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PIRTEK USA

Category : Industrial Equipment & Services

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Date added: 8.12.2007

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A Unique, High-Growth Concept
with Massive Worldwide Market Demand
Ray and Beverly Rettinger of Orlando, Florida own a growing and very successful PIRTEK franchise. Ray was previously in sales management and recruiting and Beverly had worked for Xerox in the past. Not mechanically inclined, the couple searched for a business that did not require mechanical or technical experience but did seek individuals with sales and management experience. They discovered PIRTEK, noticed that the company's home office was close by, and decided to learn more about the business.

"After 9/11, there wasn't a lot of job security. Ray lost several jobs and at the age of 60, we decided we wanted to be in control of our future, and not have to look for new jobs. We knew that if we could be successful for someone else, we could be successful for ourselves," explained Beverly.

A Massive, High-Growth Industry
Hydraulics is everywhere and just about everything from the space shuttle to the car you drive has a hydraulic hose. It's a hidden market and it's out there to be had. While there are hydraulic hose suppliers everywhere, PIRTEK is the only onsite service provider in the United States. In fact, PIRTEK is the #1 service provider in the industry in the world, helping customers reduce their downtime and ultimately saving companies money.

The couple explained, "PIRTEK is such a unique, niche business. We offer onsite repair of hydraulic hoses, which are practically everyplace you look! Hydraulic hoses are big business and we have a very broad customer base. Garbage trucks, forklifts, ambulances, construction equipment, car transporters...they all have hydraulic hoses and they all need our services at one time or another. The construction business in Florida is booming, which means lots of customers for us. Business has been great."

A Unique Concept that Saves Businesses Time and Money
PIRTEK plays a huge and much needed role in keeping businesses up and running and as the only onsite provider of hydraulic hose repair, now is a great time to join this stable and successful concept. Ray explained, "What makes PIRTEK so unique is the fact that we offer emergency service to our customers. If a hydraulic hose is broken, it can mean days of lost work. We prevent this for our customers, saving them a lot of money."

He continued, "Our customers are always so surprised by how quickly our technicians come out. Our estimated time of arrival is one hour or less because we have our technicians in designated areas throughout the day so they can reach customers quickly. It costs many of our customers $1,000 a day to lease equipment. Plus, they must hire someone to work the equipment. If it breaks down, they are losing a lot of time and money. PIRTEK has the fastest arrival rate in the industry and that's why our customers choose us!"

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Pirtek is a bad business

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Date: 2009-12-28 10:55:00

I feel sorry for Ray and Beverly. Recent reports show that many Pirtek locations have closed or have been taken over by the Franchiser. Recently, as many as six Pirtek Franchises have filed bankruptcy. Except in very few cases, Pirtek Franchises do not make a profit in this country.
There are currently about 36 locations. Of those, as many as eight are company owned. Of the remaining 28 only five are profitable beyond a low paying job, most are on the verge of bankruptcy. I could list all the Pirtek locations with problems, but here are some that come to mind.
Recently, Paul Bowes closed his location in Clearwater, Fl. He worked for PirtekUSA as the training manager for 4 years, yet he failed miserably. The Pirtek franchisee in Commerce Ca. just walked away from his $750,000 per year business because there was basically no net income after the bills were paid. The Pirtek Franchise in Jacksonville, Fl has been operating at a loss for the past two years. David Johnson, Pirtek Franchisee in Plano Tx. reported sales of $700,000 per year but he just filed bankruptcy. The reason all these Pirtek Franchisees close the doors is because there is not an adequate margin and sales are low because there is nothing special about Pirtek, or its service or its products. Product costs to franchisees are priced well above the market price. This is just the numbers side of this onerous business.
There are situations created by this poor business that make people to things they might not normally do. At least one manager committed suicide due to job stress. Divorce is common enough, the odds go up if you buy a Pirtek.
Employee injuries are common and result in expensive rates for all franchisees. One Van driver robbed two banks while at work and used the Pirtek Van as the get-away car. One technician was crushed by a small mini-dozer. He was given CPR at the site and air lifted to the hospital, he sustained severe upper body injuries.
The bottom line is that Pirtek tries to sell a poorly conceived business model that does not work in the USA.
In more than 14 years at franchising PirtekUSA has only managed to sell a very small number of franchises despite their over-ambitious growth plans, and a $500,000 per year advertising budget.
If you research Pirtek carefully you will come to the same, very real, conclusion that almost everyone else has: Pirtek, it should be called Poortek. Just ask Bobby Moore, or Dick Wilcox, or Irwin Zeatz, or Paul Gorney, or Mike Whitehead, or Bruce Farrer, or Paul Porcelli, or Monte Kramer, or Scott McGee or Kurt Braaten, all of them past Pirtek franchisees or employees.

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