Buicks used to fill the lot of a former car dealership on South Avenue in Bradford. In three to four weeks, plastic piping, pump jacks and other products will take its place on the property.

Hoover Oil Field Supply Inc. received conditional use permit approval from the Bradford Township Supervisors on Tuesday in order to put oil and gas production merchandise and a fence at the former Race Buick Cadillac site.

“It’s great. It’s a big relief. Now, we can concentrate on expanding our business,” said Dave Nuzzo, branch manager of Hoover Oil Supply Inc.

It’s been a long time coming. The process hit a snag after applying in February for a variance, or an exception to the zoning type designated for a property. Instead, the company initially should have been sought a conditional use permit, which is for a special use for a property.

During a brief public hearing meeting on Thursday at the township building, township Planning Commission chairman Donald Cummins said 99 percent of the merchandise at the Race Buick Cadillac sold outside. So will Hoover’s products.

The governing body will send a written decision to Hoover Oil Field Supply Inc. within 45 days.

The township governing body certainly wants to bring businesses to the municipality, said Supervisor Jim Erwin.

The oil production supply retailer’s operation has two full-time employees. Nuzzo said he expects to hire as many as half a dozen people.

The company has been conducting business indoors until a decision had been reached for the conditional use permit. Before Hoover took over the location, the property had sat empty for at least two years.

The branch in Bradford Township will service gas and oil production companies within a 60-mile radius, spanning northwestern Pennsylvania and southern New York state, according to Nuzzo.

Hoover Oilfield Supply dates back to 1986 in Northwest Pennsylvania. Today the company has several outlets in the United States and offices in Houston.