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🔦TODAY’S SPOTLIGHT🔦

Cheetah Clean acquires a pair of ZIPS Car Wash sites in Kentucky

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✂️SHORTCUTS✂️

   Editor’s Pick 👇

• Links Car Wash celebrates the openings of five new Florida locations: Charlotte, North Carolina-based Links Car Wash recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony for its newest location in Tampa, Florida – just one of five new locations in the Sunshine State. Team members, the Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce, and members of the community gathered to network and celebrate together the opening of Links’ new greenfield site. The company also celebrated the official re-opening of four newly re-branded Links locations in Palm Harbor, Tarpon Springs, Land O’ Lakes, and New Port Richey, Florida. Read more here.

   Express Hits  🎯 

• BlueWave Express Car Wash recently hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for its newest location at 3298 Boca Chica Blvd. in Brownsville, Texas. It’s the company’s third location in the south Texas city located near the Mexico border. Founded in 2007, BlueWave Express has more than 60 sites in California and Texas. The site has Unlimited car washes starting at $21.99/month. Amenities include a free towel exchange, windshield washer fluid and vacuums.

• Construction is nearly completed at a new Glacier Car Wash location in Milton, Washington. Backed by Capital Partners LLC’s $6.2 million loan to Miller Investments & Jody Miller Construction, the 4,200 square-foot site will raise the bar in the express car wash industry with its sustainable water reclamation technology. The new site will be the company’s second in the Seattle suburb. Glacier also utilizes Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) in its equipment to significantly reduce electricity consumption. 

• Sud Stop car wash has officially opened its second location in North Carolina, at 100 Smithfield Crossing Dr. in Smithfield. The company also has a site in Kernersville. It has plans to open 33 locations over the next two years. Customers can sign up for text updates at www.sudstopcarwash.com to receive a free SignatureSud Wash ($29 value). Sud Stop Smithfield is offering Founders Club memberships through July 13 for just $9.98 per month for the first three months.

  👉 More updates here.

   Making Waves Around the World  🌊 

• Georgian car wash company Strong Wash invests in development: Strong Wash, a leader in the production and distribution of auto chemicals, installation of car washes, and sale of high-pressure washing machines, plans to invest in technology development. The company recently relocated to a new facility in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi. The state-of-the-art facility spans 750 square meters and utilizes European raw materials for manufacturing its products. With a significant footprint throughout Georgia, the company is also expanding into exports. Their car shampoos have begun reaching markets in Armenia, with plans for further growth. The company is committed to continued innovation in its automotive cleaning products.

  👉 More updates here.

   What’s Coming Up  📅

• Sunshine Expo 2025: The Florida Petroleum Marketers Association’s annual event is July 28-30, 2025, at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida. More info here.  

• Leadership Worth Following Growth Summit: The LWF’s Growth Summit, designed to bring together car wash professionals committed to growth, impact and authentic leadership, is Sept. 22-23, 2025, in Denver, Colorado. 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.

• Northeast Regional Carwash Convention 2025: The NRCC, scheduled for Oct. 6-8, 2025, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, includes educational seminars, keynote speakers, and a large trade show. More info here.

• NACS Show 2025: The National Association of Convenience Stores trade show, scheduled for Oct. 14-17, 2025, Chicago, Illinois, brings together convenience and fuel retailing industry professionals for learning, buying and selling and networking. More info here.

• SEMO Show 2025: The Specialty Equipment Market Association’s annual automotive industry tradeshow is Nov. 4-7, 2025, at the Las Vegas (Nevada) Convention Center. Read more here.

• SCWA Convention & Expo 2026: The Southwest Car Wash Association’s annual “First Big Car Wash Show of Year” will be held Feb. 25-27, 2026, at the Fort Worth (Texas) Convention Center. More info here.

• ICA 2026 The Car Wash Show: The International Carwash Association’s premier event is set for May 11-13, 2026, in Nashville, Tennessee. More info here.

❓DID YOU KNOW❓

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