🌅Good morning! ZIPS Car Wash is honoring teachers and nurses across the country this week and launching another Folds of Honor fundraising campaign. Read about the details in this issue of the Car Wash Daily News email newsletter.

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ZIPS Car Wash honors teachers and nurses, launches Folds of Honor fundraiser

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   Editor’s Pick 👇

• New Boca Raton car wash apparently utilizes competitor’s web site content: According to a report by BocaNewsNow.com, the recently opened Ultra Sonic Hand Car Wash at 3801 N. Dixie Highway in Boca Raton, Florida, has taken content elements - including customer reviews - from the web site of Boca Car Wash, located at 1299 N. Federal Highway. A comparison of the two web sites shows near-identical positive customer reviews from Boca Car Wash now appear on Ultra Sonic’s web site. The news site also said it was unable to find a business license or alias registration for the new car wash with Florida’s Division of Corporations. Read more here.

   Express Hits  🎯 

• Tommy’s Express Car Wash is celebrating the grand opening of its newest location in Scranton, Pennsylvania, at 924 Scranton Carbondale Hwy. The site is collaborating with the David Duchnik Memorial Fund and Saint Joseph’s Center to commemorate the occasion. All donations and proceeds made on Saturday (May 10) will benefit the nonprofits and their initiatives to give back. With nearly 250 locations across North America, Tommy’s Express is ranked No. 1 in the car wash category on the Entrepreneur Franchise 500 list.

• The Tagg-N-Go Car Wash in St. George, Utah, was the site of a rear-end collision last week in its drive-thru car wash which left two vehicles heavily damaged. According to the St. George News, the incident involved a white BMW SUV and a gray Tesla sedan. Witnesses said the customer in the BMV mistakenly hit the accelerator while the vehicle was still in drive. The impact sent the Tesla into the rear of a third vehicle, a Subaru that was about to exit the car wash. No one was injured.

• A new BlueWave Express Car Wash location recently opened in Schertz, Texas, a suburb of San Antonio. This is the car wash’s second location in the San Antonio metro area. Owned and operated by ClearWater Express Wash, BlueWave offers several amenities, including high performance vacuums, high pressure air nozzles, windshield washer fluid, mat cleaning racks, a towel exchange and window cleaner.

  👉 More updates here.

   Making Waves Around the World  🌊 

• OTA orders illegal Namibia car wash to be torn down: A resident of the Ouhwaala village in the Omusati Region of Namibia, who was accused of having occupied a piece of land illegally, has demolished the car wash facilities he had erected after the Ombalantu Traditional Authority (OTA) ordered him to vacate it. According to the Informanté news site, the car wash owner, Ambrosius Shiningayamwe, claimed that the land was legally allocated to him by the late village headman, Nestor Shapumba, but could not produce the necessary ownership papers. Shiningayamwe was given an option to appeal the OTA’s decision but instead recruited several people to demolish the car wash structures.

  👉 More updates here.

   What’s Coming Up  📅

• 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.

• 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.

❓DID YOU KNOW❓

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