Charter operator and maintenance provider Heli-Charter has been appointed as an independent sales representative for Bell helicopters in the UK.

Heli-Charter offers a wide range of Bell helicopters for charter nationwide and offers corporate travel, private flights, sight-seeing tours and self-fly hire, as well as offering aircraft sales.

Its main operations are from the Helicopter Centre located to the north side of the main Manston airport runway, with further helicopters at Goodwood.

"We are delighted to be working with Heli-Charter. They have a top rate facility and offer the kind of world class experience we require for our customers," says Danny Maldonado, Bell Helicopter's executive vp of sales and marketing.

"We have been expanding our presence in the UK and Heli-Charter will play an important role in helping us fulfill our mission of becoming more responsive globally."

Heli-Charter's facilities will include a Bell helicopter showroom.