The Car Wash Show 2019

Mike Black
Board Member
Valet Car Wash


In 1990 at 29 years old Mike built the largest car wash in Canada at the time, A 20,000 sq' building consisting of a 200 foot full service tunnel, 6 detail bays,10 self serve bays, and a retail area all under one roof. Mike still owns and operates this location with the full serve being converted to flex serve 20 years ago. Mike along with his partners now own and operate 9 tunnel car washes in Ontario Canada including Express Exteriors and Flex with interior cleaning and detailing along with 3 self serve locations consisting of 22 bays. Mike also owns and operates 3 Valvoline quick lubes, and 2 gas stations with C stores. Mike and his partner Bill Barber are also the Ontario disturbers for Sonny' and sell and service PDQ and ICS equipment in Ontario.  Mike is a past president of the ICA as well as the Canadian Car Wash Association. Over the past 5 years Mike has converted all his tunnels and self serve bays to cashless. Mike resides just outside of Toronto Ontario along with his wife Donna who he met at the car wash 30 years ago.

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