Wash noise complaint from 2011 proves expensive
BRISTOL, ENGLAND — A manager is on the hook for inspection and legal costs after neighbors file a second noise complaint.
Businesses booming around a CO carwash
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — Current plans call for the wash to be surrounded by an apartment complex, multiple restaurants, combination mini golf and batting cages and two c-stores.
Aussie “car wash king” charged with assault
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA ― Millionaire Anthony Sahade, owner of the Crystal Car Wash chain and unofficially referred to as the “car wash king” here, has been charged with assault.
Scooters torched inside carwash
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA ― Police are investigating who set the scooters, used to deliver pizza, on fire just before 5 a.m. this morning.
City makes move to prohibit vending machines
YORK CITY, PA ― Russell Wantz said he received a letter from the city, asking him to remove a car care products and soda vending machine from his carwash property within the next 30 days due to a new city ordinance.
Carwash surveillance camera saves another innocent man
PITTSBURGH ― Footage shows that David Carpenter did not have any role in a drug raid that took place at the carwash in 2010. He is now suing the city for false arrest and for being maliciously prosecuted.
Highway construction is hurting NY carwash
LAKEWOOD, NY ― Highway construction here has hurt Don's Car Wash, and the owner has had to lower prices at his gas pumps as a result.
Carwash and Laundromat to go up in Canada
VANCOUVER ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA ― Site will include a touchless, and soft-touch wash and self-serve bays capable of washing ATVs, boats, and trailers.
Australian wash purchased for record price
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA — A developer and operator received a record payout, believed to be around $4 million, for a widely regarded eight-bay carwash site.
Owner says customers requested second location
SCIO, MI — Zippy Auto Wash will double its workforce and add a second location, which will be 5,000 square feet, and is scheduled to be open by October or November of this year.
SCWA announces 1,200 convention attendees
ARLINGTON, TX — The Southwest Car Wash Association honored carwashes and industry leaders during the March Expo which focused on the challenges impacting businesses today.
Chickens and carwashing
WAYNE, NJ ― Rob Burke, owner of the environmentally-friendly Wayne Auto Spa, doesn’t just offer up clean cars, he also offers vegetables, herbs and free eggs to his customers.
