All Car wash & Valeting articles – Page 4
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NewsHighway Stops cleans up with valeting
Top 50 Indie Highway Stops Retail is considering introducing a Costa-style loyalty card as one of a number of steps to help take its burgeoning valeting business to the next level.
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NewsLincolnshire hand car wash owner given five-year ban
The owner of a Lincolnshire hand car wash has been banned as a company director for five years after employing illegal workers, as the government ramps up enforcement efforts against those who abuse the immigration system.
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OtherLEGAL DOCTOR: The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024: What retailers need to know
The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act was passed into law in May this year, slightly under the radar of the impending election. The ‘Consumer’ bit of the Act is clearly underappreciated but has the potential to be a quiet revolution for petrol retailers, warns David Emery a senior associate at law firm Winckworth Sherwood.
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NewsInner Space Stations reaches for the sky with £600,000 valeting upgrade
Graham Kennedy has upgraded the valeting hub at his sci-fi themed York forecourt, in a £600,000-plus investment made necessary by an electrical fire in May this year damaging the plant room for his bay of jet washes.
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NewsMore than 40 hand car washes fined for using illegal workers in just three months
More than 40 hand car wash operations were fined for using illegal workers in the period from April 1 to June 30, 2024.
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InterviewWhat is next for MFG: the modest mega-group?
Its recent acquisition of 337 Morrisons sites cemented the business’s status as the UK’s biggest forecourt operator. In a rare interview, its chief executive reveals what comes next.
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NewsMan who hired illegal workers for car wash is banned as company director
A man who hired five illegal workers at his Sheffield car wash has been banned as a company director for eight years.
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NewsRetrospective planning permission sought for hand car wash
St Helens Borough Council has received a planning application for change of use from car sales to car wash at Southworth Road in Newton-le-Willows.
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NewsMaxol profits from non-fuel sales
More than 40% of The Maxol Group’s profit now comes from non-fuel sales.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON CAR WASH AND VALETING: Splashing the cash
If you’re ever in the vicinity of Carterton, Oxfordshire, make sure you take a detour to get your car washed at Brize Norton Service Station.
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NewsCWA welcomes moves to tackle modern slavery in rogue car washes
The Car Wash Association (CWA) is backing government proposals to address the issue of modern slavery, something it believes is common in illegal hand car washes.
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NewsThe Brocklehursts develop valeting template for further standalone sites
The Brocklehursts, former Forecourt Trader of the Year winners, are considering extending their standalone valeting centre, and to use it as a template to roll out at several more sites in coming years.
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NewsHand car washes targeted in illegal working crackdown
Hundreds of rogue employers – including owners of hand car washes – were targeted by the Home Office during a nationwide week-long intensive operation into illegal working last month.
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News MFG opts for jet washes instead of EV charging at Halstead site
Top 50 Indie MFG has submitted a revised planning application for its Halstead service station in which it replaces its original request to install electric vehicle chargepoints at the Essex site, with three jet wash bays and customer parking.
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NewsA1 Auto’s granted permission for new hand car wash
A1 Auto’s Ltd has been granted planning permission to open a hand car wash and valeting facility on a former forecourt in Hylton Road, Worcester. The site last operated as a car rental business.
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NewsCWA welcomes measures to deter illegal car hand washes
The Car Wash Association has welcomed measures in this week’s King’s Speech it believes will help deter operators of thousands of illegal car hand washes in the UK.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON CAR WASH AND VALETING: Polished performance
Stories abound across the industry about the resurgence in the popularity of car washing and valeting. Dealers have been investing in new kit and reaping the rewards.
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NewsCWA calls on new government to clamp down on rogue hand car washes
The Car Wash Association is calling on the next government to mandate a national licensing scheme for hand car washes, most of which it says are “blatantly disregarding employment laws with minimal enforcement from the relevant authorities”.
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NewsPlans to turn old forecourt into hand car wash
A1 Auto’s Ltd has applied for planning permission to open a hand car wash and valeting facility on a former forecourt in Hylton Road, Worcester. The site last operated as a car rental business.
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NewsCWA accuses Thames Water of failing to stop rogue car washes
The UK’s largest water company is ignoring its legal responsibilities by failing to clamp down on rogue car wash providers. That is the accusation levelled at Thames Water by Gordon Balmer, executive director of the Car Wash Association.