diff --git a/aurelia-slickgrid/src/aurelia-slickgrid/aurelia-slickgrid.ts b/aurelia-slickgrid/src/aurelia-slickgrid/aurelia-slickgrid.ts
index b6d983c76..71f393971 100644
--- a/aurelia-slickgrid/src/aurelia-slickgrid/aurelia-slickgrid.ts
+++ b/aurelia-slickgrid/src/aurelia-slickgrid/aurelia-slickgrid.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import {
   FilterService,
   GraphqlService,
   GridEventService,
-  GridExtraService,
+  GridService,
   GridStateService,
   GroupingAndColspanService,
   ResizerService,
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ const eventPrefix = 'sg';
   FilterService,
   GraphqlService,
   GridEventService,
-  GridExtraService,
+  GridService,
   GridStateService,
   GroupingAndColspanService,
   I18N,
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export class AureliaSlickgridCustomElement {
     private filterService: FilterService,
     private graphqlService: GraphqlService,
     private gridEventService: GridEventService,
-    private gridExtraService: GridExtraService,
+    private gridService: GridService,
     private gridStateService: GridStateService,
     private groupingAndColspanService: GroupingAndColspanService,
     private i18n: I18N,
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ export class AureliaSlickgridCustomElement {
       this.groupingAndColspanService.init(this.grid, this.dataview);
     }
 
-    // attach grid extra service
-    this.gridExtraService.init(this.grid, this.dataview);
+    // initialize grid service
+    this.gridService.init(this.grid, this.dataview);
 
     // when user enables translation, we need to translate Headers on first pass & subsequently in the attachDifferentHooks
     if (this.gridOptions.enableTranslate) {
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ export class AureliaSlickgridCustomElement {
       filterService: this.filterService,
       gridEventService: this.gridEventService,
       gridStateService: this.gridStateService,
-      gridService: this.gridExtraService,
+      gridService: this.gridService,
       groupingService: this.groupingAndColspanService,
       pluginService: this.controlAndPluginService,
       resizerService: this.resizer,
diff --git a/aurelia-slickgrid/src/aurelia-slickgrid/index.ts b/aurelia-slickgrid/src/aurelia-slickgrid/index.ts
index cc4a21dd7..a9d8c8689 100644
--- a/aurelia-slickgrid/src/aurelia-slickgrid/index.ts
+++ b/aurelia-slickgrid/src/aurelia-slickgrid/index.ts
@@ -5,20 +5,6 @@ import { SlickgridConfig } from './slickgrid-config';
 import { Filters, PLUGIN_NAME as FILTER_PLUGIN_NAME } from './filters/index';
 const SERVICE_NAME = 'AURELIA__SLICKGRID_SERVICES';
 
-// expose all public classes
-// aggregators, editors, formatters, services...
-export * from './models/index';
-export * from './formatters/index';
-export * from './grouping-formatters/index';
-export * from './sorters/index';
-
-export * from './aggregators/index';
-export * from './editors/index';
-export * from './filter-conditions/index';
-export * from './filters/index';
-
-export { GridExtraUtils, GraphqlService, GridOdataService } from './services/index';
-
 // import all Services separately
 import {
   CollectionService,
@@ -27,7 +13,7 @@ import {
   FilterService,
   GraphqlService,
   GridEventService,
-  GridExtraService,
+  GridService,
   GridExtraUtils,
   GridStateService,
   GridOdataService,
@@ -37,6 +23,25 @@ import {
   SortService,
 } from './services/index';
 
+// expose all public classes
+// aggregators, editors, formatters, services...
+export * from './models/index';
+export * from './formatters/index';
+export * from './grouping-formatters/index';
+export * from './sorters/index';
+
+export * from './aggregators/index';
+export * from './editors/index';
+export * from './filter-conditions/index';
+export * from './filters/index';
+
+// export some of the Services
+export {
+  GridExtraUtils,
+  GraphqlService,
+  GridOdataService
+} from './services/index';
+
 export function configure(aurelia: any, callback: any) {
   aurelia.globalResources(PLATFORM.moduleName('./aurelia-slickgrid'));
   aurelia.globalResources(PLATFORM.moduleName('./slick-pagination'));
@@ -55,7 +60,7 @@ export function configure(aurelia: any, callback: any) {
   aurelia.container.registerTransient(SERVICE_NAME, FilterService);
   aurelia.container.registerTransient(SERVICE_NAME, GraphqlService);
   aurelia.container.registerTransient(SERVICE_NAME, GridEventService);
-  aurelia.container.registerTransient(SERVICE_NAME, GridExtraService);
+  aurelia.container.registerTransient(SERVICE_NAME, GridService);
   aurelia.container.registerTransient(SERVICE_NAME, GridStateService);
   aurelia.container.registerTransient(SERVICE_NAME, GridOdataService);
   aurelia.container.registerTransient(SERVICE_NAME, GroupingAndColspanService);
diff --git a/aurelia-slickgrid/src/aurelia-slickgrid/services/gridExtra.service.ts b/aurelia-slickgrid/src/aurelia-slickgrid/services/grid.service.ts
similarity index 99%
rename from aurelia-slickgrid/src/aurelia-slickgrid/services/gridExtra.service.ts
rename to aurelia-slickgrid/src/aurelia-slickgrid/services/grid.service.ts
index 886ff527e..96d53bbba 100644
--- a/aurelia-slickgrid/src/aurelia-slickgrid/services/gridExtra.service.ts
+++ b/aurelia-slickgrid/src/aurelia-slickgrid/services/grid.service.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import * as $ from 'jquery';
 // using external non-typed js libraries
 declare var Slick: any;
 
-export class GridExtraService {
+export class GridService {
   private _grid: any;
   private _dataView: any;