One of the most important decisions you'll make when starting off in the car wash industry is choosing the right company to help you build your business.
A story of two brothers’ success - Jun and Sonny Essenburg opened their first car wash in 1969.
648 South Point Ridge
Holland, MI 49423
Main Line: (616) 494-0771
The Totally Tommy site model continues to realize its potential in the field. Quality Car Wash of Holland, MI and Tommy Car Wash Systems are pleased to announce that during the 2017 calendar year the combination carwash, gas station, and convenience store located at Waverly Road and Chicago Drive in Holland Michigan washed a record […]
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags were a revolution in the car wash industry, giving operators a simple, low-maintenance method to manage subscription membership programs. These memberships, which include loyalty programs and unlimited clubs, stand as a perfect win-win for customers who want to maintain their vehicle’s appearance with more frequent monthly washes at a lower […]
A Comparison of Two Different Automatic Inbay Car Wash Approaches
In its third month of operation, Tommy’s Express Car Wash of Grandville, Michigan puts the best of the Totally Tommy car wash design on display. At night drivers look through the microbrewery-style bay windows to glimpse the brightly glowing LEDs mounted on stainless steel arches. During the day customers steadily queue in the triple paylanes […]
As many regions of the nation, particularly California and the American Southwest, face unprecedented water shortages, car wash manufactures and operators across the industry continue to innovate and invest in water efficient technology. Today Tommy Car Wash Systems, a Michigan-based car wash equipment manufacturer and site developer, announced that Quality Car Wash’s Waverly Ave location, a single high-tech, high-volume […]
Variable Speed Drives – Helping Build a Greener Car Wash “Variable frequency drives, or variable speed drives (VSDs), can greatly increase motor efficiency in a variety of applications. VFDs are electrical devices which adjust the rotational speed of fan and pump motors in response to varying heating and cooling loads, and thus are much more […]
Express automatic car washes are excellent for cleaning a vehicle’s exterior quickly and affordably, and when paired with easily installed self service vacuum stations, they can offer quality interior cleaning service as well. But new developers often wonder if there should be a cost for customers to use these vacuums stations, or if they be […]
A state-of-the-art car wash control system provides a variety of benefits to any car wash operation. Ease and accuracy of adjustments, reduction of manpower, streamlining monitoring and maintenance to name a few… and yet many car wash control systems and interfaces still rely on the same outdated push button technology developed many decades ago. It’s time to […]
If the car isn’t dry, it isn’t clean. Too many car washes do a decent job of providing high power cleaning that leaves customer vehicles dirt-free, polished, and even waxed but that doesn’t completely dry the vehicles as they are rolling away. This can result in streaking and dust collection as the wet vehicle travels, […]
