All Car wash & Valeting articles – Page 7
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NewsCar washes warned over failures in the way they treat their staff
Operators of five car washes in Rother in East Sussex have been warned over failures in how they treat their staff.Inspections by Rother District Council found all of them were failing to comply with health and safety legislation or to pay their workers the minimum wage.Breaches included failure to provide ...
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Analysis
Alexander Russell: consultant, Car Wash Association (CWA)
The Car Wash Association’s (CWA’s) lobbying work to expose criminal activity and widespread regulatory non-compliance on hand car washes faces new challenges following the change of government in July. New appointments have been made in all the key ministries relating to the CWA’s work. Regulatory activity needs to be kick-started ...
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NewsPolice visit car washes as part of anti-slavery strategy
Officers from Wiltshire Police visited two car washes in north Swindon on Tuesday August 20 as part of a strategy to tackle modern slavery. Sergeant Nathan Perry, who helped plan the operation, said the cash-in-hand businesses could be used as fronts for organised crime gangs. The police officers were joined ...
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Istobal is now preferred car wash firm for MFG
Istobal UK has increased its partnership with Motor Fuel Group (MFG) and has become the preferred car wash supplier for the number one Top 50 Indie. MFG has renewed its contract with Istobal, which includes the supply of car wash machines and chemical products, as well as maintenance service for ...
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NewsArrests at car wash on suspicion of modern slavery offences
A man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of modern slavery offences at a car wash in Chesterfield. Following concerns being reported by a member of the public, officers from Derbyshire Constabulary’s specialist modern slavery team went to a car wash in Chesterfield Business Park, Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield, ...
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MFG makes Istobal its preferred car wash supplier
Istobal UK has increased its partnership with Motor Fuel Group (MFG) and has become the car wash preferred supplier for the number one Top 50 Indie. MFG has renewed its contract with Istobal which includes the supply of car wash machines and chemical products, as well as maintenance service for ...
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NewsCar wash slavery raids lead to waste water investigation
Three car washes are having their water waste disposal investigated after a raid by a multi-agency team looking into modern slavery and people trafficking in Redditch on Wednesday 19 June. The team comprised officers from West Mercia Police (WMP), Hereford and Worcester Fire & Rescue Service (HWFRS), Home Office Immigration ...
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Analysis
Alexander Russell: consultant, Car Wash Association (CWA)
The government’s response to modern slavery in the UK has been woefully lacklustre, despite a recent hard-hitting investigation by Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) into hand car washes (HCWs) which acknowledged the sheer scale of the problem and the lack of enforcement of existing regulations that might help prevent it. ...
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NewsNearly 1,000 potential slavery cases logged by car wash app
Nearly 1,000 cases of potential modern slavery have been logged by the Clewer Initiative’s Safe Car Wash app, which was launched last June to help raise awareness of modern slavery in hand car washes. The Safe Car Wash app is designed to be used by a driver going to get ...
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Istobal presents its new Smartwash at Forecourt Show
Istobal will be presenting its new Smartwash at The Forecourt Show 2019 at stand T121. By connecting all the wash equipment (rollovers, tunnels, jet wash and vacuum areas), the new solution nables the installation to be managed digitally with systems that integrate and analyse the information. The system displays all ...
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NewsCouncil tightens up controls for hand car washes
Cheshire East Council is to draw up clearer rules for dealing with planning applications for hand car washes – following concerns around a number of operation issues. The local authority will work with partners, including the Environment Agency and water utilities companies, to discuss a wide range of concerns that ...
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Displays that pay
If you’re looking to make changes to your forecourt perhaps by investing in new equipment or are considering a move to a different fuel brand, then a trip to The Forecourt Show 2019 is a must. The Show takes place at the Birmingham NEC from April 8-10 and will feature ...
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Analysis
Alexander Russell: consultant, Car Wash Association (CWA)
Continued pressure by the Car Wash Association (CWA), together with support from MPs, was responsible for finally getting the issue of rogue hand car washes (HCWs) onto Parliament’s agenda via the Environmental Audit Committee’s (EAC) June 2018 hearings. It was rewarding that the EAC’s remit, the context in which they ...
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NewsPolice check car washes over modern slavery concerns
Police, backed up by officers from the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA), Immigration Enforcement and by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), have visited five car washes in Cleveland after concerns were raised about modern day slavery. The sites were targeted by members of Cleveland Police’s VEMT (vulnerable, exploited, ...
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NewsCar washes on supermarket sites to be inspected
Thirty hand car washes on supermarket sites in the Midlands will be inspected and audited this month to check that they are complying with regulations and looking after their workers. The spot checks are part of the Responsible Car Wash Scheme (RCWS), an industry-led pilot project tackling modern slavery and ...
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NewsGovernment rejects MPs call for licensing of hand car washes
Calls by MPs for tough action against tax-dodging rogue hand car wash operators have been rejected by the Government. Last November Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee delivered its findings after an inquiry into the hand car wash sector. It criticised the authorities for failing to enforce the law on combatting labour ...
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Partnership aims to bring new technology to car wash sector
Nayax and Beacon Mobile have announced a new strategic partnership that to provide an integrated sales and marketing solution to the car wash industry. In a business sector that is very fragmented when it comes to technology and has a large percentage of legacy payment systems, the partnership and combined ...
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Analysis
Alexander Russell: consultant, Car Wash Association
The Parliamentary Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has published its report on hand car washes (HCWs) in the UK following written submissions and hearings held in the summer from a number of stakeholder parties, including the Car Wash Association. What transpired from the committee’s investigations was that serious and highly polluting ...
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NewsMPs call on government for strict regulation of hand car washes
Recommendations have been made to the government for strict regulation of the hand car wash sector following a parliamentary inquiry. The PRA and Car Wash Association (CWA) had lobbied strongly for the inquiry into the damage caused by the sector and welcomed its findings. CWA chairman Brian Madderson said: “The ...
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Responsible Car Wash Scheme is welcomed
The Car Wash Association (CWA) has welcomed the launch of the Responsible Car Wash Scheme, believing it should prove valuable for improving compliance in existing hand car washes. The scheme, which was launched on 22 October at the House of Lords, has been developed by the Downstream Fuel Association alongside ...