The mobile hydraulic hose franchise added seven new owners and opened five locations in the third quarter, while several existing owners expanded.
PIRTEK USA, the mobile and retail hydraulic and industrial hose service franchise, awarded 12 territories and opened five locations in the third quarter, the Rockledge, Fla., company said Oct. 20. Seven new owners joined, and two existing franchisees took additional territories. New units opened in Fort Mill, Stockton, Las Vegas North, Edison and Columbia, Mo., the last added by Wes Snyder, a seven-location owner the IFA named a 2026 Franchisee of the Year. Multi-unit owner Tim Kelly signed for his fifth location, in Brooksville, Fla. The company said its U.S. network passed 200 locations this year. Some of franchising's steadiest growth sits in business-to-business service, where the customer is a contractor counting hours of equipment downtime.
PIRTEK USAThe hydraulic hose franchise sold 22 territories and opened 7 locations in Q3, entering New Hampshire and Kansas while climbing 12 spots on Franchise Times' Top 400.
Revscale Media (illustration)PIRTEK USA opened 10 hydraulic hose service locations and awarded 11 new territories in the second quarter, extending a record 2026 pace.
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