Arches, Drops & Races
5 Arches on frames installed in a Birmingham park before 8am. We used tent pegs to secure the bases and a carbon frame with air filled balloons. Each arch consisted of 240 balloons, half of these were inflated on the previous day and we used 2 vans to transport them. As the event was in […]
Today we installed another theatre drop at Bloomsbury Theatre, London. This was a smaller 400 drop for a comedy show and I included a few larger 16″ White to add a bit of fun. We followed the usual procedure, dropping the net from the balcony for easy filling and then pulling it up into position. […]
These 34″ letters and numbers are fantastic as signage or birthday milestone. The numbers are available for £10 in Silver. When creating a word we charge extra for arranging or hanging the letters. It’s also necessary to have a backup of spare letters incase a faulty letter deflates. We don’t stock every letter in every […]
When The Haywood Gallery wanted a space filled with balloons for a 4 month period we thought it sounded like fun. We were building a work of art in a gallery, for people to walk though. However, over the time period keeping the space filled and clean was not easy. The original spec was simple, […]
Charity ball decoration at Edgbaston Cricket Ground. As this arch was inside and only required to last one day we helium filled it to save a 2nd journey collecting the frame. Table decs in Black & Gold with a prismatic Gold star to top.
The above DFS arch was installed at the Milton Keynes branch. Also see our awesome arch in Kettering 30.04.16. Dorset DFS Arch Update: 12th September 2015. Here’s this weeks DFS arch in Christchurch, Dorset. Another 8am setup in time for the Lord Mayor and ribbon cutting: I wanted to test this system again as we […]
Finally took delivery of the new AeroPole balloon arch system and as it’s a windy Saturday in Birmingham I thought I’d put it to test. The first thing that seems strange about the poles is a single pole on it’s own is not very flexible: Slot a few together and suddenly they seem really bendy […]
We’ve worked on the World Badminton finals at the NIA for the past 4 years. Usually they go for a floating balloon arch which is walked on and off after each final. This is nice and simple because it floats and will always naturally return to a symmetrical arch after it’s been moved. This year […]
Todays shop arch was installed in Telford after a shop refurbishment. Great to do an arch in nice bright colours after a run of Black & Midnight themes. This order was converted from our twitter account. The loco store is part of the Nisa chain of shops and they saw our Global arch in a tweet […]
Here’s an arch with 34″ foil numbers embosed for a 21st Birthday party. To make sure the structure would support the numbers I decided against helium and used the aeropole system. I attached the numbers using 2 x 260q Black modelling balloons. I wanted the digits to face slightly downwards into the centre of the […]
The key to making any 2D frame from aluminium rod is to avoid it from buckling. Like a wheel on a bike it needs to remain perfectly flat when viewed from the side, the simple way to do this is to keep it flat on the floor when you’re doing all the bending. To make […]
I’ve been using these Genie cylinders for a while now and I’ve been thinking about the advantages and disadvantages. I’m still using the old heavy cylinders as well because I have a regular customer base who want them (customers who don’t need to move the gas because it sits in the back of their store). […]