Enstrom Helicopter Corp. has named its annual Dealer of the Year -- Simon Oliphant-Hope of Eastern Atlantic Helicopters, located in Shoreham by the Sea, UK.

With the sale of five turbine powered Enstrom 480B helicopters in 2005 Eastern Atlantic Helicopters has achieved 30% of total sales for the Enstrom 480 turbine series helicopter since becoming the sole UK dealer in 1996. Eastern Atlantic Helicopters has delivered seven new Enstrom 480B's to date with one further 480B due for UK delivery this March. Oliphant-Hopes organization boasts over 100 years of combined Enstrom engineering expertise and is the premiere service centre in the UK.

“Eastern Atlantic’s sales presence has been a great asset to our network”, said Jerry Mullins, President and CEO of Enstrom. “In a year that we increased our production by over 25% it was imperative that our dealers stepped up. Eastern Atlantic, led by Simon, certainly came through in a big way.”

Eastern Atlantic Helicopters has a solid support network throughout the UK for Enstrom products and is well known for supplying quality used helicopters.

“Eastern Atlantic Helicopters have supported Enstrom very well,” said Bayard DuPont, Director of Product Support for Enstrom.

“Not only do they support the aircraft in the UK but they have also helped us by supporting other dealers in our European network"

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