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DART Helicopter Services Accelerates Expansion in 2009-2010
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Oceanside, Calif., Feb. 17, 2010 — DART Helicopter Services (DHS) — now the industry’s No. 1 provider of helicopter accessories — continues to build its product line, partnerships and plans for future growth. Some of its newest products — from moving maps to life rafts in quarter doors — will be on display in Exhibit 1045 during Heli-Expo, Feb. 21-23 in Houston, Texas. Also on display will be core products such as skidtubes, and three mockups with dozens of accessories installed.
A show highlight will be unique water drop demonstrations using FAST Bucket, the most powerful, productive portable heli-bucket available. The demos will be ongoing in the company’s static display, No. 19.
“We’re grateful that we’ve been able to continue expanding in a challenging market, and we thank our customers for helping us become the world’s largest helicopter accessories provider,” said Jeff Shapiro, president. DART is publicly thanking customers in a visible way with a full-page ad that will debut during the show.
Some of DHS’s most significant successes and milestones include:
• The addition of 500 new accessories, for a total of 3,000, including fire suppression, air conditioners, ground support equipment, a huge array of tooling, and interiors.
• A collection of special operations equipment, including FMS Moving Map with slaving, searchlights, TSOPs, and FAST rope.
• Special categories of safety-enhancing accessories, such as emergency floats, cable cutters, shoulder harness kits, emergency exit upgrades, and more.
• An all-new, expanded website, with a new provision for online ordering.
• A 448-page catalog, the company’s largest ever.
• Partnerships with five new manufacturers, including Absolute Fire Solutions, Bristow, Flight Management Systems, Integrated Flight Systems, and Red Box International. DART now distributes products from 20 different manufacturers.
