Heli-One ready for jobs, work liftoff

FORT COLLINS – After almost 30 years of steady business and organic growth, Fort Collins-based Heli-Support Inc. has become part of the world’s largest independent helicopter support firm.

Heli-One of Delta, British Columbia, acquired Heli-Support in November after more than a year of courting. Fort Collins is now the only U.S. site for the company and plans include expanding local staff to handle existing clientele as well as a large new contract.

Wyoming-based Roberts Aircraft Co., founded in 1953, formed the Heli-Support subsidiary in 1981 with the goal of providing maintenance support for its sales and leasing operations. In…