{"id":51257,"date":"2017-03-10T12:53:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T22:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-acl-airshop-announces-worldwide-expansion-plans\/"},"modified":"2017-03-10T13:54:04","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T17:54:04","slug":"acl-airshop-anuncia-planes-de-expansion-mundial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/acl-airshop-anuncia-planes-de-expansion-mundial\/","title":{"rendered":"ACL Airshop Announces Worldwide Expansion Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>GREENVILLE,\u00a0South Carolina, <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 9, 2017<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aclairshop.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>ACL Airshop<\/b><\/a>, a leader in products and services for the global <b>air cargo<\/b> industry, is announcing its long-range worldwide expansion plans in a press briefing at the annual IATA World Cargo Symposium in <span class=\"xn-location\">Abu Dhabi<\/span> on <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 14-16, 2017<\/span>. Over the past 33 years, <b>ACL Airshop<\/b> has become a leading worldwide <u>one-stop shop<\/u> for leasing, sales, repair and fleet control of Unit Load Devices (&#8220;ULDs&#8221;) and cargo net\/strap manufacturing for the aviation industry. Today the company operates around the world on six continents, at more than half of the world&#8217;s Top 50 air cargo hub airports. One of the unique aspects of the company&#8217;s offerings is short-term rentals and leasing solutions for airlines&#8217; cargo products requirements\u2014that is where ACL Airshop has made its strongest reputation for <b><i>Custom ULD Solutions<\/i><\/b>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg87caleft\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: 100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg87caleft\" title=\"ACL AIRSHOP is a worldwide leader in air cargo control products and services such as pallets, containers, nets, and straps. ACL AIRSHOP operates at 37 of the world's Top 50 airports, and is growing steadily. Short-Term Leasing of these assets to airlines customers is the company's unique offering. ACL AIRSHOP has 5 businesses:  manufacturing, leasing, sales, repairs, and ULD Fleet Control.\" border=\"0\" alt=\"ACL AIRSHOP is a worldwide leader in air cargo control products and services such as pallets, containers, nets, and straps. ACL AIRSHOP operates at 37 of the world's Top 50 airports, and is growing steadily. Short-Term Leasing of these assets to airlines customers is the company's unique offering. ACL AIRSHOP has 5 businesses:  manufacturing, leasing, sales, repairs, and ULD Fleet Control.\" align=\"middle\" src=\"http:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/477120\/ACL_AIRSHOP_Logo.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p><b>In 2016,<\/b> ACL Airshop opened 4 new hub locations and enhanced 3 others. New sites include <b><span class=\"xn-location\">Narita<\/span><\/b>\/<span class=\"xn-location\">Tokyo<\/span>, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">Bogota<\/span><\/b>, <b><span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico City<\/span><\/b>, and <b><span class=\"xn-location\">Beijing<\/span><\/b>. Service enhancements were added at <b>DFW<\/b> <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span>, <b>IAH<\/b> <span class=\"xn-location\">Houston<\/span>, and <b>LAX<\/b> <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>. 2016 was a year of positive transitions and brisk growth of new sites with the strong new parent company of ACL Airshop, and now the organization will begin accelerating its worldwide network investments on behalf of its hundreds of airlines customers. ACL Airshop serves over 200 airlines of all sizes and types, currently at 37 major airport locations.<\/p>\n<p><b>For 2017 and beyond,<\/b> the Company plans to ramp-up its hub investments around the world. <i>At the IATA symposium, the company is also rolling-out its <b><u>new logo<\/u><\/b> and completely re-made <b><u>web site<\/u><\/b>.<\/i>\u00a0 This year, the growth will include at least 5 new service hubs, plus 2 new Repair Stations in <span class=\"xn-location\">Bogota<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Hong Kong<\/span> (adding to the existing service operations at those two key sites).\u00a0 <span class=\"xn-location\">Hong Kong<\/span> is the #1 largest air cargo airport in the <span class=\"xn-location\">Asia-Pacific<\/span> region, indeed second-only globally to <span class=\"xn-location\">Memphis TN<\/span> (the main hub for FedEx). <span class=\"xn-location\">Bogota<\/span> is the #1 busiest cargo airport in all of <span class=\"xn-location\">Latin America<\/span>, and is intended as ACL Airshop&#8217;s capital city for that important geographic zone. The company&#8217;s 2016 investment at Narita Airport\/<span class=\"xn-location\">Tokyo<\/span> with a complete ULD Repair Station is a classic example of responding to customers&#8217; needs: 60% of all air cargo in and out of <span class=\"xn-location\">Japan<\/span> flows through <span class=\"xn-location\">Narita<\/span>. <a href=\"https:\/\/southcarolinamfg.com\/acl-airshops-tony-morgan-discusses-what-it-takes-to-excel-in-the-air-cargo-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Tony Morgan<\/b><\/a>, President &amp; CEO of ACL Airshop, said: <i>&#8220;Growing our network is a simple, customer-driven strategy.\u00a0 We are building a larger footprint. It makes us an even better partner for our airline clients. We will expand to a significant majority of the world&#8217;s Top 100 air cargo airports in the coming years.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/research\/stocks\/private\/person.asp?personId=47400340&amp;privcapId=1220270\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Tony Morgan<\/b><\/a>\u00a0further\u00a0commented: <i>&#8220;We will grow the network by providing <b>Custom ULD Solutions<\/b> via Leasing, Sales, Manufacturing, Repairs, or Fleet Control.\u00a0 We will replicate our footprint at 70 or more global locations while maintaining the highest standards in quality, service, integrity, and loyalty to our clients and partners.<\/i>\u00a0<i>We make our customers measurably more efficient; saving them time and money.\u00a0 And, our customers know that we are globally available around the clock every day. Our expansion strategy is exciting and well-capitalized: we are creating the strongest niche leader for <b>Custom ULD Solutions<\/b> in the world.&#8221; <\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>ACL Airshop<\/b> intends to invest for growth in each of its lines of business and expand geographically to keep pace with rising industry trends.\u00a0 The headquarters is near <b><span class=\"xn-location\">Greenville, SC<\/span><\/b>, and the main international office is in <b><span class=\"xn-location\">Amsterdam<\/span>, NL<\/b>. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/acl-airshop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>ACL Airshop<\/b><\/a> provides mission-critical air cargo products and services to numerous leading air carriers.\u00a0 <b>ACL Airshop<\/b> operates in five highly complementary business segments: Cargo Control Products Manufacturing, ULD Leasing, ULD Sales, ULD Repairs, and ULD Logistics &amp; Fleet Control.\u00a0 Cargo pallets, cargo shipping containers, straps, nets, hardware, and other cargo-specific control products are globally available 24\/7\/365. \u00a0<b>ACL Airshop<\/b> also provides innovative leasing programs and control\/tracking services, and operates <b>FAA \/ EASA approved repair stations<\/b> in multiple locations to repair and overhaul these assets. <\/p>\n<p>While increasing its operational footprint in <span class=\"xn-location\">North America<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">South America<\/span>, and <span class=\"xn-location\">Europe<\/span>, <b>ACL Airshop&#8217;s<\/b> growth in recent years has also followed regional trends in the <span class=\"xn-location\">Asia-Pacific<\/span> and Mideast regions.\u00a0 The company has a significant service presence at strategic locations such as <span class=\"xn-location\">Dubai<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Hong Kong<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Japan<\/span>, and mainland China.\u00a0 Other related subsidiaries of <b>ACL Airshop<\/b> include <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dottiedown.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>DOT Tiedown<\/b><\/a> (manufacturer of cargo nets and straps), and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.afsonline.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Animal Flight Services<\/b><\/a> (flight transport for horses and other animals). <b>\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The <span class=\"xn-chron\">February 2016<\/span> majority investment in ACL Airshop by Ranger Aerospace and its Private Equity partners won <b>&#8220;<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/ranger-aerospace-wins-another-deal-of-the-year-award-for-acl-airshop-300363369.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Deal of the Year<\/b><\/a><b>&#8220;<\/b> award from M&amp;A Advisor magazine, a worldwide financial publication.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ranger Airshop <\/b>of <span class=\"xn-location\">Greenville SC<\/span> is the latest investment platform created and managed by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rangeraerospace.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Ranger Aerospace<\/b><\/a>. As the parent company, Ranger brings additional capital strength and management resources to support ACL Airshop&#8217;s continuing growth. Ranger&#8217;s experience includes three large-scale, successful aerospace services consolidation platforms since 1997. Ranger previously grew similar aviation services operations such as &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.asig.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>ASIG<\/b><\/a>&#8221; to 56 airports across 12 time zones, and expanded &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/ranger-international-buyout-recognized-as-deal-of-the-decade-by-the-ma-advisor-magazine-awards-137154858.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Ranger International<\/b><\/a>&#8221; to 22 major air bases around the world, in addition to other quality-centered high-growth enterprises in aerospace. Ranger&#8217;s plan is to enhance and expand <b>ACL Airshop<\/b> through strategic investments and organic growth, entering new lines of technical capacity, fostering deep operational improvements, expanding geographically, and possibly acquiring complementary companies. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/stevetownes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Steve Townes, Ranger Aerospace<\/b><\/a> founder and <a href=\"http:\/\/rangerpartners.com\/Townes.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>CEO<\/b><\/a> of Ranger Airshop Holdings, stated: <i>&#8220;<\/i><i>Ranger has doubled and even tripled companies in previous ventures and we intend to do the same with ACL Airshop. <b>We listened to our customers and they wrote our primary strategy for us\u2014GROW THE NETWORK<\/b><\/i><b><i>.<\/i><\/b> <i>Customers can tell that we&#8217;re on the march, doing more <u>for<\/u> them, listening carefully <u>to<\/u> them, and always going the extra mile <u>with<\/u> them.&#8221;<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0Ranger Airshop is capitalized by four large institutional partners and the company&#8217;s senior management; the lead investor is Argosy Private Equity, part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.argosycapital.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Argosy Capital<\/b><\/a> fund family.\u00a0 This is Argosy&#8217;s <b><i><u>fourth venture with Ranger<\/u><\/i><\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b>over the past 15 years.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bmwperformancecenter.com\/school\/bmw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>ACL Airshop \/ BMW Road-Fest Event<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b> Watch for more details on an exciting tradition that we hope our <b><u>airline customers<\/u><\/b> will join.\u00a0 It is the bi-annual ACL Airshop\/BMW Road-Fest on <span class=\"xn-chron\">Thursday March 1, 2018<\/span>. We will announce details soon for this unique, invitation-only exhilarating 1-day event in <span class=\"xn-location\">Greenville SC<\/span> at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmwusa.com\/Standard\/Content\/Experience\/Events\/PDS\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">BMW<\/a> North America High-Performance Driving Center. This video gives you a glimpse: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dfYU3Qe4euI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dfYU3Qe4euI<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><b>For more information<\/b>: <b>\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aclairshop.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>www.aclairshop.com<\/b><\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rangeraerospace.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>www.rangeraerospace.com<\/b><\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><i><b>Forward Looking Statements: <\/b><\/i><i>The Company from time to time may discuss forward-looking information. Except for factual historical information, all forward looking statements are estimates by the Company&#8217;s management and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that are beyond the Company&#8217;s control and may cause actual results to differ materially from management&#8217;s expectations. <\/i><\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/477120\/ACL_AIRSHOP_Logo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/477120\/ACL_AIRSHOP_Logo.jpg<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>GREENVILLE,\u00a0South Carolina, <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 9, 2017<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aclairshop.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>ACL Airshop<\/b><\/a>, a leader in products and services for the global <b>air cargo<\/b> industry, is announcing its long-range worldwide expansion plans in a press briefing at the annual IATA World Cargo Symposium in <span class=\"xn-location\">Abu Dhabi<\/span> on <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 14-16, 2017<\/span>. 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