Remember when you used to be able to write a marketing plan for the coming year and pretty accurately predict what was coming? Well those...

AS JEFF FRYMAN, the director of standards development, pointed out in an article for the Robotics Industries Association, “Our nation’s...

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My wash isn’t that old (seven years), but I’m wondering about a rebranding of my site. I wonder if it would help me to catch new customers...

Reflecting on the years I’ve been with the International Carwash Association (I won’t date myself by telling you exactly how many years...

Martin Emmrich

Royal Palm Car WashBradenton, Fla.

Q: Tell us about your business.

A: We operate two facilities in the area. The first...

IT’S NO ACCIDENTthat Italy is synonymous with the sweetest parts of life, or as Italians put it, “la dolce vita.” As a people, Italians...

It is difficult to look at a business magazine, read an annual report or watch the news without seeing a story about innovation. Rightly...

IF YOU’RE AN experienced car wash operator, you might think you know your business inside and out and would have little to gain by...

Welcome to the first edition of CAR WASH Magazine in 2013. This issue also serves as our preview of The Car Wash Show 2013^TM. The world's...

As we all saw this past summer, drought continues to be a very real issue throughout the U.S. and the rest of the world. As an industry,...

As a continuing feature to CAR WASH Magazine, we will occasionally provide excerpts from The Great American Car Wash Story. Former ICA...