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<span id="docs-internal-guid-8e0bcc79-f7ad-501c-a12d-49ebb231511a"><h1 dir="ltr" style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222;    background-color: #ffffff;"><a href="http://www.pirtekusa.com/franchise.asp?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=tampa-bay-business-journal-top-50-global-franchise-looks-to-grow-tampa-bay-operation-1828" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pirtek</a>, the global leader in hydraulic hose replacement services, is embarking on an aggressive new U.S. growth plan following the recent buyback of the brand&#8217;s American operations. Pirtek CEO Glenn Duncan counts Tampa Bay among the company&#8217;s key U.S. growth areas, estimating that at least eight additional Pirtek franchises will soon open in the Tampa area.</span></h1><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="  color: #222222; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: #ffffff;">Pirtek is already in discussions with three potential franchisees in the Tampa area, Duncan told the </span><span style="  color: #222222; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: #ffffff;"><em>Tampa Bay Business Journal</em></span><span style="font-style: italic;   color: #222222; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: #ffffff;">.</span>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><span style="color: #222222;   background-color: #ffffff;">With global headquarters in Australia, Pirtek recently ranked as a Top 50 Global Franchise by Entrepreneur Magazine. The brand provides immediate response to businesses in need of repairs, and is in a unique position to capture business in a growing market like Tampa.</span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="color: #222222;   background-color: #ffffff;">&#8220;We know our markets; we know the industrial market quite well,&#8221; Duncan said. </span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="color: #222222;   background-color: #ffffff;">&#8220;Tampa is performing.&#8221;</span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="color: #222222;   background-color: #ffffff;">Pirtek&#8217;s Tampa expansion plans closely mirror the company&#8217;s growth in Brisbane, Australia, Duncan said. Pirtek has opened nine franchise locations in that area, and now boasts nearly 100 franchises across Australia.</span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="  color: #222222; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: #ffffff;">An additional Pirtek franchise will open in Miami in October as part of an expansion plan to open one Pirtek franchise per 500,000-person population base, Pirtek Vice President of Franchise Development Gwyn O&#8217;Kane told the </span><span style="  color: #222222; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: #ffffff;"><em>Memphis Business Journal</em></span><span style="  color: #222222; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: #ffffff;">.</span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="color: #222222;   background-color: #ffffff;">Click </span><a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/blog/morning-edition/2015/06/top-50-global-franchise-looks-to-grow-tampa-bay.html?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=tampa-bay-business-journal-top-50-global-franchise-looks-to-grow-tampa-bay-operation-1828" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style=" ">here</a><span style="color: #222222;   background-color: #ffffff;"> to read the original story.</span></div></span>

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