🌅Good morning! Read how some car wash operators are using a reliable and cost-effective repair-over replace option on parts in this issue of the Car Wash Daily News email newsletter.

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Jim Utter
Director of Journalism/Editor in Chief
CW Daily News

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  Editor’s Pick 👇

• Texas bankruptcy judge approves ZIPS Car Wash Chapter 11 reorganization: ZIPS Car Wash secured approval of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan, overcoming an objection from the U.S. Trustee. Judge Michelle V. Larson of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas gave final approval last Friday afternoon to ZIPS’ reorganization plan after overruling the U.S. Trustee’s office’s arguments against the plan’s claims releases for third party creditors. The approval paved the way to hand ZIPS over to a group of its lenders and cancels approximately $279 million in old loans. Read more here.

   Express Hits  🎯 

• The Southeastern Car Wash Association will be exhibiting at Booth 2372 at the International Carwash Association’s Car Wash Show April 26-28 at the Las Vegas (Nevada) Convention Center. If you are based in the Southeastern United States, swing by and meet the members of the Board of Directors and enter the raffle. The raffle prize includes a Yeti cooler filled with snacks, seasonings and sauces from the Southeast. Join SECWA while at the trade show and get extra raffle tickets. The winner will be announced on Monday, April 28 at 10:00 a.m. local time at the SECWA Booth.

• Prestige Car Wash has purchased a site for a new location in Natick, Massachusetts, on Worcester Street. The timetable for completion has not been set. Prestige Car Wash was established in 1997 and has around 25 sites, all in Massachusetts. Prestige recently acquired five Ernie’s Car Wash locations and plans to have 34 total sites by the end of the year.

• California-based car wash chain Quick Quack Car Wash will be opening a location in Universal City, Texas – a suburb of San Antonio. The site is slated to open later this summer. The 4,174 square foot location is estimated to cost about $1 million, according to a filing with the state of Texas. According to Car Wash Advisory, Quick Quack Car Wash has around 275 locations across six states – Texas, Colorado, Utah, Arizona and California.

  👉 More updates here.

   Making Waves Around the World  🌊 

• Bizarre accident in French car wash: Last weekend, a woman became trapped in an automatic gantry crane at a car wash station in Louvigny, near Caen, France. It is the first time the car wash owner has experienced such an accident in 20 years of operation. According to various media reports, for an unknown reason, the 66-year-old woman rushed to her car to grab something just as the car wash was beginning. She then became wedged between her car and the wash roller. She sustained injuries to her lower limbs, but they were not life-threatening. Due to the complexity of the situation and the unfamiliarity of the car wash by rescue personnel, the rescue took more than an hour.

  👉 More updates here.

   What’s Coming Up  📅

• ICA Car Wash Show 2025: The International Carwash Association’s ultimate gathering for car wash pros returns to the Las Vegas (Nevada) Convention Center April 26-28, 2025. More info here.

• 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.

• 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.

❓DID YOU KNOW❓

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