👋Good morning! Investing in car washes remains a lucrative venture but there is usually an important choice to be made - buy one or build one? In this issue of the Car Wash Daily News email newsletter, we look at the variety of options both choices provide.

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Director of Journalism/Editor in Chief
CW Daily News

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Car wash ownership: Should you build or buy?

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✂️SHORTCUTS✂️

   Editor’s Picks 👇

• EWC opens new Green Clean location in Virginia Beach: Express Wash Concepts has continued its expansion with the opening of its newest Green Clean Express Auto Wash location in Virginia Beach, Va. EWC currently operates more than 104 express wash locations in the areas of Detroit, Mich., Toledo, Cleveland, Dayton and Columbus, Ohio, Hampton Roads, Va., and Pittsburgh, Pa. An additional 30 EWC locations are scheduled to open throughout the remainder of this year, including five in and around Hampton Roads. Read more here.

   Express Hits  🎯 

• A recommendation by Watsonville, California, city staff to deny a special use permit for a Quick Quack Car Wash will return to the city’s planning commission this week after it had previously tabled the discussion in November. The planned site would operate on a vacant 1.18-acre site. Quick Quack is a Roseville-based chain of car washes with more than 100 locations throughout California, Arizona, Colorado, Texas and Utah.

• Happy’s Drive Thru Car Wash in Medford, Oregon, has closed temporarily for an unusual reason – too much water. Open only about four months, pooled rainwater caused part of the facility’s roof to give way. The site is currently assessing the extent of the damage.

• A decision by the Providence County (Rhode Island) Superior Court clears the way for a Scrub-A-Dub Car Wash to be built on a site in North Providence, R.I. Scrub-A-Dub has sought to develop a car wash facility on property that was previously utilized as a Friendly’s Ice Cream restaurant. The town’s zoning board unanimously approved the application, but the decision was appealed by a group of local residents. The Superior Court affirmed the decision of the zoning board.

  👉 More updates here.

  Making Waves Around the World  🌊 

• Drought restrictions limit car washes in Johannesburg: Residents of Johannesburg, South Africa, are bracing for another bout of water throttling that went into effect on Jan. 3. The city is already on Level 1 restrictions which came into effect on Sept. 1, with a warning that if the measures prove ineffective, the city may need to escalate to Level 2 or Level 3 restrictions. Level 1 restrictions prohibit watering gardens, filling swimming pools, washing cars, and using hosepipes between 6am and 6pm. While hot weather has shrunk reservoirs in Johannesburg, crumbling infrastructure after decades of neglect is also largely to blame. Read more here.

   What’s Coming Up  📅

• AHR Expo: More than 1,800 HVACR exhibitors are expected at the AHR Expo Feb. 10-12, 2025, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. More info here.

• Southwest Car Wash Association: The organization will hold its annual convention and expo Feb. 26-28, 2025, at the Fort Worth (Texas) Convention Center. More info here.

• Convenience U CARWACS Show 2025: The Convenience U CARWACS Show – Canada’s largest convenience, gas and car wash industry event – is set for March 4-5, 2025, at the International Centre Hall 5 in Mississauga, Ontario. More info here.  

• APEC 2025: The leading conference in North America for power electronic professionals will take place March 16-20, 2025, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia. More info here.

• Heartland Carwash Association 2025: The organization’s annual product and equipment show will take place March 24-26, 2025, at the Mid America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. More info here.

• ICA Car Wash Show 2025: The ultimate gathering for car wash pros returns to the Las Vegas (Nevada) Convention Center April 26-28, 2025. More info here.

• Car Wash Show Europe 2025: The leading car wash trade fair in Europe takes place Sept. 24-25, 2025, at EXPO Greater Amsterdam in the Netherlands. More info here.

❓DID YOU KNOW❓

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