What are some of the more popular manufacturers of car wash equipment?
The big ones for instance are Ryko, they do a big business in rollovers. They’ve been around since about 1973. They are the ones that have developed the foam material used that everyone’s going to now. Ryko’s big. Hannah Industries, which has been purchased by Jim Coleman. Jim Coleman is a big company in Houston Texas, they’re big in self-serve. Belanger which is a big company up in Michigan, makes good equipment. Peco makes good equipment. There are a lot of good manufacturers. There is Karcher, which is German, coming out of Germany. WashTec is another one that is coming out of Europe. The biggest thing is not the equipment. Just about all the equipment will wash a car. The biggest thing to look for is the distributor. The distributor in your area is going to service your car wash, and your car wash isn’t going to break down on a Tuesday morning at 7:00 when it’s raining. It’s going to break down on Saturday morning when your cars are lined up and it’s sun-shining. So your distributo
