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WELCOME
Welcome to the new look FLUID Magazine, we trust that you will enjoy
everything it has to offer.
We will be bringing you some more specific, localised content throughout
the course of the magazine which we’re sure you will be able to derive
benefit from.
The first six months of the year have led to a number of changes within
the PIRTEK system. Most notably has been the acquisition of PIRTEK USA’s
master franchise by the Australian parent company - Duncan Family
Investments.
The North American market has been identified as a huge area of growth
and the focus in the coming 12-24 months will be to expand on the 52
franchises that are currently held in the US and penetrate some new
markets with the PIRTEK system. Glenn Duncan has been overseeing things
in the US in conjunction with US Franchising Manager, Gwyn O’Kane and
Morgan Arundel, the President of PIRTEK USA.
It is an exciting time in that part of the world and with an aggressive
approach to the business no doubt you will hear more about PIRTEK and
the activities in the USA.
Stephen Dutton
Chief Executive Officer
Pirtek Fluid Systems Pty Ltd
/PIRTEK
@PIRTEKAUS
FLUID MAGAZINE I www.pirtek.com.au
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GLENN DUNCAN INTERVIEW
GLENN DUNCAN Q&A
FLUID: Glenn to start with, some
exciting times for the entire PIRTEK
Group.
Without question it is. There has
been a lot going on over the last
six months and I think we’re in a
great position for growth. The US
acquisition has been the core
for me - which I think gives us a
wonderful platform to work from,
but also in a general sense we’ve
been reviewing practices and
looking to streamline many of our
processes.
What was the reasoning behind
the US acquisition?
The most important thing I guess
for us is the ability to broaden
our customer base in the biggest
consumer market in the world.
PIRTEK is a unique business in the
United States and unique from a
franchising model also. By bringing
USA back into the group, it gives
us corporate stability as well as the
ability to set long term objectives
with that market share behind us.
Will there be any major changes
noticeable as a result of the
acquisition of PIRTEK USA?
For the meantime, no. President
Morgan Arundel has agreed to
stay on in his role for a period of
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two years from the acquisition
(February), Gwyn O’Kane who has
been with the organization a long
time on the franchising front stays in
place - all of those elements remain
to ensure a smooth transition to our
customers and franchise base, who
of course are vital to the success of
the business.
What are the key aims for PIRTEK
USA in the coming months?
Growth of our franchise base
and market share. We are already
investigating a number of new
markets where we can take the
PIRTEK model and apply it. For
us, we have the ability to grow
exponentially in the US market
that we may not have in Australia
(from a franchising perspective).
Transport throughout the US is
huge, mining and oil are showing
growth, so those are the key areas
that we’re looking at right now,
also the population bases to back
up the business. Since the start of
the year we’ve opened three new
franchises, so we’re sitting at 52 and
will expand into south Florida by the
end of the year and hopefully will
have a few more announcements
in a number of exciting cities over
the coming months.
Synergistically, the USA
acquisition makes a great deal of
sense…
It does. It brings USA into line
with what we’re doing in Australia,
New Zealand, Mongolia and South
Africa and gives us a platform
for expansion into Canada. Each
market is different, but by applying
the same principles to our business
in each market, we can achieve
success. There is also a process of
learning and adapting. Some of the
strategies and processes we have
in the US can be applied to our
Australian market, equally some of
the processes we have in Australia
can be applied to the US.
Does it corporately change the
thinking?
At head office, in some senses
yes - we have to have a more
‘global’ outlook to what we’re
doing but at franchise level in each
market - no. The pillars that PIRTEK
has been built on since 1980 are still
the same - high levels of customer
service at the local level, but with
global support remain exactly as
they have been. At franchise level,
we don’t expect our franchisees
or customers to see too much of a
difference aside from us working
better to service them with the
products and support needed to
service their customers in a better
way with more efficiencies.
You recently had a chance to
go to New Zealand - what are your
thoughts on the market there?
New Zealand is tracking well for
PIRTEK. We have 20 franchises there
and it is growing all the time. Chris
Bourke and his team on the ground
are doing a terrific job. Stephen
(Dutton) and I went over to their
annual conference and gala and
had a great time. They have a
wonderful, well connected group
of franchisees who are enthusiastic
about the brand. PIRTEK New
Zealand has a great relationship
with the New Zealand Rugby
League as its naming rights partner
for the National Team and it works
really well for PIRTEK both on the
ground in New Zealand in terms of
connecting with the community
and our customer base, but also in
Australia - those games get a huge
amount of exposure in Australia, so
there’s a definite crossover there.
a customer sense. The product
range many of our customers
and franchisees will have noticed
has expanded over recent times
and we’re always investigating
new products that can bring
us new customers that may not
have considered PIRTEK as an
outlet - particularly in the areas of
automotive, marine and the like.
We’ve welcomed a new marketing
team on-board to look at what
we’re doing and how we’re going
about our business, the two guys,
Mark Devitt and David Ciantar
have a wealth of knowledge in the
franchising and industrial arena
and the areas they have identified
and changes that they will be
making will become evident in the
back six months of 2015. They are
being backed up by my daughter
Antonia, who comes to us as the
third generation Duncan family
member to be part of our team,
which is incredibly exciting. We are
looking forward to the challenges
that we’re facing, knowing that
we have a good team, great
customers and a brilliant franchise
base behind us and supporting us.
In Australia, the market has
presented some challenges
therefore some different thinking - is
that a fair assumption?
In some respects yes. The
Australian market has become a
little tougher for PIRTEK meaning
that we have to be smarter about
who we attract to the business in
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PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE
PIRTEK MIDLAND
Brad, Lef, Mika and Michael from Pirtek Midland
Franchisee's Michael Roberts
and Bradley Scott have a long
history with Pirtek. Bradley began
his career at 16 years old with Pirtek
Welshpool in 1988. In 1992, Michael,
a qualified panel beater with a
passion for vintage cars then joined
at 21 years old
The pair worked there until early
2000 when they accepted and
opportunity to become contractors
carrying out hydraulic attachment
and circuitry installations.
In 2007, Michael and Bradley saw
an opportunity for a new Pirtek
Service centre in the Midland area
and a proposal was presented to
PFS.
Later that year, Pirtek Midland
was born and operations began
in November 2007 from 9 Bushby
Street, Bellevue.
Pirtek Midland went on to be
'Franchise of the Year' finalists for
WA/SA/NT in 2011 and 2013. In 2012
they won this award as well as a
'National Runner Up' award.
From the opening day a plan was
in place to invest in the future of
Pirtek Midland. A 2500sqm block of
land in the neighbouring industrial
area of Midvale was purchased
and plans began for a world class
Pirtek Service Centre which is now
near completion.
The brand new Service Centre
boasts 750sqm of workshop, 440sqm
of office and showroom, wash bay
facility for those really dirty jobs and
28 parking bays.
New services in the pipeline for
Pirtek Midland include a testing
facility and capability to supply the
customer base with code hoses
locally.
"Brad and I are very proud of the achievements
of Pirtek Midland which has been made possible
with the support of a great team, hard work and
the support of the Pirtek Network.
We are looking forward to a bright future in our
new home."
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BRONCOS ON TOP
On the eve of the NRL Telstra
Premiership Finals Series, the PIRTEKbacked Brisbane Broncos are in the
box seat to make a charge for yet
another victory.
With Wayne Bennett back at the
helm in 2015, the Broncos have fired
and cannot be deposed from the
top two on the ladder.
This guarantees them a pair
of finals to be held at home at
Suncorp Stadium, with no doubt a
raucous Brisbane crowd cheering
them on.
The season from the Broncos has
been stellar to say the least. They
have won 10 of their 12 matches at
home and have lost just six as the
season winds up.
The late season charge has been
impressive - including a stirring
victory against defending premiers,
the South Sydney Rabbitohs - which
dramatically shortened the Broncos'
odds of winning the Premiership.
Joining the PIRTEK-backed team
in the Finals will be equal favourites,
the Sydney Roosters, the Rabbitohs
aiming to make it two from two,
the impressive Sharks who have
bounced back after a couple of
lean seasons, the Cowboys looking
for their first Title, former premiers
Melbourne Storm, last year's runners
up the Bulldogs and the Dragons.
PIRTEK wishes Wayne Bennett
and the Broncos the best for the
Premiership Charge.
All matches from the NRL Finals
Series will be shown live on the Nine
Network.
DJRTP LIVERIES EXCITING FANS
One of the more interesting parts
of the 2015 V8 Supercars season
has been the liveries displayed by
DJR Team Penske. Practically every
round has seen a new liveried car
debuted, rotating through sponsors
of the team and the brands under
the Penske umbrella.
One constant has remained
though, and that is the PIRTEK
branding on the headlights.
The association that PIRTEK has
with DJR Team Penske provides
an outstanding platform to reengage with V8 Supercars, but with
a true business focus on what we
do as well through a business-tobusiness relationship with Penske
Transportation Group Global.
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PIRTEK FISHING
CHALLENGE
The PIRTEK Fishing Challenge
was once again a huge success
right around Australia, cementing
its position as one of the biggest
single-day fishing competitions
anywhere around the world.
Men, women and children of all
ages were entered once again,
with anglers competing heartily for
the $160,000-odd in prizes.
Importantly, the PIRTEK Fishing
Challenge was raising money
once again for Prostate Cancer
Foundation of Australia but also
this year, Australia’s leading
Neuroscience Research Institute,
the Peter Duncan Neurosciences
Unit at St Vincents Hospital.
The prizes have been run and
won with each category/species
winner in NSW/ACT, Queensland,
Northern WA (boat-based species),
Murray Darling Basin and Great
Dividing Range collecting a $1600
prize pack courtesy of Lowrance,
Berkley, Abu Garcia and Spotters;
second prize a $800 prize pack
thanks to Berkley, Abu Garcia and
Spotters; third prize a $600 prize
pack courtesy of Berkley and Abu
Garcia. Meanwhile, the best Junior
in each category/species won a
$500 BCF Voucher, second place
received a $200 BCF Voucher, while
the winners of the Mystery Length
in each category took out $4,000
cash. Prizes in Northern Territory,
Tasmania, South Australia and
South WA were half that amount.
For a full list of minor placings
and winners, please visit www.
pirtekfishingchallenge.com.au.
MAJOR PRIZE
A new Stacer 449 Outlaw with
Evinrude E-TEC Outboard, plus
Evinrude trailer worth $25,000
WINNER: Geoffrey Hagarty,
Leumeah, NSW
On The Water Prizes:
Lowrance HDS-8m Gen2
Multifunction Chartplotter worth
$2,299
WINNER: Cristian Marsicano,
Gowrie, Tas
Berkley Fishing Tackle Pack worth
$2,000
WINNER: Courtney White, Falls
Creek, Vic
BCF $1,500 Spending Spree
WINNER: Glen Wye, Bomaderry,
NSW
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Great Dividing Range
Rainbow Trout
1st: Glenn Croker (43.8cm)
Junior: Maxine Girling (44.2cm)
Mystery Length - 41.0cm: Rick
Whyte (40.3cm)
Murray/Darling Basin
European Carp
1st: Kirsty Pinal (82.0cm)
Junior: Connor Graham (79.0cm)
Mystery Length - 56.0cm: Lee
Whitmore (55.7cm)
Golden Perch
1st: Todd Hughes (61.0cm)
Junior: Ruby Thornely (64.3cm)
Mystery Length - 47cm: Jason
Varcoe (46.9cm)
Redfin
1st: Peter Willott (48.8cm)
Junior: Isabel Schumacher (34.6cm)
Mystery Length - 33.0cm: Phil Taafe
33.0cm
TASMANIA
Brown Trout
1st: Jamie Harris (69.3cm)
Junior: Samuel Evans (51.2cm)
Mystery Length - 46cm: David
Horton (48cm)
Northern Territory
QUEENSLAND
Barramundi
1st: Glenn Watt (102cm)
Junior: Kylara Morris (56.3cm)
Mystery Length - 77cm: Hugh
Raeburn (74.0cm)
Barramundi
1st: Rob Schmidt (118.5cm)
Junior: Drayer Smith (108.8cm)
Mystery Length - 78cm: Mick
Yeomans (76.5cm)
Queenfish
1st: Chris Holdsworth (94.8cm)
Junior: Not Won
Mystery Length - 75cm: Jolene
Koivumaki
Flathead
1st: Trent Tapscott (85cm)
Junior: Michael Joos (67.5cm)
Mystery Length - 61cm: Brian Mah
(61cm)
Whiting
1st: Brett van Lathum (43.3cm)
Junior: Mark Drescher (40cm)
Kajewski (36cm)
NSW/ACT
Flathead
1st: John Lollback (93cm)
Junior: Malcolm Scarlett (64.1cm)
Mystery Length - 63.5cm: Andrew
Hollard (63.5cm)
Whiting
1st: Kim Hayward (47.5cm)
Junior: Wyatt North (39cm)
Mystery Length - 37.5cm: Mal
Hancock (37.5cm)
VICTORIA
Bream
1st: Paul Mayer (44cm)
Junior: Jacob Farley (40cm)
Mystery Length - 34.5cm: Linda
Kettyle (34.5cm)
Flathead
1st: Ashley Hartley (85cm)
Junior: Harley Finn (49.9cm)
Mystery Length - 58cm: Matt
Cunningham (58cm)
WA NORTH
Bass
1st: David Bond (51.1cm)
Junior: Luke Robson (46.2cm)
Mystery Length - 37cm: Greg
Huggins (37.1cm)
Bream
1st: Douglas Jones (47.3cm)
Junior: Scooter Kerstens (43.1cm)
Mystery Length - 34cm: Luke Seller
(34cm)
Flathead
1st: Shaun House (59.2cm)
Junior: Jaiden Popowski (70.8cm)
Mystery Length - 52.5cm: Liam
Hughes (55.1cm)
Trevally
1st: Ryan Turner (110cm)
Junior: Jaxon Marriott (57cm)
Mystery Length - 68cm: Cory
Woodward (70cm)
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Australian Herring
1st: Tim Doyle (28.1cm)
Junior: Riley Peters (23.4cm)
Mystery Length - 25cm: Peter
Sharland (25cm)
King George Whiting
1st: Ken Trowbridge (57.8cm)
Junior: Wayne Letton (51.1cm)
Mystery Length - 41cm: Glynn
Brooks (41.6cm)
WA SOUTH
Bream (Black/Yellow)
1st: Robbie Riches (42.8cm)
Junior: Leah Bromley (40cm)
Mystery Length - 31cm: Gareth
Chivers (30.8cm)
Tailor
1st: Justin McDiarmid (47.5cm)
Junior: Riley Walton (41cm)
Hawke (40.4cm)
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AROUND THE PIRTEK WORLD
NEW
ZEALAND
PIRTEK New Zealand held its
annual awards recently to honor
the franchisees that best carry out
their operations.
Joining General Manager, Chris
Bourke and key executives at the
Awards Dinner were Executive
Director, Glenn Duncan and Chief
Executive Officer, Stephen Dutton.
PIRTEK Taranaki took out
HONORS
ITS
BEST!
Franchise of the Year for its efforts.
Franchisees Jeff and Janice Dobson
also took out the Most Improved
Franchise of the 2014/2015 year.
It was a close fought battle with
the judging going right down to the
wire. Runner-Up in Franchise of the
Year was PIRTEK Taranaki.
South Canterbury won the Sales
Achievement Award. The team
in South Canterbury secured a
number of new major recurring
customers throughout the
preceding year which contributed
to them winning the award.
With 20 franchises now operating
in New Zealand, PIRTEK is going
from strength to strength in the
country.
PIRTEK ATTENDS PENSKE
SPONSOR SUMMIT
PIRTEK Executive Director, Glenn
Duncan recently attended the
Penske Racing Sponsor Summit at
Penske’s sprawling headquarters in
Mooresville, North Carolina.
The global gathering of
Penske partners from around the
world through its various racing
activities allowed Glenn the
opportunity to gain insight into
the Penske operation that races
in key American series such as the
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and
the Verizon IndyCar Series. Penske
Racing has also branched its
operation to Australia - purchasing
a major stake in the iconic Dick
Johnson Racing V8 Supercars
stable.
PIRTEK joined forces with the
Penske Racing/Dick Johnson
Racing conglomerate - now known
as DJR Team Penske at the back
end of 2014.
Former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
race winner, Marcos Ambrose
started the season with the
DJRTP V8 Supercar squad as its
flagship driver. PIRTEK has a long
association with Ambrose having
been the major sponsor on the car
that he took to two V8 Supercar
Championships.
The arrangement was built on the
business-to-business opportunities
that exist for PIRTEK in Australia
with the rapidly expanding Penske
Transportation Group Global
in that market, however with
the acquisition of the US Master
Franchise by the Duncan family at
the beginning of the year, that now
has the potential to expand into
the USA.
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USA
PREPARING FOR
EXPANSION
The PIRTEK USA team is gearing
up for a rapid expansion over the
coming 12-18 months.
A number of centers have been
identified for the PIRTEK expansion,
with the key number being a
population of at least 5000.
An announcement was made
in May that PIRTEK would open its
first South Florida franchise around
October this year and is looking at
other key markets including more
in Florida and Memphis, Tennessee.
Another market touted for a PIRTEK
outlet is Dayton, Ohio.
Areas that include heavy logistics
and distribution industries are being
focused on.
Four new Service and Supply
Centers have come online since
the beginning of 2015, growing the
PIRTEK footprint to 52 Centers.
DUNCAN NEUROSCIENCE
RESEARCHER HONORED
The Peter Duncan Neuroscience
Unit at St Vincents Hospital in
Sydney is continually lauded as
the number one Neuroscience
Research facility in Australia.
The focus of the Unit - named
after PIRTEK co-founder, Peter
Duncan - is to study adult stem
cells and their role in causing
and exacerbating neurological
diseases, in the process searching
to apply new neuroscience
techniques for patients suffering
from diseases such as Multiple
Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease and
Alzheimer’s, along with other
neurological infections, as well as
stroke.
Professor Bruce Brew who heads
up the Applied Neuroscience
Research program which includes
the Peter Duncan Neuroscience
Unit was recently awarded for
his work on the Queen’s Birthday
Honours List becoming a Member
in the General Division (AM) for
significant service to medicine,
particularly the neurological
impacts of HIV/AIDS, as a clinician
and researcher, and to medical
education.
By utilising a multi-disciplinary
approach, the research
program involves an array
of new techniques in field of
neurobiology, stem cell biology,
neuroimmunology, neurovirology
and neuropsychology.
The PIRTEK family offers its
congratulations to Professor Brew
and his team for this honour.
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THE
CHASE
FOR THE
PIRTEK
ENDURO
CUP
BEGINS!
The focus of the V8 Supercars
field has switched into endurance
mode, with the PIRTEK Enduro
Cup set to begin next weekend
(September 11-13) at the Wilson
Security Sandown 500.
The third year of V8 Supercars’
Championship-within-aChampionship sees the 25 outfits
vying for the Cup created by
renowned Australian industrial artist,
James Corbett which carries some
400 parts directly from the PIRTEK
catalogue.
To date, the only squad that has
taken the PIRTEK Enduro Cup home
has been Queensland-based Red
Bull Racing Australia - who have
struck ominous form just at the right
time with Jamie Whincup recording
a Saturday race victory at the
most recent V8 Supercars event in
Sydney.
Current Driver and Team
Championship leaders, Ford
team, Prodrive Racing Australia
will be looking to eclipse its archrival Holden squad as it chases its
maiden Championship and PIRTEK
Enduro Cup.
Whilst the leading Holden and
Ford teams go in as the ones to
chase in this year’s PIRTEK Enduro
Cup, there is no shortage of teams
from both manufacturers as
well as Volvo, Nissan and Erebus
Motorsport that are keen to lure
the PIRTEK-inspired trophy from Red
Bull’s grasp.
Heading to Sandown, Triple Eight
Race Engineering (RBRA) Team
Principal Roland Dane surprised
PIRTEK Chief Executive Officer,
Stephen Dutton with a travel case
for the trophy.
“It was a nice little side project for
our fabrication department - which
services more than just our race
team,” said Dane. “When it travels,
we wanted to make sure the PIRTEK
Enduro Cup went securely and is
presented well. We’d hope that
it doesn’t stray too far from our
workshop, but if it does, we want it
to be maintained well until we take
it back next year.
PIRTEK’s involvement in V8
Supercar racing stretches back
to the late 1990s with Stone Bros
Racing and continued through
Marcos Ambrose’s Championship
years. It made a return to the
sport in 2013 with MOTOGP World
Champion, Casey Stoner in his
Dunlop Series endeavours.
“PIRTEK’s role in V8 Supercars
as creators of the PIRTEK Enduro
Cup and Official Hose Supplier to
the category allows us to access
a direct market for our products
- whether that be from a team or
fanbase perspective,” said Stephen
Dutton.
“It shows the level of enthusiasm
that Roland and his team have for
the sport that they have taken the
time as a side project to create
this terrific case. Jamie (Whincup)
and Craig (Lowndes) each have
a PIRTEK Enduro Cup to their credit
and the whole team is so keen on
retaining it.
“The category is so competitive
between all five manufacturers now
that I think it will be a dogfight from
Sandown to Bathurst and of course,
to the Gold Coast at the end of
October.
“PIRTEK is extremely proud to be
a part of the V8 Supercars and
naming rights sponsor of the PIRTEK
Enduro Cup. The sport has been a
key part of our business for many
years and we know our franchisees
and customers love the V8
Supercars and watch with interest
every single event.”
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