Eliminating the Downtime in No Time |
(Archive News Story - Products mentioned in this Archive News Story may or may not be available from the manufacturer.)
PIRTEK USA
501 Haverty Court
Rockledge, FL, 32955
USA
Press release date: August 21, 2008
(Portland, OR)---Choosing a business partner is a lot like choosing a mate: calculated yet integral to the union's overall success. Just ask husband and wife team and veteran entrepreneurs Kurt and Katrina Braaten, who will open PIRTEK Parkrose this August at 11931 NE Sumner Street.
Kurt and Katrina are no strangers to the entrepreneurial way of life. As a teenager growing up in Chicago, Kurt learned the ins and outs of the business world while working at his father's insulation business. Kurt climbed the ranks over the years, eventually becoming a manager and part owner, and created two additional businesses specializing in gutters with his wife, Katrina. In 2001, the Braatens sold all three businesses to Installed Building Products - a division of Edwards Companies - and moved to Tampa to open another insulation business in 2003. By 2005, the couple was in need of another change so they again sold their existing business to Installed Business Products and began contemplating their next move. After a visit to Portland in 2006, the Braatens headed west and started building a new life to be complemented with a new business opportunity.
"We looked at a wide variety of industries from retail to catering but none proved to be exactly what would best utilize our skills and be a useful addition to the local market," said Katrina, 49. "We grew our businesses in both Chicago and Tampa from the ground up and wanted to retain that same autonomy with our next venture while having the support of a larger corporation behind us. When we came across PIRTEK, we saw it was a perfect fit for our backgrounds and the market while also allowing us to be in business for ourselves but not by ourselves."
Rockledge, Florida-based PIRTEK USA is the world's leading service provider of ETA 1 Hour On-Site Hose Replacement. PIRTEK offers a 24 hour, 7 day service that serves almost every facet of industry including construction, manufacturing, transportation, agriculture and engineering among others. When an equipment breakdown occurs, it often results in costly delays in time and labor before the proper replacement hose is located and installed but PIRTEK vans carry the component parts necessary to manufacture hose assemblies on site. Hose and fittings can also be purchased over-the-counter at PIRTEK's national network of service centers that serve as home bases to its mobile fleet. There are nearly 40 PIRTEK service centers nationwide and over 180 PIRTEK mobile service vans serving major metropolitan markets throughout the country.
Projections are to open 12 service centers in 2008, increasing to 28 in 2009; it is estimated the United States could support 400 PIRTEK locations. With so many businesses that can benefit from their services, the Braatens hope to contribute to this growth by adding seven or eight vans to their current operation before expanding to a second location to better service Portland, Gresham, Hillsboro, Salem and their surrounding communities.
"Countless area businesses, from marine operations and ski resorts to railways and construction, can utilize PIRTEK's services because we literally bring the business to them and get their operations back up and running as soon as possible," said Kurt, 50. "As a result, Katrina and I will be able to do what we do best: run and grow a high-quality business that other business owners will benefit from."
|
|
|
|
|
Newsletters |
Industry
Market Trends
Has Got It |
- Latest developments
- Trends
- Best practices
- Opinions & Commentary
|
 |
Get Ahead.
Get IMT.
Subscribe Free Today
Subscribe View
Sample |
Your Gateway to a Fast
Changing World
Product News Alerts |
 |
Receive similar stories and other customized
news to keep you in the know on the products shaping
industry. |
Subscribe Free Today
Subscribe View
Sample |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 
