Hospitals & Onshore Helipads

Creator of the world’s first passive fire retarding helipad: XE Enhanced Safety ™

We have the largest track record of over 120 XE Enhanced Safety™ helidecks and helipads delivered to date. In total, we have delivered more than 500 helidecks and helipads worldwide.

XE Enhanced Safety™ Helipad

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Major aviation authorities allow the use of water only in lieu of foam for the fixed firefighting system. This brings about a huge reduction in cost, complexity and maintenance.

MKIII Fire Test

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In addition to the standard lighting system, CAP1624 recommends the use of a lit touchdown/positioning marking circle and a lit helipad identification “H” marking to eliminate the ‘black hole’ effect and glare caused by flood lights and improve visual cueing during landing.

CAP 1264 TD/PM Circle and heliport identification “H” marking lighting

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Our clients

I expect any potential improvements to what is already an excellent product will only emerge as a result of operating experience.
Simon Fraser-McKenzie, Senior Development EngineerShell UK
All the pilots at our heliport have unanimously expressed praise for this new helipad, especially the fit and finish of this product, which replaces an old rust-pront deck. We trust the high standards of design and manufacture will be upheld…
Captain Raz Zoers, Head of Aircraft ServicesShell Brunei
The staff at AOPL were extremely professionall, very efficient and timely in all their dealings with us, from negotiations to design details and construction, and right through to certification.
Dr. John Gilmore, Project DirectorMater Health Services
…must say that I was impressed by the fire containment capabilities of the deck. The effectiveness of water in putting out the fire was clearly significant.
Jim Tuggey, DirectorBell Helicopter
We are pleased to award you with a Special Recognition Award (Safety) Certificate for achievement in the field of HSE in the category "Aviation Fires Risk Downrated" for 2005.
Yousef Omair bin Yousef, CEOADNOC
The fire demonstration was well-organized and very convincing. The design offers weight and maintainability advantages, as well as the very effective fire retardant system.
John Hannay, Area DirectorUnited Technology Sikorsky
I was personally Impressed by the thinking behind the fire containment properties of the helipad to provide passive safety on its own
Bernard Valois, Chairman of the Rescue Fire Fighting Working GroupICAO
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Aluminium Offshore built the world’s first Enhanced Safety™ (passive fire retarding) helipad in 1988 and over a hundred Enhanced Safety™ helipads in the years after that.

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