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January 13, 2023
What plans do you have for your car wash business as we begin 2023? In the last episode of 2022, host Lanese Barnett looks back …
January 12, 2023
Magnolia Wash Holdings has acquired Blue Water Express Wash. Magnolia now operates seven wash locations within the Tallahassee market. Read more about Magnolia Wash Holdings at …
January 12, 2023
Central California based Rapid Express Carwash has been acquired by Mister Car Wash. The 3-unit deal marks the fourth acquisition made by the company in 2022. …
January 12, 2023
Tommy’s Express Car Wash closed out 2022 by being awarded the No. 1 Smartest-Growing Franchise by Franchise Times. The fast-growing company saw sales grow 881& from …
January 9, 2023
Tidal Wave Auto Spa opened its 13th location in South Carolina this month. The brand has locations throughout the Southeast and Midwest states, with their total …
January 6, 2023
Mint Eco Car Wash has acquired site number 10 in Palm Beach County, Florida. “Our goal for 2022 was to build a portfolio of 10 carwashes, …
January 6, 2023
Spotless Brands has acquired locations in Tennessee and Oklahoma. Tenessee’s Auto Spa Express will now operate under the Ultimate Shine Car Wash brand, which already operates …
January 6, 2023
Mister Car Wash has acquired California based company, Rapid Express Carwash. The three locations are located in the Central California region. Read more about Mister …
January 6, 2023
Canadian company Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. has acquired all of the membership interests of True Blue Car Wash LLC. Couche-Tard believes these sites are a natural extension …
January 6, 2023
Big Dan’s Car Wash recently announced openings of two new locations in Florida and one in Georgia. With the opening of these three locations, the company …
January 6, 2023
ZIPS Car Wash continues to expand in the Dallas metro area with the opening of its newest location in McKinney, Texas. The company now owns and …
December 20, 2022
The new On the Spot Auto Detail 220 foot tunnel will combine exterior and interior cleaning on one continuous belt. The grand opening is slated for …
December 14, 2022
Take 5 Car Wash announced the grand openings of three greenfield sites in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Denham Springs, Louisiana, and Monticello, Arkansas. Read more about Take …
December 14, 2022
Sonny’s Enterprises recently announced the acquisition of CWT Services (CWT) based in Sacramento, California. CWT sells, installs and services equipment for tunnels, in-bay automatics and self-serves …
December 11, 2022
Where is the car wash market today, and what will it look like in the future? Those two questions are at the center of Matt DeWolf’s …
December 5, 2022
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Amplify Car Wash Advisors, a mergers and acquisitions and capital advisory firm, announced the addition of former chief executive officer and president of …
December 2, 2022
True Blue Carwash continues its Arizona expansion with the opening of its second Clean Freak Car Wash location in Yuma, Arizona. True Blue is currently focusing …
December 2, 2022
Six newly renovated and rebranded Take 5 Car Wash sites are slated to open in December. All locations are located in Northeast Ohio. Take 5 …
November 30, 2022
Known as Dickie V to his legions of fans all over America, this New Jersey native is to college basketball what fireworks and watermelon are to …
November 28, 2022
Club Car Wash has entered Wisconsin with the opening of two new locations in Fond du Lac. Club Car Wash currently operates 116 locations in nine …
November 22, 2022
This acquisition increases WhiteWater’s locations to 10 and still growing within the state of Louisiana. Amplify Car Wash Advisors provided merger and acquisition advisory services to …
November 17, 2022
Take 5 Car Wash® opened eight newly converted locations in Central Ohio. Among these is the largest carwash tunnel in Columbus, Ohio, with a 145-foot-long tunnel …
November 14, 2022
What are the key elements of a successful, scalable car wash business? As Lanese Barnett discusses with Derrick Merchant and Michael Murry of Champion Xpress Car …
November 14, 2022
Splash Car Wash, headquartered in Milford, Connecticut, has begun construction on seven new express washes. The washes will be constructed in multiple existing geographies, including sites …
November 9, 2022
By Lanese Barnett, senior vice president of business development at Amplify Car Wash Advisors. It just feels good to drive a clean car. What if you …
November 4, 2022
Through new builds and acquisition, WhiteWater Express Car Wash grows to over 80 sites across six states. The brand recently added locations in Michigan, Ohio and …
November 4, 2022
GO Car Wash expanded its presence in upstate New York with the acquisition of Superior Car Wash in Utica. The former owner of Superior Car Wash, …
November 1, 2022
This week’s episode was so jam-packed with insight, we needed two weeks to share it with you. This is part one of a conversation with Jeff …
November 1, 2022
Spotless Brands recently acquired Pasadena Car Wash located in Baltimore, Maryland. The wash will be re-opened under their Flagship Carwash brand, which currently operates 34 locations …
November 1, 2022
Bill Martin, Amplify Car Wash Advisors co-founder, owner of Metro Express Car Wash and industry icon was the featured speaker at the New York State Car …
October 28, 2022
Rainforest Car Wash recently announced the grand opening of its fifth Ohio location. The brand also has three additional locations in development in the state. Read …
October 28, 2022
“These are our first locations in Tennessee,” said Tidal Wave Auto Spa Founder and CEO Scott Blackstock. “We’re excited to bring the convenience of our conveyor …
October 27, 2022
Driven Brands Holdings Inc. recently reported an increase in third quarter earnings. Revenue increased 39%, versus the prior year, to $516.6 million. “We continue to have …
October 25, 2022
Magnolia Wash Holdings announced the opening of six locations throughout North Carolina. Four new The Wave Car Wash sites opened in Fayetteville and the greater Durham …
October 24, 2022
Take 5 Car Wash will celebrate the grand openings of 17 new and newly branded locations in Colorado. “Transitioning to the Take 5 brand ties us …
October 20, 2022
As a business leader, are you pivoting in response to relevant new information? Have you considered what you can do today to strengthen your company amid …
October 19, 2022
The transaction marks 54 car wash locations closed in the 3rd quarter by Amplify Car Wash Advisors SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Amplify Car Wash Advisors, …
October 14, 2022
Spotless Brands, a portfolio company of Baltimore-based Access Holdings, announced the addition of three new locations in the greater Tulsa, Oklahoma, area. Spotless Brands will operate …
October 7, 2022
Magnolia Wash Holdings announced the opening of its new Virginia location, Whistle Express Car Wash. The new express car wash has been rebranded to Whistle Express …
October 6, 2022
Amplify Car Wash Advisors Facilitates Merger Between Trademark Car Wash and Strickland Brothers SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Amplify Car Wash Advisors, a national mergers and acquisitions and …
October 3, 2022
Spring, Texas, will see four new Rich’s Car Washes , bringing the Texas location count up to nine. The brand currently operates 31 locations nationwide, with …
September 30, 2022
The recent acquisition of WaterWorks Express Wash in Norwalk, California, by Raceway Car Wash expands the growing company’s reach across four states — Arizona, Nevada, California, …
September 29, 2022
Tidal Wave Auto Spa recently opened express locations in Pickens, South Carolina, and Grand Forks, North Dakota. The new locations are the brand’s 11th in South …
September 26, 2022
The acquisition of six car wash locations in the greater Orlando area grows the ZIPS brand from the coast to inland Florida. Previously, ZIPS locations were …
September 26, 2022
Ocala, Florida will gain two Caliber Car Wash locations in the coming months. Renovations are scheduled to be completed by the end of 2022 on one …
September 26, 2022
The Car Wash Express announced the opening of its newest location in San Marcos, Texas. The brand is owned and operated by Vizza Wash, LP. The …
September 20, 2022
Two Dallas, Texas, Tommy Terrific’s Car Wash locations have been acquired by ZIPS Car Wash. The recent additions expand ZIPS to 20 chains in the Dallas …
September 19, 2022
Fast growing Washville Car Wash recently acquired four development sites from Shammy’s Car Wash in the New Hampshire and Maine markets. The new sites increase Washville’s …
September 17, 2022
Software and hardware innovator to the carwash industry, DRB®, recently announced it has acquired Beacon Mobile LLC, a mobile technology innovator in the carwash industry. The …
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