All Car wash & Valeting articles – Page 6
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NewsCar wash fined £10,000 after crackdown on organised immigration crime in Cheshire
A car wash business has been fined £10,000 after a week-long operation by Cheshire Police to disrupt organised immigration crime in the county.
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Equipment NewsTECH TALK: Istobal launches innovative high-pressure jet wash
Istobal, the leading Spanish group in vehicle wash and care solutions, has launched J´WASH4, described as a ’new dimension in pressure jet washing’.
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NewsFive-year Slavery and Trafficking Risk Order imposed on man running hand car wash
Magistrates have imposed a five-year Slavery and Trafficking Risk Order (STRO) on a man after concerns were raised about working practices at a car wash he was running in Peterborough.
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NewsMan arrested on suspicion of modern slavery offences at Lincolnshire car wash
A man has been arrested after a suspected modern slavery victim claimed that he had been forced to live and work at a south Lincolnshire car wash for more than five years.
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NewsPolice officers shut down South Shields hand car wash over dangerous working conditions
Officers from Northumbria Police have served the owner of a South Tyneside car wash with a prohibition notice, shutting down the business because of dangerous working conditions.
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NewsFive-year Slavery and Trafficking Risk Order imposed on owner of hand car wash business
A five-year Slavery and Trafficking Risk Order (STRO) has been imposed on the owner of a hand car wash business following a joint investigation by Lincolnshire Police and the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA).
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NewsCWA calls for crackdown on unpaid taxes in illegal car wash sector
The Car Wash Association has urged the Treasury and HMRC to crack down on unpaid taxes in the illegal car wash sector.
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NewsJailed hand car wash owner ordered to pay back more than £150,000 of criminal gains
A man who was jailed for running an illegal butchery business from his hand car wash premises has been ordered to pay back more than £150,000 of his criminal gains.
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Equipment NewsIstobal launches new online configurator for rollover customisation
Leading Spanish car wash group, Istobal, has launched a new online configurator for the customisation of rollovers, through its website.
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NewsCar washes in focus on ‘Anti-Slavery Day 2022’
Sixteen anti-slavery organisations have joined forces to mark Anti-Slavery Day 2022 today (Tuesday October 18), with unregulated, non-compliant hand car washes highlighted as a key area of concern.
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NewsTen-year slavery order imposed on owner of Kent hand car wash business
The owner of a Kent hand car wash has had a 10-year slavery order imposed on him by a court.
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AnalysisTECH TALK: Acting responsibly in a time of drought
Although many of us have very recently started to experience occasionally biblical downpours, the situation only a month or so ago was very different indeed.
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NewsWilcomatic commits to the Responsible Car Wash Scheme’s code of practice
Automatic car wash maker Wilcomatic has committed to the Responsible Car Wash Scheme’s (RCWS) code of practice.
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NewsSlavery and Trafficking Risk Order imposed on Lincolnshire car wash owners
Lincoln Magistrates’ Court has handed the owners of a car wash a Slavery and Trafficking Risk Order (STRO) lasting for seven years.
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NewsWelcome Break launches campaign to encourage drivers to clean up their cars
Motorway services operator Welcome Break has launched a campaign to encourage drivers to clean up their cars, and has enlisted TV celebrity and self-proclaimed ‘original cleaning Queen’ Kim Woodburn to front it.
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NewsCWA urges car wash operators to minimise water consumption as UK heads for drought
The Car Wash Association (CWA) has written to the heads of major water suppliers in the UK, the Environment Agency and the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, as it attempts to head off possible restrictions that would impact the business of car wash operators.
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NewsCar wash owner jailed for eight years for plotting to smuggle migrants in lorries
A car wash owner who plotted to traffic migrants to the UK in lorries – and drug children to keep them quiet during the crossing – has been jailed.
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NewsSlavery order secured against owner of Kent hand car wash business
Investigators from the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) have secured a slavery order against the owner of a Kent hand car wash.
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NewsCWA supports United Nations World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
The Car Wash Association is supporting tomorrow’s (July 30) United Nations World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, which aims to combat modern day slavery through awareness campaigns.
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NewsCWA applauds successful operation by National Crime Agency in crackdown on modern slavery
The Car Wash Association (CWA) has welcomed the National Crime Agency’s announcement to direct greater focus on non-compliant hand car washes (HCWs) to crackdown on modern slavery, which has led to a successful operation.