We asked futurist John Mahaffie to take a stab at what car washing might look like in 2025. Here’s just one man’s view:

Imagine it’s...

We had a wonderful time with many of you in Chicago earlier this spring at The Car Wash Show 2014. While this year’s event was down...

Ken Osburn knew the potential of a self-serve car wash, but he did not know much about the day-to-day operations — or if he had the...

Queenborough Services

Isle of Sheppey, Kent, U.K.

In this edition of “Take A Tour,” our exploration of car washes across the globe...

Champ,

I’m struggling with where to put my money when it comes to advertising. Seems like everybody is in the digital space these days. So...

Jerry Miller opened his first full-service car wash in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1989. When the former ICA president was preparing to start...

Eric Barke

BarkeWare, LLC, (dba The Farmington Car Wash), Farmington, Minn.

Q: How did you get into the business?

A: I was looking to...

BACKGROUND

International Carwash Association has been periodically engaged in non-North American markets since at least the 1960s. At one...

In February of this year, ICA announced a new partnership with Western Carwash Association (WCA) whereby WCA would no longer sponsor its...

The world’s largest car wash convention and trade show drew more than 5,600 industry professionals to Chicago March 31 - April 1 for three...

Prime Shine Car Wash was built around the principle of saving — money, time and water.

Since opening its first facility in 1991 in...

We occasionally provide excerpts from The Great American Car Wash Story. Former ICA Executive Director Gus Trantham and veteran commercial...