Mark E. Ellis is the president of Southland Auto Wash, and the founding member of Xpert Solutions, LLC. As a lifelong carwasher (since 1971), he takes great pride in the fact that Southland is known as a top carwash company by his peers and competitiors, as well as by the West Michigan motoring public, Southland's customers. The number of conveyorized washes operated by Southland is now 5 in the metro Grand Rapids area,as well as one 24 hour self service wash and a detail center. All the equipment and systems are modern and very sophisticated.
Mark is a proud father of four (and a new grandfather), of which the oldest (Sean Ellis) is the Vice President of Southland Auto Wash and the newest member of Xpert Solutions.
Mark is also an acknowledged expert in the design, installation, and operation of automated carwashes, and is active as a consultant to new investors as well as current owner/operators. These areas of expertise include design of mechanical, plumbing, electrical, controls, pc software and hardware, point of sale, and water reclaim. Ellis works as a consultant within the industry, and has the proven ability to cut many of the mistakes out of projects which are in the planning and design phase, as well as to provide insight and design for improvements to existing sites.
The carwash consultation and design portion of the company is Xpert Solutions. Their phone is (616) 538-7339, and their website is www.xpertsolutions.biz Xpert Solutions has access to most equipment brands, including:
Qual Chem carwash chemicals
Gallop Brush Foam & Cloth for all brands of equipment
Gallop Clearview Doors
Aqua Chem Water Reclaim, Softening, and Filtering systems
Autec Buildings, Carwashes and Polishers
Pur-Clean RO Systems
Pur-Water Reclaim Systems
DRB Systems TunnelWatch and XPT (gates) Installing Distributor
Vacutech Central Vacuum Systems
Sudzilla Foam Cannon
MacNeil Tunnel Equipment
Xpert Solutions is also able to source parts for all brands of equipment, and provide comprehensive service for all brands of carwash equipment.