Arches, Drops & Races
NYE 2019 could have been my busiest day of the year but is it my most profitable… probably not. NYE 2019 I took on less jobs and only worked in locations where it was easy to hang stuff – like The Hippodrome & Novikov. As a result there was time to have fun and eat […]
You’ve got to be brave to order Grey balloons… but they look great. We only had 1 hour access to build these 3 organic style arches in The Wembley Hilton (between 5pm to 6pm). We incorporated some chrome, marble and feathers to match the masquerades theme. The 3 arches are constructed with 15 carbon poles, […]
A creepy spider arch installed at Amazon, Stoke. Made using an Aeropole system and I ‘balloon shined‘ just the spiders so they had extra nasty look. Amazon were keen on health and safety so I had to wear steel toe capped boots, Hi Viz and supply the usual risk assessment. The spiders were made with […]
Organic style balloon arch for Diwali event at BP HQ. I installed a rainbow arch here in the summer and completed an hour induction course – thankfully I kept my pass which is valid for a year. Installation is required at 6.30am before the staff arrive so a managed to fit the BP organic arch […]
Wicked 13 put on a fantastic night for their anniversary. We did the usual balloon drop and then supplied a balloon wall for the after show press night. The 2000 drop for wicked 13 was installed at The Apollo Theatre, Victoria and the wall setup in The Park Plaza. I used vinyl graphics on this […]
I think it’s been 15 years since I last made an exploding balloon wall. They’re not for the faint hearted but thankfully this one worked perfectly. Bangles were used on the side poles which instantly helped everything fall to the floor after the balloons exploded. Each 3ft balloon has a pyro fuse taped to the […]
Another balloon wall installed for NuSkin with a colour scheme of Wild Berry & Purple this time at the Birmingham Metropole. 3 large bases were used so this was completely freestanding. You might also notice I used ‘balloon shine’ to give the balloons that polished glass look. The wall had to be complete for 8am […]
People and Balloons make for great photos and a great backdrop is asking for a social media share. There’s nothing better than seeing smily faces in front, behind or under them. When I build a wall or arch I never get to see the fun it leaves behind – but after a social media search […]
Above is the rainbow balloon wall for Ku Bar ready for London Pride weekend. Balloons provide a powerful rainbow effect when bunched together in walls or arches. In the week before the parade we installed several walls across the city in office receptions and staff restaurants. These helped promote a buzz with selfie photos and […]
Rainbow pride arch at Deutsche Bank – Go Big Or Go Home. There are 2 entrances to the Deutsche bank building on London Wall so 2 arches were required, setup by 7am before the staff start arrive at 7.30. The arches were inflated and prepped into the 6 rainbow colours before delivery so I just […]
Here we go again, 100,000 muslims celebrate EID 2019 in Birmingham, Small Heath Park. After 6 consectutive years we’ve got this down to a fine art. We’ve negotiated an empty marquee with the organisers and they let us have access 1 or 2 days before EID. This is difficult to nail down as nobody knows […]
As well as this years pride balloon walls I’m providing a walking float at a number of parades, the first being Birmingham Pride. This NATWEST framework is old school, we used to do aluminium shapes like this in the 90’s before foil balloon lettering was introduced. Each letter is bent into shape and then covered […]