Company Information

A specialist aviation distribution , maintenance and training company with support facilities in Brisbane, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand.

About Helitech

Helitech is a division of Sikorsky Aircraft Australia Limited.

Helitech is a major supplier to a wide range of commercial customers and the Defence Forces of Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. With a financially sound business, well-trained staff, comprehensive inventory of spares and a total product support philosophy Helitech is the premier helicopter support company in Australasia.

Our History

Helitech traces its history back to 1956 when Brisbane businessman, Frank Sharpe (later knighted for his services to the helicopter industry), secured the Australian distributorship for the Bell Helicopter Company and formed Helicopter Sales Pty Ltd. Under Sir Frank's leadership, Helicopter Sales Pty Ltd prospered and some 250 Bell helicopters (including about 50 military helicopters) were sold in Australia.

In 1970, Bell Helicopter Textron purchased Helicopter Sales Pty Ltd. The Company's name was changed to Bell Helicopter Australia Pty Ltd , and the Company operated as a 'branch' of Bell Helicopter Textron, a subsidiary of the Providence USA based, Textron Inc.

In 1986, under a "management buyout", Helitech Pty Ltd acquired the business of Bell Helicopter Australia. The original facilities and senior staff were retained and the Bell dealership was transferred to the new Company.

In 1987, as a result of a technical restructure, Helitech Pty Ltd became a wholly owned subsidiary of Helitech Industries Pty Ltd . Helitech Industries saw a need to reduce its reliance on one principal product range by expanding into closely related activities where there were synergies, a good understanding of the business, and opportunity for growth. In 1988 Helitech Industries acquired the Dallas, Texas based rotor blade repair specialist Composite Technology Inc (CTI) and its subsidiary companies in California, Winnipeg and Singapore.

Old Facility adjacent to Doomben Racecourse

In December 1999, Helitech relocated to a new 5,500m 2 (59,000 sq ft) purpose-built complex on 1.5 hectares of riverside land at Pinkenba, Queensland. This new facility is located three kilometres from Brisbane International Airport and incorporates spacious, clear span hangar, and dedicated specialty workshops for structural repairs, drive train component overhaul, hydraulic component overhaul, rotor blade and bonded panel repairs, and electrical and avionics servicing.

In 2001 Helitech Industries acquired the dealership for the sale of new Piper Aircraft and genuine Piper Aircraft spare parts in Australia and Papua New Guinea.

New Facility on the Brisbane River at Pinkenba

In September 2003, Sikorsky Aircraft Australia Limited acquired Helitech's Bell customer service facility, spare parts, design engineering and training school business elements of Helitech Industries. The acquisition included existing military contracts for the provision of manpower and logistic support services to Army Aviation; deeper maintenance of Kiowa helicopters; dynamic component overhaul for Kiowa and Iroquois; rotor blade repair and the supply of flight critical spare parts to the Australian Defence Force. Helitech Industries other business interests, such as the Piper distributorship and CTI, continue under separate ownership and management (Avesta Holdings).

Where are we?

We are located at:

777 Macarthur Avenue Central
Pinkenba Q 4008  

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