In the pipeline - Pirtek UK

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An early Franchisee Conference. Left to right; Steve Hill (Pirtek Australia), Gerald Glynn (Pirtek Oldbury),
Forbes Petrie (Pirtek UK), Jean Glynn (Pirtek Oldbury), Alan Maidwell (Pirtek Tyne and Wear-still the franchisee),
Peter Brennan (Pirtek UK), Sandy Glen (Pirtek Slough – now Pirtek Southampton), Paul Willis (Pirtek Greenwich)
Just five years later, the
network comprised more than
20 Centres and Pirtek had
outgrown its Park Royal home.
Pirtek Park Royal was sold and
the head office operations moved
to new premises (and its current
home) in Acton, West London.
The network continued to grow both
The company netted the
coveted British Franchise
Association (BFA) Franchise
of the Year award
in the UK and, with the sale of the
first overseas license, in Ireland
where the opening of the Dublin
centre in 1994 was to set the
Emerald Isle on a similarly fruitful
relationship with the Pirtek
business model.
Based upon the success of the
Irish expansion, Pirtek then turned
its attention to continental Europe,
quickly establishing a firm footing
in Germany, France and the Benelux
countries in 1996.
The following year was
to prove similarly significant
in Pirtek’s remarkable history
as the company netted the coveted
British Franchise Association (BFA)
Franchise of the Year award.
“Looking back, it’s clear that
we were in the right place at the
right time and with the right
product,” says Pirtek’s Alistair
Wiggins. “We had a superb range
of products and services and we
were offering them at a time when
the growth in self-employment had
Dublin becomes first
Irish Centre
Expansion into
Germany, France
and Benelux
Franchisor of the
Year award
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