ISTOBAL

Vehicle-Wash and Care Solutions

ISTOBAL is a Spanish multinational group specializing in the design, manufacture, and sale of vehicle-wash and care solutions. The company has more than 75 years of experience in the industry and operates 17 international subsidiaries and five manufacturing and assembly plants. Its products are used in more than 80 countries. The company reports that 70% of sales go to export markets and that 30,000 systems are installed worldwide.

Products and Solutions

ISTOBAL sells a broad range of vehicle-wash equipment and chemicals, organized into several product lines:

• Wash equipment: rollover systems, including M'WASH4, M'WASH3 PRO MAX, M'WASH3 PRO, M'WASH3, and M'WASH2; wash tunnels; self-service bays; and equipment for commercial vehicles such as trucks and buses and for rail vehicles.
• Accessories: vacuums, payment and verification devices, sprayers, combination mat washers, coin-operated vacuum systems, payment terminals, and enclosures.
• Water treatment: biological and physical recycling systems, reverse osmosis, sanitation, wastewater treatment, and pretreatment systems.
• esens chemicals: products for passenger-car washes and automatic washes, prewashes, foams, shampoos, shine and protection, drying wax, and product lines for high-pressure wash bays, interiors, exteriors, and fragrances.
• Industrial washing: alkaline and acidic prewashes, manual shampoos, and specialty treatments.
• Aftermarket: wash-bay accessories, jet-wash equipment, flags, nozzles, brushes, wands, hoses, and guns; vacuum nozzles, filters, and hoses; pumps and replacement parts; controls; dosing equipment; injectors; valves; metering pumps; and payment systems using cards, tokens, and coins.

Services

ISTOBAL provides technical service, connectivity, and business programs. It also operates an online store for chemicals and aftermarket products and has a distributor network for local service.

Solutions for Businesses

The company serves gas stations, car dealerships, supermarkets, waste-management operations, rail projects, vehicle fleets, logistics and transportation companies, and professional car washes. For people considering an investment in the vehicle-wash business, ISTOBAL offers an investor guide and customer success stories.

International Presence

The website offers country and market selections for Spain, Germany, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Denmark, the United States, France, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and Sweden, as well as a global site.

Certifications and Commitments

ISTOBAL holds ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications and publishes nonfinancial information and policies covering environmental quality, occupational health and safety, compliance, and anti-corruption.

Contact

Customer-service phone: 96 111 10 20. Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.; weekends and holidays, 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Data-protection email: dataprotection@istobal.com. The company is on LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram.