We’ll be there, so you don’t have to be - ACL Airshop to open new air cargo products factory in Greenville

We’ll be there, so you don’t have to be – ACL Airshop to open new air cargo products factory in Greenville

May 13, 2019

On Friday, May 17 ACL Airshop, a global leader in custom unit load device (ULD) solutions, will officially open its new air cargo products factory in Greenville, South Carolina. Through a $7.2 million investment, the company is projected to create approximately 32 new jobs.

Supporting the aviation industry, ACL Airshop is a subsidiary of Ranger Aerospace and has become a leading worldwide provider of fleet control, leasing, sales and repair services for ULDs. The company also manufactures cargo control products, operating on six continents and serving nearly all of the world’s top 50 air cargo hub airports. In the coming years, ACL Airshop plans to expand to serve a majority of the world’s top 100 airports.

Located in Park West Commerce Park, the 6,000 sq m facility will feature high bay manufacturing spaces for air cargo nets, transportation straps and other products. Amenities for employees will include indoor and outdoor gathering spaces and a future workout centre for fitness and health.

“ACL Airshop has been growing for 35 years. This, along with many other growth investments, will propel us to an even stronger future. Aviation’s fastest-growing region in the world is the southeastern United States, and ACL Airshop is at the center of its multi-state crossroads in the Upstate of South Carolina. We are growing. We are hiring. This new factory is one of many improvements we are making globally on behalf of our customers and our employees, “ said Steve Downes, ACL Airshop CEO.

Air Cargo Week has been invited to the opening. Read our full report in Air Cargo Week 27 May.

James Graham

James Graham is an award-winning transport media journalist with a long background in the commercial freight sector, including commercial aviation and the aviation supply chain. He was the initial Air Cargo Week journalist and retuned later for a stint as editor. He continues his association as editor of the monthly supplements. He has reported for the newspaper from global locations as well as the UK.