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🔦TODAY’S SPOTLIGHT🔦

LUV Car Wash accelerates Northern California growth with American Canyon acquisition

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   Editor’s Pick 👇

• A 2025 guide to answering services for car wash companies: An article in GoodCall.com, provides opportunities to enhance a car wash business with a handy guide to selecting the best answering service to assist customers and works alike. Solutions today include human operators, AI customer engagement software or hybrid approaches that handle inquiries across multiple channels. Car washes lose business when customers call, and no one answers the phone. Read more here.

   Express Hits  🎯 

• A new Tidal Wave Car Wash is on its way to Villa Rica, Georgia, next to the upcoming Chick-fil-A near Mirror Lake. City officials have confirmed that site prep is already underway for the car wash. Originally, a Circle K convenience store was considered for the spot, but those plans didn’t move forward. The car wash is expected to offer the chain’s signature quick and convenient service. No opening date has been announced yet, but construction is expected to begin soon.

• National car wash franchise Tommy’s Express Car Wash has broken ground on its first location in Portage, Wisconsin. Located at 2725 New Pinery Road, next to Culver’s, this location is expected to open to the public in mid-2026. The new facility features the Tommy’s Express signature building design and advanced, exclusive car wash technology. Oversized bay windows will offer a view into the wash system as it operates, guiding vehicles along a dual belt conveyor capable of handling a wide variety of vehicles. The service includes soft cloth brushes, tire shine, hot wax, and a powerful underbody flush.

• A new Zippy Auto Wash location is under construction in Milan, Michigan. The owners say they have finished the stormwater detention and are now starting to come out of the ground with cement foundations. Corey and Michelle Weaver started Zippy Auto Wash in 2007 with the opening of their location on Ellsworth in Ann Arbor. The Milan location will be their eighth site.  Their seventh site, located in Belleville, will open in a few weeks. The Milan location features two freeway entrances. The Weavers are working to expand the number of locations in the Washtenaw County area.

  👉 More updates here.

   Making Waves Around the World  🌊 

• Inverness car wash fined £45,000 by the Home Office: A car wash in Inverness, a city in the Scottish Highlands, has been fined for hiring illegal workers. IMO Car Wash on Longman Road was fined £45,000 by the Home Office for employing illegal workers. According to the UK Government, employers can be sent to jail for five years and have to pay an unlimited fine if found guilty of employing someone they knew or had ‘reasonable cause to believe’ did not have the right to work in the UK. Two businesses in Aberdeen were also fined, with Little Hong Kong receiving a fine of £135,000 and New Greenfern Chinese Takeaway fined £45,000.

  👉 More updates here.

  What’s Coming Up  📅

• 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.

• ROADMAP by ICA: The International Carwash Association presents its two-day ROADMAP conference Nov. 3-4, 2025, in Dallas, Texas. Day 1’s focus will be “People,” while Day 2 will be “Projections.” 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.

• 12th Women in Carwash Conference: The first bi-annual Women in Carwash Conference of 2026 will be held Jan. 18-20, 2026, at the Hilton Clearwater (Florida) Beach Resort & Spa. More info 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.

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