National Carwash Solutions Completes Merger

On February 22nd,  National Car Wash Solutions, the parent organization, merged with Car Wash Technologies and TEC of Knoxville; both are  well known and well respected leaders in their trade areas. 

The combined experience and expertise brought to NCS by these two groups is unrivaled in the industry.  Hank Richard, the CEO, was recently quoted saying "we have the greatest talent pool in the car wash industry.  The Management team has over 150 years of combined car washing experience and is comprised of some of the industry’s brightest and most talented thought leaders."  NCS is projecteing annual revenue to exceed 20mm in 2011. 

National Carwash Solutions was started in 1995 in Pittsburgh, PA by Hank Richard as Car Wash Technologies.  Hank  expanded his retail petroleum consulting business with the addition of carwash systems.  Soon, the company was the leading car wash service provider in PA and OH.  Organic growth earned NCS a spot in INC Magazine's 500 fastest growing companies in 2006.  With the launch of National Carwash Solutions and the merger of Car Wash Technologies and TEC Car Wash Service in Knoxville, TN, National Carwash Solutions is now the the largest regional service provider in the car wash business with customers in10 states; PA, OH, WV, VA, KY, MD, TN, NC, GA, AL. 

 
This merger also brings together a field force of over 30 of the industry’s best technicians providing 3 hour response for emergency service to PA | OH | KY | TN.  Aggressive initiatives are underway to add substantially more service reach throughout 2011.   The back office support staff at NCS are seasoned car wash professionals engaged in implementing cutting edge Customer Care Technology and setting new standards for performance metrics, data acquistion and customer service reporting.  

NCS is a customer centric solutions integrator and aftermarket service provider.  With access to most top brands, they integrate solutions based on need and fit, offering the best combination of various brands of equipment systems, services and chemistry to achieve the customer’s objectives. NCS believes quality products and quality services to be those that continually exceed customer's increasing expectations and create a more efficient, reliable and sustainably profitable carwash operation.  "The news of our merger has been well received by most all of our strategic supplier partners," shares Hank,  "like all change, it has been difficult for our less customer centric partners to readily accept our comittment to crafting solutions that best meet our customer's needs, rather than representing their line exclusively, and forcing  solutions onto the customer regardless of project objectives and budget requirements."  National Carwash Solutions is committed to strengthening and growing a diverse supplier base.  "We need suppliers who are aligned with us to help us provide our customers with the right tools they need to win in the market place," adds Richard.  "We value and enjoy collaborating with Suppliers who share and live these values."