About - Since 1986
Four decades. One material. A quiet revolution in offshore safety.
Aluminium Offshore is one of the largest specialist design-and-build companies in the world for aluminium alloy offshore structures. 550+ helidecks engineered from our Singapore office, serving operators on every continent.
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Message from MD
“We don’t just build structures. We innovate, research, refine, test… and then do it all over again. We simply thrive on challenge. We’ve always delivered on time, every time. Not surprisingly, more than 80% of business comes from existing customers.”
Regional presence
Innovation is not a slogan for us. It's a daily practice, measured in patents, delivered decks, and the zero incidents our customers record.
Since 1986 we've watched the offshore industry evolve through three oil cycles, two major safety revolutions, and a sustainability awakening that now recognises what we knew from the start: aluminium is the material of the next fifty years.
Our reputation was built on impeccable design, flawless execution, and a customer service relationship that outlasts the asset itself. Every helideck we ship carries the same promise; delivered on time, on spec, and engineered to last beyond its operating platform.
Neelesh Uppal
CEO, Aluminium Offshore
Company
Engineered from Singapore. Deployed worldwide.
Specialists, not generalists.
We do one thing: aluminium alloy offshore structures, engineered from our Singapore office and delivered through a trusted production network. Helidecks, support structures, handrails, walkways. Nothing else. That specialisation, sustained over four decades, is why operators come back.
Single point of accountability.
Design, engineering, project management and on-site supervision are performed in-house. Production and fabrication are handled by our long-standing extrusion partner under our engineering oversight. One accountable entity, from FEED stage to the annual friction-test report forty years later.
Global deployment.
North Sea, Gulf of Mexico, West Africa, South-East Asia, Australia. 550+ helidecks across 32 countries. Never a missed sail-away date.
Founded in Singapore
Helidecks delivered worldwide
Countries of operation
Structural failures since founding
Milestones
Four decades of aluminium first.
1986
ASTECH Pte Ltd founded
1988
Developed and built world’s first aluminium XE Enhanced Safety TM helideck (1st generation)
1989
Conducted first live fire test on XE Enhanced Safety ™ helideck
1992
Aluminium Offshore setup to better serve the oil and gas community
1995
Second full-scale fire test on XE Enhanced Safety ™ helideck
1998
Built first onshore helipad for Telekom Malaysia on 62nd floor of Menara Telekom
2002
Built first fully bolted aluminium support structure for Agip
2003
3rd full scale live fire test on new DIFFS unit on our 2nd Generation XE Enhanced Safety ™ helideck
2004
First DIFFS installed for Shell E11 platform helideck
2006
Delivered our 100th helideck
Awarded ISO9000 certification
Introduced the first XE Enhanced Safety ™ helipad in Australia for Mater Hospital, Brisbane, QLD
2008
Delivered our 200th helideck
Fourth full scale live fire test on new XE Enhanced Safety ™ deck and DIFFS, leading to UKCAA amendments to CAP437 and forthcoming changes to ICAO heliport manual.
Installed the first aluminium helideck allowed in US waters for Shell Perdido.
Built world’s biggest dual capacity aluminium XE Enhanced Safety ™ helipads for the Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal measuring 110m by 34m.
2009
Patent applied for new XE Enhanced Safety ™ helideck system.
2013
400th Helideck Order
2nd patent granted for XE Enhanced Safety ™ helideck
Complete first aluminium antennae tower Ekofisk Project, Phillips Petroleum, Norway
2014
Aluminium Offshore Europe opens in March 2014
2016
Fifth full scale live fire test on new MK III XE Enhanced Safety ™ helideck
2017
Completed installation of first XE Enhanced Safety ™ helipad in New Zealand for Christchurch Hospital redevelopment project
Third patent for MK III XE Enhanced Safety ™ helideck applied
2018
500th Helideck Order
Completed first order for Heavy-duty Dropped Object Protection Panels
2023
27.75m × 27.75m XE Enhanced Safety™ helipad for Victorian Heart Hospital, Australia's first standalone specialist cardiac hospital
22.2M Octagon XE Enhanced Safety™ helideck for Bacalhau FPSO
2024
21M Octagon XE Enhanced Safety™ helideck for RWE's Sofia Offshore Converter Platform, a notable application on a converter platform.
2025
7m × 27m XE Enhanced Safety™ helipad for Frankston Hospital, part of the largest public health infrastructure upgrade in Melbourne's south-east.
Safety
Safety isn't a department.
It's the operating system.
1. A deck that fights fires for us
Our patented XE deck retards combustion on its own, no power or hoses needed. Paired with a water-only DIFFS, full suppression in 4 seconds. The deck protects whether the fire-fighting system is active or not.
2. Friction tested every visit
Every helideck we deliver is surface-friction tested annually, aligned to CAP 437. Numbers logged, reports auditable, readings trended over time.
3. Zero-incident track record
550+ helidecks deployed across four decades. Zero structural failures, zero corrosion-related incidents, zero fire-related losses.
4. Our innovations have moved the codes forward
Live fire tests on our XE deck have led directly to amendments to CAP 437 and changes in the ICAO heliport manual. The codes operators audit against today reflect work we've done in the field.
Certified, audited, credentialed
We adopt Quality Occupational Health & Safety Policy. Our safety credentials include:
ISO 45001:2018
Occupational Health & Safety Management System
bizSAFE star
award
Safety Achievement Award
by SMOE
Conocophillips
for Ekofisk 2/4 L Project
ADNOC HSE
award
ISO 9001
quality management
ISO 14001
environmental
CE marking
product conformity
