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Ask Champ - Fall 2016
July 1, 2016
2 minute Read
Dear Champ-
I’m always focused on the customer experience. It seems like you can’t go wrong if your customers are happy. Is there...
Read MoreFIRST EVER!!! Full-service fueling
July 1, 2016
4 minute Read
Ger Loogman got his start in the car wash business at an early age. His dad opened a fueling station in 1959 while his mom cared for the...
Read MoreShifting Gears
July 1, 2016
8 minute Read
While no one really knows what the future holds, the car wash industry today is happily floating along in a well-deserved period of...
Read MoreWash Ideas - Summer 2016
April 2, 2016
5 minute Read
During my career as a consultant, I have been able to form many new acquaintances and friendships. One of these relationships was with the...
Read MoreBlast from the Past - Summer 2016
April 2, 2016
2 minute Read
We occasionally provide excerpts from The Great American Car Wash Story. Former ICA Executive Director Gus Trantham and veteran commercial...
Read MoreICA Unveils New Strategic Plan
April 1, 2016
5 minute Read
During The Car Wash Show 2016, International Carwash Association unveiled its new mission, vision, strategic goals and values and beliefs....
Read MoreEmployee Training Is Critical To Success
April 1, 2016
7 minute Read
Training employees takes resources, often in the form of time, money and materials. Because of this, many organizations choose to skip it...
Read MoreBe Prepared To Stop
April 1, 2016
4 minute Read
Twenty automakers have agreed to a pact with the U.S. government that will lead to automatic-braking systems being standard on most...
Read MoreBig Idea
April 1, 2016
6 minute Read
Things are looking up. For the first time in almost 10 years, the U.S. Small Business Administration reported the number of business...
Read MoreTake A Tour - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Loog Man
April 1, 2016
1 minute Read
Loog ManYear Opened: 1996
Soft opening in August 2015
Officially opened the day before Car Wash Show Europe
Size of the Property:...
Read MoreThe Car Wash Show 2016
April 1, 2016
8 minute Read
This year’s The Car Wash Show in Nashville was one for the record books. In what would be the largest Show in 10 years, nearly 8,000...
Read MoreRecognizing The Industry’s Future Leaders
April 1, 2016
11 minute Read
For the second year in a row, the International Carwash Assocation presented five Emerging Leaders Scholarships at this year’s The Car...
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