Handy Andy Car Wash Limited opened its 12th car wash site, the second in Yorkshire, at Tingley Garden Centre on 8th September.

The site offers a range of car wash and valet services to visitors to the Thorpe Lane centre which is part of the Yorkshire Garden Centres group.

Yorkshire Garden Centres’ Commercial Director, Sharon McNair, welcomes the addition of a car wash: “A car wash is a perfect fit here at Tingley Garden Centre.

“Our customers typically spend leisure time with us browsing in store, selecting plants or gifts or dining in our restaurants, so this is a useful service to access when here, especially when you can prebook a car wash with your Grass Hoppers tickets. Handy Andy Car Wash has been operating successfully at our sister site at Tong since 2021, so we’re thrilled to welcome them to Tingley.”

Founder of Handy Andy Car Wash, Yorkshireman Terry Fullwood said: “We’re excited about the opportunities for Handy Andy at Tingley. We know from our experience at Tong that having a car wash on site is very convenient for customers. Tingley Garden Centre occupies a prime site with easy access from the M62, excellent footfall and plenty of space. It complements the existing food, play and retail offer at Tingley perfectly.

“The opening of the Tingley site is the first of another four openings to take place over the next 12 months, including another Yorkshire Garden Centres site. ”

The car wash will be operated by experienced franchisee Darabaz Zrar, who already manages another Handy Andy Car Wash in Leicester.

Established in 2008 and family-owned, Handy Andy washes and valets over half a million cars every year. Services on offer at the Tingley site include a full range of hand washing services plus mini and full valets.