Splash Express Car Wash Opens In East Haven, Cool Light Show Included

EAST HAVEN, CT —Driving by weeks waiting and watching, Splash Express Car Wash is now open in East Haven at 215 Saltonstall Parkway.

The express site marks Splash’s 55th location of Splash Car Wash, headquartered in Milford, and replaces a self-service wash that had previously operated on the property under different ownership.

The new tunnel is fully equipped with a 110-foot tunnel and 18 free self-service vacuum stations.

“This was a unique project to undertake given some of the challenges we faced in configuring the layout," said Glen Sheeley of Splash. "I’m most excited about some of the new customer-focused features that we included, like the changing light show and digital tower."

“The Watchfire digital screen tower is our latest idea," he said, adding he believes that "customers will love the changing displays and it should capture the attention of passing by traffic.”

Splash Car Wash was started in 1981 by Mark Curtis and Chris Fisher with a single location in Greenwich. Since that time, Curtis & Fisher, along with their experienced team and partners, have developed over 80 locations, and currently operate car wash tunnels in Connecticut, Vermont, and New York. Many sites include detailing operations, six locations provide oil change services, and one location has a laundromat.

Splash has been named “Best Carwash” by numerous publications over 40 times and has been recognized as a “Top Workplace in Connecticut” for the past several years by Hearst Publications. Four General Managers employed by Splash have been recognized as “Most Valuable Carwasher” by Professional Carwash & Detailing Magazine and Auto Laundry News. Splash has been awarded the US Chambers of Commerce prestigious “Blue Chip Enterprise Award” and has been inducted into the Connecticut Business Hall of Fame.