Car wash investing is smart investing.

  • Huge consumer market opportunity

  • No major dominant brands

  • Robust subscription based revenue model

  • Amazon resilient

  • Significant tax advantages

  • Passive investment handsfree income

  • Attractive return profiles

  • Portfolio diversification

  • Environment friendly investing

  • Low labor

    requirements

  • Huge site volume capacity

  • Protects high value consumer assets

Ian Rickwood as seen in Bloomberg, why are there suddenly so many car washes?

Why are there suddenly so many car washes?

The car wash boom reflects a broader shift away from do-it-yourself car care habits. The number of washes done at professional facilities jumped from 50% in 1996 to 79% in 2021, according to the International Car Wash Association.

“We think this is the coffee market in the early ’90s, when Starbucks got going,” said Ian Rickwood, CEO and founder of Henley Investment Management. “One came to town, and people said, ‘$5 for a coffee, surely nobody will buy more than one cup a day.’ And of course...the category expanded because people began to change their habits.”

Land acquisition Project Management of

Permit Approvals

Architecture & design

Project Management of build programme

Best in class wash equipment & chemistry technology

Formidable customer loyalty programme management

Tax optimisation

What makes AquaSonic different?

  • Custom industry leading chemistry with 100% environmentally friendly formulas

  • Among the lowest water users in the industry

  • Utilizing belt conveyor technology to reduce customer anxiety at loading

  • Best in class equipment bespoke package from leading suppliers

  • Optimized drying technology with F1 racing technology

  • Sonar scanning of vehicles for optimal equipment calibration

  • Iconic building design to drive maximum brand awareness

  • Unique and experiential customer in-tunnel experience

  • Custom built POS platform, mobile-app, and CRM system to deliver extraordinary customer journey

AquaSonic Car Wash is America's smartest car wash

Land acquisition Project Management of

Permit Approvals

Architecture & design

Project Management of build programme

Best in class wash equipment & chemistry technology

Formidable customer loyalty programme management

Tax optimisation

What the investment industry

is saying about car wash investing:

wall street journal on car wash investing

“The car-wash industry has become a hotbed of private-equity activity.”

-WSJ

mish talk on car wash investing

“Car Wash is Big Business and Private Equity Is Going After It”

-MishTalk.com

the deal quote on car washing

“ ....combination of technological and marketing advancements made in recent years means the highly fragmented industry is ripe for renewed sponsor interest”

-TheDeal.com

wealth management.com on car wash investing

“Private Equity Investors Flood Express Car Wash Industry, Fund Massive Development Wave"

-Wealth Management

pe hub on car wash investing

“... new technologies, including data science and artificial intelligence are revolutionising the car wash business."

-PE Hub

What could a $100,000 investment make you today?

Compared to investing $100k anywhere else right now, car wash investing is #smartinvesting.

Investment

Return

Proceeds

Profit

Money on $1 Invested

Bank Savings

Account

0.36%

$101,084

+$1,084

1.01

Government

Bond

4.23%

$113,234

$13,234

1.13

Single Tenant

Net Lease

6.50%

$120,795

$20,795

1.21

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35.00%+

$250,000+

$150,000+

2.50+

Read market insights from our expert team:

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