: Moving from Wordpress to Micro Blog Moving my website or blog from one place to another is something I’ve delayed for too long. …
: Wicked Press Night We were back building 2 balloon walls for the Wicked press night in Victoria. This year we had early …
: New Years Eve 2024 This year we installed 15 balloon drops mainly in Mayfair and the above 2 in Leicester Square …
: Online Snail Race I've added 6 new snail balloons to The Balloon Race. Rather than adding snail character/shapes I've …
: Old Billingsgate, 1000 Drop Back at Old Billingsgate for this 1000 drop. The stage backdrop had high screens so I had to cut the …
: Angry Crab Great to help with the 2nd Angry Crab opening in the UK. For this crab I used a strong carbon …
: Telford Exhibition Centre 2 x 500 Balloon drops installed at Telford Exhibition Centre.
: 18 Years of Wicked Lucky to have been working on this installation for 18 years.
: London Balloon Arches 2 Arches installed as entrance decorations for a Central London Bank.
: 20 Balloon Columns 20 Balloon Columns & 2 Arches installed for Brunel Uni.
: Balloon Wall Hilton Metropole Another 3m x 3m freestanding balloon wall at the Birmingham NEC Metropole hotel. We used some …
: Beaumont Shopping Centre 6 Pole freestanding balloon arch at Belmont Shopping Centre
: Joia Rooftop, Battersea Another swimming pool decoration. This time instead of Orbz I used 3ft printed balloons and weighted …
: The Drum, Wembley Here's 1000 printed balloons, helium filled to decorate The Drum for launch of Starlight Express. …
: NHS Balloon Small update, NHS balloon added to the balloon race as requested by Caring Minds.
: Payout Button This month we've improved the payout button. Previously a link opened your email client with the …
: PRIDE Balloon Letters Here's my free standing PRIDE balloon letters displayed in a London office block reception. I built …
: Hangar34, Liverpool Here's another 250 balloon drop, this time at Hangar34 Liverpool. For future installations a …
: Duck Race Updates The online duck race is becoming more popular. During lockdown I added 1 Yellow Duck to the balloon …
: Radisson, Bristol Decorated the Radisson and Hippodrome Theatre in Bristol with 600 helium balloons. This was for the …
: Park Plaza, Victoria For this years Wicked press night we installed 2 balloon walls. A green wall for the wicked witch …
: Engine Rooms, Southampton Today's balloon drops were at The Engine Rooms, Southampton. Usually I install 1 drop horizontal …
: Hidden River Barn - Carlisle This 200 balloon drop fitted perfectly for the dance floor area at Hidden River Barn. I installed on …
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: The Liquid Room, Edinburgh Always enjoy a trip to Edinburgh. This was a tricky balloon drop to rig at The Liquid Room. I didn't …
: Inactive Balloons in Search I'm removing inactive (unpaid) balloons from the search results. Below describes a repeat issue: A …
: The Drill, Lincoln Here's another 250 balloon drop including T shirts, this time at The Drill, Lincoln. Extra thanks …
: HMV Empire Coventry Another road show 300 balloon drop at HMV Empire Coventry. This location did not have moveable …
: Macquarie Another quiz night at Macquarie Bank London. Nice easy access in the loading bay and direct lift up …
: Edinburgh University Here's the decor for Hamilton press night, I had to decorate the Theatre & the Uni both in close …
: Manchester Academy This weeks 300 balloon drop was at Manchester Academy 2. I also had to include T Shirts - these make …
: £3 Minimum per Virtual Balloon The race now has a minimum price per balloon or duck @£3 each (this is the price you charge). The …
: Epic Studios - Norwich Another 300 balloon drop, this time at Epic Studios in Norwich. Great venue with easy rigging points …
: Salomons Estate - 300 Drop Here’s a 300 balloon drop installed over the stage at Salomons Estate, Tunbridge Wells.
: Forest Pines Hotel Organic arch installed at Forest Punes Hotel, Brigg, Broughton. Hi David, I just wanted to take the …
: Leeds Arches Here's 2 entrance arches installed in Leeds before 7am.
: Mayfair 10 Balloon drops & 16 exploding balloons installed in this Mayfair restaurant for New Years Eve. …
: Custom Balloon List You can now edit your list of balloons. You can find this in the “administer the balloons” section …
: The Hippodrome NYE Back at the Hippodrome for 2 x 500 drops, another installation I do every year. The nets are pulled …
: Oldham, Manchester Here's a 300 drop in Oldham. I've installed this for the last 3 years in a Pizza & Prosecco bar. …
: Sadlers Wells Every December we decorate this theatre in the theme of the Christmas show. Mainly we cover the …
: Denton, Manchester It's never easy installing a balloon drop when the ceiling is super low. This is one I've been doing …
: Norfolk & Bournemouth Todays arches were in Norfolk &Bournemouth, both setup by 7am. My thanks to Mike at Bournemouth …
: The Waldorf Back at The Waldorf in central London for this organic bubbles display. The client wanted a subtle …
: Leicester Square I was back in Leicester Square to build this arch to celebrate 10 years of Magic Mike. Rather than …
: Kimpton Clocktower Hotel This was an old school installation. 1000 helium filled balloons made into bunches. I've worked in …
: Port Talbot Todays arch was in Port Talbot. As it's a bit of a trek I took the car & used my ecoflow battery …
: Floating Menu This week we've added a floating menu to the admin area. This gives quick access to the list of …
: Lincoln & Cambridge Today’s arches were in Lincoln & Cambridge installed before 7am. Relieved to find a fast charger …
: Balloons & Ducks Available Balloons, ducks, snails & kites in the order they appear on the drop down list. …
: Argyll My thanks to Colin from Dundee for todays arch. Had to be made higher to allow 7.5 ton trucks to go …
: Balloon Drop - Shrewsbury Here's a 300 balloon drop at The Buttermarket in Shrewsbury. Included in the drop I also had to add …
: 3 Organic Arches Installed 3 of these at 2 locations in London & 1 in Scotland. Also included a few printed …
: Covent Garden 2 Disposable frame arches installed for Peloton in Covent Garden. Using disposable frames means no …
: Wicked 17 Can't believe I've been doing this drop for 17 years - Apollo Theatre, Victoria …
: London Wall 2 Yellow & Red arches installed early in a bank building - London Wall
: Somerset House Recant Wall installed at Somerset House. Thanks as always for the help from Alex & Laura.
: EcoFlow I've been using one of these EcoFlow batteries for a while now. It gives me the option to use an …
: New Halloween Balloons 4 New Halloween balloons added to The Balloon Race. …
: Organic at The Metropole Always fun doing an Organic Arch at The Birmingham Metropole with help from Matthew Lewis.
: Brunel Uni Columns and arches at Brunel Uni with printed 3ft balloons. Thanks for the help from Alex Dixon (on …
: Englefield House 4 Balloon Drops at Englefield House installed with a 1 hour window on a very hot day.
: Manchester Pride An old school helium arch & printed 3ft balloons installed for Manchester Pride. Always easier …
: Aerospace Bristol This is a cool venue. Enjoyed installing this arch next to Concorde at Aerospace Bristol and I even …
: Canvas 1 - Manchester Drop 500 Black & Gold Balloon Drop installed in Manchester. Waiting for new white netting to arrive …
: Tamworth Arch Standard 5 pole Aeropole Arch installed in Tamworth.... in heavy rain. Also managed to grab some …
: Wrong Payment Notification Why did I receive a payment receipt from Stripe when I didn't buy the balloons? Stripe can only …
: Taylor Wimpey Arches Arch and air filled clusters installed for a very windy weekend in Warwick. Purple, Red & White …
: Women's World Cup This month we've added 32 new flag balloons to represent every country entering the Women's World …
: Car Showrooms Completed 5 car & motorbike showrooms over a 2 day window. Arch colours to match the brand of …
: Organic Rainbow Unusual to install an organic rainbow arch, most rainbows are traditional arches - City of London. …
: Stars & Stripes Built this stars & Stripes arch for a UK/USA themed quiz evening. I used vinyls for the white …
: Swimming Pool Here's a cool way to decorate your swimming pool with Giant Silver Orbz - Farnham. I also installed …
: Sainsbury's Standard 5 pole Aeropole arch installed for 7am and removed at 5pm - Henfield.
: Flag Balloons Just in time for The Coronation we’ve added some flag balloons. Like most updates this was requested …
: Apple & Android Pay Apple & Android pay have been added to the checkout. Everybody seems to be buying their balloons …
: Another Wicked Wall Here's another Wicked balloon wall with 40 helium bunches installed with a 2 hour window. City of …
: The Farrier These are cool colours - Black, Copper, Gold & Silver installed in Camden Market
: Electric Brixton Installed here a few times over the years, a 500 drop at Electric Brixton.
: Angry Crab Shack Organic Garland to frame The Angry Crab Shack in the Theatre District of London. I used carb foil …
: St George's College Organic Rainbow with a bit of cloud action to frame the stairway entrance at St George's College, …
: Balloon Count doesn’t match my Paid Count Q: Our balloon sales are going well - but I have a question - why does the page say 201 total …
: Brigg, Boughton Organic style arch to frame the bar in Brigg, Boughton. Back again in 2024 & 2025:
: 12% Cost for integrated card option (stripe) I know 12% sounds steep, hopefully the below explains how I only just break even. If it was highly …
: Manchester Central Here's a wall, freestanding with vinyl graphics & Gold Orbz installed at Manchester Central …
: Balloon Race New Server 2023 The move to PHP was completed in September 2022 and everything is running so much better. During the …
: Selling less than 200 balloons? The easiest way to run the race is to use the stripe option and I bacs a payment to your bank …
: Oldham, Royton Here's 500 drop in Neon coloured balloons installed on 29th December ready for New Yeas Eve.
: NEC - 3 x 500 Drops Here's 3 x 500 balloon drops installed at The NEC. The first drop was over the entrance for the …
: How do I contact the winners? There are 2 ways to find contact details for the winning balloons. Login to your admin area, scroll …
: Upgrade from ASP to PHP The upgrade is now complete, more info here: …
: "Buy a Balloon" Button You control when your sales start and finish by selecting "show" or "Hide" for your Buy a Balloon …
: Track Your balloon There are 3 ways to track your balloon. PDF Track-Your-balloonDownload 1 - Click on the leaderboard …
: Uploading Your Logo Let's take a look at how to add your logo. The logo only displays on your full web page (not on the …
: Uploading a CSV TIP: Have a play with the CSV before your big upload day. Upload 5 test balloons to see how it …
: I want to offer FREE balloons You can set the balloon price to £0 and all the balloons can be added for free - there's no limit to …
: Donation Websites, ParentPay & Third Party Platforms Donation websites are amazing, especially if they include gift aid. The pitfalls are their limited …
: PayPal 16/09/2022 - We have removed Paypal from the platform so it's no longer an option. Unfortunately it …
: Will the race start automatically? Yes - the race starts and finishes automatically. The balloons move at 25 & 55 minutes past …
: Setting up Third Party shop See also: Donation Website https://www.balloon.co.uk/donate-page/ To help with selling balloons …
: Valentine's Virtual Balloon Race We've now added heart shaped balloons to the selection to cater for valentines themes and the …
: Adding custom balloons To keep the cost down the balloon race is designed for 1 size fits all - to pay £30+vat it's best to …
: Bacs (Card Payments) Card payments are setup by default when your order is placed so you're ready to start selling . If …
: Sharing your URL Following the server move in 2023 you now have unique URLs for all your pages: You can now link …
: Viewing Messages When setting up a balloon there's a space to add a message. Once the messages are added where do we …
: Admin Area Instructions on how to use the Admin Area Your admin area is password protected, you'll receive a …
: Add Balloons Manually To add balloons manually, go to your admin URL and login. Click on "Go to balloons/user list" Or …
: Legal Classification Without the free entry option the software requires an ELMOL (External Lottery Manager Operating …
: Changing Backgrounds You can change (& upload) the background when the race is live - and you can change it as often …
: Active / inactive balloons The inactive balloons are balloons that have been created but payment not completed. On most …
: Can we limit free entry? Can we limit the free entry by post to one per household and mention that on our marketing? I like …
: Free Entry by Post We've updated our free "online" entry button to "Entry by Post" and this links to a page where you …
: balloonrace.com relaunch The relaunch is getting closer. I’ve been given the go ahead from my solicitor to add a FREE entry …
: Christmas Virtual Balloon Race The Christmas balloons have now gone live. …
: Hall of Fame Tweets [twitter.com/MomentumC...](https://twitter.com/MomentumCharity/status/1705251407555707365?s=20) …
: Halloween Virtual Balloons Today we added more balloons and ducks to all races. With 4 Spooky balloons added to the selection …
: Backgrounds It's now possible to change the background the balloons fly over & upload your own background. …
: Balloon Race Updates Here's a few recent updates over the summer 2020: 29/04/2020 - We created the leaderboard widget to …
: Gambling Laws UPDATE November 2020 - This is resolved - download the attached 22 page Legal Classification Advice …
: PTA Virtual Balloon Race for your PTA. Sarah Meet Sarah. Sarah volunteers for the PTA and wants to raise …
: Les Miserables I've been following the Les Miserables tour around the UK for 2019. Now in 2020 they're back in …
: NYE 2019 NYE 2019 could have been my busiest day of the year but is it my most profitable... probably not. …
: ICC Balloon Drops 2 x 1250 Balloon drops in Hall 3, The ICC for Slimming World conference 2019. On this occasion the …
: Organic Arches You've got to be brave to order Grey balloons... but they look great. We only had 1 hour access to …
: Amazon Spider Arch A creepy spider arch installed at Amazon, Stoke. Made using an Aeropole system and I 'balloon …
: BP Organic Arch Organic style balloon arch for Diwali event at BP HQ. I installed a rainbow arch here in the summer …
: Victoria Warehouse My first drop at Victoria Warehouse in Manchester. This was 550 balloons stuffed with scratch cards …
: Wicked 13 Wicked 13 put on a fantastic night for their anniversary. We did the usual balloon drop and then …
: Exploding Wall I think it's been 15 years since I last made an exploding balloon wall. They're not for the faint …
: Wild Berry & Purple Previous wall for NuSkin Another balloon wall installed for NuSkin with a colour scheme of Wild …
: People and Balloons People and Balloons make for great photos and a great backdrop is asking for a social media share. …
: London Pride Above is the rainbow balloon wall for Ku Bar ready for London Pride weekend. Balloons provide a …
: Deutsche Bank Pride Rainbow pride arch at Deutsche Bank - Go Big Or Go Home. There are 2 entrances to the Deutsche bank …
: Southampton Uni Always nice to see a lowered truss when you arrive, tech guys at Southampton Uni were extra helpful. …
: EID 2019 Here we go again, 100,000 muslims celebrate EID 2019 in Birmingham, Small Heath Park. After 6 …
: Birmingham Pride As well as this years pride balloon walls I'm providing a walking float at a number of parades, the …
: 27 Balloon Walls 2019 Is going to be the summer of 27 balloon walls. As I build each installation I'll post photo's …
: Deutsche Bank We installed 2 of these entrance arches at Deutsche Bank central London office receptions. Including …
: Kerfuffle We helped launch Kerfuffle with decorations at Tiger Tiger (Haymarket) and The Grosvenor (Park …
: Hot Air Balloon Here's the hot air balloon we made at Coombe Abbey for a 1st Birthday celebration. The basket was …
: Coombe Abbey This wall was part of a 1st Birthday celebration at Coombe Abbey. It was used as a partition to …
: Hurlingham Park Balloon Wall for a wedding at The Hurlingham Club including a foam board sign. It's very tempting to …
: SPAR Balloon Wall Spar balloon wall built on the 1st Floor, Barclaycard Arena. As these walls get more popular it's …
: Billingsgate Another 2 x 500 balloon drops installed at Billingsate Market. Here's previous installs for 2014 …
: Girl Power Another selfie wall for Nu-Skin, this one was at the London Park Plaza and includes this frame for a …
: NYE 2018 This New Years Eve I decided to concentrate on London venues only, I didn't cover Birmingham for the …
: Autotrader Colin - King of The North Here's another 750 balloon drop at The Albert Hall in Manchester. …
: Candy Cane Some more Smiggle action but this time Candy Cane decorations in Oxford Street, Bluewater & …
: Ladbrokes Another Selfie balloon wall, this time for the Ladbrokes Coral Christmas party at the Wembley …
: Exploders Printed exploders supplied to Jumeirah Carlton Tower, London. Last year we supplied balloon drops …
: BCH Always a pleasure to help out the Burns Unit, Birmingham Childrens Hospital. These bunches were in …
: 3ft with Tassels Here's some printed 3ft latex with hand made tassels, delivered to …
: Southside Here’s our 750 balloon drop at Southside Shopping Mall in Wandsworth, for a Christmas family …
: ITN Here's 2 x 250 Balloon Drops installed in an M&S store for a surprise giveaway - for the social …
: LSO St Lukes We installed 5ft and 3ft balloons and 2 x 500 drops at LSO St Lukes, London. Fantastic venue with …
: COMPANY For COMPANY press night we decorated they're party in The Prince of Wales theatre. We've also been …
: VIP We were back in Liverpool to help decorate an evening VIP event, installing these arches using 16" …
: BBC Here's a Pudsey balloon arch and 16" Yellow balloons in bunches for the BBC One Show. We were back …
: No5 Back again at the ICC for No5 - stuffing 1000 balloons with raffle tickets then all helium inflated …
: Wicked 12 Can't believe I've been doing these Wicked drops for 12 years. It's been like a balloon drop …
: Balloon Walls Delivered 21 Light Up Numbers in Rugby Light Up Numbers Backdrop Outdoor Walls Spar Wall To …
: Pride Leeds Here’s the Leeds Pride Organic Balloon wall built for the Trinity car park. The original request was …
: Mamma Mia For the launch of the movie “Mamma Mia Here we go again” the theatre show had a special …
: Rebrand An IT company wanted these 3ft balloons to show their companies new colours. We delivered a total of …
: Royal Academy We supplied 80 x 36" Lime Balloons helium filled to The Royal Academy, Piccadilly. Arriving at 6am 3 …
: EID 2018 This year we completed another 20 arches for EID working over 3 days. Again we were not sure if EID …
: Greggs Decided to go with colour 'Golden Rod' rather than 'Orange' for this Greggs arch - good decision.
: Vodafone Here's my first Vodafone Rainbow arch in The Bullring, Birmingham. I'll embed some tweets below as I …
: 21 Unusual for me to do a private party but here's a 21 made with aluminium rod, free standing on base …
: Smiggle May 2023 Instructions for Smiggle installations 2nd May 2023. Installations can be done all day 2nd May or …
: Sustainable What part of balloons are sustainable and unsustainable? I would argue that an air filled latex …
: PVC I regularly get asked to include PVC balloons in my balloon drops. The problem here is the weight - …
: London Marathon I worked on the London Marathon again this year. First things first, this is not my client and never …
: My Passport Now I’m getting older (I’ve just turned 50) I’ve started to like things like Radiators? I know it’s …
: 10 Logos As part of our recent cloud decoration we also printed 10 different logos on 5 coloured balloons. …
: 3ft ICC Here's some 36" Purple Violet balloons printed 2 sides & helium filled for the IAAF. These were …
: Devere Cotswold A 500 drop in the marquee at The Devere Lakeside hotel, Cotswold. This was made interesting because …
: Glasgow Here's the entrance arches I setup in Glasgow for UK Athletics. They were placed at the bottom of …
: London Metropole We decorated The Hilton London Metropole with various cloud shapes on 4 floors & a function …
: KOKO My first installation at KOKO in Camden, 500 drop theatre style. See also these Theatre drops for …
: 8 Poles Another arch using 8 poles for Uk Athletics at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham. Here's last …
: Seddon Crofton Seddon Homes know how to attract some attention you drive past this show home without be tempted to …
: O2 Heart shaped latex balloons at The O2 London. A small 200 drop made nice and simple because they …
: The Apollo Here's our first drop at The Hammersmith Apollo. A slightly tricky install, we had to make sure no …
: Adelphi For the 1000th show of Kinky Boots we worked with the Adelphi Theatre on The Strand to celebrate …
: NYE 2017 All went to plan this year for New Years Eve. It was 3 long days starting in Brighton on the 29th, …
: Hippodrome London This years Hippodrome NYE drop was a straight forward rig as it was a mirror of last years. It's …
: Roundhouse 2018 This years December drop at The Roudhouse was rigged slightly differently. The central Hex Truss was …
: The Dorchester 2 x 400 Drops at The Dorchester. These were for a Charity Ball and each net had 12 Black Balloons …
: Albert Hall Mcr To celebrate the 1st Birthday for the reopening of The Albert Hall in Manchester I rigged this 750 …
: Trinity Trinity Shopping Mall in Leeds put on a real show for it's Christmas light switch on. For the grand …
: PureGym Balloon Arch Colours: 2 x Black, 1 White, 1 Tropical Teal (or Kalisan/Gemar Turquoise) Single Door …
: Monsters This years Dentsu Aegis halloween party was themed on Monsters. So we built this Monster …
: Nationwide If you build a Nationwide arch for me - The arches consist of 5 poles and the balloons are standard …
: Visit USA 2017 This years Visit USA roadshows were on the 3rd 4th & 5th October in Edinburgh, Liverpool & …
: Kensington Town Hall Here we are filling another net from the balcony at Kensington Town Hall. This was a 700 drop and …
: Wicked 11 We helped Wicked celebrate 11 spellbinding years with another WICKED 2000 balloon drop. To mix …
: Clouds To launch a new cloud computing platform we delivered and built clouds in Birmingham, Ashford, …
: Make a Difference For the 4th successive year I inflated 60 x 3 balloons in Liverpool for the Make a Difference ball. …
: Pillar Wraps These Pillar wraps with TOP PRINT were installed in Manchester before 8am for a Search Conference. I …
: Bibas 2017 We were back in Blackpool for 3rd consecutive year to install these 2 x 750 drops. This year they …
: Village Underground This 250 balloon drop at Village Underground took me just 2 hours to install thanks to help from the …
: Licensing Awards This arch on the balcony at The Grosvenor was a tight fit so I under inflated the balloons to 7". GB …
: Spider-Man This Spider-Man balloon wall is a copy. I was sent the photo from a Pinterest image & I’d …
: Team Trials 1st July was a popular date for events this year in Manchester, Birmingham, Piccadilly and Devon. …
: EID 2017 For this years EID we organised a marquee so we could build the arches during the day as opposed to …
: Audacious Whilst driving around Manchester looking for Audacious Church I was expecting a small Cathedral but …
: No5 No5 Barristers Chambers supported the Child Brain Injury Trust & Whizz Kids charity event in …
: Tesco Bank We helped Tesco Bank celebrate their 10th anniversary with a Roadshow in Newcastle, Glasgow & …
: Cloud This years colour runs are having cloud arches, random balloon sizing like this is very in trend at …
: Seddon Homes Seddon Homes in the Peak District had another grand opening. Does it always rain in the Peak …
: Ubuntu Fund Here's our 3rd drop at The Roundhouse in Camden for a charity event to fund a primary school. We …
: London Revolution Here's the arches for The London Revolution cycling event at Windsor Racecourse and Lee valley …
: Genivi Genivi placed this order direct from Vegas. We decorated The Hyatt and Hall4 ICC, finally found some …
: Speller Metcalfe Here's the Speller Metcalfe balloons in Hall 4, ICC Birmingham. 55 Table decorations printed 2 …
: Q Here's the Q sculpture I built for PRC Direct. To get a nice strong outdoor frame I forced 5 …
: Barbican Here's my first drop at the Barbican Centre in London. This was 1000 balloons held back stage and …
: Turquoise When a client asks for Turquoise Balloons it usually means 6 possible options. In the Qualatex range …
: Barclaycard Arena This arch at The Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham is longer than the average arch. Usually the arches …
: EIS I installed a couple of arches this morning for the British Athletics indoor meeting at EIS …
: NYE 2016 This New Years events all went smoothly (a bit like last year). I had more work in London this year …
: Red Shoes Here's yesterdays installation at Sadler's Wells Theatre for The Red Shoes. Again we inflated & …
: Pins & Plates Here’s another car arch but this time the arch was going on a grass area outside the …
: Half a Sixpence Yesterday I was back at the Prince of Wales theatre in Leicester Square for the Half a Sixpence …
: Dentsu Aegis Dentsu Aegis have a day of Halloween fun for staff and kids and we were invited to decorate the area …
: Schneider Electric Here's another drop at Old Billingsgate. This one was more difficult to rig as there was no simple …
: Coca-Cola Coca-Cola contacted me and asked for Round shaped balloons. My first thought was a 36" as …
: 250 Drop Staffs Uni Here's a good example of how a 250 balloon drop looks. This one was installed at Stafford …
: Phantom We decorated the Prince of Wales Theatre in Leicester Square with 800 helium filled 'Phantom of the …
: Disney Following on from our first Disney installation at HMV we have just completed 4 retail store …
: Wicked 10 We were back at The Apollo for wicked 10. This show just keeps running and amazing to think we've …
: Reference Library Here's my reference library images that I can link to from other posts. This includes a gallery, …
: bibas Following last years fun in Blackpool we were back again this year with a repeat order at The Bibas …
: Testimonials Hi David Thank you so much for the information. Our balloons started on Thursday so have 4 days to …
: Arch - H & S I'm always looking to add a little extra health and safety where we can. You can never do too much …
: Balloon could be to blame for plane ditching Full story: Herne Bay Plane Crash Part of The Turbulent Display Team’s routine involves popping …
: Pop Goes Balloon Art Pop Goes Balloon Art Why do grownups still go crazy for balloons? Is it a product of the human …
: 10 injured 10 Injured Ten people were injured at a mall in Orlando, Florida, after shoppers mistook the sound …
: Base Plates The frames I use for each arch are a long term investment and I've built them up over time. Im lucky …
: Müller This year Müller sponsored the Anniversary Games at the Olympic stadium. We worked with UK Athletics …
: Rainbow We installed 4 of these Rainbow Balloon Arches on 19th July. 3 Were located in London and 1 in …
: Eid 2016 4.30am - 20 Arches Complete. This years EID celebration required 20 balloon arches to decorate Small …
: 12ft Columns For the 2016 Colour Runs something different was required and I thought these crazy 12ft balloon …
: Helium shortage Is there a helium shortage as a huge pocket of helium is found in Tanzania: Increased prices …
: Roundhouse Roundhouse 10th Birthday Celebrations image © John Williams Before installing the Google drop last …
: Clipper Clipper ran a one day promotion to launch their contactless card readers. Clipper is a taxi service …
: 43 Arches Swansea Lakeside Romford Belfast Peterborough Liverpool Basildon Merseyside Blackpool York 2 Glasgow …
: HMV For a 6 week promotion in 2 HMV stores Disney required 2 arches to be placed over their "Buy One Get …
: Liberty Here's our second shopping mall drop for Liberty Shopping Centre in Romford. This one was to …
: NYE 2015 For the last 3 years I’ve been decorating a large restaurant in Mayfair early AM before it opens. …
: Google Party This balloon drop at The Roundhouse in Camden was a little different because Google wanted big …
: Selco We've been installing arches for Selco at various of their store openings. These are a 1 day …
: Red Bull For this ceiling fill I was given the dimensions of the required space: 5 Metres x 15 meters = 16ft …
: Dulux Colour Run As on previous years Brighton was the location for the final Colour Run of 2015. We were in luck …
: 9 Spellbinding Years Amazing to help celebrate 9 spellbinding years for Wicked this September 2015. They dropped 2000 …
: Space Space Balloon Video I thought it would be fun to send a 9 metre balloon to edge of space with a …
: Blackpool Tower Ballroom This was a standard balloon drop installation very similar to the theatre work we do. This drop …
: Chinatown We printed and inflated 4000 balloons for the annual festival in London Chinatown. We arrived early …
: Shopping Mall Drop We installed this 7000 balloon drop at the Liverpool One shopping mall overnight on 21st July. We …
: How long will a Balloon Arch last? The short answer to this question is 1 day….. but you might get lucky depending on your weather …
: Dundee Drop This all Gold drop was to mark the opening of a new wing at Dundee University. As we're based in The …
: 5 Tesco Extra [caption id="attachment_882" align="alignright" width="267"] Watford Tesco Extra[/caption] …
: Car Arch This Land Rover Discovery was driven away by the lucky winner of an Aqua Pura competition. …
: Star Wars May the 4th be with you. To celebrate Star Wars Day all Hamleys stores across the UK and Ireland …
: Marie Curie This arch in Weybridge was required for a Marie Curie fundraising event in the reception of the …
: VetPlus This year VetPlus decided to go all out for their annual party as they’re 20 years old. They …
: NISA This Nisa Local store arch was installed in Oldbury just Half a mile from our shop. I've known Rita …
: The Savoy 500 Balloon drop installed in The Savoy Hotel for a charity fundraising ball, the balloons were …
: Top Print When balloons are clustered tightly in an arch the only surface left showing is the top of each …
: Coca-Cola Print We've supplied Coca-Cola in Gibraltar regularly with their various brands including Life, Diet and …
: UK Athletics Outdoor balloon decorations for the UK Athletics Grand Prix at The Alexander Stadium, Birmingham. …
: 87 Table Decs This year (2016) we also had 87 tables to decorate. We opted for Holographic Foil Stars, firstly …
: Billingsgate Market This balloon drop for the Gazprom Christmas party was hung from the lighting truss at Old …
: Wicked These 'Wicked' balloons are printed 2 sides on 12" Metallic Emerald balloons. We've supplied these …
: What happens when it rains? This is what happens to an outdoor balloon arch when it really rains. This arch was built with the …
: 99p Stores 99p Stores wanted something special to attract a buzz when they opened they're 250th store in …
: SPAR SPAR retail promotional arch in Worcester. This was the first occasion we discovered that heavy rain …
: 5 Park Arches 5 Arches on frames installed in a Birmingham park before 8am. We used tent pegs to secure the bases …
: Bloomsbury Theatre Today we installed another theatre drop at Bloomsbury Theatre, London. This was a smaller 400 drop …
: Letters & Numbers These 34" letters and numbers are fantastic as signage or birthday milestone. The numbers are …
: Room Filled with Balloons When The Haywood Gallery wanted a space filled with balloons for a 4 month period we thought it …
: Charity Ball Charity ball decoration at Edgbaston Cricket Ground. As this arch was inside and only required to …
: DFS The above DFS arch was installed at the Milton Keynes branch. Also see our awesome arch in Kettering …
: Aeropole Finally took delivery of the new AeroPole balloon arch system and as it's a windy Saturday in …
: NIA We've worked on the World Badminton finals at the NIA for the past 4 years. Usually they go for a …
: Loco Todays shop arch was installed in Telford after a shop refurbishment. Great to do an arch in nice …
: 21st Arch Here's an arch with 34" foil numbers embosed for a 21st Birthday party. To make sure the structure …
: Heart Frame The key to making any 2D frame from aluminium rod is to avoid it from buckling. Like a wheel on a …
: Genie I've been using these Genie cylinders for a while now and I've been thinking about the advantages …
: Columns Balloon columns are a great alternative to an arch and work well when space is at a premium. We …
: 3ft Table Decs I tend to stay away from 3ft balloons for weddings as it's just not my cup of tea. The popularity of …
: Shop costs Here's the real costs of reopening our shop - so much for me saying it will cost nothing to reopen a …
: Username @balloon About 3 years ago a French software company approach me to buy the domain name balloon.com. Whenever …
: Lottery Wall This wall contains 1750 balloons and took 2 staff 7 hours to build. There are no supports, bases or …
: Olympics At the London Olympics we created printed balloons and decorations for various events. The most …
: 3ft Balloons These 3ft latex balloons were projected with various moving shapes to create a spectacular effect …
: 4ft Balloons 4ft Virgin Media balloons helium filled to promote cloud computing. It’s tricky to price a job that …
: Half Marathon We setup a start and finish mile marker arches and inflated 500 Red & White balloons for a …
: Floating a Man We were employed by a lads magazine to inflate 120 x 3ft balloons with helium and attach them to a …
: 36" Helium Foil Stars Nice and bold 36" helium foil stars. This is something a bit different than you're usual bouquet of …
: Tunnel This 10 tunnel arch effect was created in Hall 5, NEC for a go cart style track race. The arches …
: 1920's Car The balloon car was built using a few different technics. As you can see the side bars are simple …
: Tea Pot This tea post sculpture fitted in with an Alice and Wonderland theme for a fundraising ball in Hall …
: Triple Arch The famous Snow Ball at the ICC Birmingham, unfortunatly it's famous for all the wrong reasons. None …
: VE Day Birmingham City Council wanted the main areas of central Brum decorated for VE day back in 2005. We …
