henry s type private founded 1972 portland oregon headquarters tualatin oregon 45 22 53 n 122 46 17 w 45.381294 n 122.771283 w 45.381294 ; 122.771283 coordinates 45 22 53 n 122 46 17 w 45.381294 n 122.771283 w 45.381294 ; 122.771283 products oil change car maintenance website www.oilcanhenrys.com oil can henry s is an oil change shop based in tualatin oregon united states . 1 the company operates as a franchisor and had 88 locations in oregon washington idaho california arizona colorado and minnesota as of 2013 . 1 one feature of these shops is that they do not have waiting rooms ; instead customers watch the service from their car using a monitor that shows cameras from around the car . 2 employees are known for their uniforms that feature a bow tie and a newsboy cap . 3 the company motto is the one you can trust . 3 contents 1 history 2 operations 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit a franchise in hillsboro oregon featuring the company s standard architectural style oil can henry s was founded in 1978 by marshall stevens a tigard oregon real estate developer . 4 in 1988 the shepanek family and friends purchased the company for 340 000 while stevens continued to own franchises . 4 then named och international the company began selling franchises in 1989 . 5 sales at the company grew to 15 million in 1996 . 4 the company was the nation s 18th largest oil change company in 1997 . 4 that year oil can henry s signed a deal with valvoline that included loan guarantees payments to franchisees to help cover start up costs and a discount on oil . 4 by april 2007 the company had grown to 67 locations with ten of those as company owned shops . 5 stevens had to sell 12 of 14 of his locations in 1991 due to financial problems . 4 oil can henry s and its customers donated a total of 71 000 to the national military family association in late 2014 . 6 oil can henry s and its franchisees donated 91 000 to the national military family association in november 2015 . 7 och international sold to ashland inc. on december 11 2015 8 operations edit the company has locations in six different western states washington oregon california idaho arizona and colorado . the majority of the shops are located in oregon and washington . oil can henry s also offers a variety of other vehicle maintenance services in addition to oil changes . see also edit jiffy lube les schwab tire centers references edit a b oil can henry s franchise statistics bhargava rohit 2008 . personality not included why companies lose their authenticity and how great brands get it back . mcgraw hill professional . pp. 76 77 . isbn 0 07 154521 2 . a b tellijohn andrew june 6 2003 . oil can henry s is looking in our hood . minneapolis st. paul business journal . retrieved 2009 02 16 . dead link a b c d e f make jonathan june 13 1997 . oil change . portland business journal . retrieved 2009 02 16 . a b johnson kelly april 20 2007 . slick oil change operation slides into central valley market . sacramento business journal . retrieved 2009 02 16 . dead link archived copy . archived from the original on february 25 2015 . retrieved february 25 2015 . http blog.oregonlive.com business watch 2015 11 oil can henrys donates 91000 t.html http www.oregonlive.com business index.ssf 2015 12 oil can henrys based in tualat.html external links edit oil can henry s official site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title oil can henry % 27s & oldid 738732782 categories automobile maintenanceautomotive repair shopscompanies based in tualatin oregonfranchisescompanies established in 1972privately held companies based in oregon1972 establishments in oregonhidden categories all articles with dead external linksarticles with dead external links from october 2010coordinates not on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 10 september 2016 at 18 51 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view