Hand Car Wash Businesses - Is Green The New Gold?

The rise in popularity of the hand car wash has seen ahave a nationwide problem."
dramatic increase in water use and a negative effectHowever, if this is the only employment option open to
on the environment. Yet Car Park Valeting have foundyou, the effect on the environment may be the least
an eco friendly answer.of your worries. Many workers in this type of business
There seems to be a thriving business in everyare immigrants from poorer European countries who
disused petrol station and every crumbling building.have to work long and hard to survive. Unfortunately
Dirty signs and boards on every street corner withvery few of these car washers fully understand our
faded red letters screamingwaste water regulations and the need for the correct
"HAND CAR WASH £3 NEXT LEFT."drainage solutions for our most precious commodity.
Driving past you can see half a dozen hardworking"We know that we can help" says Alan. "We have
guys trying desperately to keep up with the demandcreated a professional and accredited hand car wash
for this cut price service. It's the weekend and a line ofservice which is designed to be great for the car, our
cars has formed, all with their engines running, waitingworkers and the environment, especially since we
to be cleaned.have incorporated our new green waterless cleaning
Some say it's entrepreneurial and many takesystem on many sites. We want to offer all the
advantage, but what harm is this service really doing tocurrent hand car wash operations our help and
our environment?expertise, to build a business the correct and eco
In todays society, with councils, politicians andfriendly way."
presenters bombarding us with the need to be green inBy using a trade secret formula, Car Park Valeting
everything we do, maybe it is time to see past thetechnicians simply spray, wipe, clean all the dirty cars,
cut-price and beyond the bargain and start thinking ofleaving the paintwork unmarked and with a polished
the environment when making the most routine ofand protected finish. As they use a waterless or 1 litre
decisions.wash system, they leave no run off residue, simply
We are recycling more, eating organically and usingtaking the wash away with them. It really has to be
green alternatives to transport, gas and electric. Butseen to be believed.
can changing the way we wash our cars really helpBut surely for the customer, this kind of service is
save the planet?much more expensive than a standard hand car
"Roughly speaking, if a hand car wash operationwash?
cleans 50 cars a day without the correct drainage"Admittedly, we will struggle to clean a car for
solutions, they'll discharge around 910000 litres of water£3," said Alan. "Yet our system creates a
a year into the overloaded storm drains" says Alanprotective and polished barrier on the car, therefore
Wildman, Head of Operations for Car Park Valeting,the paintwork will stay cleaner for longer. This gives
the UK's largest car valeting franchise.the customer extra value for money when using a
"The waste water mixed with the grease and grimeCPV hand car wash."
from the cars, flows down the drains which has aBy combining a waterless system into hand car wash
very negative effect on our rivers and streams" heand car park operations around the country, Car Park
continued. "If you can imagine this is happening all day,Valeting could really make a difference to the way in
everyday, on every busy road in the country, then wewhich we clean our cars in the 21st century.