Unlike most of my colleagues here at Sonny’s, I didn’t come from a car wash background. This made me somewhat intimidated at first, and although I endured some good natured ribbing, everyone was eager to lend a hand in getting me up to speed.
I started off in the customer service department, taking parts orders and […]
The Carwash Operators of New Jersey (CWONJ) headed west to tour a site just outside of Pennsylvania and two in the state on Tuesday, June 12. The full bus load of attendees got to experience a lot of innovation that day, according to CWONJ President Doug Rieck. “Every site we visited provided our attendees with […]
The Car Wash Operators of New Jersey’s Fall Membership Meeting, Monday, November 12, at the Holiday Inn in Clark, attracted nearly 50. The evening’s topic, “NJ’s New Paid Sick Leave Law,” is top of mind with the impact on big as well as small employers across the state. Alvaro Hasani, labor lawyer with Fisher Phillips […]
“It’s not just a job….”
“It’s not just a job….”
Back in the 1970’s, the US Navy released a series of recruiting ads on television touting the benefits of joining their ranks. The ads usually started by showing a Navy vessel in some exotic port of call or out at sea, showing […]
29th NRCC Innovates, Educates, Inspires
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — The Northeast Regional Carwash Convention (NRCC), October 1-3, at the Atlantic City Convention Center boasted nearly 300 walk-ins on the first day of show hours demonstrating the need for the annual event and it’s mission, according to 2018 Chairman Doug Rieck. […]
The Car Wash Operators of New Jersey (CWONJ) were able to present Children’s Specialized Hospital’s Community Engagement Manager, Billy Cardone, with a check for $7,000 after their August 6 outing. The Children’s Specialized Hospital 18th Annual Golf Outing at famed Suburban Golf Club in Union attracted 60 golfers to the exclusive […]
How many times have you had someone proudly declare, “We have a safety culture here?” You tour a plant or a facility and you see everyone wearing safety glasses, safety shoes, or gloves. You look over and see the sign that shows 473 days without a lost time accident. They have yellow lines on the […]
If CarWash College and SONNY’S Business Development office had an FAQ section, it would start and end with, “Where can I find good car wash sites?”
We recently had a discussion whether site selection is more science or art. Personally, I think it’s both, but I believe that common sense is too often left out of […]
Has it really been seven months since Dabo Swinney and Clemson defeated Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide 35-31? It’s kind of hard to believe over 210 + days have passed since Deshaun Watson hit Hunter Renfroe in the corner of the end zone to take the lead away from ‘Bama with […]
Have you ever heard the expression, “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger?”
I hadn’t heard it for a while, but the other day a co-worker said it to me as he recounted to me the horror story that was his day. He had been on a job site for over eight hours for what was […]
