Heletranz Commercial     YOUR TOTAL AERIAL WORK SOLUTION Heletranz is a privately owned commercial helicopter company and the longest established in the Auckland region. Based conveniently at Albany on Auckland’s North Shore, Heletranz owns its own heliport, plant and equipment. Renown for corporate trips, packaged tours and aerial filming. Heletranz is less known but no less experienced in aerial lifting, survey and site maintenance work. Since commencing operations in 1988 Heletranz has achieved accomplishments in this field few other NZ helicopter companies can claim.               AERIAL LIFTING In a specialist field requiring expertise, the right plant and equipment, safety planning, project management and liaison with authorities you can be assured Heletranz will provide a total aerial work solution for a cost effective and safe operation.     Heletranz have conducted hundreds of well planned lifting projects for private companies as well as for each of Auckland’s City Councils and Techscape. Projects for councils included lifting trees from Government House grounds and refurbishment work on the Summerhouse at Auckland Domain, aerial mast installation on Manukau City Council building, tree felling, pipe laying and walking track construction. Profile private clients include Terrafima (Auckland Sky Tower and Casio developers) such as lifting antenna onto the tower’s highest point to carrying dignitaries to the ground-breaking ceremony. Team NZ, mast transport and positioning 2002 challenge.   LIFTING; AIRCRAFT BY TYPE AND CAPABILITY     Eurocopter EC120 lifting to 450 kg   Eurocopter BK117 lifting to 1200 kg         Eurocopter AS350-BA lifting to 750 kg   Boeing Vertol lifting to 4500 kg         INVENTORY   Lifting equipment: Strops and slings, nets, hooks, cables and guide ropes.   Safety equipment: includes ground to helicopter radios, hi visibility vests, goggles, ear muffs, hard hats, safety boots.   Personnel: Fully qualified quality assurance manager. Pilots with lifting experience and an experienced overseer who will brief and guide ground crew personnel. A ground crew can also be supplied depending on the nature of the lifting assignment.   Eurocopter B2 & B3 , 900 kg and 1000 kg     SAFETY PLANNING Heletranz has detailed safety and health procedures within it’s Policy and Procedures that are subjected to independent audit for applicability and compliance. These procedures require that a separate flight/safety plan is developed for each individual aerial work flight operation. The extent of the detail necessary for different aspects of the operation is dependant on the location and nature of operation. Each plan is therefore compiled in accordance with a planning/check sheet to ensure that no safety issues are neglected or left out. SITE SERVICING AND SURVEY Most of the regions Telecom cell network installations throughout the Hauraki Gulf and difficult access locations can be attributed to Heletranz. Aerial survey work for motorway extensions inc Silverdale, Puhoi and Whangaparoa and proposed Eastern corridor. Light- house servicing transportation for M & I from 200 km south of Cape Kidnappers to Cape Rienga and around to New Plymouth. Power line surveys on the National Grid from Auckland to Whakatane for Transpower Ltd and Canterbury Power Board using differential GPS. Dept of Conservation work for reserves and islands to Whangarei, Waitakere Ranges, Hunuas, Coromandel Ranges, Gulf islands to Gt Barrier and Mokohinau Islands.     Repeater station maintenance, Kaikoura Is   DOC Live Kiwi transfer and release to Little Barrier Is.         Auckland northern motorway extension aerial survey   Pest eradication programme for Motutapu and Rangitoto islands         BANNER TOWING In the early 90s Heletranz assisted in the development of a revolutionary banner towing system which for the first time allowed banners to be safely towed over built up areas. The safety system was based on using sand as weight on the drop-line which could be released dispersing the sand. Heletranz has more experience in banner towing than any other operator. With a fleet of suitable aircraft we are also able to offer cost-effective banner towing in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch locations.