Australia’s Linfox Property Group is currently taking delivery of its sixth new AgustaWestland helicopter in under thirteen years, a GrandNew.  The company describes itself as follows on its website:

Since 1985 the Linfox Property Group portfolio has grown extensively with the acquisition and development of some of the largest industrial properties in the Southern Hemisphere.  As manager, developer and owner of 8,000,000 square feet of warehouse space throughout the world, Linfox has the expertise and resources to supply and manage superior warehousing functions for all its customers.

The six helicopters have been as follows – listing type, AW serial number and acquisition dates

AW119 Koala (14007) September 2000
A109E Power (11168) October 2003
AW109S Grand (22015) July 2006
AW109S Grand (22081) October 2008
AW109SP Grand New (22220) December 2010
AW109SP Grand New (22294) April 2013

And as at the date of publication the last three are all registered currently to Linfox.  We believe the oldest of these – the 2008 Grand – is sold as the second GrandNew is acquired, leaving them with a corporate fleet of two GrandNew helicopters

The company also has three AW169s on order – see story

Graham Stevens – HeliHub.com Australasia correspondent