News Archive

27 November 2008

The Pirtek Kiwis achieve a fantastic win!

The Pirtek Kiwis - World Champions!
The New Zealand Rugby League team,sponsored by Pirtek achieved a fantastic win against the much fancied Australians in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup Final. Despite going 10 points down, the Pirtek Kiwis rallied to win by a convincing 34 points to 20, in front of a 50,000 crowd at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.

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26 November 2008

20 Years at the Top

Pirtek UK might be celebrating 20 years at the top of the hydraulic hose replacement sector, but the company is still on the expansion trail.

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26 November 2008

Taking Training to a New Level

Pirtek has opened a new National Training Centre in central Birmingham. The Centre which will provide a variety of training courses for Pirtek personnel from across the UK and Ireland was officially opened by the Chairman of Pirtek Europe, Kelvin Roberts.

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26 November 2008

Two Decades at the Top

From humble, Australian-import, single-depot beginnings in 1988, Pirtek has grown to become the dominant force in the UK’s emergency hose replacement sector in just two decades, as Mark Anthony reports.

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26 November 2008 Group Photos

Company Gold, National Silver for Pirtek Stoke

Craig Harrison, proprietor of leading local hose service provider Pirtek Stoke, has achieved an unprecedented double.   Having already been named Pirtek Franchisee of the Year, Craig was named as the silver place runner-up in the British Franchise Association’s own Franchisee of the Year award last week.

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2 May 2008

Pirtek at ScotPlant

Pirtek had a great time meeting well over 200 customers at the recent Scotplant exhibition at Ingliston near Edinburgh in April. The leading onsite hydraulic hose replacement service specialists ran a competition for an exclusive Team Eurotech jacket which generated over 100 entries – this was won by James Crawford of Beyard Services in Howwood (modelled here by Sheena)

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7 March 2008 Pirtek News Article

Pirtek latest news - Midlands

Pirtek Redditch opens up network gets stronger in the Midlands.

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16 January 2008 Pirtek News Article

Pirtek Mansfield gets close to its customers

On 3rd December Pirtek opened its latest trade counter on Hamilton Road, Sutton in Ashfield.  The new centre in North Nottinghamshire reduces downtime for local customers who previously had to travel further afield to find a Pirtek trade counter.  Run by Steve Maguire and Andy Godward, who also run the Pirtek centre in Nottingham, Pirtek Mansfield's is open from 8am to 5:30pm five days a week and from 8am to 12pm on a Saturday

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30 October 2007 Pirtek Centre Managers Conference Focuses on service

Pirtek Centre Managers Conference Focuses on service

Held on the weekend of the 12th and 13th October, Pirtek's annual Centre Managers' conference reached an unexpected climax.

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27 February 2007 Pirtek scoops Facilities Management Service Provider award

Pirtek scoops Facilities Management Service Provider award

Pirtek – the UK's leading provider of fluid transfer solutions – has been crowned ‘Hydraulics Company of the Year' in the annual awards presented by Building & Facilities News magazine.

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1 January 2007 Pirtek Waterford Goes From Strength To Strength

Pirtek Waterford Goes From Strength To Strength

Based in the South East of Ireland, Pirtek Waterford carries out work for leading customers in the construction, industrial and agricultural sectors. With an unrivalled fleet on the road, it is well placed to capitalise on the current construction boom in the city.

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2 January 2007 Alistair Wiggens - Pirtek UK

Pirtek Britain's fastest emergency hose replacement service and more...

Questions and answers from Warehouse & Logistics News...

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1 January 2007 Pirtek @ SED Stand 198, Avenue J

Pirtek @ SED Stand 198, Avenue J

The new catalogue will be available from May 2006 and showcases over 14,000 parts and consumables over 750 pages in a massive extension to the Pirtek product portfolio.

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1 January 2007 Pirtek's 400th Van on display at SED

Pirtek's 400th Van on display at SED

The crowds looked on as the recently unveiled 400th Pirtek van sits alongside the Pirtek Sponsored BTCC Honda Integra The Honda Integra is sponsored by Pirtek and driven by Mike Jordan. You can see it in action at any of the BTCC race days, contact your local Pirtek centre for more information.

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1 January 2007 Pirtek Gets On-board With Marine Industry Requirements

Pirtek Gets On-board With Marine Industry Requirements

For ship applications, the primary Pirtek offering is a range of heavy duty replacement hoses and fittings for engines and operating systems.

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1 January 2007 Pirtek Praised For Plant Hire Support Package

Pirtek Praised For Plant Hire Support Package

GPT comprises construction and access divisions with bases in Donegal, Sligo, Cavan, Drogheda, Dublin, Limerick, Carlow, Waterford, Cork and its headquarters in Galway.

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2 January 2007 Pirtek Goes From Strength To Strength In Ireland

Pirtek Goes From Strength To Strength In Ireland

Dublin-based businessman Ken Robertson has taken control Pirtek Dublin South promising an even wider and more efficient service for both new and existing customers.

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9 January 2007 New Licensee For Dublin South Pirtek Franchise

New Licensee For Dublin South Pirtek Franchise

Originally opened in 1994, Dublin South was the first Pirtek site in Ireland. It now employs 10 people and operates 6 mobile service units - combining to deliver Pirtek's service pledge of "Anytime. Anywhere. ETA one hour." In addition to the area of the city south of the river Liffey the depot also covers the counties of Kildare, Wicklow, Laois and Offaly.

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Pirtek UK is celebrating 20 years at the top...