Our History…
Bob Boardman, owner and founder of Waterworks shared this about the Waterworks history:
My mom started in the car wash business in 1966, when I was 10 years old. I learned to weld when I was twelve. I love to fix stuff and find out how things work. Surprisingly, I missed the car wash. I missed the people, the cars, the smell of soap. So, I purchased some property and we opened Catonsville in November of 1989. In 1990, our second car wash opened in Elkridge. My parents were very supportive of my wash endeavors and worked at the wash almost every day. My dad spent a lot of time at the Catonsville location and loved to fill the vendors. It was around this time that the Catonsville location became known as Bob’s Chat and Wash. Everyone loved to go and wash their car and chat with Bob and Mr. B.
My mom was also very active in pursuing new equipment leads and always had her good eye on my books. She taught me many things but above all she drove home that quality had to come first. I soon became very passionate about the business and in 1980, my mom retired and I purchased the car wash.
I have been very fortunate to have found myself surrounded by brilliant people. We improved the car wash by adding bays, soft cloth automatic and a roll over automatic. Wanting to make a name for myself, I sold my mom’s car wash and worked a few years in other industries.
By 1995, we opened our third location in Crofton, and I found myself with my next project. At this location I used touch free technology and boy did it take off! In 2011, we purchased Arbutus and I loved the fact that it had been an old gas station with a lot of history and I feel that we added a lot of value to the neighborhood.
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