Carwashing - 4/3/2003 10:25:38 AM

Most Valuable Carwasher winner announced
 
SANTA MONICA, CA – In a year when nominations for Professional Carwashing & Detailing's Most Valuable Carwasher award poured in from around the globe, it was only fitting that the winner would come from arguably the carwash capital of the world – Southern California.

The editors of Professional Carwashing & Detailing magazine announced today that Gary Pendleton, general manager for Wilshire West Car Wash in Santa Monica, has been named Professional Carwashing & Detailing's 2003 Most Valuable Carwasher.

Pendleton, a 27-year carwash veteran and a regular fixture at national and regional trade shows, emerged from a field of finalists that included carwash employees from the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Kingdom. The race became international this year, as industry members for the first time could nominate would-be award winners through Professional Carwashing & Detailing Online, the website with the highest reported traffic in the carwash industry.