We make hydraulic hoses at my work and was forced to use Pirtek because the mechanic was stuck out on site. Got the invoice from them today and their charges are horrendous, a ferrule we charge £1.40 theirs £4.75 hose we’re £5.40 mtr they’re £23.40 and hose assembly we charge £9.00 they charge £23.00 so it was over £100 for two 1/4 hoses where we’d have charged less than a quarter of that. If you’re completely stuck it may well be the way to go but check with the smaller independents and particularly agricultural dealers as most have hose making facilities
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