We build, buy, and equip express conveyor car washes.
Wash Launch Group is a car wash development, acquisitions, and equipment distribution firm based in Charlotte, NC. Our team has delivered 60+ greenfield sites and closed $200M+ in transactions across our careers.
- 60+
- Sites delivered
- $200M+
- Closed
- 15+
- Years operating
Career totals across our team.
Four practice areas. One operator's perspective.
Development
Express tunnel projects from raw land to grand opening. Site selection, feasibility, construction oversight, equipment commissioning.
Acquisitions
Buy-side and sell-side M&A advisory. Institutional-quality memorandums. Diligence quarterbacked from LOI through close.
Operations
Consulting and turnaround for underperforming sites and multi-site portfolios. Built on hands-on operating experience, not theory.
Equipment
Authorized distribution of OPW/Belanger tunnels, Trident chemistry, and ICS controls. Spec'd by operators who run this equipment daily.
We've been at every stage of this business.
Site selection, construction, operations, equipment. We're not advisors theorizing, we're operators who've done the work.
Most car wash advisors have never opened a wash. We have.
Our founder spent 15+ years on the operations side, Autobell, Sam's Xpress, Fins Car Wash, and most recently as Chief Development Officer at Links Car Wash, before launching WLG. We've been in tunnels at 6am troubleshooting equipment, on job sites with hard hats, and across the table on seven-figure acquisitions.
That's the difference. We've done every part of this business.
Track record
- Greenfield sites delivered
- 60+
- In closed transactions
- $200M+
- Authorized equipment brands
- 3
- Years of operating experience
- 15+
Career totals across our team.
Operator-grade analysis. No filler.
- No. 019 min read
The 8 Non-Negotiables of Car Wash Site Selection in 2026
Eight variables that decide whether a car wash site succeeds, in order of how much they actually move the needle. Built from 60+ developed sites and standard industry benchmarking.
Read - No. 0212 min read
How to Underwrite a Car Wash Acquisition in 2026: An IC-Grade Framework
Six numbers that decide whether a deal works, five red flags that should make you walk, and the IC memo structure we use on every transaction. Anchored to current 2025-26 market comparables including the publicly announced Whistle Express acquisition of Take 5, Mister Car Wash's announced take-private, and the ZIPS Chapter 11 filing.
Read - No. 0311 min read
What a Realistic Greenfield Car Wash Pro Forma Actually Looks Like in 2026
Year 1 through Year 5 numbers, realistic ramp curves, cost structure, and returns for express tunnel car wash development in 2026. Built from public operator disclosures, industry benchmarking, and our team's operating data across 60+ developed sites.
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Industry press & podcast appearances
Questions operators ask about car wash development.
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