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title: "Grease Monkey® Continues Partnership with Oilex Operating, LLC"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/c1670933-6df1-416f-97ad-5b20a8022890
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20240430_grease_monkey_continues_partnership_with_oilex_operating_llc.html
category: "Oil change"
industry: "Automotive"
segment: "Oil change"
published: 2024-04-30T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:00:26.710Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1450101499163-c8848c66ca85?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Grease Monkey® Continues Partnership with Oilex Operating, LLC

**TL;DR:** Grease Monkey continues its partnership with Oilex Operating, LLC, with Oilex Operating, LLC now owning 23 Grease Monkey locations after acquiring seven stores in Arizona and Colorado. Oilex Operating, LLC is spearheaded by President Ron Morrow, Jr., who has decades of experience with Grease Monkey.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2024-04-30. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20240430_grease_monkey_continues_partnership_with_oilex_operating_llc.html).*

## Story

Grease Monkey® is excited to announce a signed agreement that transitions ownership of seven stores in Arizona and Colorado.

Behind the signed agreement is Oilex Operating, LLC, spearheaded by President, Ron Morrow, Jr. Morrow has decades of experience with Grease Monkey, as his father was once the largest franchisee of the brand. After selling his stores to corporate, Morrow continued working under the brand as Vice President of Retail Operations.

In 2021, he ventured out to follow his father’s legacy and bought his own location in Fort Collins, Colorado. In June of 2023, Morrow, along with others, furthered their investment in Grease Monkey, becoming the brand’s largest franchisee group. With the recently signed agreement, Oilex Operating, LLC now owns 23 Grease Monkey locations.

“I’ve grown up around the Grease Monkey business and have been presented the opportunity to both continue what my father started years ago and help build the brand that our family holds a steep belief in,” said Ron Morrow, Jr. “The quick lube industry is consistently growing. Oilex Operating, LLC is thrilled to be a part of Grease Monkey.”

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- franchise expansion (topic)
- partnership (topic)
- Automotive (sector)
- Arizona (location)
- Colorado (location)
- Grease Monkey (company)
- store ownership (topic)
- quick lube industry (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20240430_grease_monkey_continues_partnership_with_oilex_operating_llc.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/c1670933-6df1-416f-97ad-5b20a8022890).