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 Heliquip
was incorporated in the Republic of South Africa on
the 5th April 1967 as Heliquip
(Proprietary) Limited, as a helicopter consultancy
and helicopter sales company.
Initially it operated one Hughes 269B helicopter under
the operating licenses of Transair (Pty.) Ltd. During
1972 it negotiated the establishment of the heliport
at Rand Airport on a vacant island behind the terminal
building and in the same year signed agreements with
OFEMA in Paris to represent the French helicopter manufacturer,
SNIAS which became the Aerospatiale Helicopter Division
and today Eurocopter. Heliquip then built its
first hangar on the heliport.
In  August
1973 it sold its first new helicopter, an SA341G Gazelle
to Iscor and offered the first helicopter operations management
agreement to this client.
In November 1975 it obtained its own operating licenses
and certificates when it acquired an Alouette III helicopter
to operate on charter and aerial work operations throughout
Africa.
In 1982 the operations division was moved to Grand
Central Airport at Midrand due to congestion at the
Rand Airport Heliport and in 1993 the company consolidated
all its activities at Grand Central and sold the Rand
Airport facilities.
Nature of Business
Heliquip is a full service helicopter company
offering initial consultancy into the acquisition of
helicopters for the corporate owner, to  the
management, maintenance and support, and operation of
the helicopter for the client.
With this philosophy every effort is made to ensure
that the working environment is conducive to the development
of an entrepreneurial spirit within the context of the
team, with safety and professionalism as the two important
common goals.
Heliquip's reputation in helicopter sales, dedicated
in its first 25 years, to Aerospatiale/Eurocopter, and
its commitment to continued after-sales support of what
it sells, is unrivalled in the industry.
This commitment has demanded of it the establishment
of a fully equipped maintenance organisation able to
comply with the exacting standards required by the manufacturers,
and local and international aviation authorities
To this end Heliquip has ploughed its profits back
into the company
to provide the correct and necessary tools for each person
to be able to efficiently carry out his task.
The Aircraft fleet of Aerospatiale/Eurocopter AS 350B
series Squirrels also includes the EC120 Colibri, Bell
Jet Ranger, Long Ranger and Bell 407 Helicopters. These
aircraft are not all owned by Heliquip
but operated on management contracts with each owner.
International companies around the World seek the services
of Heliquip
Flight Operation's division. It has been regularly safety
audited by international organisations particularly
in the Airborne Geophysical field and has operated in
many parts of sub equatorial Africa.
 Heliquip
has been granted International fixed wing licenses and
Operating Certificates covering N1, N4 and G7 types
of service and A2, A3 categories of aircraft. The Domestic
Licences cover N1 and N2 types of service with A2,A3,A4,H1
and H2 categories of Aircraft.
Assets
Our greatest assets are our employees, some of whom
have worked with the team for more than twenty years.
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