WEEK IN REVIEW

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Jim Utter
January 11, 2025

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

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WEEKEND ROUNDUP

A look back at the week’s top stories:

👉Links Car Wash continues its rapid expansion in Florida

Links Car Wash recently completed an acquisition, capping a 2024 year of tremendous growth for the express car wash brand. A four-unit Jallo Car Wash portfolio has been purchased by Links, the sale of which was facilitated by Matthews Real Estate Investment Services, who represented the seller. The Jallo sites are located across Tampa, Florida. Read more here.

👉Federal judge orders Autobell data breach lawsuits consolidated

A pair of data pair breach lawsuits against Autobell Car Wash LLC arising over a cybersecurity incident last year have been consolidated into one class action suit. In an order filed on Dec. 31 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, Judge Max Cogburn Jr. granted plaintiffs’ motion to consolidate the class actions. Read more here.  

👉National Carwash Solutions acquires AMP Memberships

In a deal that will greatly increase its technological footprint, National Carwash Solutions announced on Tuesday the acquisition of AMP Memberships LLC. AMP, the creators of an innovative membership mobile app as well as the Clarity point-of-sale (POS) systems, becomes a strategic addition to NCS, which is now primed to off a suite of integrated solutions tailored to the needs of each car wash owner and operator. Read more here.

👉Car wash ownership: To build or to buy?

Car wash services bring with them a consistent demand – people always need to clean their cars, high profit margins, generally lower labor and inventory costs and the flexibility to scale your site (or sites) to match your customer’s needs. That flexibility, however, brings up one of the biggest questions new owners must face – buy an established car wash site or build one from scratch? Read more here.

👉Argosy acquires controlling interest in Mr. Splash Car Wash

Argosy Private Equity, a lower middle market private equity firm, announced on Thursday it had acquired a controlling interest in Mr. Splash Car Wash. Mr. Splash is a six-site express car wash chain based in the greater Madison, Wisconsin, area with two additional sites set to open by the end of the year (in Stoughton and Madison). Co-owners Jeff Joos and Tony Ruiz partnered together in 2019 to build Mr. Splash into the largest express car wash chain in central Wisconsin. Read more here.

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📅WHAT’S COMING UP📅

  • AHR Expo: More than 1,800 HVACR exhibitors are expected at the AHR Expo Feb. 10-12, 2025, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. 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.  

  • APEC 2025: The leading conference in North America for power electronic professionals will take place March 16-20, 2025, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia. More info here.

  • Heartland Carwash Association 2025: The organization’s annual product and equipment show will take place March 24-26, 2025, at the Mid America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. More info here.

  • ICA Car Wash Show 2025: The ultimate gathering for car wash pros returns to the Las Vegas (Nevada) Convention Center April 26-28, 2025. 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.

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