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Park 'n Fly & Blackhawk Partner Together
to Offer Park 'n Fly Gift Cards
ATLANTA, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Park 'N Fly, the nation's leader in off-airport
parking, is excited to announce their partnership with the BlackHawk Network to launch
the Park 'N Fly Gift Card Program. Park 'N Fly, headquartered in Atlanta will now offer
variable ($25-$500) gift cards at Kroger stores throughout the Atlanta market and $100 gift
cards available at Target stores in the 15 cities where there are Park 'N Fly locations. Park
'N Fly's CEO, Tony Paalz commented "We are excited to be included in Target and Kroger's
gift card assortment, just in time for the spring travel season." "Whether you are going away
for spring break or planning a business trip this year our Park 'N Fly gift card program allows
you to use this in place of cash next time you visit a cashier at one of our locations".
NOW AVAILABLE AT SELECT TARGET AND KROGER STORES!
El Car Wash acquires Motor City Car Wash
El Car Wash, the largest car wash company
in South Florida, announced its acquisition
of three Motor City Car Wash locations
in Palm Beach County, Florida, in a April 12,
2021, press release. .El Car Wash now has a
total of 12 operating locations and a development
pipeline throughout Miami-Dade,
Broward and Palm Beach Counties. Plans
are to have more than 25 locations in total
within the next year.
“We are thrilled to partner with David
Daszkal and the extremely talented Motor
City team to expand our presence north
while advancing our strategy of building
the leading car wash platform in Southeast
Florida,” stated Justin Landau and Geoffrey
Karas, co-founders of National Express Wash,
which is the parent company of El Car Wash,
a press release reported. “Over the last 20
years, Motor City has established the leading
brand with the best operations in Palm
Beach County which, when combined with
our complementary development pipeline in
Palm Beach and Broward Counties as well as
our existing stores in Miami-Dade, will create
a highly attractive geographic footprint with
an unmatched service offering for our growing
customer base.”
Motor City’s combination with El Car
Wash creates a unique platform with a market-leading
position, stretching from Miami
up to and throughout Palm Beach County,
David Daszkal, who founded Motor City
Car Wash, stated in the press release. “I am
extremely excited to join the El Car Wash
family, leverage my longstanding ties to the
community and decades of car wash and
real estate development experience as I
work with Justin, Geoff and their team to
execute the combined company’s ambitious
growth plans.”
As part of the acquisition, El Car Wash has
hired industry veteran Ronnie Bertka as VP
North, and will be onboarding all Motor City
employees, notably its District Manager Jose
Peralta and Chief Administrative Officer Beth
Galassi. Additionally, El Car Wash plans to
invest substantial capital to further upgrade
Motor City’s tunnels to mirror the signature
show and wash quality that are hallmarks of
the company. El Car Wash and Motor City
will merge its unlimited membership programs,
allowing current and future members
to have access to all locations. Upcoming initiatives
also include the launching of special
limited time promotions for new members to
celebrate this transaction.
Earlier this year, El Car Wash opened a
new store in Pinecrest as well as the biggest
car wash in Florida, located in South Kendall.
In addition, El Car Wash is the newest
sponsor of Zoo Miami, with the El Car Wash
Flamingo Exhibit set to be unveiled shortly.
Construction is also nearing completion at
additional sites in Miami-Dade, including
locations in Palmetto Bay, North Miami/Miami
Shores, Homestead and West Hialeah.
Opening dates will be announced towards
the end of April.
WhiteWater Express
acquires 10 HyperShine
Car Wash locations
WhiteWater Express Car Wash (“WhiteWater”), an express
car wash platform headquartered in Houston, Texas, acquired
10 HyperShine Car Wash (“HyperShine”) locations in Ohio,
Kentucky, and Michigan on March 31st. With this acquisition,
WhiteWater now owns and operates 40 locations across five
states and eight MSAs. Additionally, WhiteWater and Hyper-
Shine will jointly develop car washes via an ongoing development
partnership, targeting an incremental 20 locations across
Ohio, Kentucky, and Michigan over the next three years.
“We are thrilled about the opportunity to add HyperShine
to the WhiteWater family,” stated Clayton Clark, President
and Chief Operating Officer of WhiteWater, stated in an
April 1 press release. “Dan and his team have done an outstanding
job of site selection and building a great brand in
these markets. One of our visions for WhiteWater has always
been to expand into the Midwest and build a geographically
diverse car wash business.”
“HyperShine is excited to join the WhiteWater team,” said
Dan Dougherty, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of HyperShine,
stated in a press release. “WhiteWater provided a
holistic solution, acquiring our existing operations and creating
a path for us to continue to develop car washes for the
next several years.”
According to the press release, Henry Shine, Chief Development
Office of WhiteWater, said they are excited to enter
the Ohio, Kentucky and Michigan markets. “Alongside our
market-leading presence in Texas and Oklahoma, this expansion
brings WhiteWater to new geographies and solidifies our
position as a leading national car wash company. We couldn’t
accomplish our vision without Dan and his team.”
As part of the acquisition, WhiteWater will be onboarding
all HyperShine employees including its Chief Operating Officer,
Brad Osborne. Osborne will be joining WhiteWater as
Vice President - Midwest as well as Vice President - Technology.
WhiteWater will continue to offer its signature unlimited
membership program, towel exchange program, vacuums,
and air guns at all locations.
WhiteWater is actively pursuing its growth strategy in both
existing and new markets, the press release stated.
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