Washing machines are a common sight at petrol stations and their presence has brought significant revenue for Me Group, parent company of Wash Me, which generated £54.8m in revenue from its washers and dryers in just six months, with each machine taking an average of £6,975.
The UK is the fastest-growing market for washing machines, with Me Group generating £20.3m from UK and Irish laundrette services in the six months to April 30, 2026, plus a further £7.8m from other vending machines, posting an operating profit of £8m on those combined earnings. For comparison, the company took £34.5m in revenue from washing machines across the whole of Continental Europe.
Wash Me operates 8,106 laundrette machines worldwide and installed 499 new units in the last sixth months, with revenue up 16.3% on the previous six months. The company has 2,218 machines operating in the UK and Ireland, where the vast majority (397) of new installations took place.
A contract with Asda was one of the more significant UK deals to have been struck over the period, with Wash Me targeting 700 washing and drying machines across Asda supermarkets and petrol stations, and a “large-scale rollout” of these set to begin in the second half of 2026.
Me Group runs photo, washing and vending machines in 16 countries across Europe and Asia, but while laundrette services make up just 16.3% of its global vending-machine estate, they were responsible for 38.9% of revenue over the period in question.
Overall revenue stood at £154.3m for Me Group, while EBITDA (profit before depreciation, amortisation, non-operating income/expense and finance cost and income) was £57m (37%) and pre-tax profits were £32.7m, for a 21.2% margin.
Globally, £79m of Me Group’s revenue came from photobooths, £54.8m from laundrette services (plus a further £5.2m from the sales of spare parts, consumables and services), £5.8m from photo-printing machines and £9.5m from other vending operations, such as children’s rides and food machines.
Shares in the firm rose by more than 10% following the release of its half-year results.
