All Car wash & Valeting articles
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NewsHand car washes fined £2.9m in just three months for employing illegal workers
Hand car wash firms have been collectively fined just under £3m in three months for employing staff who do not have the right to work in the UK, Home Office figures have revealed.
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NewsMaxol expands Northern Irish forecourt as part of £145m investment strategy
Irish oil firm Maxol has refurbished and expanded a forecourt in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
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NewsJoseph Richardson spends £150,000 on valeting template
Top 50 Indie Jos Richardson & Son has upgraded its valeting at its Longs Corner Service Station in Howden, East Yorkshire, which will include a bore hole in the next few weeks, and will be used as a template for its other sites.
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NewsNew hand car wash gets green light in Didcot
Planning permission has been granted for a new hand car wash at 60-68 Broadway in Didcot.
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NewsCrackdown on rogue car washes requested by Stuart Anderson MP
A campaign has been launched to tackle rogue hand car washes across South Shropshire by Stuart Anderson MP.
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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.