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Hasty Car Wash in Thomasville, N.C., recently upgraded its automatic carwash equipment and added an 8-foot glass building extension. Owners Chet and Lee Varner said the project has increased customer throughput and lowered operating expenses.The carwash replaced an old touch-free automatic unit with an AUTEC Soft Touch Car Wash System. The glass building extension also is from AUTEC. Both the ...

One man’s six-year quest to develop a carwash in Escondido, Calif., may finally come to a conclusion. After making several concessions to residents who oppose his development project, Munther Ghazal’s plan was back on the city council’s agenda Wednesday, according to a report by the North County Times.Ghazal wants to develop a vacant, 1.34-acre lot with a carwash and restaurant, ...

Ryan Magazzine was enjoying a quiet dinner with his family last May when the general manager of his carwash called with some disturbing news. “I could tell by his voice something was terribly wrong,” recalls Magazzine. “He was choked up and said, ‘I just received a call that the carwash is burning down.’ As I walked out of the restaurant ...

Autobell Car Wash Inc. recently opened its 58th carwash location. The Forsyth County, Ga., facility is the company’s fourth in the Atlanta metro area. The carwash is near the towns of Johns Creek and Alpharetta. Justin Adams was named store manager.The carwash features an Aqua Bio 100 percent reclaim water treatment system that uses enzymes to digest and recycle the ...

Protests from local residents have apparently saved the iconic Genie Car Wash name and signage from converting to H2O Express facilities, according to a report in the American-Statesman. The three Genie carwashes in Austin, Texas, have been local landmarks since the late 1960s, and when it was announced last year that H2O Hand Car Wash and Detail was buying the ...