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PC&D Newsmakers 18: ZIPS Car Wash Reaches 200 Locations

Gene Dinkens, president of ZIPS, discusses reaching this significant milestone.

In this PC&D Newsmakers interview, Associate Publisher – Editorial Rich DiPaolo and Gene Dinkens, president of ZIPS Car Wash, discuss how ZIPS reached its 200-location milestone and what the company’s plans are moving forward.

In those regards, Dinkens states, “We want to both strengthen our core business as well as continue to expand our footprint.”

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