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ICA Membership Keeps You Connected and On the Pulse of the Industry
Membership in International Carwash Association connects you to car wash experts from all over the world and provides amazing opportunities to take advantage of everything this incredible industry has to offer.But don’t take our word for it. Here’s a few ICA members sharing what makes their membership worth it.
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ICA Highlights Value of Customer Data in U.S. Car Wash Consumer Study
ICA has created a number of resources to help operators and suppliers leverage the findings of the latest U.S. Car Wash Consumer Study and begin thinking about how to utilize the data in their own operations and offerings.
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ICA Launches Car Wash Career Center
International Carwash Association has launched the ICA Car Wash Career Center, designed to connect employers in our industry with candidates, job seekers, and talent. It’s never been easier to amplify the benefits of working at your operation or company; and it’s never been easier to find opportunities in our business.
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Develop Leadership Skills From Anywhere
International Carwash Association has announced the 2020 Women in Leadership Certificate Program, a 100% online comprehensive leadership training experience held this November in partnership with the University of Notre Dame. Participants will enter a cohort of women in business and leadership, including fellow car washers.
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Transformative. Strategic. Game-Changing.
The 2020 Car Wash Executive Management Institute is a five-day program to be held in South Bend, IN this November 1-6, 2020. EMI is a chance to expand your leadership skills—or maybe you have a rising star at your business who would thrive after a week on campus. How did the program improve the lives of the first class of graduates? You don’t have to take our word for it.
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Consumer Research Digs Deep
In 2019, 83% of Americans washed their vehicle at a professional car wash... and this trend could mean big opportunities for you. But the insights in the latest Car Wash Consumer Study don’t stop there. You’ll also get a clear picture of American car wash consumers’ behaviors and preferences.
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Concrete Tools for Better Leadership at ICA’s EMI
Back for its second year, ICA’s Executive Management Institute is now accepting applications for its November 2020 dates. Designed in cooperation with the University of Notre Dame, the Institute can help inspire and grow car wash professionals with a rigorous 5-day program in strategic business, finance, and leadership.
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Resources from CAR WASH Magazine
As the industry’s premier publication, CAR WASH Magazine sheds light on all aspects of the industry, arming you with not just the latest products, but the info you need to make great business decisions. Every issue is chock full of the stories and tools you need to run the best wash around. And the only way to make sure you get all four quarterly issues is to become an individual member of International Carwash Association.
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Washed Up Car Wash Holds Soft Opening Celebration in Longmont, Colo.
Washed Up Car Wash held it soft opening celebration in Longmont, Colo., on March 14. To kick off their opening, Washed Up offered nine consecutive days of free Gold Washes.
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Meadows Express Car Wash Opens in Castle Rock, Colo.
Meadows Express Car Wash opened in Castle Rock, Colo., on Feb. 11. To kick off its opening, Meadows Express offered free car washes for six consecutive days.
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Tommy’s Express Car Wash Opens Four Sites in May
Tommy’s Express Car Wash announced the grand opening of four new franchise locations in the month of May 2020.
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Get the Pulse of Car Washing: April and May Pulse Survey™ Results
Unprecedented. Unforeseen. Challenging. The adjectives used to describe the COVID-19 crisis all start to run together after awhile. But as a business owner or car wash professional, it doesn’t tell you much about how COVID-19 is really affecting our industry. That’s where International Carwash Association’ Industry Pulse Surveys™ come in.
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Jimmy Suds Car Wash Undergoes Remodel in Lakewood, Colo.
Jimmy Suds Car Wash opened its doors to the Lakewood, Colo., community with a newly remodeled express exterior car wash. Jimmy Suds features a 125-foot conveyor inside a 130-foot building, with all-new AVW Octaline equipment, Vacutech vacuums with AVW arches, a PUR water reclaim system, Simoniz chemical, and a Sonny’s point of sale system.
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Put Record-Setting Insights to Work for You
You'll find tons of new insights in the results of the U.S. Car Wash Consumer Study, and those might be best explained in this video by Bob Klein from Blue Chip Marketing Worldwide, who led this year’s survey efforts on behalf of ICA.
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Colorado's Dutch Car Wash Shows Gratitude to Essential Hospital Workers with Free Car Washes Through June 30, 2020
Dutch Car Wash re-opened for business April 17, announcing free unlimited car washes for essential hospital workers through June 30, 2020 as a way of showing their gratitude during the COVID-19 pandemic. Within a week, over 220 doctors, nurses, and essential hospital workers had enrolled, totaling about $20,000 in free car wash services.
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Applications Re-Open for Executive Management Institute
To adjust for COVID-19 and create a safe environment for operators to attend, International Carwash Association has moved the 2020 Car Wash Executive Management Institute to November 1-6, 2020. To accommodate the date change, the application deadline has been extended to September 1, but operators shouldn’t wait to apply—the class has already begun to fill.
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The use of ”fogging” applicators for interior cleaning, and Covid-19.
It is unclear if the use of fogging applicators is appropriate or effective in the fight against Covid-19.
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SUPPLIER NEWS: Stinger Chemical Donates Sanitizing Products to Houston Fire Department
Stinger Chemical® has shifted gears to ad a line of sanitizing products during this pandemic and recently donated 4 oz bottles and gallons of hand sanitizer to the Houston Fire Department.
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ICA Joins America’s Recovery Fund Coalition
International Carwash Association is proud to join the newly launched America’s Recovery Fund Coalition (ARFC), an organization of more than 60 organizations advocating for a grant-based federal assistance program to power the resilience of American enterprise. Lend your voice to the campaign today!
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Car Washes Support Safe Communities
While providing resources for washes to reopen and operate safely, ICA is advocating that state and local authorities consider professional car washes alongside other businesses that can safely reopen and maintain operations.
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