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There are several different types of car washes that can be categorized by several different terms, including machinery, structure, and washing method.
Car washes can be further described by their features, like manual, automatic, in-bay, tunnel, conveyor, friction, touchless, and more. These terms can be mixed and matched to discern between the many different types of car washes.
Understanding the different types of car washes, as well as the cost of building a car wash, is critical in successfully making the purchase or sale of a car wash business.

August 18, 2022

Car Wash Advisory Helps Blue Hen Car Wash Sell

In an August 2022 press release, Car Wash Advisory announced that they’ve helped their client, Blue Hen Car Wash, successfully sell to the Wills Group’s Splash In ECO Car Wash.

Founded in 2013, Blue Hen is a two-site express car wash brand based in Delaware, owned and operated by Jack Quinn. With locations in Newark and North Wilmington, the mission of Blue Hen is to provide a friendly, fast, clean, and shiny car wash experience to each and every customer at a great value. All this while demonstrating environmental responsibility, as well as supporting the Delaware community as a whole.

On the buyer side, Wills Group is headquartered in La Plata, Maryland, and operates over 280 retail locations across the Mid-Atlantic region, including businesses like Splash In ECO Car Wash, Dash In, and SMO Motor Fuels. Family-owned since 1926, the Wills Group is ecstatic to bring Blue Hen under the wing of their company.

To learn more about the merger, check out the press release here: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cwa-advises-blue-hen-car-wash-on-its-successful-sale-to-splash-in-eco-car-wash-301608234.html