Istobal is a Spanish company specialised in the design, manufacturing and selling of car wash equipment.

Headquartered in L'Alcúdia (Valencia), the company has 9 subsidiaries and assembly plants in Spain, France, the US and Brasil.

Istobal markets its products in over 60 countries through its extensive distributors network and its own subsidiaries.

The company started out as a small vehicle repair shop, and it was in this workshop that the founder designed the first lubricating machine.

The machine was an enormous success and, on the strength of this, Ismael Tomás decided on a new business strategy, leaving behind the vehicle repair world, he entered into the development and manufacturing of lubricating equipment.