Helidex

What Helidex does

Helidex is a privately held American industrial manufacturer specializing in the design, engineering, fabrication, and installation of aluminum helidecks, helipads, heliports, and vertiports for offshore and onshore applications. Founded in 1997 and headquartered with engineering offices in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey and a manufacturing plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the company has cumulatively delivered more than 400 helideck installations across North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. Its core technology is the proprietary patented Heliflex 6000 V-shaped aluminum decking plank introduced in 1998, paired with the patented Heligrip clamping system that enables drill-free assembly. The decking weighs 8.3 psf (up to 60% lighter than steel), uses marine-grade aluminum alloy 6005-T5, and carries an NLR-certified friction coefficient exceeding 1.0 against the CAP 437 requirement of 0.68.

The company sells a full turnkey solution including design, engineering, manufacturing, installation supervision, and lifecycle accessories such as fire suppression systems (DIFF, bladder tank, foam stations), helipad lighting, the Helideck Monitoring System (HMS), friction testing, helicopter tie downs, and perimeter safety nets. Complementary product lines include the Safe Deck (SED6000) with passive fire suppression, aluminum walkways and platforms, and an emerging Aluminum Vertiport and Vertipad line targeting the VTOL and eVTOL urban air mobility market. Products are certified to DNV, ABS, RINA, ISO 9001, and TUV standards and comply with FAA, ICAO, EASA, CASA, GCAA, GACA, DGCA, and Transport Canada aviation requirements.

Helidex generates revenue through one-time project sales, hardware sales of accessory equipment, and professional installation services, with quote-based pricing and custom engineering per client specification. It pursues a direct enterprise field sales model targeting major oil and gas operators, ship owners and shipyards, hospitals and rooftop developers, and offshore wind operators, supplemented by participation in industry events such as OTC, content marketing through educational articles, and inbound lead capture via its website contact form. Customer logos are not publicly disclosed and the company remains founder-owned with no external funding, parent entity, or public financial reporting.

Name

Helidex

Legal name

Helidex

Website

https://helidex.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Helidex designs, manufactures, and installs aluminum helidecks, helipads, heliports, and vertiports for offshore oil and gas, marine vessel, hospital and rooftop, and offshore wind operators worldwide, with over 400 installations delivered since 1997.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Helideck and Helipad Manufacturing

NAICS

Overhead Traveling Crane, Hoist, and Monorail System Manufacturing (333923), Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (3333)

SIC

Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590)

akta.pro primary industry

Deck Machinery & Mooring Systems (Winches, Windlasses, Capstans) (IMAJAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Prefab Hull Blocks & Modular Ship Sections (IMAJAKAE), Fabrication & Prefab Modules for Repair (Spools, Steel/Aluminum Sections) (IMAJAFAL)

Keywords

• Aluminum helideck manufacturing
• Helicopter landing pads
• Offshore helideck engineering
• Helideck accessory equipment
• Vertiport construction

Headquarters

HQ city

East Rutherford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Helideck, Helipad, and Heliport Systems: Design, engineering, manufacturing, and construction of aluminum helicopter landing platforms. Includes support framing, installation services, and comprehensive turnkey solutions delivered globally.
2. Accessory Equipment: Fire suppression systems (DIFF, bladder tank, self-contained foam), helipad lighting systems (perimeter, floodlight, TDPM, status, repeater, HAPI, windcone), helideck monitoring systems, friction testing services, helicopter tie downs, and perimeter safety nets.
3. Installation and Construction Services: Full-service installation including experienced certified installation supervisors and skilled assembly technicians trained in construction protocols. Deployment of supervisors to guide client-supplied crews or complete Helidex installation teams.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Helidex designs, engineers, manufactures, and installs aluminum helidecks, helipads, heliports, and vertiports for offshore oil and gas, marine vessels, hospitals, rooftops, and offshore wind applications. The company provides turnkey solutions including proprietary Heliflex 6000 decking planks, support framing, fire suppression systems, lighting, monitoring systems, friction testing, and certified installation services delivered globally.

Product overview

Helidex offers a comprehensive portfolio of aluminum helicopter landing solutions organized into main landing platforms and supporting accessory products. The core product lines include Offshore Helidecks for marine and oil & gas applications, Rooftop and Hospital Helipads/Heliports, the Heliflex 6000 proprietary patented V-shaped decking planks (the industry standard since 1998), Safe Decks (SED6000) with integrated passive fire suppression, and Aluminum Vertiports for VTOL/eVTOL aircraft. These platforms are complemented by a full suite of accessory products including Fire Suppression Systems (DIFF, bladder tank, foam stations), Helipad Lighting Systems (TDPM, perimeter, floodlights, HAPI), Helideck Monitoring Systems, Friction Testing Services, Helicopter Tie Downs, and Perimeter Safety Nets. The company provides end-to-end turnkey solutions encompassing design, engineering, manufacturing, and installation services globally, with all products meeting or exceeding international standards including DNV, ABS, RINA, CAP 437, FAA, and ICAO.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Heliflex: Proprietary pre-engineered, patented 'V' shaped aluminum decking planks for helipads. The flagship product Heliflex 6000 is recognized as the lightest decking plank in the industry, weighing just 8.3 pounds per square foot. Introduced in 1998.

Quantifiable outcome

• Friction coefficient of over 1.0, far exceeding CAP 437 coefficient requirement of 0.68
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Joby Aviation: Joby is a leading eVTOL developer pursuing FAA type certification with planned commercial air taxi service. Like Lilium, it represents an infrastructure counterparty whose launch markets (NY, LA, Dubai) align with Helidex's vertiport target geographies.
• Volocopter: Volocopter develops eVTOL air taxi services and partners with infrastructure providers for vertiport rollout in Europe and Asia. Comparable as a downstream eVTOL customer shaping the design and certification standards that infrastructure suppliers like Helidex must meet.
• Lilium: Lilium is an eVTOL aircraft developer that will require certified vertiport infrastructure. Comparability is thematic/infrastructure-procurement-side: Lilium's deployment roadmap creates demand pull for Helidex's vertiport offerings, and the two may co-develop or co-spec landing systems.
• Vertical Aerospace: Vertical Aerospace is a UK-based eVTOL developer targeting commercial service launches. Comparable as another emerging eVTOL counterparty whose infrastructure pipeline (UK, Asia, Middle East) overlaps Helidex's existing geographic footprint and vertiport target markets.

Broad incumbents

• Lufthansa Technik: Lufthansa Technik provides aerospace MRO, component services, and related aircraft-system modifications. Comparable as a broad incumbent in aviation infrastructure/services whose regulated, multi-cert business profile overlaps with Helidex's certified installation and accessory ecosystem.
• Safran Landing Systems: Safran Landing Systems is a global incumbent in aircraft landing gear and associated systems. Comparable as a much larger aerospace landing-systems supplier whose entry into helideck/vertiport infrastructure would directly threaten Helidex's niche with substantially greater R&D and balance-sheet resources.
• Honeywell Aerospace: Honeywell provides avionics, navigation, and helicopter mission systems globally. Comparable as a broad aerospace incumbent with the scale and certification footprint to expand into helideck monitoring and integrated landing-system offerings that overlap Helidex's HMS and accessory portfolio.

Others

• PHI Aviation: PHI is a global helicopter operator focused on offshore and energy end-markets. Comparable to Helidex's core customer profile: offshore oil & gas and wind helicopter transport with corresponding landing infrastructure requirements.
• Bristow Group: Bristow is one of the world's largest helicopter operators serving offshore oil & gas and increasingly offshore wind with SOV contracts. Comparable as a major customer/partner influencing helideck specifications at offshore platforms and vessels - a key demand driver for Helidex.

Direct peers

• Skyports: Skyports designs, builds, and operates vertiport infrastructure for eVTOL aircraft. Directly comparable to Helidex's vertiport product line because both target the same emerging urban air mobility landing infrastructure category with similar engineering and certification scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCoPRbeU4WcUss1TOpP-34TQ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/helidex-offshore

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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