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Owner of now-demolished car wash in Columbia, S.C., blames city for its closure

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   Editor’s Pick 👇

• Panda Hub expands car detailing marketplace across the U.S. and Canada: Panda Hub recently announced expansion across 15 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces, offering mobile car detailing and washing services with certified professionals and sustainable practices. The platform connects vehicle owners with certified detailers for on-site interior and exterior services. Customers can book directly online and receive professional car care at their home, workplace, or other approved location. Read more here.

   Express Hits  🎯 

• Tommy’s Express Car Wash recently celebrated the grand opening of its first location in Norfolk, Virginia, located at 450 N. Military Hwy. The Tommy’s Express team also held a ribbon cutting on the new location with representatives from the Hampton Roads (Virginia) Chamber of Commerce. With nearly 250 franchise locations across North America, Tommy’s Express ranks No. 1 in the car wash category on the Entrepreneur Franchise 500 list.

• The Anderson family, which owns Anderson Crude Transportation, recently hosted the grand opening of Patriot Car Wash in Kimball, Nebraska, which is currently the only car was in the small town. The car wash, which features both self-wash and automatic car washes, originally opened at the beginning of the year, but was only open sporadically due to continued technical difficulties.

• A vacant building along Route 30 in Hempfield, Pennsylvania, will be torn down after township supervisors approved plans to build a new Clean Express Auto Wash location at the site. The building formerly held law offices. The plan was approved contingent upon the developer getting a stormwater management plan and various permits. Clean Express is part of Express Wash Concepts, which operates in six states – including Pennsylvania – with more than 115 sites under five different brands.

  👉 More updates here.

   Making Waves Around the World  🌊 

• Appeal filed in denial of car wash in South Wales: Mahmmod Hussein Taha has filed an appeal against the Torfaen Borough Council’s refusal to grant change of use planning permission to allow a car wash to be built at a car park also used by a food van and a hairdresser. The appeal claims allowing the car wash business would provide a “vital new source of income” to Pontnewydd Workingmen’s Club and Institute, in Cwmbran, a town in South Wales, England. The plan was twice turned down as it was claimed it had failed to show there was sufficient space for vehicles to safely access and exit the site. Those concerns hadn’t been satisfied in a revised application rejected in March of this year. 

  👉 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.

• ROADMAP by ICA: The International Carwash Association presents its two-day ROADMAP conference 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.

• 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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