21/11/2021
A journey of 35 years...
and what a journey it has been...!
After 35 years in the Car Wash business we are getting ready to say 'goodbye' to all our customers.
We started this business by coincidence back in 1986. An uncle was here on holiday from England, driving a Jaguar XJ12 and one day asked me if I was working the following day. Since I wasn't, he asked me if I'd wash his car.
After washing his car, I was driving home and an idea popped in my head and I started working on it. Once home, I shared the idea with my wife, Carmen. She didn't hesitate to tell me "go for it". I developed the idea further then went to a printing press to order business cards so I could start handing them out to our future potential customers. A leap of faith ... and we never looked back since.
We started our work from my garage in Swieqi. After 23 years working from Swieqi we moved to the Marina Hotel car park. 3 years later we moved to the Victoria/Palace Hotel car park. We have been here for the past 9 years. A big thank you goes to Mr Kevin Callus GM of the Hotels and Mr Antoine Barbara.
I can say that Manoel's Car Wash was the pioneer service for the professional Car Wash business. In those days, only automated car wash was around. It has been a pleasure for us to be in constant contact with you; our loyal customers. We have known a lot of you since the beginning; we then washed your children's cars and in some cases, we are washing the cars of the 3rd generation... Thank you for having been part of our family for all this time!
Now it is time for us to hang our sponges and cloths; to enjoy our grandchildren here and abroad and to also find time for our hobbies. We wish every one of you a great future ahead and thank you once again for your loyal custom. It has been a pleasure serving you. Thank you for being part of our success story.
Manoel & Carmen