All Car wash & Valeting articles
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NewsHand car wash bosses fined £2.5m in just three months for illegal workers
The Home Office has issued fines worth almost £2.5m to dozens of hand car washes in just three months after catching the businesses employing people with no right to work in the UK.
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NewsDeveloper refused permission to turn hand car wash back into petrol station
Plans to reestablish a petrol station on a site currently trading as a hand car wash have been refused by Walsall Council.
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NewsValeting danger from viral jet wash TikTok trend
Forecourt firms with valeting operations should be on the lookout for customers misusing their equipment following the rise of a new TikTok trend that sees (usually) young people dance about on their cars while playing with jet-wash machines.
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NewsHand car wash in Taunton sanctioned over electrical safety fears
A hand car wash in Taunton, Somerset, has been issued a Prohibition Notice by the Health and Safety Executive over concerns that the business poses a risk of electrocution to employees.
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NewsHand car washes hit in week-long crackdown on illegal worker hotspots
The Car Wash Association (CWA) welcomes a week-long nationwide crackdown on illegal worker hotspots, including hand car washes, in which hundreds of individuals were arrested.
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NewsPlans for Yeadon hand car wash turned down
Leeds City Council has refused a planning application to turn a disused pub’s car park into a hand car wash, citing numerous reasons including concerns over noise, visual character, traffic and drainage.
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NewsHand car wash operation turned down on appeal
The government Planning Inspectorate has ruled against an appeal to keep a hand car wash operation open in Harrogate.
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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).