🌅Good morning! Express Wash Concepts’ commitment to its employees helped its Moo Moo Express Car Wash brand win recognition as a top employer. Read about the honor in this issue of the Car Wash Daily News email newsletter.

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Moo Moo Express Car Wash named 2025 ColumBEST ‘Best Employer’

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✂️SHORTCUTS✂️

   Editor’s Pick 👇

• How to unlock success while starting a car wash business: Who doesn’t need good startup advice? SmallBizTrends.com, an online platform that provides insights, advice, news and stories about small businesses, recently published and informative dive on tips to follow to improve your chances at being successful and profitable when starting up a car wash business. They include knowing your market and audience, having a comprehensive business plan that emphasizes efficiency and utilizing effective marketing strategies. Read more here.

   Express Hits  🎯 

• WashU Car Wash recently announced the opening of its newest location at 311 E. Loop Dr. in Wheaton, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. This location marks the company’s 11^th location in the Chicagoland area and 13^th site incorporated into the WashU brand. This new location offers a combined approach to exterior and interior auto cleaning with state-of-the-art tunnel experience and numerous free amenities, including vacuums, mat cleaners, compressed air, towels and cleaning spray. To celebrate the grand opening, WashU’s Founder’s Club Unlimited Wash Plan costs one cent for the first month of membership. 

• Akron, Ohio-based chemical provider Qual Chem has added Matt Unger to its sales team in Boston, Massachusetts. Unger brings extensive experience in water treatment, holds a license in wastewater operations and has over 15 years of car wash industry experience. Unger currently sits on the New England Car Wash Association’s board as Car Wash Supplier Vice President. Unger will focus on supporting New England Qual Chem car wash partners and the national distributor network.

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana recently received $10,000 from Mike’s Carwash following a successful “Get a Wash, Give a Future” fundraiser. On April 26, Mike’s Carwash locations around Fort Wayne, Indiana, donated half of the proceeds earned from their Ultimate and Ultimate+Ceramic washes to BBBS for the 16th annual campaign.

  👉 More updates here.

   Making Waves Around the World  🌊 

• Car wash service market in India expected to see significant growth: The India car wash service market is growing fast and expanding its reach, according to a recent study by the IMARC Group. This growth comes from people having more money to spend, a bigger middle class, and better understanding of how to take care of cars. Another trend is toward green car wash methods which a growing care for the environment and issues about a lack of water in some areas.  According to the study, the India car wash service market reached $1.11 billion in 2024 and is expected to increase to $1.87 billion in 2033 with a compound annual growth rate of 5.95 percent between 2025 and 2033.

  👉 More updates here.

   What’s Coming Up  📅

• 12th Women in Carwash Conference: The biannual conference’s second event of the year is set for Jun 8-10, 2025, at The Charter Hotel in Seattle, Washington. The three-day event includes presentations, hands-on workshops, discussion groups, open forums, networking opportunities, and entertaining experiences. More info here.

• Southwest Fuel & Convenience Expo 2025: The premier event for fuel, food and convenience retailers in the Southwest United States is set for June 9-11, 2025, in Fort Worth, Texas. More info here.

• 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.

• 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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