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Director of Journalism/Editor in Chief
CW Daily News

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  Editor’s Picks 👇

• ICA welcomes new board of directors’ members: The International Carwash Association recently unveiled its board of directors for 2025, which includes three new members. The ICA is a nonprofit organization representing the car wash industry in the United States. Its members own, operate or support nearly every car wash business in dozens of countries. Throughout the year, the ICA puts on car wash events and exhibitions, hosts an online manager training program, publishes “Cash Wash Magazine” and offers a variety of industry research products. Read more here.

• New technology coming to Minnesota car wash: A new car wash, Due North, is scheduled to open later this month in St. Michael, Minn., and will feature what the owners say is first of its kind technology in the seen in the state - the use of a closed loop system that has the ability to reclaim all of its water. The site also plans to be able to have cars enter and exit the car wash within two minutes and will utilize a license reader and have other customer amenities on hand. Read more here.

  Express Hits  🎯 

• Harlingen, Texas, city commissioners, on a 5-1 vote, recently approved a new ordinance preventing new car washes from being built within two miles of each other. As part of the ordinance, new Harlingen car washes must also have a water recycling system. There are currently 21 car washes in the city of Harlingen. Other cities in the Rio Grande Valley area of the state have approved similar restrictions. 

• Tommy’s Express has broken ground on its newest location in Odessa, Texas, which is expected to open in the fall of 2025. The company’s signature wash tunnels feature floor-to-ceiling windows along the tunnel length and a transparent roof. Tommy’s, based in Holland, Mich., is ranked by Car Wash Advisory as the fifth largest car wash company in the United States with nearly 280 locations.

• The Newark (Del.) City Council recently approved a special use permit for a new Dash In convenience store and its accompanying Splash In car wash. Splash In, founded in 2007, has more than 50 locations across Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia that offer soft-touch automatic car washes and express tunnel car washes.

  👉 More updates here.

  Making Waves Around the World  🌊 

• “Power of innovation” in Guyana: OpenRoad Automotive Group, one of Canada’s largest automotive dealership groups, is entering the car wash market through its OpenShine division. As a franchisee of the U.S.-based Tommy’s Express Car Wash, OpenShine recently broke ground on its first location in Brampton, Ontario. The company plans to open three more Ontario locations and may eventually establish its own branded car washes. With dealerships spanning 36 locations in Vancouver, Ontario, and Washington state, OpenShine’s move into car washes demonstrates the growing demand for convenient, high-quality car wash services in Canada. Read more here.

  What’s Coming Up  📅

• Women in Car Wash Conference: The 11^th bi-annual Women in Carwash Conference is scheduled for Jan. 19-21, 2025, at the Mills House Charleston in Charleston, S.C. More info here.

• 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. 

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