Grease Monkey (business)

Grease Monkey International, Inc.
Privately
Industry Automotive Services
Founded 1978 (1978)
Headquarters Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Number of locations
 301 (2015)
Key people
 John B. Adams
President/CEO
Website www.greasemonkeyintl.com

Grease Monkey International, Inc. is an independent American franchisor of automotive service centers offering oil changes, preventative maintenance, and other car care services.

Overview

Founded in 1978, and headquartered in Denver, Grease Monkey International, Inc. currently has more than 300 centers operating in the United States, Latin America and China.[1]

History

Initially, Grease Monkey International, Inc. operated as a subsidiary of Grease Monkey Holding Corporation.[2] On December 31, 2013, Grease Monkey Holding Corporation was merged into Grease Monkey International, with Grease Monkey International being the surviving corporation.

In September 2013 Grease Monkey announced it acquired the assets and franchise contracts of LubePro’s International, a 30-store chain of fast lubrication and automotive maintenance centers located in Illinois, Minnesota, Tennessee and Wisconsin.As Well as South Africa.[3]

In November 2015, GMI hit historical benchmarks. Digital visibility was up +1768%. Visibility has continued to grow and is now up well over 3000% from January 2015[4]

Services

Grease Monkey began offering an EcoPower full service oil change in 2007 at participating locations. In April 2012, The National Oil & Lube News featured Grease Monkey franchisees Roger Bouchard and Champe Granger for their "Going Green" efforts. Celebrating one year of being green, Bouchard and Granger began the green initiatives as a way to give back to their community and provide customers with environmentally-conscious options to maintain their vehicles.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Year of the Grease Monkey in China". The Denver Post. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
  2. ↑ "Grease Monkey International, Inc.: Private Company Information - Businessweek". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Grease Monkey Acquires LubePro's Chain". wifr.com. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "Grease Monkey International". bigdog.info. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Grease Monkey Celebrates "Green" Initiatives with Safety-Kleen". EcoPower. Retrieved March 2012. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)


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