Equipment Cleaning & Repair Business

Equipment Cleaning & Repair Business Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: October 7th, 2024

The equipment repair market is witnessing an upsurge and will maintain the momentum over the next decade.

Given the rise in demand for electronic products and home appliances, there will be an increase in equipment cleaning and repair, services critical to the continued functionality of various equipment. It is only a matter of time before an appliance break needs a bit of upkeep or even some cleaning and greasing.

Thus, if you have basic mechanical or electrical engineering skills and experience, why not take your knack for keeping things running and turn it into a good equipment cleaning and repair business? To start, you may operate door-to-door from your neighborhood and open a physical location as the business grows.

In this list, you'll find real-world equipment cleaning & repair business success stories and very profitable examples of starting a equipment cleaning & repair business that makes money.

1. Omegasonics ($8.5M/year)

Frank and Sandy Pedeflous purchased a small business called Ultrasonic Blind Cleaning Systems and transformed it into Omegasonics, a company that manufactures industrial ultrasonic equipment for environmentally-friendly cleaning. With annual revenues of approximately $10 million, the couple has found success in various industries, including Indy race car teams, the military, aerospace, and the PPE market. Their early adoption of internet marketing and strategic advertising have contributed to their growth and market share.

How much money it makes: $8.5M/year
How much did it cost to start: $700K
How many people on the team: 25

This Couple Bought A Cleaning Equipment Business For $535K And Grew It To $8.5M/Year

This case study follows the story of a couple who bought a profitable but limited manufacturing company for $535,000, revamped it, and took it in a new direction to grow their annual revenues to approximately $10,000,000 by developing ultrasonic equipment that addressed industrial cleaning using water-based detergents instead of environmentally toxic solvents.

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