Mark VII Launches Two New In-Bay Automatics

March 3, 2009 – Arvada, Colorado – Mark VII Equipment Inc., the US subsidiary of WashTec AG of Germany, the leading supplier of innovative solutions for the carwash business worldwide, today announced its next generation of rollover carwash systems, the SoftWash XT® and AquaJet XT®.

Each system leverages the best features of its predecessor while adding unique new features that drive incremental revenue, lower operating costs, increase customer satisfaction and reduce consumption of precious resources. Both have been redesigned from the ground up to achieve a high degree of commonality of parts, ease of service and lower cost of ownership.

“We’re excited to be launching new products at this point in time,” said Murray Kennedy, CEO of Mark VII. “In the current economy, many vendors have had to turn their focus to keeping their doors open. But thanks to the global stature of our parent WashTec, we’re bringing the results of two years of R&D to market right when the market is in desperate need of innovation.

“I’m also overwhelmed with the response we’ve gotten to these products,” Kennedy continued. “Based upon customer previews we’ve conducted and pre-announcing to our distributors, we’re now sitting on the largest March order backlog we’ve seen in the past decade.”

The SoftWash XT and the AquaJet XT can be seen in action in booth 1225 at the International Carwash Association’s Car Care World Expo from April 2-4 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.