(Cardiff, UK and Chicago, USA: 6 October 2015) AMSS and JBT are pleased to announce the signing of a global, joint marketing and co-manufacturing agreement for the sale of select products used for military aircraft ground support activities. Within the multi-year framework, each company will bring to its respective markets the complementary products of the other. This will provide military customers access to a broad range of ground support equipment capable of supplying the conditioned air, high pressure air, and electrical power needs of virtually all U.S. and NATO fighter, trainer, cargo, naval, and specialty military aircraft. In addition to meeting the air and power needs of military aircraft, the combination of JBT and AMSS will make available a broad range of air-transportable, military air cargo loaders capable of moving three to six pallets of cargo.
To further improve customer service, it is planned that certain key products will be regionally manufactured and their designs enhanced to meet local requirements and support needs. Joint selling efforts may be undertaken as well, depending on specific customer needs.
By combining extensive market knowledge, regionalized manufacturing, and broadened support capabilities with a variety of complementary ground support products, the JBT and AMSS agreement will result in a more comprehensive product offering and support structure for customers across the globe.
AMSS, located near Cardiff, Wales, has been manufacturing products in the UK since 1978 and fields a broad complement of commercial and military ground support equipment including aircraft repair docking systems, passenger stairs, loaders, lavatory service units, cargo and freight transporters, conditioned air units and fuel tank repair trollies.
JBT AeroTech, with manufacturing sites in the USA, Spain, and China and customer service locations throughout the world, has been manufacturing market leading, aviation support equipment for more than 50 years. Commercial products include a full range of push-back tractors, de-icers, loaders, mobile steps, conditioned air units, ground power systems, heaters, and passenger loading bridges. Military products include mobile and trailer mounted specialty power units, conditioned air systems, high pressure-air carts, and loaders.
