You need to open a car wash what documents. How to open a car wash? Something else useful for you

The car has long become the main vehicle around the world, including Russia and the CIS countries. Every year the number of car owners is growing, and at the same time the demand for thematic services is growing: gas stations, car services and car washes. In this article, we will talk about how to open a car wash from scratch with a minimum investment of money.

Choosing the type of car wash

Before you open a car wash, first of all, you must decide how much money you are willing to invest in your business. The type of car wash that you can open will depend on the amount of investment. Consider the main types that are currently on the market.

Manual contact sink- involves the manual application of detergents and cleaning with sponges. This type of car washes is the most common, since the entrepreneur does not have to spend money on expensive equipment. The downside in this case is that physical contact with the vehicle can lead to scratches and damage to the body. Another disadvantage is long time car maintenance. You won't be able to serve a large number of customers in an hour, as is the case with other types of car washes.
Manual non-contact washing- the procedure is carried out in several steps. First, most of the car is cleaned under the pressure of water. Then an active foam is applied, which removes the remaining dirt. Further, the foam is washed off under a high pressure of water. The final step is to apply the polish. The initial costs for this type of car wash will be more than in the previous case, since special equipment will be needed for the work.
Self-service car wash- if you want to open a self-service car wash, then this is very the right decision... This type of sink is gaining more and more popularity every year. Customers in this case do not pay for the car wash, but for the time they spend in your car wash. Thanks to the fact that your customers do everything themselves, you can save money on car wash employees, since a large number of personnel are not required for this.
Automatic car washes- it should be noted right away that choosing this type will lead to a large initial cash investment. You can save on the number of employees, but the minimum cost of equipment for such a wash starts at 3 million rubles. In turn, automatic car washes are divided into two types: portal - when the car enters the box and is cleaned due to the fact that special equipment is installed around it, tunnel car washes - imply that the vehicle is installed with a moving belt and during the movement cleaning occurs in several stages ...

The best option in this case is to open a contactless car wash with employees, or on the principle of self-service.

Business seasonality

Car washes are a seasonal business. In summer and winter, demand in this niche drops sharply, while in autumn and spring, on the contrary, it grows. This must be considered when starting a business.

If you are going to open an automatic car wash, the best time to do this is right before the start of the season.

In the event that it is planned to open a standard car wash, then it is better to do it in the off-season for the following reasons:

Personnel need to be trained
The strategy for working with clients is not debugged
Delivery is not debugged Supplies

If you open early in the season and immediately run into a large flow of customers, then either you or your employees may simply be overwhelmed.

What services can car washes provide?

In addition to the usual body wash, this company can provide an even wide range of other services that will bring big profit... Many car washes take advantage of this and can offer their customers a wide range of services. For example, interior cleaning is usually one of the most expensive services and one such clean one equates in profitability to several standard car washes.

Examples of services provided:

Standard body wash, the main specialty of this business
Interior cleaning
Drawing with bumper and wheels
Cleaning the engine
Body polishing
Dry cleaning
Trunk cleaning
Treatment by means of "Anti-rain" or "Anti-fogging"
Washing wheels from dirt with drying
Removing difficult stains
etc.

It should be noted that the more services you want to provide, the more you will need a variety of equipment. The salaries of employees will also rise, as they will be engaged in the provision of difficult services.

Location

In this example, a business plan for a car wash, after you have chosen its type, the second step is to select a place. It is necessary to decide on the place where to build our enterprise as early as possible, since it will take a lot of time to obtain permission to create a car wash. You will learn about this a little later.

Mobile car wash

When choosing a place, it should be noted right away that instead of building a new building or refurbishing some garages, you can choose a mobile car wash for your business. It implies a moisture-resistant box that can accommodate one or two cars. The cost of such boxes starts from 700 thousand rubles and a huge plus is that if you settle in some disadvantageous place, then at any time you can move with all your equipment to another. This is especially beneficial if you want to start a self-service car wash from scratch with minimal investment.

In garages

An excellent option would be if you can rent several garages for a car wash. In order to have a good flow of customers, they should be located near some kind of highway, or next to a large area of residential buildings.

The main difficulty in this case is that you will have to invest in order to adapt garages for your business. You will have to asphalt the road, connect various communications.

Also, ordinary garages cannot boast of high resistance to dampness and over time they will begin to deteriorate, and this will lead to additional expenses for major repairs.

On the outskirts of the city

The next option is to stay on the outskirts of the city next to some busy highway. The plus in this case is that most likely you will not have to argue with the city administration for a long time and persistently to obtain a permit, since there will be no residential areas nearby, in which there will be people dissatisfied with the location of a car wash next to their house.

In the town

It is very difficult to obtain a work permit for a business in the center of a residential area. But if you succeed in doing this, then most likely you will create a business that will never need to find clients.

In some cities, industrial buildings such as factories or warehouses are sometimes located right in the city center. You can try to get permission to open a car wash in such places. Of course, the flow of clients will not be as large as if the business is located in the main square of the city, but in any case it is better than accommodation in small neighborhoods.

In the parking lot

In many large cities, car washes in parking lots are a success. They can be located in street parking lots of shopping centers, or in underground ones. The profitability of such car washes directly depends on the number of parking spaces and their occupancy.

Also, such car washes are placed in underground parking lots in elite houses, where people drive expensive cars and daily car washing will not hit their wallet.

In the village

If you want to open a car wash in the village, then you should definitely assess the potential demand. As a rule, villagers do not drive expensive cars often and prefer to wash them on their own. Considering also the fact that the population of villages is usually small, opening a business in such a place, you may never see a profit.

The situation changes dramatically if the village is located on a busy highway. In this case, the idea has the right to life.

On your own plot in a private house

Many people wonder if it is possible to open a car wash on their own site in order to save on renting premises? it great idea, but it should be borne in mind that according to the law, each piece of land must be used strictly for its intended purpose. Therefore, if you open a car wash in your country house, then you will not be able to use it to grow vegetables, fruits, etc.

What do you need to get permission to open a car wash?

A car wash is a rather complex business, the opening of which involves the collection of many different documents and permits. So what does it take to open a car wash?

To begin with, we must register a legal entity, namely an individual entrepreneur or LLC. If this is your first business and you do not have either one or the other, then we recommend stopping at the option of registering an individual entrepreneur. Thus, you will save yourself a lot of time and effort.

Next, you need to choose which taxation system you will work with. We recommend the simplified taxation system (STS). She offers two options for paying taxes: 6% of income, or 15% of profits. In the case of this business, we recommend choosing the payment of taxes 15% of the organization's net profit.

Accounting under the STS does not involve any big difficulties, so you can do it yourself, or by hiring a freelance accountant.

The next step in our car wash business plan, which must be completed, is the filing of a letter of application and obtaining a resolution from the city administration. You must obtain permission from the city administration to create your enterprise. At the same time, you should already choose and decide where you want to place your business.

After submitting the documents, you will have several weeks before you receive feedback. During this time, you must prepare a sketch of your car wash and coordinate it with:

City administration
Municipal architect
Fire service

After you receive a response from the city administration and coordinate your sketch with the services described above, all received documents must be sent back to the city administration. Then you can start developing a full-fledged project for a room or building a building.

What documents are needed to open a car wash:

Individual entrepreneur agreement on tax registration
Agreement on the ownership of the premises or its lease
Agreement on the right of ownership or its lease for a land plot under the premises
Electricity supply agreement
Agreement on connection to water networks
Contract for the removal of solid waste and waste water

The finished project is sent for examination to the same organizations, and in case of positive feedback, you reach the final stage - state examination.

The procedure for obtaining permission to open a car wash is not so easy and you may need the help of professional lawyers. The cost of services will be approximately 10-20 thousand rubles.

Important Requirements

Compliance with environmental regulations is a very important requirement of this business. Every day, car washes dump sewage into the sewage system, so it is necessary to conclude an agreement with a water supply and sewerage facility (municipal enterprise of water supply and sewerage facilities), which will indicate the maximum amount of water that you can discharge and its composition.

Installing a water purification system is a must. The more water you use, the more powerful the system you need. For example, on the outskirts of the city, heavily polluted jeeps will come to you from the forests and steppes. To clean them, you will need 160 liters of water; to clean an ordinary passenger car driving only in the city center, 60 liters will be enough. This means that outside the city, water purification systems should be more powerful and, accordingly, more expensive.

Such treatment systems reduce the volume of waste discharged into the sewage system and operate only at temperatures from +5 degrees.

Equipment

After you choose a room and receive everything required permissions to work a car wash, you need to buy equipment for the wash itself. The equipment may vary depending on the services provided. As new services are added, you will purchase the necessary equipment. Below is a list of the equipment of a self-service car wash business plan and with employees.

The most popular suppliers of car wash equipment in Russia are the following companies:

Karcher
Carebridge
California kleindiest
Weidner

Of course, this is not the entire list. There are other less popular manufacturers from Europe.

In addition to specialized equipment, it is also necessary to equip a rest room for employees and a waiting room for customers. If you can save money on the premises for employees and put only sofas, tables and chairs, then the waiting area for customers needs to be thought out.

It's no secret that with the same cost of service, clients will go where they are more comfortable. Therefore, you should try to arrange the waiting area well. You can put high-quality armchairs, a TV that will show car programs and a hot drink dispenser.

How much it will take to equip the rest and waiting area depends only on you and your budget. This amount can be 100,000 rubles and 1 million.

Staff

After purchasing and installing everything necessary equipment you can proceed to the search for employees. Applicants for this job do not need to be educated. It is enough that they are in good physical shape, know little about cars and be friendly with customers.

For a small enterprise, 2-4 employees with wages 20.000 rub. Of course, if you are going to open a car wash in Moscow, then the salary should be higher.

Attraction of clients

The final step in this business plan is customer acquisition. The most effective time-tested way to attract customers is promotions.

After opening your business, you can do the following promotions:

"Free car wash from 14 to 20 September!"
"Discount for all clients 50%"

These promotions are the most profitable. You will grab public attention. Yes, for some time you will have to work in a negative way, but a large number of people will learn about your business and if they are satisfied with your service, they will come to you again and again.

You can inform people that you have opened and you have a super-cool promotion in the following ways:

An example of unusual public involvement can be seen in the community “Carwash st. Herzen, 94 Tyumen Behind the Voyage shopping center. This is the VKontakte community of a non-existent car wash in nature, which was created by two schoolchildren. They attracted public attention due to tough marketing, which was later written about by major Internet publications. In their community, they instantly gathered 10,000 people who at first did not even suspect that a car wash did not exist.

An example of provocative publications from this community

How much money does it take to open a car wash?

It is very difficult to predict what the costs will be when creating a car wash, as it depends on many different factors:

Will it be a self-service car wash or not
Automatic or manual
The premises are rented or owned

So, we will demonstrate a car wash business plan with calculations, an example will be the following:

We have 8 employees, with a 2/2 schedule
We rent premises
The car wash will provide various services described earlier in the article
We need to buy equipment for contactless washing
Work schedule from 12 noon to 12 noon

Based on this, we get a table of expenses.

Name	Price
Upfront costs
Equipment and furniture	850.000 rub
Paperwork	15.000 rub
Advertising	30.000 rub
Construction of boxes for washing	1.000.000 rub
Total:	1.895.000r
Monthly expenses
Rent and utility bills	60.000 rub
Expendable materials	15.000 rub
Salary of 8 employees	160.000 rub
Advertising	15.000 rub
Total:	250.000 rub

As a result, the initial cost of opening a car wash is 1,895,000 rubles, and the monthly costs are 250,000 rubles.

Income

Our company can serve approximately 50 clients per day. Depending on the seasonality, there may be different workloads, suppose that the workload will be 76%, then we will serve 38 clients per day. Average check will be approximately 350 rubles.

Income per day- 13.300r.
Monthly income- 399.000 rub
Net profit for the month- 149.000r
Payback- 13 months

Car wash franchises

There is an easier option for opening a car wash - buying a franchise. Then you do not have to figure out what equipment to buy on your own, they will help you choose a profitable place for placement, help you solve legal issues. In general, buying a franchise will make life easier.

Where to start opening a car wash: required documents, land, connection to networks, obtaining permits. There are three options for the technical organization of the car wash.

Car wash as a business is not as difficult as it seems at first glance. After all, now there are plenty of mobile mobile complexes equipped with a full set of equipment that allows you to provide the maximum possible range of services for car washing and cleaning. In addition, a mobile car wash is good because it can be installed in any convenient, or rather profitable place for this business. At the same time, its compactness and low cost make this type of business more accessible for a wide range of small entrepreneurs.

In simple terms, it is enough to invest money in a mobile car wash once, promote it, expand the list of basic and additional services to the maximum, and calmly make a profit. But where to buy a mobile car wash, how to quickly collect a list of documents for its opening, as well as get a steady flow of customers - read on.

Let's consider the key steps for opening a car wash based on a mobile complex.

Step 1: Resolving organizational and legal issues

Almost all novice businessmen at the stage of starting a business are faced with such a problem as collecting the necessary package of documents. If you approach this issue in stages, then this approach will save you a lot of time, money and nerves.

Registration of individual entrepreneurs

The first thing to do is to decide on the organizational and legal form of doing business. And here there are two options: either you register as an LLC, or as an individual entrepreneur (IE). If this is your first time exploring the open spaces of a small business, then it is better to register an individual entrepreneur, as this will save you from unnecessary red tape when preparing a package of documents for opening a car wash.

Tax system

And here it is better to make your choice in favor of the simplified tax system (simplified taxation system). The fact is that the tax rate in the simplified tax system consists of two indicators: 6% of total income and 15% of income, reduced by the amount of expenses. In this case, the taxpayer has the right to choose on which of these two indicators the tax will be paid.

And here it is better to dwell on the second option: 15% from income, reduced by expenses, since in this case the total tax amount with a business profitability of less than 60% (and the profitability of a car wash does not exceed 40%) will be less than the tax amount when choosing rates at 6% of total income.

Note: Tax accounting under the simplified tax system is quite simple and, in fact, it can be carried out by the entrepreneur himself without involving an accountant, but in order not to get confused in all the intricacies and peculiarities of accounting, we recommend using the online accounting department "My Business".

Required documents

When all the organizational and legal aspects of starting a business are resolved, the question immediately arises: "What is needed to open a car wash?" And here some of the problems are solved for you by the manufacturers of complexes of mobile car washes, since together with the equipment they can provide you with a certain package of documents. It includes the following car wash permits:

All certificates related to the equipment installed on the complex.
Passport for the design of the car wash.
A letter of exemption for the design of a car wash.
License agreement.
Project agreement on ecology "Environmental protection".
Architectural coordination.
Typical fire opinion.
Typical expert opinion (SES) confirming the safety of technological processes for washing vehicles.

And it doesn't matter which manufacturer you buy your mobile car wash from. The main thing is that he must provide you with the aforementioned package of permits and approvals, since self-collection of such papers will take you several months.

Step 2: choosing a land plot

Your next step is the land for the car wash. However, it is rather difficult to give you clear recommendations here, since everything will depend on the specific situation, and there are only three of them:

Purchase of a plot of land from a private owner.
Lease of a plot of land from the state (constituent entity of the Russian Federation or region).
Sublease.

In this situation, sublease is the best option, since it is much easier, cheaper and faster to negotiate with the main tenant represented by the owner of a gas station, parking lot or a large shopping center than with representatives of local governments (Administration, City Council, Village Council, etc. ).

Step 3: Connecting to the mains

The third step is the conclusion of a contract for connection to the power grid. Although mobile car washes are equipped with generators, it is better not to miss the opportunity to connect to city electrical networks... It's just that the constant operation of a car wash on only one generator leads to their frequent breakdowns and power failures, and also increases the cost of the services provided for cleaning and washing a car.

Step 4: Connecting to water networks

The fourth step is an agreement for connection to water networks and, if necessary, a second agreement for the purchase of water. Despite the fact that most mobile car washes are equipped with a closed water circulation system, these contracts will still have to be concluded, since the waste water needs to be discharged somewhere, including solid household waste (filters).

Step 5: Conclusion of a contract for the disposal of solid waste

Step five follows from the fourth - this is a contract for the disposal of solid waste (solid household waste) and used water.

Additional steps

The next two actions on your part may or may not take place, since everything here will depend on specific regulatory and legal norms in a particular region or subject of the Russian Federation. You may need:

Permission to install a car wash structure at the specified address. Such permission is required if you are renting municipal land. It is taken from the Head of the Board of the municipality, district, administration, etc.
Also, you may be required to agree on the appearance of the structure of the car wash, which, according to the legal norms, must fit into the features of the settlement. To obtain such a permit, you need to contact the local architecture authorities and provide them with several options for planning solutions, including a photomontage of the appearance of the car wash in relation to the area.

Final composition of documents

As a result, in order to obtain permission to open a car wash, you must collect the following package of documents:

The entire package of documents related to the organizational and legal form of doing business. Simply put - documents for individual entrepreneurs and documents on tax registration.
Permits and approvals received from the manufacturer of the mobile car wash.
A document confirming the ownership, lease or sublease of a plot of land where the car wash will be located.
Electricity connection agreement.
Agreements for connection to water networks and for the purchase of water.
Contracts for the disposal of solid waste and used water.

Step 6: The final step: obtaining permission from Rospotrebnadzor.

And finally, when the entire package of documents is collected, you apply to the local authority of Rospotrebnadzor, which, on their basis, issues you the following permit for a car wash: “Permit (IP) for the type of activity“ Car wash ”at the address: city such and such, street such- then, etc. ".

Complexes of mobile car washes.

As mentioned above, many complexes of mobile car washes are available for individual entrepreneurs. And below you will be presented with 3 options for such equipment from leading manufacturers, which will help determine the final car wash cost and, as a result, find out a more accurate figure for the initial investment.

Option one

Option two

This option is optimal for those who want to try this type of business in their city and weigh all the pros and cons. For these purposes, Fortis presents 4 sets of mobile car washes: models 111, 112, 211 and 212.

Two of these models 111 and 112 are intended for car washing only at positive air temperatures, the other two, 211 and 212, at air temperatures down to -15 ° C. That is, if you want to provide car wash services only in the summer, then pay attention to the 111 and 112 models.

But models 211 and 212 can be operated only from mid-spring to late autumn, because they are not suitable for work in the harsh Russian winters.

The minimum cost of mobile car washes of the Fortis company is 197 thousand rubles

A distinctive feature of all these models is a set of equipment, which includes an inflatable tent, consisting of a pallet with inflatable sides. At the same time, all equipment for a car wash can be easily placed in medium-duty truck and, if desired, can be transported from place to place, and its installation takes a few hours.

Option three

Choosing a place for a car wash

So, it remains to highlight one more of the main points of business at a car wash - this is seat selection.

At first glance, it might seem that the best places to wash a car are in busy highways. That's right, but such places are suitable only for tunnel car washes with a capacity of 15 cars per hour, and a single-station manual-type car wash can pass no more than 3 cars per hour, and then, subject to the high professionalism of the washer.

Simply put, you will not earn much, since the bulk of customers in such places want to quickly wash the car body, without any additional services. From which it follows that you need to look for a place with regular customers who value quality and are willing to pay well for it.

And here the following options should be considered: large shopping center, parking and gas station. Ideally, each of these places should be located near residential (sleeping) areas, where local motorists will become your first customers. That is, a person will know that there is a car wash next to his house, where he can leave the car and calmly go home, waiting for a call to wash the car.

People quickly get used to such a convenient location of the car wash, and if your service is at the proper level, then over time a whole queue will line up for you and the car wash will take place by appointment. And most importantly, it is these customers who most often order additional services, such as dry cleaning or polishing, which cost 2-3 times more than the usual washing of the body. We will now consider them in more detail.

List of services provided

At the same time, I would like to draw your attention to the fact that the prices for car wash services listed below were relevant in the fall of 2012 for the central and northwestern federal districts. Of course, prices are different everywhere and change all the time, but this information will help you understand the pricing system and draw appropriate conclusions.

Body wash. Main works: washing the body with shampoo, drying the body, washing the sills and arches. Cost option:
- Small cars with an engine capacity of up to 800-1500 cm³ - 230 rubles.
- Passenger cars - 280 rubles.
- Jeep class Niva, Minivan - 320 rubles.
- Minibuses of class Nissan, BMW-X5 - 380 rubles.
- Gazelle buses up to 3 tons - 600 rubles.
Interior cleaning. Main work: cleaning the interior with a vacuum cleaner, washing glass, panels and door trim. Cost option:
- Jeeps - 120 rubles.
- Minibuses - 130 rubles, cleaning the panel and door trim - 180 rubles.
Blackening of the bumper and rubber. (Pre-sale preparation). Cost option:
- Passenger cars and small cars - 70 rubles. bumper, 70 rubles. a pair of wheels.
- Jeeps - 90 rubles bumper, 90 rubles. a pair of wheels.
- Minibuses - 90 rubles bumper, 90 rubles. a pair of wheels.
Deep wash of the engine compartment and engine. Cost option:
- Passenger cars and small cars - 300 rubles.
- Jeeps - 330 rubles
- Minibuses - 300 rubles.
Washing the engine compartment and engine. Cost option:
- Passenger cars and small cars - 140 rubles.
- Jeeps - 150 rubles.
- Minibuses - 140 rubles.
Body polishing. Cost option:
- Passenger cars and small cars - 400 rubles.
- Jeeps - 500 rubles.
- Minibuses - 550 rubles
Washing and cleaning the trunk (vacuum cleaner).

Passenger cars and small cars - 100 rubles.
Jeeps - 110 rubles.
Minibuses - 120 rubles

Body waxing.

Cost option:

Passenger cars and small cars - 90 rubles.
Jeeps - 110 rubles.
Minibuses - 130 rubles.

Treatment with Anti-Rain and Anti-fogging agents.

Cost option:

Windshield - 80 rubles
Other glasses - 110 rubles.
Complex processing all glasses - 160 rubles.

Wheel washing - 20 rubles.

Wheel washing with drying - 30 rubles.

Washing discs with acids - 200 rubles.

Seat upholstery air conditioning - from 350 to 500 rubles.

Washing of other units and car assemblies - from 120 rubles.

Removing stubborn stains (traces of insects, bitumen, working off, etc.) - from 200 to 500 rubles.

Disk polishing - 200 rubles.

Washing of rugs - 30-40 rubles.

As you can see, the list of basic services is quite impressive, and if you wish, you can add washing and cleaning of others to it. Vehicle such as a motorcycle, bicycle, ATV and even water transport. But the "coolest" prices are for dry cleaning of the car's interior, where just one order for such a service can cover the entire day's earnings from a conventional car body wash.

Enumeration of services for the dry cleaning of the car interior.

A car with an engine capacity of up to 1000 cm³ - 3500 rubles. with interior disassembly, 3000 rubles. without disassembly.
Car with an engine capacity of up to 1500 cm³ - 4000 rubles. with interior disassembly, 3000 rubles. without disassembly.
A car with an engine capacity of up to 2000 cm³ - 4500 rubles. with interior disassembly, 3500 rubles. without disassembly.
Station wagons, crossovers and other premium cars - 5000 rubles. with interior disassembly, 4000 rubles. without disassembly.
SUV class jeeps - 5500 rubles. with interior disassembly, 4500 rubles. without disassembly.
Minivan class cars - 7000 rubles. with interior disassembly, 5000 rubles. without disassembly.

You can also add an additional list of dry cleaning services to this list. individual elements the interior of the car and thus further increase the income from the car wash.

Advertising

As soon as we open a car wash, of course, we should not expect a powerful flow of customers with folded hands. Here you will have to invest some funds in its promotion. In addition to standard type advertisements, banners, road signs, leaflets and brochures, the following methods will be extremely effective:

Method one - free car wash! And in the literal sense of the word. For example, you put up a stand or banner with the following name: "From May 1 to May 5, washing any car is completely free!" Yes, you will lose part of the profit, but such an urgent question: "How to promote a car wash", will be finally resolved. After all, you must agree, well, who would refuse such a service? Nobody! Of course, after the end of the promotion, some of the car owners will drop out, but those who remain will form the basis of your client base.

Method two - discounts on all services up to 50%. For example, you advertise: "Last day of the month - 50% discount on all services." This service will be especially relevant for dry cleaning of a car dealership and other expensive events. You can also give out coupons for a small monthly discount for regular customers. The discount is promoted using coupon services of the Internet, such as Biglion, Grupon, Couponator.

So, you already know how to open a car wash, and it remains finishing touch is the quality of customer service and work with the car wash personnel.

Staff

High quality customer service means not only a job well done, but also an individual approach to each of them. That is, it is much more convenient for a person to wait for a car wash in cozy room rest, with hot and free coffee in hand, watching your favorite show than anywhere else on the street.

As for the service personnel, only one employee is needed for a one-stop car wash. But here, too, the search for such a person should be approached responsibly and not skimp on salaries. Try to immediately exclude such personnel as schoolchildren, students or visitors. Simply by saving on their salaries, you end up losing even more, because such low-skilled workers drastically reduce the throughput of the car wash, and the quality of service will be poor. In this case, it is better to set the patch at the level of 30% of the cost of the service (washing the body, cleaning the interior, etc.), but to control the cash register, be sure to install video surveillance.

When opening your own business, first of all, the question arises: how profitable is the chosen direction. This criterion is fundamental in the development of a certain market niche.

Naturally, no one can guarantee the success of the event, but you can still get an approximate picture.

Is it worth starting such a business?

A person who decides to organize his own car wash, regardless of the reasons that prompted him to do so (old dream, desire to invest, coincidence of circumstances, etc.), is definitely acting far-sighted. Car wash is a stable, sustainable and quite profitable business, which absolutely everyone can start, even with no experience in entrepreneurial activity.

The high profitability is due to the fact that this type of service is used at any time of the year, although it is widely believed that the peak of attendance falls on the autumn-winter period... In summer, of course, car wash is visited less often, but everyone does. This is especially true for the owners of more expensive cars, as well as those who wish to do, for example, a comprehensive interior cleaning.

Where to begin?

Any business, and this applies not only to a car wash, should start with writing a competent business plan that will cover all aspects of business: overall strategy, marketing, initial capital, funding sources, payback, etc. It is imperative to calculate the costs expected income and profitability of the enterprise. Assess the possible prospects for the development of this commercial project. Before drawing up a business plan, you also need to study the current economic situation in the car wash market in your city.

The financial and settlement section of the business plan depends on the location of the car wash and includes the following points:

construction;
paperwork;
the cost of renting a land plot;
costs of the necessary materials and technical equipment;
repair costs;
operation of equipment.

All of these points need to be very carefully thought out. After drawing up a business plan, you need to decide on the form of maintenance economic activity... You can just get the status individual entrepreneur, but you can register a legal entity (for example, LLC). The registration process is as follows:

formation of a package of documents (application of the established form, passport, TIN, etc.);
payment of state fees;
handling all documents to the registering authority;
obtaining, after a while, permits.

In addition to registering with the tax service, you must:

obtain permission from local authorities to open a car wash;
contact the design organization to develop a car wash project. The project must comply with the current sanitary and epidemiological, architectural, fire and environmental standards;
obtain permission from the Committee for Architecture, Sanitary and Epidemiological Station, Fire Protection, Labor Protection and Environmental Protection Department for the provision of car wash services;
get an act for permanent or temporary use of land. Only after receiving such a document a construction order is issued.

Assessment of competitors

The competitive environment of a firm is a set of subjects and market factors that affect the relationship between the seller and the consumer of the service. The main competitors of any organization are considered to be the most successfully functioning firms in a particular niche.

In any large settlement there is a large number of enterprises providing vehicle washing services. An important, but not the most important, role is played by the location of the sinks.

You can increase the competitiveness of your car wash only by providing high quality services using modern equipment, as well as offering reasonable prices.

To master this market segment, it is necessary to develop a competent marketing, advertising and management policy of the enterprise... The main competitors of the opening car wash will be the most successful companies on the market that provide services for the manual car wash. As for the location, it is better to open in an area where there are no large and well-established organizations.

Choosing a suitable room

The speed of cost recovery and the profitability of a commercial project directly depends on the location of the facility. As for car washes, they are best located on the sides of major city roads and along busy highways. Many car washes are located at the entrances to the settlement, as well as at border and customs posts.

However, opening near a major transport hub or junction may not be the case. good idea- customers will simply refuse to maneuver between the abundance of scurrying cars. As practice shows, it is most profitable to open car washes not far from gas stations, car parks and service stations.

If you don't have enough money to build your own building, you can rent a suitable premises. In addition, the paperwork procedure will be simplified (for example, there will be no need to obtain a permit for the construction of a new facility). When choosing a room for a car wash, you need to take into account that part of the area will be occupied by the storage of consumables and equipment.

Varieties of sinks

There are two types of automatic car washes: tunnel and portal... In the first case, the car is on the conveyor belt and moves relative to the washer. The portal car wash has a U-shape and three large brushes - one horizontal and two vertical. The car is stationary and the brushes move relative to it. Both the one and the other type of system allows for non-contact washing, that is, it excludes the effects of alkaline compounds and is based on the elimination of contaminants using a strong pressure of water.

Gantry car washes "fit" well into small spaces, since such a system is a single module equipped with brushes that are customizable for any type of body.

The whole process of washing is fully automated, therefore, a portal car wash has a greater throughput than a manual one.

Many car owners prefer manual car washes to automatic car washes, as they are afraid that the equipment may scratch the car body during the washing process. To prevent this from happening, it is necessary to carefully monitor the condition of the equipment and promptly replace or repair the failed unit. Automatic car wash must be equipped with a pre-wash system.

Gantry sinks have many advantages:

do not take up much space;
suitable for all types of machines;
have a high productivity - up to 12 cars per hour;
do not require large investments in training;
effectively cope with the assigned tasks.

In addition to gantry brush sinks, there are also non-contact systems. As for tunnel car washes, their optimal size is about 35 meters in length. Smaller parameters will negatively affect the quality of the services provided. The washing process is as follows: the machine is fixed on a special conveyor belt and moves forward, bypassing all the devices on the line. Such washes are the most economical in terms of time: when the car moves forward a few meters, you can start the next car.

A good tunnel car wash is absolutely safe for the car body. Negative reviews about such a system, in most cases, are caused by outdated equipment and the reluctance of service owners to maintain it in a timely manner. The consequence of such a negligent attitude can be damage paintwork cars. Today, modern tunnel sinks represent a complex of new technologies, where obsolete materials are replaced by soft foam polyethylene and safe textile fabrics.

Connection to all necessary networks, required permissions

Car washes by type of structure are capital and prefabricated... Capital is an industrial building erected on a reliable concrete foundation... Engineering communications are supplied to the object: electricity, water supply, heating, drainage system. Such car washes are usually built in conjunction with a car service, tire fitting, cafes, etc.

The opening of a stationary car wash requires approval from the department of architecture and urban planning in the local administration. When developing a project, it is necessary to calculate the technical indicators of electricity and water consumption, as well as to plan a water treatment system, fire safety... To agree on the location of the sink, you need to submit:

lease agreement or certificate of registration of ownership of land;
certificate of registration of an individual entrepreneur or legal entity;
tax registration certificate;
a sketch of the sink project, which includes visualization, technical description, cost of the object, etc.

Recruitment, purchase of equipment

After solving all the bureaucratic issues, it is necessary to start forming the staff. The following requirements can be presented to future employees:

knowledge of car washes (determined by the specifics of the facility);
a responsibility;
sociability and friendliness - to increase the client base.

As for the work schedule, it is ideal to plan around the clock. For a stationary car wash, you need to hire several washers (five or six) and one foreman. Higher education is not a prerequisite, so you can safely recruit students. Wages can be proportional to the amount of work performed, and to increase motivation, you can introduce material incentives for employees. The image of the car wash is favorably affected by the branded equipment of the employees with the service logo.

Advertise your business

If you want to always have eight to ten cars in front of your car wash, you need to carefully consider an advertising campaign. To keep your business alive, you need to constantly look for new ways to expand your customer base. The car wash business does not allow any kind of guesswork, so a vague marketing strategy or lack of it will lead to wasted money.

Ideally, it's best to seek help from a professional ad agency. Most of the money will go towards signs, billboards, business cards and brochures. It will be useful to place advertisements on the Internet, in newspapers, on radio and television.

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Opening cost

To calculate the cost of a car wash, you must first calculate the rental costs (this cost item depends on the location) and the cost of equipment. Equipment will require:

apparatus high pressure with heated water (from 120,000 rubles to 200,000 rubles);
a high-pressure apparatus for supplying water to one workplace (from 33,000 rubles to 85,000 rubles);
compressor (from 15,000 rubles to 18,000 rubles);
professional washing vacuum cleaner or vacuum cleaner (from 26,000 rubles to 36,000 rubles);
used water purification system (from 250,000 rubles to 400,000 rubles).

Most car wash owners prefer imported equipment. Most quoted are German, Italian and Danish equipment. Of the domestic equipment, the most common systems for the technical purification of used water.

From consumables you will need: car shampoos, polish and dry cleaning compounds, means for cleaning rims, engine and bumpers. All this takes about 18,000-20,000 rubles a month (provided that the car wash serves forty cars every day).

Approximate calculation of income and payback period

Four freestanding non-garage type car washes can be cited as an example. The car wash will serve 200-300 cars daily. The average check amount is about 300 rubles. The rest of the income items come from the proceeds from cafes and tire fitting. Thus, the monthly turnover of the complex will be about three million rubles.

Of the expenses, most of all will have to be spent on salaries of employees, taxes and the purchase of consumables. Large turnover does not allow the use of a simplified taxation system, which means that it will be necessary to report according to the usual system. Up to one million rubles can be spent on employees' salaries and taxes every month. It turns out that the net profit will be one or two million. The payback period for such indicators will be approximately two years... The above calculation is, of course, approximate, since the activity of the service depends on the season.

Many people are thinking about starting a personal, profitable business. The main factor leading to the emergence of an idea is the desire not to be subordinate to other people. The development perspective seems straightforward, but there are many factors that can stop the process. Choosing a direction is the first thing a future entrepreneur faces. Learning how to open a car wash and make a fortune will take strength, nerves, and time.

The relevance of opening a car wash

The relevance of opening a car wash is to increase the number of cars on the roads of the country. According to recent studies, the average family has about 2 cars. Every car owner loves his car and wants it to look presentable. Cars are washed regularly, and, as practice shows, most people prefer to carry out the procedure at specialized car washes. Many consider washing cars a seasonal job. However, dust accumulates on cars in summer, road salt in winter, and dirt in spring and autumn. Therefore, the season is all year round... The answer to the question whether it is profitable to open a car wash is obvious.

With a hand wash, you can service from 4 to 6 cars per hour. The average payment for a body wash is 300 rubles, to vacuum the interior - 100 rubles and dry-clean the interior - 4500 rubles. The monthly revenue will be about $ 8000. If you subtract rental costs, staff salaries, technical needs, utilities, a net profit of about $ 2,000 is obtained.

Features and stages of opening a car wash

After making sure of future successes and acceptable results, it is worth thinking about what it takes to open a car wash:

1. Creation of a car wash project, in the event that construction will be carried out. The project is required to obtain documents permitting the construction of a building, premises for work. It should indicate the plan of the building and the territory, the location of the equipment, its characteristics, the required power capacities. Be sure to clarify services from additional municipal services.

2. Find a place and premises. The main stage. The number of clients, their wealth and the businessman's profit will depend on the location. The best solution for where to open a car wash will be a building near the road in a densely populated prestigious area, or at a gas station. The number of competitors is preliminarily provided. The fewer the better.

3. Obtaining permission to open a car wash. How to open a car wash without the approval of the relevant authorities? No way. Required if the construction of a building is carried out according to a pre-certified project.

We open our car wash

Purchase equipment. For car washing, special high and low pressure equipment is used. Services include pre-washing the car with the spraying of softened detergents cold water under high pressure. After, with the help of brushes, washing is carried out with hot softened water with detergents... In order to wash off all the reagents, ordinary high pressure water is used. The glasses are cleaned with demineralized water at low pressure.

5. Purchase cleaning equipment. The car wash system, according to sanitary and epidemiological standards, must be connected to the treatment equipment, which will save on the used water resources, comply with the norms of legislation on environmental protection.

6. Pick up staff. It will not be possible to turn plans into reality alone. No special skills are required from employees. Basic knowledge of mechanical device cars.

7. Services must be carried out around the clock in order to receive maximum profit... This will require about 6 people and one foreman. Students can be hired. Payment is set in the range of 20-40% of the work performed for a standardized working day and is divided among employees. More cars washed - more earned.

9. Open the car wash. The most enjoyable moment. Is it worth opening a car wash without the presence of representatives of local authorities, acquaintances, and friends at the opening? It is possible, but it will not bring starting popularity. For the purpose of the promotion, several officials' cars should be washed free of charge.

How much does it cost to open a car wash?

Having considered the stages of creating and opening a car wash, the desire to open this organization increases. But, no matter how beautiful everything was in theory, no one canceled the need to invest money. There is a logical answer to the question of how much it costs to open a car wash.

Rental costs are regular and depend on each specific case. The following one-time costs should be added to the rent:

High pressure water supply equipment, designed for one post - $ 550 - $ 1250.
High pressure heated water supply equipment - $ 1600 - $ 3100.
Waste water treatment equipment - $ 4500 - $ 6500.
Dust pump and washing vacuum cleaner - $ 350 - $ 600.
Compressor - 200 $ -450 $.

The owners of car washes in our country give preference to imported equipment. Main supplier quality equipment, which will serve a long time, is German company Karcher.

In addition, equipment from Italian and Danish manufacturers is used. Domestic equipment is in demand only as a sewage treatment plant.

Consumables include shampoos, polishes, chemical cleaners, engine cleaners, bumpers and rims. The monthly expenditure for servicing 25 - 35 cars per day will be about $ 300 - $ 400.

Important for starting your own business

For beginners, when opening a car wash, the main difficulty will be the question of choosing a place to build a building, since many bureaucratic procedures are required associated with the approval difficult issues and obtaining various permits from the relevant authorities. The process may drag on and will require an investment of about 3 million rubles. For this business, the best option would be to choose ready-made premises for rent.

An important point in deciding where to open a car wash will be taking into account the requirements of the SES and the authorities. Car washes are prohibited within 70 meters from residential buildings.

In the absence the required amount cash, a business plan should be drawn up, which will display all the indicators of the company's profitability.

If drawing up a document is not within your power, you should contact the appropriate company. Based ready-made business plan apply to the bank for a loan and, with the funds received, get down to business.

With good performance results, a manual car wash can be supplemented with a tunnel or portal car wash. Expansion can be made by attracting investments, loans, which will increase the traffic of cars from 20 to 100 per hour.

It became clear how to create a profitable business and how to open a car wash. The costs that will need to be made in compliance with all the requirements and standards will pay off after 4-7 months. When building a building, using the most expensive equipment, the payback period can drag on for one and a half to two years.

New car wash business ideas

A person who starts a business must be not only smart, but also creative. You can use different techniques to attract customers. This business has its own tricks. For male drivers, washing is an excellent option. beautiful girls in bikinis, and for female drivers - pumped up men in swimming trunks.

How to open a car wash from scratch

The number of cars is growing every year. Many car owners do not have time to wash their iron horses. Therefore, car wash services are in great demand. With the right approach, you can earn decent money. It is not very difficult to organize such a business. And we will tell you how to open a car wash.

How relevant is the business idea

Car wash services are in high demand today, regardless of the size of the settlement. Today the roads are sprinkled in winter big amount a wide variety of reagents that get on the metal and gradually destroy it. In summer, iron horses also have a hard time. Dust and dirt accumulates on the bonnet, making the car look messy. And you can't drive a dirty car, you can easily be fined for it.

How quickly the costs are recouped

According to the owners of this type of business, the profitability of a car wash is quite high. In principle, the profitability will be around 30-40%. Investments pay off in about a year and a half. The same goes for the more expensive gantry sinks.

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We draw up a business plan for opening a car wash

A business plan is the foundation of any modern enterprise... It allows you to determine the expected level of income, the amount that needs to be invested for the organization, to assess the rate of return and profitability.

There are several main points of a business plan:

first of all, you need to determine the tactics of the future business;
car wash feature;
what type of advertising will you use to promote the car wash;
analysis of the activities of potential competitors.

The second section of a business plan deals with the costs of setting up a business. Its peculiarity is in determining the place where the car wash will be opened:

will you build separate building;
what documents need to be drawn up;
whether you need to spend on purchasing a land plot;
how much money is needed to purchase equipment;
how much the repair will cost;
features of equipment operation.

Each of these points requires a careful approach.

What documents need to be processed

Opening a car wash requires a package of documents that are specified in the order of Rospotrebnadzor No. 776 of 21.11.2005.

So, how to open a car wash:

Solve the problem with land lease. In particular, in Moscow it is required to conclude an appropriate agreement with the Moscow Land Committee.
Agree and receive documents from a number of organizations. This is Moskompriroda, SES, fire service.
Draw up and obtain a building permit from the Moscow Committee for Architecture and Construction.

In addition, you will need:

registration with the Tax Inspectorate as an individual entrepreneur or LLC;
register cash registers;
conclude an agreement for cleaning the area adjacent to the car wash, as well as for the removal of household waste;
rent land;
draw up a situational plan, which will define the boundaries of the land plot.

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There are no separate requirements that define the entire package of documents. You need to find out in Rospotrebnadzor. It is very important to determine the location of your car wash.

The location of the car wash must be chosen correctly

As it is already clear, opening a car wash is a matter that only at first glance seems quite simple and uncomplicated. However, it will take a lot of hassle. Therefore, in order for them to be justified, you need to correctly determine where your enterprise will be located. So, in Moscow, a car wash, which is located next to busy highways, will have a big payback. However, the area of such a large transport hub as the Moscow Ring Road will be very problematic.

How to open your own car wash? Step-by-step instruction

It is most advantageous to locate your business, for example, at a gas station or next to a vehicle fleet or service station.

There are not always funds for the construction of your own premises, and even for initial stage That is unnecessary. Therefore, you can rent a room in the garage.

Additional equipment for car wash

In addition to the standard equipment, without which the existence of a car wash is impossible, in mandatory you will need to purchase special filters for water purification. They are necessary in order to purify waste water from machine oil, gasoline and other chemicals.

This type of equipment is represented by special mobile units. Water is purified in several stages. Reverse cleaning cycle applied Wastewater... Water purification occurs due to the fact that it circulates around the circuit. In order to place the equipment, it is necessary to allocate a place in a room with a constant temperature above + 5C.

How much does it cost to open a car wash? Depending on the type of enterprise at the initial stage of starting a business from scratch, a decent amount will be required. Much depends on the rental price and the type of equipment that will be required. If you buy high-quality portable equipment, you will have to invest at least 100 thousand dollars. The organization of a mobile car wash is a little cheaper, but you still have to collect documents. In addition, it will also have to meet the requirements of the SES.

Staff is indispensable

Unlike other types of business, where many owners can work on their own, it will not work to save on staff. Future workers should have an idea of cars, including trucks. Being friendly and responsible is necessary in order to build up a constant clientele.

As a rule, car washes operate around the clock. This is the most justified work schedule. Therefore, you need one foreman and 5-6 washers. Higher education is not essential here, so even students can work. The size of the salary will depend on the amount of work performed.

So, so much money will be required to open a car wash

The main costs will be:

the amount of the rent;
purchase of high-pressure washers that have the function of heating water. The cost is approximately $ 1800-3000;
high pressure washers that provide water supply - $ 500-1300;
compressor - 200-250 cu e .;
washing vacuum cleaner or water vacuum cleaner 400-550 cu e .;
systems for water purification 4800-6600 dollars.

Imported equipment is considered the best. Most often these are German, Danish and Italian equipment. In addition, you will have to regularly purchase shampoos, polishing materials for bumpers, cleaning chemicals. The average workload of the car wash is 30-40 cars per day. You will have to allocate about $ 300 for consumables.

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What profit can this business bring

If your car wash has a separate building, then it is able to service about 300 cars per day. The minimum cost of services will be about 310 rubles. With a competent approach to business, the turnover per month will be about 3,135 rubles. Is this business profitable? According to those who already have a business in this area, the business of washing is a profitable investment of time and money.

However, do not forget that, having a turnover of 3,135 rubles, you will not be able to use the simplified version. Therefore, taxation will proceed as usual. Thus, employees' salaries, taxes and rent will be approximately 2.3 million rubles. In total, you would receive about 1.035 million rubles per month. The wash will pay off completely in two years. Of course, this is a rough estimate of income and expenses. The season is of great importance here.

How to be successful in this business

For those who open a sink from scratch, a few tips will be helpful. Summer is considered the most difficult season, when many clients go on vacation. One of the options is to reduce the prices of services, in addition, it is desirable to increase the list of services. You can put a tent next to the sink and offer the drivers barbecue and beer. While the car is being washed, the drivers will be happy to have a snack. It's a good idea to open a small auto parts store.

Documents for opening a car wash: what permissions are needed and how to get them?

Collecting documents for a self-service car wash is a separate and extremely important direction of the start-up stage: the presence of a complete list of the package of permits required for the activity allows the owner to work legally, in compliance with all the requirements of laws and regulations and not to have problems with regulatory authorities in the future.

The legal aspect is rather complicated, many tasks (components) have to be solved in parallel. The total time spent can take up to several months, but there is no alternative: illegal, without permits, opening and operation is fraught with very serious problems in the future - up to criminal liability.

What documents are needed for a car wash?

A logical question for a future entrepreneur: what documents are needed to open a car wash? They can be conditionally divided into several groups:

legal and fiscal;
building permits;
permits for activities;
special.

The first task is to indicate the status legal entity... In other words, register your business - indicate with which subject of activity the authorities, partners and clients can deal. Without this step, the following actions to open a point become simply impossible.

The current legislation for car washes suggests two options - an individual entrepreneur or an LLC. That said, the first step is simpler and, with a single owner, is recommended not only to ensure a quick initial registration, but also to simplify reporting in the future. LLCs are usually formalized by several owners in order to clearly define the scope of ownership of each and to avoid often conflicts.

The opening of a car wash as one of the structural divisions of an existing business has its own nuances. In this case, it may be necessary to make adjustments to the existing statutory documents in order to expand the list of areas of activity. This option is quite specific and is decided by experienced lawyers who are on the staff of large companies.

In parallel with the registration of the status of a legal entity, as a rule, issues of relations with fiscal services in terms of paying taxes and reporting are being resolved. By default, at the moment of opening, everyone is given a common taxation system, but for self-service car washes there is an opportunity to switch to lighter and “cheaper” simplified scheme or “imputation”, and for individual entrepreneurs - even to a patent version of work. At the same time, OKVED is assigned - 74. 70. 2. "Cleaning and tidying up of vehicles."

Land and ownership

The successful location of the land plot is extremely important for opening a self-service car wash, as an opportunity to attract a large number of potential customers. There are two ways to get a plot: buy or lease (both from the state and from a private owner). As a result, “at the exit” there will be one of the documents: confirming the ownership or regulating the lease relations (term, terms of payment, maintenance, etc.).

When assessing the territory, it is important to have confidence in the possibility of its use for its intended purpose (permission is issued by municipal authorities) and the sufficiency of the site to meet the requirements of sanitary and epidemiological standards (for arranging a sanitary protection zone).

At this stage, a number of issues are resolved in a complex and already on the basis of a project for a future self-service car wash (which means that a document for its development should already be concluded). Main positions:

project approval;
obtaining special permits from the traffic police, DRSU, Fire Inspection and SES;
registration of the technical passport of the BTI and the cadastral plan.

The number of cars on the roads of the country every year increases in arithmetic progression. High traffic intensity on the roads leads not only to accelerated wear of road surfaces, but also to increased pollution of vehicles when operating in such conditions. As a result, the services of washing stations are in great and constant demand, and they flourish in the fertile field of automotive service.

If you have to start a car service business from the very beginning, then the most correct decision is to open a car wash. This does not require the presence of highly qualified specialists; you can quickly teach any student to professionally wash cars using special equipment... Boxes are best suited for washing cars and trucks. The success of a car wash business is largely determined by its location.

In order for it to have a high cross-country ability, experts recommend taking into account the following factors when choosing a location for deployment:

boxes should be located near the carriageway;
it is undesirable for another competitor to be nearby;
it is desirable that the boxes are installed in a densely populated area, close to large parking lots and garage cooperatives.

If in the future it is planned to expand the business to cover other types of car service, then it is best to immediately start building a capital structure made of bricks or concrete slabs. It will be possible to accommodate workshops, a small auto parts store, and a car wash. However, such big project will require significant financial investments and take a long time to implement. Selling it, if necessary, will also be difficult due to the high cost of real estate.

Mobile car wash

If we are engaged only in car washing, then capital construction sharply reduces profitability and increases the payback period of the enterprise. Therefore, experienced businessmen recommend that beginners start work by renting premises and equipment. There is also a third option, how to open a car wash from scratch, this is the use of prefabricated frames for the installation of covered boxes. As an object of non-capital construction, such a box will significantly reduce the initial financial investments, significantly simplify and reduce the time for documenting a business and its registration. At the same time, despite the simplicity of the construction of such structures, it is important to fulfill all the required regulatory requirements to ensure safety and working conditions, heating, water supply and sewerage.

When renting, it is necessary to select a room that will require minimum investment for repairs and equipment. It is possible to use a building that previously served similar purposes, but was subsequently re-equipped for some reason. Business promotion occurs gradually and requires a long period of time, so the lease must be drawn up for a long period so that the tenant cannot demand to vacate the premises at the most inopportune moment.

For effective work the company must have at least two washing places. Taking into account the waiting room for the car, which needs to be occupied with something during the car wash, the required area for deploying the car wash will be at least 130 square meters. A skillfully organized recreation area for a client who is waiting for the end of the process will ensure the formation of his own permanent clientele, which is the basis for the stable functioning of any business. Therefore, you should not save on this issue.

Efficiency and continuity production process the question of how to open a car wash from scratch is determined by the reliable provision of water supply and wastewater disposal. Water must be supplied with high pressure and in sufficient quantity. To create the required pressure, self-contained pumps are used that create additional water pressure. The optimal solution for wastewater disposal is the presence of a central sewerage system. If it is unavailable or prohibited from use by local authorities, a drainage pit should be equipped that meets all the requirements of sanitary and epidemiological supervision. All these issues of providing engineering communications should be taken into account when choosing a box location and renting it. At certain conditions they can become an insoluble problem or require an unaffordable amount of investment.

Experience shows that the overwhelming share of success (up to 80%) of opening an enterprise depends on a good location (site traffic). It is considered successful because it belongs to the first line of facilities from the highway. With the right organization of the case, it will be much more convenient and faster to develop here. The standard addition of a car wash with a tire fitting and vulcanization section, as well as a counter with a set of running spare parts and consumables, is a popular gentleman's set of the most demanded road services.

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Economics and Management

The basis of the business plan in the task of how to open a car wash is the profit made. It is calculated approximately from the following provisions:

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in one day, a car wash with two workplaces can serve from 40 to 50 cars;
depending on the type of machines and the type of cleaning, the average cost of one service is 300 rubles;
therefore, monthly receipts to the cashier will be: 40 mash. x 300 rubles. x 30 days = 360,000 rubles;
when installing the fund wages in the amount of 35% of the income, the amount of 126,000 rubles / month will be spent on the maintenance of employees;
payments for the rental of premises, the use of water, light and heat will amount to approximately 76,000 rubles;
under such conditions, the net monthly profit is determined by the amount of 360,000 - 126,000 - 76,000 = 158,000 rubles.

The strategy of organizing a business process should be based not only on attracting new customers, but much more on retaining old regular customers, so that the commercial relationship is long-term. A decisive role in this belongs to the created image of the company, focused on taking care of the needs of the client and high quality of service. A live analysis of complaints and feedback on the results of the service will serve as a good incentive to improve its quality and level of culture.

The main reasons for dissatisfaction, as the statistics of the surveys show, are the insufficient quality of cleaning the car, the low culture of dealing with the client, the lack of a ready-made and understandable price list for the services provided, the lack of an appointment for service and the unclear time regulation of work. The efficiency and quality of work on washing machines is ensured by the use of modern washing equipment and materials, as well as staff training and standardization of all operations. At the same time, the quality of work should be a determining component in the amount of the salary of a washing worker.

Documentary support required to open a car wash

Before opening a car wash, you need to decide on the name and organizational and legal structure of the new enterprise. As a small business entity, it can be registered as an LLC or an individual entrepreneur. These registration options have significant differences in the organization of reporting and taxation, the advantages and disadvantages of which can play a decisive role in choosing one form or another.

To open your business in the field of automotive service, you must approve the following package of documents:

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registration certificate of LLC or individual entrepreneur;
certificate of entry into the tax register;
extracts on registration with the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation, FSS and MHIF;
ecological passport of the enterprise;
lease agreement, purchase of a real estate object;
permission of supervisory authorities (sanitary and epidemiological supervision, fire department) to carry out production activities.

The above list of permits can be supplemented by other official papers, depending on the region, which are determined by local authorities. The process of registration and approval of the necessary documents is the most difficult period in this interesting case and can last for months and years.

Basically, it consists of several stages:

filing a petition to the city administration with the attachment of the project and sketch of the object and permission from the SES, the Emergencies Ministry and urban architecture;
after approval by the city administration, an architectural project is drawn up, which undergoes an examination of architects, firefighters, sanitary and epidemiological stations, ecologists, labor protection specialists;
then a land use act and a building permit are drawn up.

The stages of torment listed above can be significantly reduced if you use a rented premises, which already has all the permits.

How to open a car wash environmentally friendly

An analysis of the bankruptcy of car wash points shows that their main reasons are the following miscalculations and omissions in organizing the case:
1. Not enough attention is paid to the problem of waste water discharge. This problem should be resolved both with the supervisory authorities (city water utility) and local residents using the common sewage and water supply network. A cardinal decision the question may be the choice and installation of a cleaning device. The cost of the equipment depends on the degree of cleaning, which must correspond to the place where the car wash is located;
2. The attitude of the environmental authorities towards your enterprise depends on the choice of treatment equipment. Excessive savings in this matter can go sideways and lead to business downtime. Prices for treatment plants start at 50,000 rubles. Cleaning one car can take from 60 to 160 liters of water, so the use of purified water for reuse gives good cost savings.
Compact and mobile cleaning devices allow the use of multiple filtration of water to obtain a high degree of purification and economical use.

Car wash equipment

In addition to water filters, the following devices are required for the operation of the enterprise:

high pressure car wash manufactured by "Karcher" or others;
water heaters;
car vacuum cleaners;
foam generators;
dry cleaning devices.