Benefits Of Including A Car Wash Center On Your Site

List Of Benefits

Adding a car wash center to a convenience store location offers numerous benefits that can enhance the store's profitability, customer satisfaction, and overall competitive edge. Here are the key advantages:
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1. Increased Revenue Streams
Diversified Income:

• Additional Sales: A car wash can provide a significant new revenue stream independent of the traditional convenience store sales.
• Bundled Services: Offering combined services (e.g., fuel, car wash, and convenience store items) can increase the average transaction value.

2. Enhanced Customer Convenience
One-Stop Shop:

• Time Savings: Customers appreciate the ability to handle multiple errands in one location, such as refueling, shopping, and getting their car washed.
• Increased Loyalty: Convenience can drive customer loyalty, leading to repeat business and higher customer retention rates.

3. Competitive Advantage
Differentiation:

• Stand Out: Having a car wash can differentiate the convenience store from competitors that do not offer this service.
• Attract More Customers: Unique offerings can attract new customers who might not otherwise visit the store.

4. Improved Customer Experience
Enhanced Services:

• Added Value: Providing a car wash service enhances the overall customer experience, offering more value for their visit.
• Convenient Waiting: Customers can shop in the store while their car is being washed, making the wait time productive and enjoyable.

5. Cross-Promotional Opportunities
Marketing Synergies:

• Promotions: Offer discounts or loyalty points for customers who use both the car wash and the convenience store.
• Bundled Deals: Create bundled promotions such as a discount on a car wash with a fuel purchase or store items, encouraging higher overall sales.

6. Increased Traffic and Sales
Higher Foot Traffic:

• Attract New Customers: A car wash can draw in customers who might not have otherwise visited the convenience store, increasing overall foot traffic.
• Impulse Purchases: Increased foot traffic can lead to more impulse purchases within the convenience store, boosting sales.

7. Operational Synergies
Shared Resources:

• Utilize Existing Infrastructure: Leverage the existing location, parking space, and utilities, reducing the incremental cost of adding a car wash.
• Staffing Efficiency: Cross-train employees to manage both the convenience store and car wash operations, optimizing labor costs.

8. Community Appeal
Local Attraction:

• Community Service: A car wash can become a popular local service, making the convenience store a more integral part of the community.
• Sustainability Initiatives: Implementing eco-friendly car wash systems can appeal to environmentally-conscious customers and enhance the store's reputation.
• The design of a Modernwash structure will definitely draw attention with not only the speed of its construction but the overall design will be created in such a way as to be different while drawing attention from the street!
  

9. Technological Integration
Advanced Systems:

• Automated Solutions: Modern car wash systems can be automated, reducing the need for additional labor and enhancing efficiency.
• Convenient Payment Options: Integrate payment systems for car wash services with existing store POS systems for seamless transactions.

10. Enhanced Property Value
Increased Asset Value:

• Property Improvement: Adding a car wash can enhance the overall value of the property, making it a more attractive investment.
• Long-Term Growth: The additional service can contribute to long-term business growth and stability.

ConclusionAdding a car wash center to a convenience store location offers a multitude of benefits, from increased revenue streams and enhanced customer convenience to competitive differentiation and improved overall customer experience. By leveraging cross-promotional opportunities, increasing traffic, and optimizing operational efficiencies, a convenience store can significantly enhance its profitability and market presence. This strategic addition can also build stronger community ties and increase the property’s long-term value, making it a worthwhile investment for store 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!