Pirtek
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| Founded | 1980 |
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| Founder | Peter Duncan |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | Stephen Dutton (CEO) |
| Products | Hydraulic Hose |
| Owner | Duncan family |
| Website | www |
Pirtek is a global brand specialising in Hydraulic & Industrial hose. It was founded in Australia in 1980 by Peter Duncan, expanding into the United Kingdom in 1988 and the United States in 1996. It operates its business using a franchise model.
Pirtek was founded in Australia in 1980 by Peter Duncan and Wally Davey. The name is a derivation of Pirelli Technology–Pirelli being one of their major suppliers. The company initially began as a grouping of distributors before branching out into franchising in 1985.[1][2][3][4][5]
The company expanded as a franchise to the United Kingdom in 1988 as Pirtek Europe. The European operation was originally a partnership between the original founders and British businessmen Forbes Petrie and Peter Brennan.[6][7][8] Pirtek Europe was bought out by Vision Capital in 2007, then to Halifax Group in 2015.[2][9]
In the late 1990s, the parent company, Pirtek Fluid Transfer Solutions sold off 80 percent of the United States franchise business, ultimately buying back the share in 2015.[10]
