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Splash Car Wash Opens its Second Location in China

Mark Curtis, CEO of Splash Car Wash, announced the opening of Splash’s second location in China. This will be Splash’s first “Splash Express”, an in-bay automatic which will utilize an app-based payment system and customer recognition through license plate reader technology
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Emerging Leaders Scholarship Now Open

Have an employee you would like to reward? Work with a colleague who shows leadership, excellence, and integrity? Or do you think you fit the bill? This year, five deserving recipients will win a Premium Pass to The Car Wash Show and three-night accommodations at a host hotel in Nashville – a package valued up to $1,000!
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Supplier News: Hydra-Flex launches redesigned website

Hydra-Flex, Inc., manufacturer of innovative fluid handling products, announced the launch of their newly redesigned website, www.hydraflexinc.com. The redesign includes enhancements to navigation, cutting edge mobile functionality, and security.
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Flying Ace Express contributes $1,500 to local community

Flying Ace Express Car Wash announced the donation of $1,000 to Greater Dayton’s For the Love of Children, Inc. (FLOC) and $500 to the Dayton Children’s Hospital. The monetary donations were collected on behalf of Flying Ace Express and its customers during two recent donation campaigns.
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Autobell Car Wash CEO named Icon in the Charlotte region

Chuck Howard, the Autobell Car Wash CEO who helped his father, Autobell founder Charlie Howard, establish and grow the business that is now the fourth largest car wash company in America, was named an Icon in the Charlotte region by The Mecklenburg Times newspaper.
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Flying Ace Express continues greater Dayton expansion

Express Wash Concepts, the parent company of Flying Ace Express Car Wash, today announced that construction is beginning on its 5th Greater Dayton, Ohio location.
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SUPPLIER NEWS: NCS announced revenue generating program

CleanTouch, National Carwash Solutions’ chemistry brand, has announced the release of a new revenue generating program called CleanTouch FX ExperienceTM.
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SUPPLIER NEWS: Aqua Bio Technologies' Customer Survey Touts Benefits

Aqua Bio Technologies customer survey touts benefits of systems operating at locations requiring closed loop systems.
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Grace For Vets washes more than 300,000 cars

Grace for Vets announced that close to 4,000 professional carwash locations washed over 300,000 cars for free for military veterans and active-duty personnel on Veterans Day.
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Moo Moo Express Car Wash Raises $9,171 For Bexley’s Developmental Assets Resource Network

Moo Moo Express donated more than $9,100 to Bexley's Developmental Assets Resource Network to support local children and families.
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Mike's Carwash donates more than $14k to Project Hero

Mike's Carwash hosted its third annual 'A Wash With Thanks' fundraiser on Sunday, November 11 resulting in a donation of $14,356 to Project Hero.
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Brown Bear Car Wash donates more than $25,000 to Puget Sound Honor Flight

Brown Bear Car Wash has donated $25,836 to Puget Sound Honor Flight, supporting the organization’s mission of transporting Western Washington veterans to visit military memorials in Washington, D.C.
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Car Wash Show Australia outgrows its venue in first year of partnership

In the first year of the partnership between International Carwash Association and Australian Carwash Association the hard work by both groups is already paying dividends. “This is an important partnership as we continue to work toward connecting the global car wash community,” said ICA CEO Eric Wulf. “This partnership builds on the success we’ve achieved with the Automotive Oil Change Association, BOVAG (the Dutch car wash association) and Western Carwash Association.”
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SUPPLIER NEWS: Tommy's Express launches three new sites in single month

The Tommy’s Express Car Wash franchise is pleased to announce the opening of three independently owned and operated Tommy’s Express facilities in Menifee, Calif., Omaha, Neb., and Sarasota, Fla. during the month of October.
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Splash Car Wash, Palladin Consumer Retail Partners form Operator-Driven Platform

Palladin Consumer Retail Partners, LLC (“Palladin” or “PCRP”) (pcrp.com) announced today the acquisition of SPLASH CAR WASH (“Splash” or the “Company”) (Splashcarwashes.com) in partnership with Mark Curtis, Chris Fisher, Dan Petrelle and the strong Splash management team.
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SUPPLIER NEWS: National Carwash Solutions announces new E-Commerce platform

National Carwash Solutions (NCS) is pleased to announce an exciting new e-commerce platform to purchase their products and services. This new car wash parts web page offers more than 350 equipment and service parts available online.
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Tidal wave Auto Spa raises more than $86k on Charity Day

On Friday, September 21, 2018, all Tidal Wave Auto Spa locations across the Southeast hosted their 10th annual Charity Day event. One hundred percent of the proceeds from that day were donated to charitable organizations. Tidal Wave Auto Spa Charity Day 2018 was the best yet, raising a grand total of $86,144.71.
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