According to experts, the construction of a car wash is a very profitable business. The profitability of such a business is 30-40%. The average payback period is 1-1.5 years. As for the more expensive sinks, their payback is 2-3 years.
Choosing a car wash location
The payback and profitability of such a service will depend entirely on the location of the building. It is best to choose prestigious areas near the carriageway. After all, wealthy customers are more likely to take advantage of such a service.
Access roads to the car wash should be free and convenient. For this case, you can convert the finished premises, but the best option is the construction of a car wash. The price will not be much higher.
In the room you need to consider the location of the cash desk, provide a warehouse for materials, water treatment facilities.
What is needed to open an enterprise?
First of all, you need to get permission to build a car wash. For this, an application is submitted for the allocation of a land plot for construction to the city administration.
Before this it is necessary:
- prepare a sketch of the building project;
- coordinate with the sanitary and epidemiological station, fire inspectorate, municipal architects.
After that, you need to write an official letter asking to allow the construction of a car wash in the name of the mayor of the city and attach to it all the agreed documents mentioned above. The response letter will give permission for the design. After that, the development of the project begins. The latter undergoes examination in the sanitary and epidemiological station, labor protection service, fire inspection, with an architect, in the environmental protection service, as well as state examination.
After receiving the approval of the project, you need to draw up an act on temporary or permanent ownership of the land and get a warrant for the construction of a car wash.
The first stage of construction. Choose a site for car wash
As already mentioned, you need to choose the right site for the location - this will be the key to its success. So, all the permissions are in your hands, an estimate has been drawn up for the construction of a car wash, a sketch has been made, so you can proceed to the main thing - the development of the project.
The second stage of construction. Project development
Next, the project development process for your car wash begins. In the process of drawing up the technical specifications, material is selected for the construction of the building. An excellent alternative to the traditional methods of building a car service is with enclosing structures made of sandwich panels.
Depending on what funds you have, you can choose the modern option with various additional services, as well as a budget or standard one.
A prepared project for the construction of a car wash requires, as already mentioned, coordination and permission. But before creating the project, you need to determine the type of car wash:
- Contact. In such car washes, water is supplied from high-pressure devices, after which the dirt is rubbed off by applying special shampoo to the car. This is the cheapest type of car wash.
- Non-contact. Here, water is supplied in the same way as in the previous one, but the dirt is cleaned off by applying chemicals that corrode it (you do not need to wipe anything).
- Automatic. The car drives into the arch, which moves along the car and washes it. This type of washing involves the use of special brushes to wipe off dirt or high water pressure.
- Tunnel A car drives into a conveyor (moving device), which carries it through various arches and other functional devices that carry out the rubbing of dirt, applying shampoo, etc. The length of such a tunnel depends on the number of devices.
After the car wash project is drawn up, you need to decide on the choice of building material. It is worth giving preference to durable finishing materials.
The last stage of construction is the purchase and installation of equipment for washing.
Car wash equipment
Of course, before opening a car wash you need to buy equipment. The main suppliers are Italy, Germany and Spain. On the market you can find such sinks as Weidner, Kranzle, Karcher, Istobal, Californial Kleindiest, Ceccato, Carebridge, Comet.
In addition, you will need to install cleaning systems for your car wash. Inlet filters for water treatment are the main component of the construction kit. Also, it will be necessary to install water purifiers, which goes to the drain, to clean it from suspensions of fats, oil products and other dirt.
We draw up a business plan
1. Analyze the merits. Since now a real automobile boom has begun in Russian cities, and our weather is variable, that is, there is a certain demand for car wash services . In addition, in many cities there is still weak competition in this segment.
2. Analysis of deficiencies. Such a project will require considerable investments at the start, because you need to purchase expensive equipment, especially for tunnel washing. You may even have to get a loan. Permanent maintenance is required due to humidity.
3. Risks. An administrative resource can easily close a car wash, for example, if the sanitary and epidemiological norms are not observed or if the environment is threatened.
4. Profitability. As already mentioned, experts say that a car wash is a very profitable business, where the profitability is 30-40%.
5. Business plan. It is necessary to very carefully calculate, based on the business plan of your future car wash, all revenues, expenses, payback and profitability. Identify possible development prospects for yourself. The main sections of such a plan will be:
- strategy;
- car wash market;
- business;
- marketing features.
The estimated part of your business plan will largely depend on the future location of the car wash. It includes costs:
- to the site;
- paperwork;
- construction;
- expendable materials;
- equipment;
- repairs;
- operation.
Before opening a car wash, you need to think through everything to the smallest detail!