Catalogue for pre-owned test instrumentation.

Microlease has just published an updated catalogue detailing its Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) products. Complementing the company’s rental and brand new equipment options, its CPO offering is made up of carefully selected items of equipment, including ex-rental models that have been meticulously maintained throughout their operational lifespan.

“Our key objective at Microlease is to offer the broadest conceivable scope of possibilities when it comes to test equipment supply,” states Paul McCloskey, Sales Director EMEA for Microlease Group. “Our CPO program is an important facet of this. Through it we can provide a reliable, stable and highly responsive source of used equipment adhering to the highest quality standards. The combination of CPO with our new equipment sales and rental business operations results in a unique value proposition for the market - allowing our customers to select equipment that simultaneously matches both their technical and budgetary criteria.”

Their CPO presents engineers and procurement managers with a highly cost-effective way of rapidly acquiring the instrumentation they need, without having to settle for inferior products. The financial savings involved are substantial, with as much as an 87% reduction on the manufacturers’ list pricing being witnessed. There are in excess of 5000 units ready for shipment to over 150 countries around the globe. Before CPO products are listed, they are fully refurbished and recalibrated. They are then put through a rigorous 23-point quality check. To ensure client satisfaction, CPO products are backed by a comprehensive 1 year warranty (with extended terms available) and subject to a 10 day right of return policy.

Among the many leading manufacturers featured in the CPO program are Aeroflex, Anritsu, Dranetz, EXFO, FLIR Systems, Fluke, Graphtech, Keithley, Keysight, Rohde & Schwarz, Sefram, Tektronix, Viavi, Voltech and Yokogawa. Rental and finance options are also available on all items of equipment.

The regularly produced Microlease CPO catalogue encompasses, RF, general purpose, industrial and environmental application categories. Included in the latest edition are oscilloscopes, cable/antenna testers, RF network analysers, RF signal generators, digital multimeters, optical time domain reflectometers, optical spectrum analysers, network analysers, optical power meters, transmission testers, tuneable laser sources, power supplies (DC and AC), data loggers, protocol testers, thermal imaging cameras and fibre optic splicing tools. The publication is available in an array of different languages, including English, German, French, Spanish and Italian.

Pre owned test & measurement instruments!

Microlease Certified Pre-Owned, a comprehensive programme to address growing customer demand for quality test instruments with guarantees and calibration has just been launched by Microlease. This programme will include instruments from leading manufacturers including Keysight Technologies, Anritsu, Rohde & Schwarz and Tektronix.

“Microlease Certified Pre-Owned is central to our mission to help customers acquire, use and dispose of their test assets with maximum financial efficiency,” says George Acris, Director of Marketing, Europe at Microlease. “Through this programme, Microlease selects, refurbishes and guarantees quality instruments, sourced from our rental fleet as well as the growing number of blue-chip companies whose test assets we manage.
A small number of quality instruments that we have taken in part exchange are also included. The Microlease Certified Pre-Owned programme creates the opportunity for sellers to realise a return on surplus equipment and for buyers to acquire instruments at a reduced cost.”

He continued, “Microlease Certified Pre-Owned is one of the industry’s most comprehensive test instrument re-ownership programmes in terms of its breadth and scope. For buyers, this creates a much broader and deeper range of quality used instruments to select from and delivers a risk-free financial saving. By going beyond resale of surplus rental instruments, Microlease is also delivering an effort-free financial return for our asset management customers with surplus equipment. Microlease Certified Pre-Owned represents a significant expansion of our used channel, which will become a much more significant part of our business alongside our rental and new sales channels. Each Certified Pre-Owned instrument carries a comprehensive Microlease warranty, ensuring quality, reliability, and customer confidence.”

Instruments accepted on the Microlease Certified Pre-Owned programme are inspected and refurbished according to a 23-step certification programme. All instruments undergo electrical and functional tests, validation and full refurbishment. This includes updating firmware and other software, a full internal and external clean and rectifying cosmetic issues such as damaged controls and feet. Prior to shipment the instrument is calibrated and configured to order. This includes adding options and accessories to suit the receiving customer and where possible configuring the user interface language and time zone set to the destination country. Instruments are supplied with all the standard accessories originally included by the manufacturer, including any leads, manuals and disks, as well as the correct power lead for the destination country where applicable.

• Microlease was presented with the highly prestigious Company of the Year award for Best Practise in Global Test and Measurement Rental and Leasing Services at Frost & Sullivan’s annual Growth, Innovation and Leadership awards ceremony in London in May 2014.