Express Bike Works Expands Footprint in Kerala Inaugurates a New Store

         EBW has over 41 stores across 6 countries- will touch the 100-store mark by end of next fiscal

         Entropy Innovation’s brainchild ‘Express Bike Works’ was funded by Mark Mobius- Executive Chairman, Franklin Templeton Investments in 2015

         Proud & successful ‘Make in India’ venture - invented, designed and manufactured in India with provisional patent

         The most exhaustive bike care centre in India.

         Record of washing 230 bikes in 10 hours – fastest in the world

by Shrutee K/DNS

Kannur, December 11, 2017: Express Bike Works (EBW), a brand of Entropy Innovations, an engineering innovations company, today announced the launch of its new store at Kannur, in Kerala today. The brand new store, located at The HPCL petrol pump along the Kannur railway station road, will be a one-stop solution for all two wheelers, offering full-fledged services, including a 2-minute automated motorcycle wash, detailing, health check-up, express maintenance and 24x7 on-road assistance. The Store was launched by Mr Narayanan Kutty, who is the managing director of Sunitha furniture, the largest furniture retailer in kannur. He is highly respected among the business community and a managing committee member of North Malabar chamber of commerce.

Founded in 2013, EBW is a mobile app enabled, world’s fastest bike wash centre and a proud made in India venture. In less than four years, EBW has expanded across the world. EBW is present in Nepal, Indonesia, Thailand, Rwanda and Colombia, apart from India. EBW machine, designed and developed indigenously can wash the dirtiest of motorcycles in less than 2 minutes. The environment-friendly design recycles and reuses water, keeping operational cost low. EBW has so far serviced over 2.9 lakh bikes and saved over 14.5 million litres of water.

Speaking about the store launch, Mr. Niraj Taksande, Co-founder, EBW said, “We are glad to announce the launch of our new store in Kannur. This is our First store in Kerala, after the tremendous response received by our existing stores. EBW intends reaching the 100-store mark by the end of 2018. Towards achieving this ambitious initiative, EBW is leaving no stone unturned in terms of reaching out to its customers and communicating its value proposition. The latest such initiative is its Android application available on Google Play store, which allows customers to locate the EBW store in the vicinity, in their respective cities and get the service offerings on their mobile screen. In addition, this application facilitates seamless booking for the bike wash or service packages and hassle-free payment, online. The first time users at our stores can avail services at a discounted price, if booking is initiated through the EBW Android App”.

About EBW

Founded in early 2013, Express Bike Works is a brand of Entropy Innovations, an engineering innovations company that has disrupted the two-wheeler service industry. The team, alumni of IIT & IIM, has designed and manufactured India’s first fully automated motorcycle wash machine that addresses multitude of problems faced by an individual owner as well as a service station. The machine is capable of washing even the dirtiest of motorcycle within 2-5 minutes, which is the fastest in the world, capable of washing over 230 bikes in under 10 hours.  Starting with a few retail touchpoints in Mumbai under the name – ‘The EBW Store’ the company has now forayed into international markets. The company has one manufacturing unit in Mumbai. The “EBW Store” promises to offer its customers an unparalleled experience in bike care and on-road assistance anywhere in India. The machine has been designed and manufactured in house by the team and has a provisional patent. It is extremely efficient in conserving water and power and requires one fourth of the water a conventional wash care requires. Furthermore, the water is recycled for constant use until it is deemed unfit for wash care, which then can be used for gardening purpose. The technology is supported by a strong IT backend and can be virtually monitored from the remotest corner of the world. The store creates employment opportunities for individuals thus contributing to the overall progress of the country and the economy. The EBW concept has improved the overall working conditions for the employees involved in the Bike works industry. A true “Make in India” venture.