Some of you may know me, my name is Allen Bendorf. In September, my partner Tom Tarsia and I purchased the Tubes n’ Hoses Company lock, stock and barrel. We have the ownership of Tubes n’ Hoses and Tubes n’ Hoses International, tooling, patents, website, logos, customer database, drawings, etc. We are the new Tubes n’ Hoses Company.
I have been a Tubes n’ Hoses dealer and believer since its beginning. Let me give you a little of my background with Carl Owens and Tubes n’ Hoses. I was the fourth dealer in the United States located in Mesquite Texas, after my purchase Carl told me I kept them afloat with my purchase. When Tubes n’ Hoses set up a distribution and training center in Dallas, Mr. Owens offered me a position with the company. There I became the company trainer and handled most of the technical support. A friend of mine, Tom Tarsia came on board to help out in the office and sell new systems. I served as trainer and did technical support for three years until they moved everything back to Jacksonville. I then opened my own shop, “Bird’s Radiator Service and Hydraulics”, in Waxahachie, Texas, where the first thing I did was purchase a Tubes n’ Hoses system. I have been in Waxahachie now for ten years and have watched my business grow ten years straight. Tubes n’ Hoses is 80% of my business now. When Tubes N, Hoses went up for sale, Stark Manufacturing in Russellville, Arkansas purchased it. They asked if I would be their trainer and handle their technical support, which I agreed to do. Unfortunately they had different priorities and never saw the true potential of Tubes n’ Hoses or the loyalty for the dealers. The owner decided to discontinue the Tubes n’ Hoses program, I found that a very difficult pill to swallow. So, I made Stark an offer to purchase Tubes n’ Hoses International from them and they agreed. I have always believed in the program and I have done quite well with it and want to share my successes and experiences with the Tubes n’ Hoses network of dealers.
It is our goal to help all those with Tubes n’ Hoses machines to get the most from their systems and to increase their profits. It is also our goal to offer “One Stop Shopping”.
Give us a call if you need Tubes n’ Hoses tooling, training or questions. Please call 972 923-0766 for questions concerning the Tubes n’ Hoses System or for technical support and questions, call 469 297-1446. We are here to help, so give us a call. We may be busy helping others, but leave a message and we will return your calls as soon as we can.
As you can imagine we are experiencing growing pains. Please bear with us; it may take us a little time to get up to speed to provide the service we want to give to you.
Tom and I look forward to working hard for you and with you to make Tubes n’
Hoses a success story for everyone.
Sincerely, Allen Bendorf
"I found a way to offer a very unique service with virtually no competition with Tubes n' Hoses. The bender and end forming capabilities are unmatched at this price point. Only industrial high production manufacturing equipment can top it. The hydraulic shops in the area refer their customers to me for the impossible. We have expanded from just doing a/c hose to so much more, and it's fun. I would highly recommend the Tubes n' Hoses system. Especially if in a rural location or area that has heavy concentrations of agricultural/mining activity. We have a huge competition in the hydraulics here so we concentrate on automotive, and the hydraulic shops hate to deal with automotive, so they refer customers here daily. Auto parts stores even bring us hoses to have made for their customers. For my business, they system has changed our situation. We've been able to scale the system to provide us with a solid income that allows us to provide a very unique service to our existing customers and open avenues to new ones." -Bob Steinmann, Century Auto Air
"Like many folks, I am resistant to change. I looked at the Tubes n' Hoses system for 5 years before I made the commitment to myself and the shop that this could be good. With the addition of the system to our shop, we have been able to diversify our client base. We are now doing many jobs, which before we had to turn away. With the constant expansion of our city and counties, we have had an influx of heavy equipment. Nearly all heavy equipment relies on hydraulic systems. My customers know that when I use my Tubes n' Hoses equipment, they are getting a superior product hand made to the exact specifications they request. Customers and shops around the country are noticing what we do. Our out of state customers have never been displeased with the turnaround time, thanks to the Tubes n' Hoses system. Owning this system can be a life changing decision and I highly recommend making the upgrade to your own shop to serve your customers in ways you could not before. After years of looking at just about every system on the market I have not found any to compare with this one. Minute for minute this can and will improve your productivity and bottom line. I wholeheartedly recommend Tubes n' Hoses!"
"When first looking at the Tubes n' Hoses system there were a couple of obstacles; one being lack of knowledge on knowing how to utilize everything the machine offers, and the second being the cost of the machine itself. When we made the decision to purchase, we found out how much the machine offers, how much it helped our customer's needs, and it felt good to be self sufficient! We like all the features of the machine, but the tube bending station really helps out, especially when you are bending the bigger sized tubing. Again, it goes back to satisfying our customers needs. As I mentioned before there are many things the machine offers. It is capable of upsizing/downsizing, beading, and flaring multiple sized tubing. Crimping standard and reduced barrier A/C hose. The list goes on! I would recommend this system. The machine is capable of doing so many things. Basically, it comes down to being self-sufficient and satisfying our customer needs, which is our NUMBER ONE PRIORITY!"