Express Wash Concepts Acquires Zip Auto Wash (Garfield Heights, OH)
October 15, 2021
Express Wash Concepts (EWC), a multi-brand express car wash operator based in Columbus, Ohio, acquired Zip Auto Wash located at 12611 Rockside Rd in Garfield Heights, Ohio. The acquisition expands EWC's express car wash portfolio to 46 locations and will include a planned ~$1 million upgrade and conversion to EWC's Clean Express Auto Wash brand, with temporary closure for renovations and reopening in early 2022.
- Buyers
- Express Wash Concepts
- Targets
- Zip Auto Wash
- Industry
- Automotive
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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