Tracked deals
10
10 tracked deals across 2020-2025.
Operating Company
Consumer
Express Wash Concepts
Etna, Ohio, United States
Express Wash Concepts is the parent company of multiple express car wash brands with 130+ locations in the U.S. The company emphasizes customer service, provides membership/unlimited wash programs, and operates and converts acquired sites under its car wash brands.
- Focus Areas
- Express car wash, Multi-location car wash operator, Car wash membership / unlimited wash program
- Website
- expresswashconcepts.com
Recent pace
1
1 tracked deal announced in the last 12 months.
Deal mix
Addon
8 addon · 2 buyout
Express Wash Concepts Acquisition Volume by Year
Last 4 years
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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- Buyer
- Express Wash Concepts
- Target
- ZIPS Car Wash (site at 12167 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH)
- Industry
- Automotive
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Addon
Express Wash Concepts acquired a single former ZIPS Car Wash site at 12167 Montgomery Road in Cincinnati, Ohio, adding the location to its portfolio. The purchase strengthens Express Wash Concepts’ footprint in the Greater Cincinnati market as part of its strategy to acquire and convert existing sites for its express-wash brands.
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September 17, 2025
- Buyer
- Express Wash Concepts
- Target
- Royalton Car Wash
- Industry
- Automotive
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Express Wash Concepts (EWC) has acquired Royalton Car Wash located at 6165 Royalton Road in North Royalton, Ohio. The site will be rebranded as Clean Express Auto Wash, temporarily closed for upgrades and expected to reopen in March 2026, strengthening EWC's footprint in Northeast Ohio as it expands to 124 express wash locations across six states.
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June 2, 2025
- Buyer
- Express Wash Concepts
- Target
- Cleanland Car Wash
- Industry
- Automotive
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Addon
Express Wash Concepts (EWC) acquired Cleanland Car Wash, a single-site location in Macedonia, Ohio, expanding EWC's Clean Express Auto Wash footprint. The acquisition increases EWC's express wash portfolio to 119 locations across six states and the Macedonia site will be rebranded and reopened under EWC on June 6, 2025.
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- Buyer
- Express Wash Concepts
- Target
- Zips Car Wash
- Seller
- Zips Car Wash
- Industry
- Automotive
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Type
- Addon
Express Wash Concepts (EWC) acquired three Zips Car Wash locations in the Greater Cincinnati area, effective May 15, 2025, to expand its Flying Ace Express footprint. EWC will invest more than $5 million to renovate and rebrand the sites, bringing its express wash portfolio to 118 locations across six states and reopening the Cincinnati sites as Flying Ace Express on August 1, 2025.
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January 19, 2022
- Buyer
- Express Wash Concepts
- Target
- Kleenco
- Industry
- Automotive
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Addon
Express Wash Concepts (EWC) acquired Kleenco, a supplier of car wash services, chemicals and components to automotive dealerships. Kleenco will join EWC’s portfolio to provide service technicians, an online service portal, a parts warehouse and chemical delivery capabilities to support EWC’s network of express tunnel car washes across the Midwest and mid-Atlantic.
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- Buyer
- Express Wash Concepts
- Target
- Bee Clean Express Car Wash
- Seller
- Bee Clean Express Car Wash, Beau Hankinson
- Industry
- Retail
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Addon
Express Wash Concepts (EWC) acquired three Bee Clean Express Car Wash locations in Zanesville and Cambridge, Ohio (one location is currently under construction). The deal expands EWC's footprint to 57 operating locations and adds the Bee Clean brand to its portfolio as an add-on to its PE-backed platform.
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December 22, 2021
- Buyer
- Express Wash Concepts
- Target
- Snazzy's Express Car Wash
- Seller
- Snazzy's Express Car Wash (local owner)
- Industry
- Automotive
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Addon
Express Wash Concepts acquired three Snazzy's Express Car Wash locations — two in Richmond, Indiana and one in Mason, Ohio — effective December 22, 2021. The deal expands Express Wash Concepts' express car wash portfolio to 54 operating locations; the acquired sites will be temporarily closed for renovation and converted to the company's Flying Ace brand.
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October 15, 2021
- Buyer
- Express Wash Concepts
- Target
- Zip Auto Wash
- Industry
- Automotive
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Addon
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.
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July 19, 2021
- Buyer
- Express Wash Concepts
- Target
- CleanTown USA
- Industry
- Automotive
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Type
- Addon
Express Wash Concepts (EWC) acquired CleanTown USA, a single-location car wash in Allison Park (Greater Pittsburgh), as part of its expansion into the Pittsburgh market. EWC will temporarily close the site for a $2.0 million conversion to its Clean Express Auto Wash format and plans additional nearby openings to grow its regional footprint.
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December 24, 2020
- Buyer
- Express Wash Concepts
- Target
- Ultimate Wash
- Industry
- Automotive
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Express Wash Concepts (EWC) acquired Ultimate Wash, a single-location car wash at 9475 State Route 14 in Streetsboro, Ohio, with the transaction effective December 24, 2020. EWC plans roughly $1 million in upgrades, will temporarily close the site for conversion to its CLEan Express Auto Wash brand, and expand its Ohio footprint to 33 locations.
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1 tracked deal by Express Wash Concepts.
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