Things that go BANG in the night
Nothing like a few pyrotechnics, confetti air bursts and exploding balloons to keep the heart ticking and that’s just what Ecolab needed at there annual conference last Friday evening. 8 x 3ft exploding balloons each filled with 100 x 5″ balloons and 5000 pieces of flutter fettie, 12 x 8ft silver jets at the back on the stage followed by 16 confetti air-burst just to make sure everyone got the message and yes, I made a mess….
Read MoreBalloon Drop
Now there is nothing new about balloon drops, just turn up at the venue, rig and go, nice and simple. So that’s what I did. I turned up an the venue with a 250 drop ready to go in the van. As the venue was Butterworth Hall at Warwick University I just assumes a flyer would be lowered, attach the net and up it goes. Nope got that bit wrong. Lines were lowered from above but I had to secure the net from above, easy I hear you say. Well they say pictures say a thousand words…….
Read MoreHappy New Year
So here we go again, New Years Eve 2011 came and went and we find ourselves pushed forward into 2012. New Years Eve rigging started on the 29th & 30th December but the majority of the work was on the 31st. An early morning start took the pressure off and all was completed by 6.30pm. Pictures say a thousand words so let them, enjoy With all jobs now installed I could head home but not until I had dropped of 2 Le Matrie 6/24 detonator boxes to clubs where I had installed air bursts in the...
Read MoreBacardi Balloon Drop at Sunbeam Studios
Final job of the financial year, 500 balloon drop and 10 confetti cannons for Bacardi at Sunbeam Studios in London. Free drinks all night including Bacardi Slush Puppies, Grey Goose Vodka cocktails and Jack Daniels and I was driving home, DAM!
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