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   Editor’s Pick 👇

• How to build a scalable, repeatable car wash experience: Hoffman innovateIT Car Wash Equipment, a car wash equipment and manufacturing company based in Albany, New York, recently put together an interesting article on the importance of consistency and scalability in the car wash business. A key is to build operations, training, and equipment decisions around delivering the company’s standard of car wash. Meeting that standard must become second nature for all involved. Read more here.

   Express Hits  🎯 

• Last week, a woman exiting the WashU Car Wash off Civic Center Drive in Niles, Illinois, accelerated while exiting, went over a curb, struck three parked vehicles, then hit a moving vehicle. Both then spun and struck a wall of a nearby Home Depot and the propane tanks stored in a cage. The Home Depot was evacuated by firefighters as a precaution for several hours. Both drivers were transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. 

• The Waynesboro (Virginia) City Council recently voted unanimously to table a change in a city ordinance affecting the building of car washes. The current ordinance specifically requires car wash bay doors to face away from both entrance corridors and residential districts. The new code would allow for more flexibility, giving a city site review team the final call on the bay door’s orientation. No residents spoke for or against the proposal during a public hearing last month.

• Plans have been submitted for the construction of a new Quick Quack Car Wash location in Folsom, California. The site is currently under review by city officials. The proposed site sits across from the Folsom Pavilions shopping center. The filing, originally submitted in March, marks the latest move by the Rocklin-based company to expand its footprint in the Sacramento region, where it already operates more than 30 express wash locations.

  👉 More updates here.

   Making Waves Around the World  🌊 

• Immigration arrests made at Hampton Wick (England) car wash: Immigration officers recently arrested four Indian nationals, identified as "male overstayers", at a car wash in Hampton Wick, an area in southwest London. The individuals were detained pending removal from the United Kingdom. According to the Teddington Nub News, upon officials’ entry at Hampton Wick Car Wash, several individuals were observed fleeing the property and were then apprehended by Immigration Officers. “This government is cracking down on the criminal industry at every level, including stepping up our visits to businesses, such as car washes, where illegal working is taking place,” a statement from the Home Office said.

  👉 More updates here.

  What’s Coming Up  📅

• 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.

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