PIRTEK
Franchise research report · reviewed 2026 disclosure data
Researching PIRTEK franchise opportunities? Every figure below is cited to the FDD.
- Franchising since
- 1997 Source: franchise.org
- Headquarters
- Rockledge, FL United States Source: franchise.org
PIRTEK is a B2B hydraulic and industrial hose service franchise that provides on-site mobile hose maintenance, preventative maintenance, emergency hose replacement, and repair services. Its customers operate in industries including construction, recycling, waste disposal, manufacturing, transportation, earthmoving, oil and gas, and material handling.
Headline figures
Quick facts
- How much does it cost to open a PIRTEK franchise?
- The PIRTEK Franchise Disclosure Document reports an estimated initial investment of $247,013–$689,614 (2026 FDD, Item 7, PDF p. 27). This is the franchisor's disclosed estimate, not a quote. Details
- What ongoing fees does PIRTEK charge?
- The disclosed ongoing royalty is $4 (2026 FDD, Item 6, PDF p. 16). The brand or advertising fund contribution is $2 (2026 FDD, Item 6, PDF p. 17). Other recurring fees are listed in Item 6. Details
- Does PIRTEK disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Yes. The PIRTEK FDD includes an Item 19 financial performance representation (2026 FDD, Item 19, PDF p. 61). Figures apply only to the locations and period each one covers. Details
- How many PIRTEK locations are there?
- The FDD reports 194 outlets at the end of 2025 (2026 FDD, Item 20, PDF p. 67). Existing locations do not indicate territory availability. Details
From reviewed FDD figures only. Not a recommendation or projection.
What the disclosures show
- 1Opening costs are estimated at $247,013 – $689,614 in the 2026 FDD (Item 7); several initial fee options apply.
- 2Item 19 covers 18 separate groups: other measures for 152 Franchised locations; other measures for 115 Franchised locations; other measures for 37 Franchised locations; other measures for 152 Franchised locations; other measures for 115 Franchised locations; other measures for 37 Franchised locations; other measures for 138 Franchised locations; other measures for 102 Franchised locations; other measures for 36 Franchised locations; other measures for 138 Franchised locations; other measures for 36 Franchised locations; other measures for 102 Franchised locations; other measures for 90 Franchised locations; other measures for 23 Franchised locations; other measures for 39 Franchised locations; other measures for 80 Franchised locations; other measures for 24 Franchised locations; other measures for 34 Franchised locations. They are not combined.
- 3Outlets grew by 32 in 2025, to 194 (Franchised, as labeled in the FDD, Item 20).
From reviewed FDD figures only. Not a recommendation or projection.
Costs · Items 5–7
What does it cost to open?
Estimated opening costs and the fees payable to the franchisor.
Startup Investment — Item 7
Total estimated initial investment
2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 27
Ongoing Fees — Item 6
Selected recurring charges; payment bases and conditions remain attached to each fee.
- Continuing License Fee — 4%Main ongoing fee
43 reported fees, each with its payment basis, are listed below; they haven't been sorted into recurring, initial and occasional groups yet.
Financial Performance — Item 19
What results are disclosed—and for which locations?
18 separate populations, shown apart. Revenue is not owner income.
Locations counted: not stated in the reviewed record
Other measures · 152 locations
- Who is counted
- All Franchised Centers continuously operating full year
- Period
- Count
- Excluded
- 41 opened during2025 excluded; one opened/closed during year.
- Method
- Franchisee-reported historical full calendar year; Gross Sales cash/credit/barter excluding sales/use tax. Gross profit sales less product cost only, excludes labor and other direct costs.
Locations counted: not stated in the reviewed record
Other measures · 115 locations
- Who is counted
- Tier 1 Centers continuously operating full year
- Period
- Count
- Excluded
- 41 opened during2025 excluded; one opened/closed during year.
- Method
- Franchisee-reported historical full calendar year; Gross Sales cash/credit/barter excluding sales/use tax. Gross profit sales less product cost only, excludes labor and other direct costs.
Locations counted: not stated in the reviewed record
Other measures · 37 locations
- Who is counted
- Tier 2 Centers continuously operating full year
- Period
- Average Gross sales
- Excluded
- 41 opened during2025 excluded; one opened/closed during year.
- Method
- Franchisee-reported historical full calendar year; Gross Sales cash/credit/barter excluding sales/use tax. Gross profit sales less product cost only, excludes labor and other direct costs.
Locations counted: not stated in the reviewed record
Other measures · 152 locations
- Who is counted
- operational PIRTEK Centers
- Period
- Highest gross Sales
- Method
- Franchisee-reported historical full calendar year; Gross Sales cash/credit/barter excluding sales/use tax. Gross profit sales less product cost only, excludes labor and other direct costs.
Locations counted: not stated in the reviewed record
Other measures · 115 locations
- Who is counted
- Tier 1 PIRTEK Centers
- Period
- Highest gross Sales
- Method
- Franchisee-reported historical full calendar year; Gross Sales cash/credit/barter excluding sales/use tax. Gross profit sales less product cost only, excludes labor and other direct costs.
Locations counted: not stated in the reviewed record
Other measures · 37 locations
- Who is counted
- Tier 2 PIRTEK Centers
- Period
- Highest gross Sales
- Method
- Franchisee-reported historical full calendar year; Gross Sales cash/credit/barter excluding sales/use tax. Gross profit sales less product cost only, excludes labor and other direct costs.
Locations counted: not stated in the reviewed record
Other measures · 138 locations
- Who is counted
- All Franchised Centers continuously operating full year
- Period
- Count
- Excluded
- 24 opened2024 excluded; none opened/closed.
- Method
- Franchisee-reported historical full calendar year; Gross Sales cash/credit/barter excluding sales/use tax. Gross profit sales less product cost only, excludes labor and other direct costs.
Locations counted: not stated in the reviewed record
Other measures · 102 locations
- Who is counted
- Tier 1 Centers continuously operating full year
- Period
- Count
- Excluded
- 24 opened2024 excluded; none opened/closed.
- Method
- Franchisee-reported historical full calendar year; Gross Sales cash/credit/barter excluding sales/use tax. Gross profit sales less product cost only, excludes labor and other direct costs.
Locations counted: not stated in the reviewed record
Other measures · 36 locations
- Who is counted
- Tier 2 Centers continuously operating full year
- Period
- Count
- Excluded
- 24 opened2024 excluded; none opened/closed.
- Method
- Franchisee-reported historical full calendar year; Gross Sales cash/credit/barter excluding sales/use tax. Gross profit sales less product cost only, excludes labor and other direct costs.
Locations counted: not stated in the reviewed record
Other measures · 138 locations
- Who is counted
- operational PIRTEK Centers
- Period
- Highest gross Sales
- Method
- Franchisee-reported historical full calendar year; Gross Sales cash/credit/barter excluding sales/use tax. Gross profit sales less product cost only, excludes labor and other direct costs.
Locations counted: not stated in the reviewed record
Other measures · 36 locations
- Who is counted
- Tier 2 PIRTEK Centers
- Period
- Highest gross Sales
- Method
- Franchisee-reported historical full calendar year; Gross Sales cash/credit/barter excluding sales/use tax. Gross profit sales less product cost only, excludes labor and other direct costs.
Locations counted: not stated in the reviewed record
Other measures · 102 locations
- Who is counted
- Tier 1 PIRTEK Centers
- Period
- Lowest gross Profit
- Method
- Franchisee-reported historical full calendar year; Gross Sales cash/credit/barter excluding sales/use tax. Gross profit sales less product cost only, excludes labor and other direct costs.
Locations counted: not stated in the reviewed record
Other measures · 90 locations
- Who is counted
- Full-year centers operating 5+* full years
- Period
- Count gross sales
- Excluded
- 41new excluded;1opened/closed.
- Method
- Franchisee-reported historical full calendar year; Gross Sales cash/credit/barter excluding sales/use tax. Gross profit sales less product cost only, excludes labor and other direct costs. Five-plus cohort maximum27years.
Locations counted: not stated in the reviewed record
Other measures · 23 locations
- Who is counted
- Full-year centers operating 3-4 full years
- Period
- Count gross sales
- Excluded
- 41new excluded;1opened/closed.
- Method
- Franchisee-reported historical full calendar year; Gross Sales cash/credit/barter excluding sales/use tax. Gross profit sales less product cost only, excludes labor and other direct costs. Five-plus cohort maximum27years.
Locations counted: not stated in the reviewed record
Other measures · 39 locations
- Who is counted
- Full-year centers operating 1-2 full years
- Period
- Count gross sales
- Excluded
- 41new excluded;1opened/closed.
- Method
- Franchisee-reported historical full calendar year; Gross Sales cash/credit/barter excluding sales/use tax. Gross profit sales less product cost only, excludes labor and other direct costs. Five-plus cohort maximum27years.
Locations counted: not stated in the reviewed record
Other measures · 80 locations
- Who is counted
- Full-year centers operating 5+* full years
- Period
- Count gross sales
- Excluded
- 24new excluded;none opened/closed.
- Method
- Franchisee-reported historical full calendar year; Gross Sales cash/credit/barter excluding sales/use tax. Gross profit sales less product cost only, excludes labor and other direct costs. Five-plus cohort maximum27years.
Locations counted: not stated in the reviewed record
Other measures · 24 locations
- Who is counted
- Full-year centers operating 3-4 full years
- Period
- Count gross sales
- Excluded
- 24new excluded;none opened/closed.
- Method
- Franchisee-reported historical full calendar year; Gross Sales cash/credit/barter excluding sales/use tax. Gross profit sales less product cost only, excludes labor and other direct costs. Five-plus cohort maximum27years.
Locations counted: not stated in the reviewed record
Other measures · 34 locations
- Who is counted
- Full-year centers operating 1-2 full years
- Period
- Count gross sales
- Excluded
- 24new excluded;none opened/closed.
- Method
- Franchisee-reported historical full calendar year; Gross Sales cash/credit/barter excluding sales/use tax. Gross profit sales less product cost only, excludes labor and other direct costs. Five-plus cohort maximum27years.
These groups are never combined.
Outlet Changes — Item 20
How has the outlet count changed?
Franchised, as labeled in the FDD · counts as of 2025 of each year.
2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 67
Net +53 outlets, 2023–2025
Year-end counts reported in Item 20. The scale starts at zero; the labels between the dots show each year's change. Openings and closures for 2025 haven't been pulled from the Item 20 tables yet, so no turnover or churn is shown.
Questions to investigate
Prompts based on what this brand's reviewed disclosures do and don't show — not conclusions. Join free as a member to save questions to your research.
For the franchisor
Which line items in the 2026 Item 7 estimate ($247,013 – $689,614) vary most by market, and why?
Which initial fee option would apply to my situation, and what conditions or discounts affect it?
Which locations are included in the Item 19 figures, and which were excluded?
Reported units went from 162 to 194 in 2025. How many new units opened, closed or changed hands?
Is a territory available in my area, and how is it defined in my agreement?
For current and former owners
How did your actual startup costs and timeline compare with the Item 7 estimate?
How many hours a week do you work in the business, and in what role?
How do your results compare with the Item 19 figures, and what explains the difference?
What support from the franchisor has been most and least useful?
For your advisors
Ask a franchise attorney to review the territory, renewal, transfer and termination terms.
Ask an accountant to build a cash-flow plan using your own assumptions, not the franchisor's.
Sources & vintage history
Every displayed fact is retained with its disclosure vintage, item, page, and reviewed status. Prior vintages remain on file rather than being overwritten.
Citations (2026 FDD)
- [1]Estimated initial investment — Item 7 · PDF p. 27
- [2]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — All Franchised Centers continuously operating full year · PDF p. 61; PDF p. 64
- [3]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Tier 1 Centers continuously operating full year · PDF p. 61; PDF p. 64
- [4]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Tier 2 Centers continuously operating full year · PDF p. 61; PDF p. 64
- [5]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — operational PIRTEK Centers · PDF p. 61; PDF p. 64
- [6]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Tier 1 PIRTEK Centers · PDF p. 61; PDF p. 64
- [7]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Tier 2 PIRTEK Centers · PDF p. 61; PDF p. 64
- [8]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — All Franchised Centers continuously operating full year · PDF p. 62; PDF p. 66
- [9]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Tier 1 Centers continuously operating full year · PDF p. 63; PDF p. 66
- [10]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Tier 2 Centers continuously operating full year · PDF p. 63; PDF p. 66
- [11]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — operational PIRTEK Centers · PDF p. 63; PDF p. 66
- [12]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Tier 2 PIRTEK Centers · PDF p. 63; PDF p. 66
- [13]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Tier 1 PIRTEK Centers · PDF p. 66; PDF p. 63
- [14]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Full-year centers operating 5+* full years · PDF p. 61; PDF p. 65
- [15]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Full-year centers operating 3-4 full years · PDF p. 62; PDF p. 65
- [16]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Full-year centers operating 1-2 full years · PDF p. 62; PDF p. 65
- [17]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Full-year centers operating 5+* full years · PDF p. 63; PDF p. 66
- [18]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Full-year centers operating 3-4 full years · PDF p. 63; PDF p. 66
- [19]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Full-year centers operating 1-2 full years · PDF p. 63; PDF p. 66
- [20]Outlet counts — Item 20, Table 1 · PDF p. 67
"PDF p." is the page in the PDF file; "printed p." is the number printed on the FDD page. Source document: FDD
Territory & operations
170 addresses in Franopolis's imported location list. Coverage may differ from Item 20 outlet counts.
These are contract disclosures, not confirmation that any territory is currently available.
Legal & agreement
Franchisor financial statements
No verified franchisor financial statement figures have been reviewed yet.
SBA-backed loans to franchisees
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Source: U.S. Small Business Administration 7(a) & 504 FOIA data. Loan volume is not a measure of franchisee success.
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