By Jim Utter
Director of Journalism
Kleen-Rite Corp., the nation’s top wholesale supplier to professional car wash businesses, has forged an exciting new partnership with OPW Vehicle Wash Solutions.
The partnership will allow Kleen-Rite to distribute OEM replacement parts for PDQ and Belanger car wash systems.
Both PDQ and Belanger are part of the OPW Vehicle Wash Solutions portfolio, backed by strong reputations for quality and performance in the car wash industry.
These units are the core of many car washes across the country, and Kleen-Rite aims to be the most reliable source for the genuine OEM parts that operators need to maintain and repair them.
The PDQ lineup includes some of the most popular automatic car wash systems on the market. Most notably, their LaserWash line consists of systems like the 4000, 360, and 360+ that are stalwarts in the industry.
The Belanger stable is equally as strong, with top models like Kondor and FreeStyler automatics, Legend and Washnetics tunnel systems, and DuraTrans conveyor systems.
Kleen-Rite now stocks the most important parts for these systems, allowing customers to take advantage of stress-free buying and quick shipping. Kleen-Rite will spread inventory to their various distribution centers around the country to facilitate even easier ordering for customers.
“Between Belanger and PDQ, it’s a great opportunity for us to grow in the express and in-bay markets,” said Gery Frey, Kleen-Rite National Sales Manager.
“It’s also an opportunity for customers to be better served because we’re going to stock the products and have them readily available.”
Brokering this partnership is an important part of Kleen-Rite’s recent efforts to be the most reliable source of repair parts for top OEM brands within the automatic and conveyor spaces.
By joining the ability of manufacturers to produce first-class components with Kleen-Rite’s capacity to get those products into operators’ hands, the process becomes more streamlined for all parties.
As Kleen-Rite Vice President Keith Lutz describes it: “Quality products with quality distribution creates an ideal situation for customers.”
Kleen-Rite Corp., the largest family-owned car wash distributor in the country, has been a reliable supplier to the car wash industry for over 60 years. They have an extensive selection of car wash equipment including repair parts, pumps, towels, soaps, and more.
OPW Vehicle Wash Solutions is a family of industry leaders, including PDQ Manufacturing Inc., Belanger Inc., Innovative Control Systems (ICS), and Kesseltronics.
