The waterless car wash franchise ecowash mobile has taken the NAB Top Franchise Award at The SmartCompany Awards 2008.

“To beat very prominent contenders in this category like Boost Juice is a huge vote of confidence from highly respected independent observers,” said managing director Jim Cornish.

“The key to our success has been the calibre of people in our network and their attention to detail at the customer service level. Customers adopted us initially from an environmental standpoint but remain loyal year in, year out, because of the quality of our work and the convenience of our business model.”

There are now 100 franchises worldwide since the business began as a two car operation just four years ago.

The SmartCompany is an online business news site. Winners at the awards 2008 came from a diverse range of industries and locations and shared in almost $10,000 worth of cash and prizes from sponsors.

The main award comes a week after winning four major categories in the Australian Business Awards including the Service Excellence, International Trade, Environmental Sustainability and Enterprise categories.