatings. Thanks to modernisation and marketing campaigns, the number...Read more