About
Started with
one hose
Tidewater began in 2017 as a bucket and a hose by the roadside. Today it is four bays, a lounge and a team of fourteen. Example story for this demo.
01 Our story
From roadside to four bays
Our founder washed cars by the gardens on weekends while studying. Customers kept asking for a proper place with shade and a fair price, so in 2020 Tidewater moved to Secretariat Road with two bays.
The foam lane and valet room came next. The promise stayed the same: hand wash, honest prices and no waiting around without knowing why.
02 Water and power
Every drop counts
Soft, filtered water from our own borehole, so no chalky spots and no tanker queues.
Rinse water settles and filters through three tanks. About seventy percent comes back to the pre wash.
Pumps, lights and the lounge run on solar by day. The generator only starts after dark.
03 The team
Fourteen washers, one standard
Every washer trains for four weeks before touching a customer car, starting with our own staff cars. Names are examples for this demo.
Founder. Still washes a car every Saturday morning.
Runs the kiosk, the queue and the fleet accounts.
Head of the valet room and paint correction.
Work with us
Join the crew
We hire twice a year. Paid training, two meals a day and a share of the tips.
- Four weeks paid training on our own cars
- Shifts that end before dark for washers who want them
- A path to the valet room after six months