HISTORY

We have complied a list of important dates for Buckmans Car Wash.

1914

Homer
Buckman founded Buckman Dairy on Ridge Road West - Greece, NY. Homer Buckman - click to enlarge Homer Buckman - click to enlarge

1939
Ralph DeStephano started Bonnybrook
Dairy - Home Milk Delivery.
Bonnybrook Diary - Click to enlarge

1950
Ralph DeStephano purchased
Buckmans Dairy.

1967
Raymond Justice and Ralph DeStephano
opened one of the first totally automatic car
washes on the east coast in Greece, NY
- Buckmans Car Wash is born.

1969
New building built and second tunnel added to Greece location Buckmans begins hand waxing and detailing cars.

1970  
Buckman Coin Operated Laundry opened
next to car wash on Long Pond Road in Greece.

1971
Car Wash equipment updated to be one the first to
wash vans and trucks.

1974
Buckman Equipment Company founded
to sell car wash equipment, parts and
supplies in Webster, NY.

1981
Purchased Stone Ridge Plaza and Chili
Avenue car washes.

1982
Buckmans becomes one of the first car washes to remove brushes and convert to all cloth and high-pressure wash.

1984
Ray Justice becomes sole owner.

1985
Purchased Empire Blvd., Gates and Lyell Ave. car washes.

1986
First in the nation to offer "no questions asked"
24 Hour Clean Car Guarantee.


1987
Raymond Justice elected New York State
Car Wash Association President
.

Introduction of Thumbs-Up logo.

Started Win By One promotion with Rochester
Red Wings at Silver Stadium.

 
1988
Became the first car wash in the nation to be computer software operated with the creation of the "Wash Worx" system developed by Buckmans

Began Buckmans Construction Company to
build car wash facilities for others.


Sold laundry and dry cleaning business to
Erwin/Ajax Cleaners.

1989
Built new tunnel location including coin operated self- serve car wash in Brockport, NY.

1990
Purchased car wash location on Winton and University Avenue.

1994
Sold Buckman Construction Company to manager. Mark Gerhardy, renamed Contracting Services Group.

1996
Started Wild Wings Educational Facility -
a not for profit business, using flighted birds of prey to teach conservation in schools and organizations.


Sold Buckman Equipment Company to manager,Don Scordo, renamed W.E.T. - Washing Equipment Technologies.

1997
Created "Penny Power" project - collecting
pennies for children's charities with initial
sponsors HSBC, Sam's Club, Doan
Lincoln-Mercury, and Monroe Ambulance.

1998
Opened new car wash facility on Chili
Avenue in Gates.

1999
Total remodel and upgrade of Winton and University location, adding hand wax and interior cleaning.

2000
Total remodel and upgrade of Greece double
tunnel location.

2001
Moved corporate offices to Ridgeway Avenue,
Ray Justice co-authors new book titled
"Power Intuition."

2002
Ray Justice sold Buckmans Car Wash to Jeff Gold, a former Global Crossing Vice President.

2004
Acquired 3 new car wash locations in Gates, Spencerport, and Penfield.

Moved corporate offices to 2496 West Ridge Road, Suite 204, in the Greece Towne Centre.

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