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APRIL 2016 AviationPros.com 15 COVER STORY Refurb From the Ground Up Xced currently has over 1,500 pieces of GSE under contract in North America, and recently has expanded with a captive service and refurbishment capability. "Our refur- bishment strategy complements our other services. We recently started refurbishing our tugs, GPUs, and belt loaders at our cap- tive Florida refurbishment facility with the goal of initiating integration of our refurb GSE into our GroundSmart program," Long says. "Now we have a second refurbishment facility in Indianapolis that exists to further enhance our service capabilities. Our Indi- anapolis facility is geared toward our larger GSE: cargo loaders, pushbacks, and deicers. Establishing our facility in a geographically strategic location is a key element to servicing our clients. We save our clients money and time by reducing the transportation cost from a centrally located facility." "We are not directly competing with the existing refurbishment companies out there today," Long says. "Our refurb and service capabilities are purely captive to service the Xced clients and portfolio. We need to have access to high quality refurbished GSE to enable Xced to fully implement our GroundSmart strategy. Now with our enhanced refurbishment capabilities, Xced offers our clients a 100 percent captive feet management solution for all their GSE needs, truly cradle to grave services." Xceding Expectations "It is hard to believe how far Xced has come since our inception in 2014. I think we have done a very good job of listening to what the industry has told us. Because of our rela- tionships with our clients and our industry partners, we are regularly developing new solutions to meet their needs." says Long. "We have a passion for the industry, and a commitment to constantly looking for ways to elevate ourselves, our clients and the industry." Currently, the Xced team is in the early stages of introducing their next new ser- vice, which will be establishing a pool of GSE assets at airports, where airlines and ground handlers can share in the use of GSE. "One of our clients is a level 2 air- port, and when we recently visited them, we looked at all the GSE at the gates and real- ized how much value was underutilized. Allowing airlines and ground handlers the option to utilize a pool of GSE drives down their operating cost and, at the same time, provides a higher quality GSE on the ramp. Xced is planning to introduce this product over the next two months. For further information: +49(0)611 - 880 88-0 . www.trepel.com CHALLENGER 550 The ideal solution for the new Jumbo AviationPros.com/10017876