Founded in 1946,Simplex has built a reputation as the leader in design, manufacturing, and certification of aerial application systems and mission equipment.  Simplex maintains its industry leadership by incorporating the latest technology in the design and manfacturing of systems from high-strengh, low weight compsite materials to produce reliable and cost-effective solutions for wildland firefighting, agriculture, electrical utility cleaning, high rise firefighting, cargo, oil spill response, and controlled burning.  Simplex holds over 180 FAA STC, EASA, VSTC, CAA and other international certificatios for its systems.