Kurt and Ashley Schroeder
Speed Wash
Tampa, Fla.Before Getting into the Laundry Business…The Schroeders were involved with the leasing and sales of medical equipment.Store OpeningDecember 8, 2017Business HoursSpeed Wash is open 24 hours a day.Staff6 attendantsTotal square footage of the store4,100 square feetParking AvailabilityMore than 20 parking spacesLease or OwnThe Schroeders lease the property.The BuildingSpeed Wash was built within a facility that used to be a furniture store.Construction ProcessIt took approximately four months to convert the building into a vended laundry.CompetitionThere are three other self-service laundries located within two miles of Speed WashWashers and Dryers

6 Speed Queen Horizon frontloaders
6 Speed Queen 20-pound Quantum Gold frontloaders
5 Speed Queen 30-pound Quantum Gold frontloaders
10 Speed Queen 40-pound Quantum Gold frontloaders
5 Speed Queen 60-pound Quantum Gold frontloaders
2 Speed Queen 80-pound Quantum Gold frontloaders
2 Speed Queen 100-pound Quantum Gold frontloaders
17 Speed Queen 30-pound stack Quantum dryers
2 Speed Queen 45-pound stack Quantum dryers
2 Speed Queen 75-pound Quantum dryersWater Heating System3 Navien 199,000 BTU instant water heatersBill Changers2 Rowe BC1600 double changers, with four bill breakersLaundry Carts20 R&B Wire Products antimicrobial cartsFolding TablesSolomatic folding tablesFlooringPorcelain tileLightingLED lightingSoap Vending1 Vend-Rite Manufacturing Vision VendorBeverage Vending1 Vend-Rite Manufacturing Vision VendorSnack Vending1 Vend-Rite Manufacturing Vision VendorTelevisions7 50-inch televisions, include two for the store’s Wash Alert systemWash-Dry-Fold Service$1.25 per pound on weekdays; $1.50 per pound on the weekendsAdditional Amenities• Computer charging stations
• Home-style furnished customer lounge
• Air conditioning system (24-ton unit)
• Full-cycle drying
• Multi-camera security surveillance system
• Fully attended facility
• Commercial accounts businessFinance CompanyAlliance FinancingProject ConsultantJim RogersDistributorStatewide Laundry Equipment, Tampa, Fla., (813) 877-6434

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