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Jan 25, 2024
OPW Vehicle Wash Solutions is excited to announce that it will be exhibiting its industry-leading vehicle wash equipment in Booth No. 3641W at the National Automobile Dealers Association’s upcoming 2024 NADA Show, which will be held from Feb. 2-4, 2024, at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV.
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May 04, 2022
PDQ, a product brand of OPW Vehicle Wash Solutions, is pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting in Hall 3, Booth D70 at the upcoming UNITI Expo, which will be held from May 17-19 at the Messe Stuttgart Exhibition Center in Stuttgart, Germany.
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May 04, 2022
PDQ, a product brand of OPW Vehicle Wash Solutions, is pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting in Booth No. 1623 at the International Carwash Association’s upcoming “The Car Wash Show®,” which is scheduled for May 9-11 at the Music City Center in Nashville, TN.
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May 04, 2022
Belanger, a product brand of OPW Vehicle Wash Solutions, is proud to announce that it will be unveiling its new “Legend By Belanger™” Tunnel Wash Series product brand in Booth No. 1623 at the International Carwash Association’s “The Car Wash Show®,” which is scheduled for May 9-11 at the Music City Center in Nashville, TN.
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Apr 14, 2021
There is a longstanding debate within the car wash industry as to which is better – friction car wash systems or touchless car wash systems? As it turns out, there is a “best of both worlds” solution to this age-old question.
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Mar 24, 2021
Car wash operators no longer have to choose between the two prevalent wash technologies. Belanger has developed a new system that delivers the best of friction and touchless wash systems – a soft touch in-bay automatic wash system.
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Mar 19, 2021
When it comes to Touchless In-Bay Automatic Wash Systems, OPW Vehicle Wash Solutions offers customers two unique options: the Belanger Kondor and the PDQ LaserWash 360. Both take what has been accepted as reliable and safe performance in a touchless wash and upped the ante through the development and incorporation of a number of new standard-setting features.
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Jan 06, 2021
Dover, and its OPW business unit, announced today that it has acquired Innovative Control Systems, Inc. (ICS), an industry-leading provider of technology solutions for the car wash industry. ICS will now become part of OPW’s Vehicle Wash Solutions platform of brands, which includes PDQ and Belanger.
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Nov 23, 2020
Developers of innovative new products or systems are understandably proud. It is the truly trendsetting developers, however, that immediately begin to look for ways to make their new product even better. In this vein, Belanger, Inc., a product brand of OPW Vehicle Wash Solutions, has made many significant improvements over recent decades in the wash media used in conjunction with its wash systems.
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Nov 02, 2020
Belanger is proud to announce its Cube® Soft-Touch In-Bay Automatic Wash System has been named the winner in the Car Wash/Forecourt category of CSP magazine’s 17th Annual Retailer Choice Best New Product Contest. The winners of the contest, which honors the convenience-store industry’s most successful product launches from the past year, are chosen via an online poll of c-store retailers.
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Sep 10, 2020
It may be patently obvious, but it’s worth bearing in mind – water is the lifeblood of the vehicle-wash industry. Without its ready availability, professional washes would cease to function. That’s why savvy wash operators know that they must treat their most precious resource with as much tender loving care as a conscientious car owner lavishes on a vehicle.
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Sep 08, 2020
At first glance, it would seem that marketing a tunnel car wash would be pretty basic, with little room for differentiation: dirty vehicles go in, clean ones come out. In reality, the wash operators who look beyond that rather simplistic formula are the ones that can create a truly memorable wash experience that will help them succeed.
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Sep 02, 2020
Tunnel washes continue to forge ahead and have made a comfortable home for themselves in the vehicle-wash universe. Since 1969, Belanger, Inc., has been a leader in developing innovative tunnel-wash designs that are able to deliver a better wash experience for the customer and the highest level of reliability, durability and serviceability for the operator.
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Feb 21, 2020
When it comes to car wash equipment, smart technology can be defined as equipment that provides the operator much more interaction, control and precision than standard equipment, both on-site and remotely through the use of the internet.
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Jan 21, 2020
In today’s competitive vehicle wash environment where drivers have more choices than ever before, success is not guaranteed by simply building a wash in a great location. For vehicle wash owners, a marketing plan must drive customers to the site.
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Nov 25, 2019
A key to creating a business that is built to last is carefully developing, nurturing and protecting its brand equity. The trick is getting the paying public to buy into what the company is selling.
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Nov 22, 2019
Thanks to advances in wash media, equipment design and performance, and overall operating systems, there are now soft-touch washes that can treat vehicles as gently as a new mother tucking in her baby for the night.
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Oct 21, 2019
Customization is one of the most effective ways to elevate a vehicle wash experience. While a basic trip through a wash bay that effectively cleans the vehicle is expected, a system that cleans and entertains at the same time can be an attention-grabber and is much more likely to bring drivers back. For conveyor systems specifically, arches are a serious crowd pleaser.
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Oct 18, 2019
Belanger is pleased to announce that its new Cube® Soft-Touch In-Bay Automatic Wash System received an overwhelming response by attendees at the 2019 PEI-NACS Show, which took place on Oct. 2-4 in Atlanta, GA.
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Oct 11, 2019
Touchless in-bay automatic car washes have risen over the years to become the preferred in-bay automatic wash style for wash operators and the drivers who frequent their sites. So, what has allowed touchless washes to earn their exalted level of respect and a strong position in the vehicle-wash industry?
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