Splash Car Wash, headquartered in Milford, Conn., received regional recognition by Top Workplaces/Energage as the Top Workplace in Connecticut. This is the company’s second year at #1. Splash has placed in the top three for eight years running. Businesses are measured on several qualities, such as leadership, career opportunities, workplace flexibility, compensation and benefits.
“We are so honored by this recognition. Splash is passionate about making sure our employees feel like what they do matters, and that translates to our customers. How we treat our team members is how they will treat our customers,” said Mark Curtis, CEO. “We treat them as a critical ingredient to our success because they are.”
Splash’s culture is paramount so it looks for people with a personality and attitude that meshes with that culture and the existing team. The ability to do the job is very important, of course, but making sure they will be a good fit weighs heavily in hiring decisions. Many Splash employees have been with the company for over 10 years with a large number still at the company for over two decades.
“We try to do things for our crews and their families beyond just a paycheck. Like renting out an amusement park for a day each summer,” said Brett Robinson, director of personnel at Splash. “We shut down the car washes early and invite our crew and their families to enjoy the park’s attractions and a barbeque dinner. Things like this mean a lot to them. We started a similar outing at a waterpark for our new washes in northern New York this past August.”
Splash Car Wash was started in 1981 by Mark Curtis and Chris Fisher with a single location in Greenwich, Conn. Since that time, Curtis and Fisher have developed over 65 locations, and currently operate 55 car wash sites in Connecticut, Vermont and New York. Many sites include detailing operations, eight locations provide oil change services, and two locations have laundromats. Splash has six sites under construction with 12 more in the permitting stage of development.