Helitecnica designs and builds aluminium heliports, and nothing else. Founded in Spain in 2009, it manufactures in Europe for offshore operators, shipyards and construction clients worldwide. A typical package runs from structural design and fabrication to installation supervision and commissioning, with decks built for CAP 437, ICAO and class-society rules.
Aludeck Aluminium Landing Decks
Aludeck is Helitecnica’s extruded aluminium deck for elevated heliports, onshore and offshore. Interlocking planks are clipped to the support beams and sealed watertight, so the surface takes helicopter loads without a heavy steel or concrete slab. Marine-grade alloy keeps it corrosion resistant and close to maintenance-free, and the system is up to 60 percent lighter than a comparable steel deck. Profiles cover the helicopter range used under CAP 437, ICAO and class rules from DNV, ABS, Lloyd’s Register and Bureau Veritas. Clamps fix the planks without drilling the beams, which cuts installation time on rooftops, vessels and offshore assets.
Safe Aludeck Passive Fire Deck
Safe Aludeck is the same aluminium plank system with a passive fire layer built in, developed against NORSOK C-004. The surface is perforated so spilled fuel drains into an upper cavity, where lack of oxygen puts the fire out in under five seconds. Fuel then runs to a perimeter gutter, and the aluminium itself helps cool the deck. It is aimed at unattended platforms and sites with limited firefighting cover. Used with a deck-integrated system, CAP 437 allows seawater alone for any residual fire, which cuts foam stocks and related kit.
Helinet Perimeter Safety Nets
Helinet is the perimeter safety net for offshore and rooftop heliports. 316 stainless wire-cable mesh is supplied pre-mounted on lightweight aluminium frames, ready to bolt to support beams, or as a full system with beams and mounting plates. It does not burn, melt or break down in UV, unlike rope or PVC mesh, and it holds up in harsh marine air. Nets can be removable or foldable. Folded up, the net becomes a perimeter handrail when the deck is closed. The system has passed a DNV-supervised drop test and meets CAP 437, ICAO Annex 14 and UKOOA guidance.
Lighting
Visual aids are specified to the rule set for the site, not as a fixed kit. Offshore, CAP 437 bars floodlights in operation, so touchdown and perimeter lights and status repeater lights are used instead, giving the pilot a clear deck status on approach. Onshore hospital, hotel and corporate pads more often use floodlights, helicopter approach path indicators and approach guidance. Helitecnica designs the layout into the aluminium deck so fittings, cabling and markings sit cleanly in the surface and the perimeter, ready for the local CAA and the project’s lighting supplier
Firefighting System
The core package is a deck-integrated firefighting system. Pop-up nozzles in the landing surface deliver a water-and-foam mix, started automatically or by hand, to knock down a fire and give rescue crews a workable deck. A secondary branch-pipe station, with hose reel and nozzle, covers manual attack from the perimeter. Fixed monitors suit rooftop and quay sites where a directed jet is the better fit. Systems are sized to the design helicopter and the governing standard, whether CAP 437, class rules or the local fire authority, and can be commissioned with the deck
Monitoring System
The helideck monitoring system pulls together the navigation and weather data a landing decision depends on: wind, motion and deck status, with alarms when conditions move outside limits. Readings go to the control room and to the pilot, including through status repeater lights on moving decks. Offshore, that is what CAP 437 expects before a helicopter is cleared in. Helitecnica integrates the HMS with the deck, lighting and firefighting package so sensors, repeaters and displays are positioned at design stage rather than bolted on later. On fixed onshore pads the motion package is dropped and the weather and status functions remain.
