Milwaukee, WI. March 22, 2002: Volvo Aero Services (http://www.ages.com/) and Tracer (http://www.tracercorp.com/) are moving the commercial aviation aftermarket parts partnership that was formed at last year’s Paris Air Show into new territory. The partnership, announced last June, designated Tracer as the exclusive sales channel for the sale of a vast inventory of top-quality expendable aircraft parts from a major US airline. Today, in a major outsourcing move, it was announced that Tracer will expand its role and provide inside sales services to Volvo, helping provide faster parts sales and service to Volvo customers around the world. 

Hank Gibson, Volvo Aero Services’ VP of Sales, said “we’re very pleased with the sales expertise that Tracer has brought to bear on our huge inventory of aircraft expendables. Despite the obviously challenging aviation environment, Tracer is relentlessly successful. We’re expanding Tracer’s role to handle a wider range of our vast parts inventories and to help us better serve our large customer base. Volvo’s depth of knowledge, experience and resources combined with Tracer’s talent and drive is a combination that’s great for the market.”

Tracer President & CEO Bill Morales commented “it’s all about return on investment. Tracer is helping Volvo Aero move aircraft parts more quickly and to better understand the market’s constantly shifting needs. Tracer is an aviation parts company but we’re very close to the ground. Our intense customer service and ability to anticipate customer needs will help Volvo Aero drive its market share.”

The new Volvo Aero-Tracer partnership places Tracer personnel in Volvo Aero Services’ Boca Raton, FL headquarters and also consigns certain large inventories of aviation parts to Tracer. Using Tracer’s advanced information technology and customer relationship management systems, and the Internet resources of TradeAir.com
(http://www.tradeair.com/) and the Inventory Locator Service (ILS) (http://www.ilsmart.com/), the Volvo-Tracer partnership will deliver aircraft parts and services quickly and efficiently.

Volvo Aero Services (formerly The AGES Group) is a leading provider of aftermarket parts and services, including distribution, leasing, asset management, and repair services. For more information contact us at Volvo Aero Services, or 1-561-998-9330.

Tracer is a full service provider of commercial aviation parts and services. Headquartered in Milwaukee, WI. Tracer serves airline customers around the world, providing just-in-time aviation aftermarket parts and services. Sales offices are located in Chicago, Miami, Atlanta, Indianapolis, Las Vegas and Milwaukee. Tracer also provides complete FAA 145 wheel and brake repair and overhaul services in Miami FL., Kingston, Ontario and Milwaukee WI. Tracer is a Milwaukee Future 50 Company. http://www.tracercorp.com/ For more information contact Barry Wightman, VP Marketing, at 414 875 2205.