Fancy a Quickwash?

The simple aim of Quickwash is to provide customers with a high-quality, pleasant and affordable service. At their business points, you can wash bulky items such as blankets and pillows – that you can’t wash at home. These professional industrial standard machines are set-up for easy and effective use.

For the owners and would-be owners of a Quickwash franchise, the business concept aims to minimalize personal costs while removing bad debts at the same time. Customers pay on-the-spot in store – putting coins directly into their pockets.

Quickwash opened their first laundromat in Ostrava city centre in May 2014. After thousands of cycles, the company reinvested into their own brand and by 2016 the company had already set-up six successful branches.  

Franchisee’s don’t need any special qualifications to open a self-service laundry. However, they must have the capital and show a willingness to be proactive in business for the company and for the customers. In return, Quickwash will set you up with all the training and tools for success that has seen the company grow from a single pilot store in 2014, to having a network of 20 across the Czech Republic in 7 years (keep in mind, 2 years of which were during a global pandemic).

Despite the obvious turndown in business which saw Quickwash revenues fall by up to as much as 40-90% during the toughest months of the pandemic, where stores were forced to close, Quickwash concept owner Tomáš Drga still managed to open two new establishments in both Mariánské Lázně and Frýdek-Místek. 

The number of franchise points is expected to expand this year as well. Currently, the licensor is in contact with several interested parties and hopes to open two more points by the end of the year. The franchisor admits, the interest from potential parties is currently lower than it was before the pandemic. The reason being people today are far more cautious with their service business plans and tend to wait for the situation to improve.

“I still see potential in our market, although the pace of expansion of our network is likely to slow this year and next. In my opinion, the potential is shifting from metropolitan areas to smaller cities, especially those located in tourist-attractive areas,” said Drga. “Paradoxically,” he added, “the crisis has also helped us to develop some new activities. For example, we launched a new service ‘Laundry with import’ and we created a new website-laundry-on-line. This service currently operates in Prague, Ostrava and Pilsen.”

OWN UNITS

4 units in total

• Ostrava, April 30, 3003 / 1A
• Ostrava (Poruba), Hlavní třída 1063/1
• Ostrava (Hrabůvka), Dr.Martínka
• Havířov, Dělnická 1543 / 1D

FRANCHISE UNITS

16 units in total

• Prague 7 (Holešovice), Milady Horákové 476/1
• Prague 13 (Stodulky), Habova 2345/7
• Prague 3 (Zizkov), Husitska 48
• Prague 14 (Hloubětín), Poděbradská 489
• Prague 4 (Chodov), Roztylská 2321/19
• Plzeň (Slovany), Náměstí Generála Píky 2703/27
• Pilsen (Doubravka), Masarykova 75
• Louny, Tyršovo náměstí 1663
• Chomutov, Palackého 5625
• Beroun, Švermova 1368
• Karlovy Vary, Sokolovská 79/151
• Most, Lidická 65
• Podebrady, Budovcova 1326/39
• Kolín, Benešova 641 
• SR - Bratislava (Devínska Nová Ves), Eisnerova 64
• SR - Bratislava (Dúbravka), Při Hrubej Lúke 2

SUPPORT FOR FRANCHISEES

• Assistance in assessing the suitability of the site.
• Help with business plan.
• Processing of the establishment.
• Assistance in processing the project of the establishment.
• Concept materials.
• Operation manual.
• Instruction boards and all internal markings.
• Training.
• Advertising on national websites.
• Delivery, installation and commissioning of machines.
• Warranty service of machines.
• Ongoing consultations and advice.
• The possibility of financing the purchase of technology. 

BASIC NETWORK REQUIREMENTS

Basic space requirements:

• 50-70 m2.
• Water supply.
• Power supply 3x380V / 400 Hz.
• Disposal water connection.
• Connection to the ventilation system.
• The possibility of gas supply is an advantage.
• Possibility of parking nearby.

Candidate requirements:

• Capital security.
• Provision of space.
• Passion and desire to do business.
• The desire to offer and provide customers with quality services.

KEY FIGURES

• Expected investment amount: CZK 1.2 - 2 million / EUR 47.5- 80 thousand.
• Entry license fee: CZK 38,000 / EUR 1,500 (includes delivery of all internal markings).
• Marketing fee: CZK 500 / EUR 20 per month (contribution to the maintenance of the website and preparation of graphics for marketing events).

What's in the license: 

• The right to use the Quickwash brand and logo.
• Publication of data on the corporate website www.quickwash.cz.
• Assistance in assessing the suitability of the site.
• Assistance in compiling a business plan.
• Establishment design.
• Basic project of the establishment.
• Quickwash concept materials.
• Detailed operating manual.
• Instruction boards and all internal markings.
• Connection and commissioning of machines.
• Warranty service for machines 24 months.
• Ongoing consultations and advice.