Hydraulic and industrial hose services company PIRTEK USA continues its streak of strong quarterly performance, reporting that in the first quarter of 2026 it opened 12 service locations in various parts of the U.S.

As James Doyle, the company’s Chief Marketing Officer, explained to me, PIRTEK is “seeing sustained demand driven by continued investment in infrastructure, manufacturing, and logistics, all of which rely heavily on equipment uptime.

“As operations become more time-sensitive, businesses can’t afford unexpected downtime, which makes rapid, on-site service more valuable than ever.”

Are you seeing greater interest from the maintenance and repair side of the business? Or requests for more durable designs to ensure the longevity of components and systems? If so, how are you achieving that? How are you seeing market conditions shaping up in the this first half of the year? Take our poll at the end of the piece linked here or reach out to me at [email protected] to let me know your thoughts.

Sara Jensen, Editor, Power & Motion