Benefits Of Including A Car Wash Center On Your Site

List Of Benefits

1. Increased Customer Traffic

• Attract New Customers: A carwash can attract a different customer segment, bringing in people who may not have otherwise visited the retail store.
• Higher Foot Traffic: Customers who come for a carwash are more likely to stop by the retail store for shopping, increasing foot traffic and potential sales.

2. Enhanced Customer Experience

• Convenience: Offering a carwash adds an element of convenience for customers, allowing them to take care of multiple errands in one location, which can increase customer satisfaction and loyalty.
• Time Efficiency: Customers can get their car washed while they shop, making it a time-saving option that enhances the overall shopping experience.

3. Increased Revenue Streams

• Additional Income: The carwash provides an additional revenue stream, helping to diversify the income generated at the retail site.
• Cross-Promotion Opportunities: The carwash can be bundled with retail promotions, such as offering discounts on car washes with a minimum purchase, driving both carwash and retail sales.

4. Improved Site Utilization

• Efficient Use of Space: A carwash can be a productive use of underutilized areas of the parking lot, converting what may otherwise be wasted space into a revenue-generating facility.
• Increased Lease Value: If the carwash is operated by a third party, the retail site can increase its leasing potential by offering additional amenities, creating more value for tenants and owners.

5. Increased Dwell Time

• Longer Visits: Customers waiting for their car to be washed may spend more time shopping or dining at adjacent stores within the big box retail site, increasing the likelihood of impulse buys and higher overall spending.
• Enhanced Engagement: While waiting for their car, customers may engage with in-store promotions, leading to unplanned purchases.

6. Brand Differentiation

• Added Value: Offering a carwash distinguishes the retail site from competitors, positioning it as a more comprehensive service destination, which can enhance the brand’s image and attract more loyal customers.
• Competitive Edge: In areas with multiple big box retailers, having a carwash on-site can provide a competitive advantage, drawing more visitors to the location.

7. Synergy with Other Services

• Complementary to Fueling Stations: Many big box retailers already have gas stations on-site. A carwash can complement this by offering bundled services, such as fuel discounts for carwash customers, further driving traffic.
• Collaboration with Adjacent Businesses: Carwash services can collaborate with nearby businesses to create joint promotions, like offering discounts for customers who make purchases at the retail store.

8. Boost to Environmental and Sustainability Goals

• Water Recycling: Modern carwashes often incorporate water recycling systems, which can help retailers promote environmentally friendly practices, appealing to sustainability-conscious consumers.
• Reduced Environmental Impact: A carwash at a retail site can offer a more eco-friendly alternative to driveway washing, reducing overall water waste and runoff pollution.

9. Customer Retention and Loyalty Programs

• Membership or Loyalty Plans: Retailers can integrate carwash services into their existing loyalty programs, providing carwash discounts or free washes for frequent shoppers, which helps retain customers.
• Enhanced Engagement: Offering a service like a carwash can encourage repeat visits and longer-term customer engagement, making the site a routine destination.

10. Potential for Increased Property Value

• Higher Property Valuation: A diversified retail site with multiple services, including a carwash, is more attractive to investors and can boost the overall property value by creating a multi-functional destination.
• Attracts Long-Term Tenants: If the carwash is leased or operated by a third party, it can enhance the appeal of the site for long-term tenants looking for stable, diverse, and well-maintained properties.

In summary, adding a carwash to a big box retail site can drive traffic, increase revenue, enhance the customer experience, and improve overall site utilization, making it a valuable addition for both retailers and property owners.

Existing Assets

As a Convenience Store  / Retail Facility you already possess several several key elements that will benefit you by adding a car wash center at your location. Here listed are a few of the advantages that you already have in your arsenal.

• Sites that are retail friendly

​   In the car wash industry as well as most any retail industry it is all about location, location, location
   You have a definite advantage in that you already own valuable retail property which lends itself to the exact client base you desire for the car wash industry.
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• Infrastructure already established to site

You more than likely have a mature site that has been developed and previously has water, gas, electrical as well as established sewer connected to the site. Of course you will need to add additional locations on the site for these services at least the initial planning of these basic services has been completed and should help downplay any potential planning / city issues. In most districts a lot of the car wash development could be considered remodeling with emphasis on developing existing services already approved on the site.

• Already a known business

​Your company has already developed a brand scheme as well as reputation in your marketing area. You have worked hard to develop and protect your brand, it only makes sense to maximize the marketing that you are currently involved in. This added service of client car wash on site would help in improving client retention by allowing the client to be connected to your brand for more than just the in side store purchase. They will be visiting the store more often and the possible related sales potential is awesome.

• Established Customer Base

You already have customers visiting your site to a level that most car wash operators would envy. You already spend dollars marketing  your store so it only makes sense to maximize those marketing dollars by including an additional profit center on site in which you increase the clients traffic to your location. This additional traffic is positive in the fact that this extra visit to your site has the potential for additional in side store sales as well as promoting good will! The addition of moving signage in the was can advertise items / specials on sale in side your business there by creating additional sales.

• Utilize current employees

You probably already have on staff good employees that could be cross trained to handle the various tasks of operations at the car wash site. 

• Work that is already being done

​You have staff on site and with some basic training they can easily add a profit center and increase your marketing machine !

Let Modernwash help you with Architectural Services, Site Layout, 3D Renderings, MEP Engineering, Permitting,  Fast Assembly Building Systems, Erection Services, Approved Construction Experts,  Assistance in Equipment Identification, Financial Proforma, Equipment Installation  and Start up assistance thru approved Vendors.

​Benefits Of Using a Pre Engineered Building System

There are many benefits when using a  pre engineered building system. This entry will cover some of the basic benefits while then discussing the Modernwash Building System specifically.

• ​Pre Engineered means that the design has been thoroughly vetted in a BIM 3D  Software which is able to catch potential on site construction conflicts before they happen.
• The main frame of the structure is designed, engineered and fabricated off site in a weather controlled location and then delivered to the site ready for bolt together assembly which relies less on outside weather conditions and maximizes job site time.
• The bolt together nature of the design increases speed of overall assembly as well as decreases possible issues that site built buildings are plagued by.
• Complicated designs are more easily attained by using a pre engineered building system process. Potential difficult transitions or elements can be achieved without down time on the job site while still maintaining the ideal of the design aeethetic.
• Another benefit of using an all in one stop designer-fabricator is the speed and accuracy of having architectural and engineering and fabrication staff under one roof to minimize possible design constraints or issues. we call this The Speed of Harmony , in which speed is gained by all departments working together.
• The claddings, roofing and interior panels are precision cut to fit with plain layout drawings directing the contractor for exact placement which shortens building time.
• You have another advocate to help you in working with your contractor. We are able to help you to control costs by keeping change orders down. As you know these can add up quickly and Modernwash helps by providing a systemized approach which features no unknowns, all the parts are drawn and the placement as well as the designated trims. The contractor is benefited by having an approach to construction as a process installed of figuring out items on their own.
• Budgets are easier to determine  and maintain when using a pre engineered building system as the component costs are already calculated with a waste factor taken into account.

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Modernwash Building System Details

Utilizing the Modernwash Building System has multiple benefits over conventional construction. The system increases speed on the construction site in multiple ways. The Modernwash System is a pre-engineered system that has been designed and thought out well before the materials will land on the project site to be installed. This means that many reviews have taken place during the design and engineering process as well as audits during the fabrication process.
The Software: Potential issues will have been addressed within a modern 3D Design
Process Software. Modern BIM (Building Information Modeling) software allows the designers at Modernwash to design connections, beams and plates while working seamlessly in concert with the structural engineering team. This is a much more efficient, faster design process than typical conventional building. The Modern BIM Software enables the designer to work out issues that might potentially cause future delays on the job site where time is virtually money!

The Unique Design: The Modernwash System provides for unique, distinctive designs that will stand out and be substantially different from any other carwash building. We employ many materials to meet the desired aesthetic for a market region while still being a very unique structure. The design helps the building to be 24 hour advertising for our clients, in effect making the building an effective part of their marketing strategy. A 24 hour billboard!

Fast Assembly: The Modernwash i-5 Frame System is an HSS high strength tubular steel building system that is a bolt together structure with proprietary hidden connection feature. By utilizing fast bolt together frame connections in place of welding and site derived fastening, the building assembly is super fast with most of our average structures being erected with roofs installed in less than 10 days. Compare this with the weeks and weeks of most other frame or block systems. The i-5 Frame features a premium TGIC powder coated finish with a zinc under primer which means no additional painting on site. This equals speed!

Fewer Contractors: Since the i-5 Frame system is a bolt together system and not any site welding is required, this allows to use less skilled labor to perform the installation. Typical carpentry skills are all that are required so that means a lot of the same workmen on site can perform most all tasks required on the building shell. The exterior claddings are a screw on system as well, so the crew that erects the structure can easily be the same crew that performs the remaining functions on the structure. Less contractors means less waiting for alternate labor to perform different roles which means less expense. Multiple contractors not showing up a few days here or a few weeks there, to perform their scope of the project and these delays can add up quickly. Given that most commercial projects are based in a retail or profit endeavor (such as a Carwash facility then this means that every day that the business is not in service, it is not making money and in fact costs are occurring. (i.e. property taxes, insurance and mortgage liability). The longer the business is not in service the more the loss of potential profit!

The Claddings: A fancy word for all the exterior panels that go on your building. At Modernwash we design and fabricate many exterior treatments that screw onto the structure. This means speed! We have Stucco, ACM (aluminum panels), Brick, Stone, Metal panels and more! We offer our cladding systems in panel form, (such as our stucco siding ) so that they install quickly, don't crack like traditional stucco, go up much faster because they do not require multiple layers of material and if a panel is damaged: it can easily be replaced unlike traditional stucco.

Tax Benefits: The Modernwash System has been designed to meet the guide lines and requirements of Accelerated Depreciation. This means the total cost of our structure will be depreciated in seven years putting the money back into your business! In fact in most cases the Modernwash System is less expensive than a conventional building by the first year of operation. Given all these benefits: The i-5 Modernwash System is more than convenient, fast and efficient. Its the right choice!