Perfect combination
Pirtek Cumbria (formerly Pirtek Penrith) is under new management.
satellite depot to help us cover the huge territory,” he said.
That management may be new to customers served by the dedicated hose centre based at Penrith Industrial Estate, but the change in ownership marks the continuation of a partnership well proven at nearby Pirtek Preston. The new owners are Mark Barnes, licensee at Pirtek Preston and his sales manager John Osborne. “Pirtek Penrith will benefit from Mark’s commercial expertise, while I will be bringing my sales experience and focus,” Osborne said. The change in ownership marks a return to what Osbourne describes as “the old fashioned Pirtek way”. “In the long term, I would like to see additional vans and maybe even a
“But to begin with, we will be concentrating on providing Pirtek Cumbria’s customers with a convenient and reliable local service backed by products and services at the right price.” Mark Barnes said, “In many ways, the change in ownership launches a homecoming for Pirtek Cumbria as the territory used to be owned by the same owners as Pirtek Preston, which I now own.” “I have wanted to add this important centre to our portfolio for the past six or seven years. When the opportunity arose, John and I leapt at the chance.” The joint owners are keen to confirm that all staff at Pirtek Cumbria will be retained and training will be delivered where necessary. The four mobile sales and service vans operated from Pirtek Cumbria will also be committed to delivering the familiar Pirtek service across a territory that stretches from Lancaster to Carlisle. That will be good news for customers served by the Cumbrian Branch, including BAE at Barrow and the Sellafield nuclear power plant. “Thanks to our experience and success at Pirtek Preston, we know the recipe for running a successful Pirtek centre,” concludes John Osborne.
at Pirtek Cumbria
“Our task now is to emulate that success at Pirtek Cumbria.”
www.pirtek.eu
5
Made with FlippingBook HTML5