PDQ Manufacturing

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

PDQ Manufacturing
Type	Public
Founded	1984
Headquarters	Green Bay, Wisconsin
Industry	Car Wash Systems
Website	www.pdqinc.com

PDQ Manufacturing, Inc is a car wash manufacturing company based in Green Bay, Wisconsin that provides car wash equipment and systems to both the touch free and friction markets.

In 1984, William "Red" Lewis formed Carefree Vehicle Wash Equipment. He teamed with touch-free expert Forrest Burton to produced the Burton Follower Arch. It was the first robotic arch to closely follow the contours and shape of any vehicle^[1]^[2]. By 1985, they developed a line of touch-free car wash equipment under the name of Carefree.

Shortly thereafter, Red expanded this manufacturing business and introduced the LaserWash product line and Carefree changed its company name to PDQ, reflecting the company’s philosophy in Performance, Dependability, and Quality.

In 1998, PDQ announced the sale of PDQ Manufacturing to Dover Corporation of New York, who acquires highly specialized manufacturing companies. PDQ Manufacturing still operates under their corporate name as a Dover Corporation company in the Dover Industries market segment.