New Balloon Printing Trade Price List now available online
The new Trade Balloon Printing Price list is now available so why not pop along to the Spring Fair and collect one from our stand. We are situated in hall 3 and have 2 locations. Our main stand is at the top of the hall near to the entrance to hall 2 (Stand No 3uo1) and just across the walkway from Pioneer Europe Our smaller stand ( No 3u52) is at the bottom end of the hall next to NABAS and both stands will be fully manned each day. For those of you who are unable to attend this show then...
Read MoreSmart Phones & QR Codes
Over the past few months I have had quite a few companies cold call me and offer QR codes and costs range from £99.00 to £500.00 and then a monthly fee on top to keep it live. So what a QR Code…..QR codes are a simple way of connecting the physical world to the digital- take a picture of a QR code on your phone and it will take you to a URL or text encoded within the QR code. After a bit of trolling over the web I came across quickqr , it’s quick, simple and FREE, yes FREE so...
Read MoreSpring Fair, NEC, 2nd – 7th February 2013
The 2013 Spring Fair kicks off on the 3rd February 2013 and we will be there in Hall 3, stand No 3U52 so why not pop along and have a chat and pick up the new trade balloon printing price list. We will also be launching 2 new designs on Special Occasion Foils and you will also be able to log into www.printingonballoons.co.uk and open an account and for the first 100 new accounts opened we will give a free memory stick and lanyard. Check out the new designs on the stand for Special...
Read MoreBACI 2013…..I need your help.
BACI, Florence, Italy 2013 So last year was awesome and who would think you could top what happened to me, suspended a bloke in a shopping centre with 8ft Chloroprene balloon for a week, shipped off to Macedonia to help with the TV programme “Idiot Abroad” and then a double spread in IMAGES magazine, WOW, what a year. So you would think this year would be a little bit calmer, well NO. I have been asked to head up the decor for the Gala Ball at BACI in Florence , Italy in April...
Read MoreNew Years Eve 2012
Another busy New Years Eve but this years we are a lot more organised. We did all the foil balloon inflating on Saturday 29th December and all the pyro rigging on Sunday 30th December. All the foil balloon bouquets were delivered in the morning to 7 hotels and casinos in and around Coventry & Stratford upon Avon just leaving the pre-inflated latex for the afternoon of New Years Eve. Its now 2.30pm on the 31st and the van has been loaded for the last time with 400 x 12″ latex for the...
Read MoreNew Design for Special Occasion Foils
A new design for Special Occasion Foils has now been completed and will be available to order as of Mid January 2013. The new design will be printed in black onto Gold, Silver, White, Ivory and Magenta 36″ Qualatex heart foils and should compliment and co-ordinate there Damask & Filigree prints The following design will be removed, Bar-mitzvah, Bat mitzvah, Graduation and Christmas
Read MoreWinter Wonderland Wedding at Parocial Hall, Kenilworth
24″ Stylish Heart Deco Bubbles added drama and height to this Winter Wonderland Wedding at Parochial Hall, High Street, Kenilworth. All the Deco bubbles were attached to fine white tulle and were finished off with a 4 cluster collar made from 5″ latex balloons sized to 3.5″ and silver metallic curled ribbon...
Read MoreIdiot Abroad 3…the deleted bits
So for those of you that missed Idiot Abroad 3 and the helium filled balloons lifting Warwick Davis her are some of the deleted scenes and yes that is me attaching the balloons and harness to Warwick You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video
Read Morewww.printingonballoons.co.uk…..It just got a whole lot better
More options at www.printingonballoons.co.uk Back on the 14th November we told you all about our new on-line balloon printing quoting site. Well , there have been a few changes. The site looks and is the same but now it’s STRICTLY TRADE ONLY, so no need to add the discount code to each quote. Just go to www.printingonballoons.co.uk and click on my account and register, its that simple So what’s changed at www.printingonballoon.co.uk We launched the site with the following...
Read MoreBalloon printing video
I found myself with an hour or two spare this afternoon so I whipped the camera out and had a Spielberg moment. It won’t win any awards but I had fun, Enjoy You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video
Read MoreAbroad with an idiot and a little friend
If you can cast your mind back to May 2012 you will remember that I went on a 1200 mile journey to inflate 12 balloons but could not tell you where I went, who I was with or why I was asked to do this job, but all can now be revealed. The client was Risk Productions who are the production company behind the programme “Idiot Abroad” featuring Karl Pilkington and Warwick Davis. I was flown out the Macedonia to assist with one of the challenges Karl had to do and ended up being...
Read MoreThe Great Helium Debate – Putting Things into Perspective
A fantastic article posted by NABAS and written by Steve Marsh of The Balloon Experience in Wales about helium, well worth a read, enjoy Helium Shortage Ask most people what helium is used for and they will probably say balloons. The reason is simply that balloons are very visual and used in so many celebrations as decorations and as releases for promotion and numerous charity events. However the use of helium in balloons represents only a small fraction of the total use. People are generally...
Read MoreEuro Shopper Wolverhampton
The first Euro Shopper opened it’s doors to the public on Thursday. The arch over the door lifted the entrance and the column in the car park added extra sparkle
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