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title: "Boston Business Journal: Industrial supply company wants to add at least 10 Boston-area locations"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/fea0e511-b644-4bac-b0fc-76c08bf05f19
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/boston-business-journal-industrial-supply-company-wants-to-add-at-least-10-boston-area-locations-2187
category: "Repair & handyman"
industry: "Home Services"
segment: "Repair & handyman"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2015-07-31T20:15:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:34:28.920Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/8d777f385d3dfec8815d20f7496026dc3568.png
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# Boston Business Journal: Industrial supply company wants to add at least 10 Boston-area locations

**TL;DR:** Pirtek USA plans to add 10 new locations in the Boston area over the next two years. The brand currently has 52 US locations and 400 locations worldwide.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2015-07-31. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/boston-business-journal-industrial-supply-company-wants-to-add-at-least-10-boston-area-locations-2187).*

## Story

Pirtek USA, a franchise that specializes in onsite hydraulic hose repairs, is planning to add 10 new locations in the Boston area over the course of the next couple years. The brand currently has 400 locations in 23 countries worldwide, with 52 of those locations being in here in the U.S.

“There’s hydraulics everywhere; you just don’t think about it,” said Gwyn O’Kane, vice president of development for Pirtek, in an interview with the Boston Business Journal.“When you hop in your car and turn the steering wheel, when you turn on the AC, there’s hoses to supply you with nice cold air.”The brand plans to open one new location every month in major U.

S. metropolitan cities.“We’re not like Dunkin’ Donuts on every street corner, but we look to put our franchise in about every 500,000-person populations base,” O’Kane said.

With the success of the current location in Avon, Pirtek looks to continue to grow in Boston and the greater Northeastern part of the U.S. Read the original story here.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchise growth (topic)
- Home Services (sector)
- Dunkin' Donuts (company)
- Boston (location)
- PIRTEK USA (company)
- location planning (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/boston-business-journal-industrial-supply-company-wants-to-add-at-least-10-boston-area-locations-2187). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/fea0e511-b644-4bac-b0fc-76c08bf05f19).