👋Good morning! CryptoPay and Coinless have partnered to create a new car wash mobile app and loyalty program. Read how this could help in-bay automatic and self-serve car washes in this issue of the Car Wash Daily News email newsletter.

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CW Daily News

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CryptoPay and Coinless partner in debut of new car wash mobile app

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   Editor’s Picks 👇

• Unlimited Auto Wash Club renews sustainability certification: Unlimited Auto Wash Club, a 100-percent full-service hand car wash company that serves South Florida, has renewed its Edenark Goup ISO 14001 environmental sustainability certification. Edenark Group, founded in 1997, has been facilitating strategic and operational planning for more than 20 years, including the administration of one of the top environmental sustainability certification programs that helps organizations reduce costs, improve brand image, revenues, profits and valuation. Read more here.

   Express Hits  🎯 

• On Saturday beginning at Noon ET, the first 200 customers to any El Car Wash location in Florida or Michigan will receive a free Crumbl dessert as well as a Crumbl/El Car Wash co-branded air freshener with the purchase of any car wash. El Car Wash has 65 locations total, with 63 in Florida and 2 in Michigan. Crumbl, known for its viral weekly rotating menu of desserts, has 77 locations across the state of Florida and 23 across Michigan.  

• LUV Car Wash presented a check for $20,644 to the DONNA Financial Aid Fund during the 18th Annual DONNA Marathon Weekend. The funds were raised through a campaign last October where $1 from every True LUV Single Wash was donated to support breast cancer patients and their families. With its commitment to the Financial Aid Fund, LUV Car Wash invests in a grant program for qualifying breast cancer patients and provides immediate cash grants for families in crisis.

• Express Wash Concepts is celebrating the grand opening of its fifth Detroit metro Clean Express Auto Wash location in Southfield, Michigan. The site will offer a free “Ceramic 4 Ultra” signature wash to customers through Feb. 23. Clean Express will donate $10 for each new membership sign-up to Picking Up the Pieces, a local nonprofit that alleviates the obstacles families face with reentry into stable housing. EWC currently operates 106 express wash locations across Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, Dayton, Columbus, Hampton Roads and Pittsburgh.

• As part of the grand opening of a new Surf Thru Express Car Wash location in Sanger, California, the site is offering free “Graphene Extreme” washes through Feb. 23. Surf Thru introduced its Graphene Extreme wash – which provides an enhanced level of protection, shine and durability for vehicles – last year. Surf Thru has approximately 40 locations throughout California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona and Texas.

  👉 More updates here.

   Making Waves Around the World  🌊 

• Greece implements digital monitoring in car parks, car washes and garages: A recent article in the Greek newspaper Proto Thema explains an interesting new technology adapted by the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE). The digital customer register will become mandatory for car parks, car washes, garages and car rental companies, with the aim of cross-checking transactions in real time and combating tax evasion. Once activated, every vehicle entering or leaving these businesses will be electronically recorded, while its details will be directly correlated with the receipt issued. The new digital tool reduces paperwork, automates customer management and allows transactions to be linked to documents. Read more here.

   What’s Coming Up  📅

• 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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