yearly dollar amount for pressure washing industry?

[junker1]

Has anyone heard what the pressure washing industry does dollar wise yearly as a whole? everything together, suppliers vendors cleaners soap manf, machine manufacturing, etc etc. 100, 300 500 million ? 1 billion? any ideas.

 

[Ron Musgraves]

Has anyone heard what the pressure washing industry does dollar wise yearly as a whole? everything together, suppliers vendors cleaners soap manf, machine manufacturing, etc etc. 100, 300 500 million ? 1 billion? any ideas.

No one knows because for 25 years no one pushed for SIC code

 

[AZ PowerWash Pros]

I have no clue of a real number but I would guess there is at least $500 Million just in Phoenix alone.

I would think this is a Multi-Billion dollar industry. But I am optimistic about my future! haha

 

[Rance]

No one knows because for 25 years no one pushed for SIC code

Sorry for sounding stupid Ron, but what is SIC code?

 

[Kristopher Pettitt]

Sorry for sounding stupid Ron, but what is SIC code?

SIC stands for Standard Industrial Classification. It is a code that determines an industry. Unfortunately there is not one made for this industry yet.
http://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/sicsearch.html

 

[JBurd]

I lost my post so I'll summarize, the car wash industry alone is $6 Billion, so if we're counting it that broad I would guess over $50 billion.

 

[Ron Musgraves]

`Karcher World wide Sells over 200 billion

 

[Ron Musgraves]

Hydrotek does 22 million in sales to contract cleaners , 54 total

 

[Ron Musgraves]

Walmart alone just the sidewalks in 178,000,00

 

[junker1]

so if i was to say " pressure washing is a multi billion dollar a tear industry " i wouldnt be lying

 

[mistersqueegee]

a year yes. a tear who knows. :laugh:

 

[junker1]

i have fat fingers

 

[Smith & Sons]

Out of curiosity what SIC code do you guys use?

 

[Christopher]

so if i was to say " pressure washing is a multi billion dollar a tear industry " i wouldnt be lying

Steven, think about that comment for a minute.

I may be overly cautious but I would not use that in marketing or promotions because that would bring more lowballers and hacks into your neck of the woods to get some of the action. look at the florida market, overly saturated to the point where the hacks are getting lowballed by other lowballers to the point where nobody is making good money.

Just my opinion but I like making the money I am making and I would not be promoting what the industry is making because in my market there are more and more lowballers every year.

For example, the year before last, the last 5 parking lot striping jobs I quoted were lower than normal as work was getting very slow, a lot slower than normal so I can get something but I found out on each of those last 5 jobs that they were bid lower than what I buy the paint for to do the job, think about that one.

I was only using Sherwin Williams striping paint so whoever was bidding and won the jobs were probably not even using striping paint as it is expensive and very fast drying. I mentioned this to the foremen and contractors and their comment is that they really don't care about the property once they get the check and it clears. Wow. I really cannot believe that I heard that from a supposedly reputable contractor so that is the point where I decided to get out of that business if it is already sinking fast. I sold the equipment, trailer and supplies last year. I still get some calls and pass them over to a friend of mine but even he comments how cheap jobs are becoming as there are so many out there that are not charging much over the cost of paint or even cheaper.

Not sure why you want those numbers Steven, I am probably just being overly cautious again.

 

[junker1]

I am using it for a buisness plan.

 

[Rance]

Walmart alone just the sidewalks in 178,000,00

I'd like to get me some WalMarts