All Car wash & Valeting articles – Page 2
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NewsPlans for Jarrow car wash centre refused
South Tyneside Council has refused a planning application to turn a car park in Jarrow into a car wash and valeting centre.
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NewsHighland first to fit new Adriateh car wash in forecourt sector
Tom Highland is the first forecourt operator to install the high-end Alta Pro rollover car wash for cars and light commercial vehicles, which was originally launched in a Jaguar Land Rover dealership in May.
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NewsCouncil gives green light to new hand car wash
Inverclyde Council has given planning permission for two roller shutter doors to be fitted to a building in Greenock to enable it to operate as a hand car wash.
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NewsHome Office raid at Dorset hand car wash sees immigration arrests
Two men have been arrested following a raid on a hand car wash in Dorset.
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NewsHampshire garage could become valeting centre
Plans to convert a former garage workshop into a valeting business have been submitted to East Hampshire District Council.
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NewsRoll-out begins on valeting upgrade at 100 Asda Express forecourts
Asda has started a three-year programme to update valeting at 100 of the forecourts it originally acquired from the EG Group or the Co-op in recent years.
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Industry FeatureAquatec Ramsgate setting standards for standalone valeting
The success of valeting has meant that forecourt operators – including Penny on the Move, the Hockenhulls and the Pricewatch Group – are identifying standalone car wash hubs for possible expansion. But what are the challenges of operating these sites we ask the owners of Aquatec Ramsgate.
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NewsVast new jet-wash facility opens in Ayr, Scotland
A new jet-wash business has opened in Ayr, on the west coast of Scotland. Gorilla Jetwash features unique primate-style branding throughout the site, which comprises six covered jet-wash bays.
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NewsPlans submitted to add hand car wash to Wiltshire forecourt
Proposals to install a hand car wash at a filling station in Royal Wootton Basset, Wilts, have been submitted to the local authority.
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NewsSafety concerns see West Midlands hand car wash close
A hand car wash that was operating without planning consent has been forced to close after the local authority refused a retrospective application for the business to operate.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON CAR WASH AND VALETING: A clean getaway
Car washing and valeting has been such a revenue spinner for Top 50 Indie Penny on the Move, that the company recently opened its first standalone car wash centre – with a second one under development.
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NewsCar-wash boss banned from being a company director over illegal workers
The owner of a Suffolk hand car wash has been banned from being a company director for seven years after Immigration Enforcement officers found he had employed four people with no right to work in the UK.
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Equipment NewsSwiss firm Preen joins Car Wash Association
Preen, the Switzerland based leader in AI-driven robotic touchless vehicle cleaning, has joined the CWA (Car Wash Association).
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ArticleTom Highland takes touches from award-winning Childerley Gate for new St Neots forecourt
Tom Highland’s new site in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, may not be big enough to replicate his award-winning nearby Childerley Gate Service Station, but it takes inspiration from that forecourt, with the shop having a cosy yet comprehensive feel, as we found on a recent visit.
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ArticleJet wash drains saves customers from soggy feet
Valeting may be a booming sector in the forecourt industry, but offering such services can involve more than just plonking new equipment down on an empty patch of hardstanding.
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NewsLeicestershire forecourt set for redevelopment
A planning application has been made to significantly redevelop a filling station in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire.
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NewsTop 50 Indie Grove Retail’s expansion plans continue with brace of developments
Planning documents have revealed how Top 50 Indie Grove Retail intends to continue its portfolio expansion, adding EV chargers and a jet wash to one site, and building a completely new filling station on another.
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NewsAscona continues expansion with trio of Welsh forecourts
Ascona Group’s ambition to operate over 150 sites within the next three years came one step closer this week after three forecourts in Wales were brought under the firm’s wing.
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NewsHand car washes fined £2.9m in just three months for employing illegal workers
Hand car wash firms have been collectively fined just under £3m in three months for employing staff who do not have the right to work in the UK, Home Office figures have revealed.
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NewsMaxol expands Northern Irish forecourt as part of £145m investment strategy
Irish oil firm Maxol has refurbished and expanded a forecourt in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.