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Balloon n things creating a massive balloon arch in Central Birmingham 5.30am
Printed balloons get the message across! Balloon printing is becoming more and more popular in the UK, it's a fantastic product and a cost effective way to get your brand noticed. Printed balloons can be used for balloon releases, balloon decorations and balloon giveaways.
If you have an inquiry for Printed Balloons email us at mail@balloon.com - we can also quote for helium balloon gas, ribboned valves or cups and sticks.
If you are planning an event using balloons why not get the balloons sponsored by having them printed? Here at balloons'n'things we can inflate the printed balloons for you or supply helium, valves and ribbon as a DIY package. Remember that all our balloons are inflated before they are printed resulting in fantastic quality and registration!
We are currently building a 'design your own printed balloon' website which will be live by the end of August 2007. Surfers will be able to add their own text for simple messages or upload a 1 colour logo. The website will build it's own pdf artwork, organise printing the balloons and send them direct to customers within 10 days. Stay tuned for this groundbreaking new site!
Balloons are fun! No matter what the occasion or whoever you are, a balloon will always put a smile on your face. Balloons n things has been established since 1982. The original retail shop based in central Birmingham was opened by Colin Renwick of The Kite & Balloon Company. Colin had a well established balloon company in London and wanted to expand, however he struggled to manage both locations due to the distance and the Birmingham business was purchased by the manager Brian Naylor in 1987 and changed the name from The Kite & Balloon Company to Balloons n things.
Originally the sales were build on latex balloons, helium gas hire and kites. As the company became more established the balloon printing side began to expand rapidly and balloons n things purchased it's first offset balloon printing machine.
Balloons are not easy to print! Every balloon has to be inflated before it can be printed - this is a complicated process and labour intensive. Compared to current day screen printing the quality of offset balloon printing is very poor, the image fades when inflated and anything not printed with Black ink returns very inadequate results. However, in the 1980's this small offset balloon printing machine was state of art!
One of the big advantages of offset print is the drying time. The balloons are printed with such a thin layer of ink that it dries instantly and can be deflated. The current day balloon screen printing machine print thicker ink on the balloon for better quality. The balloon needs to be held inflated for up to 10 seconds whilst the ink dries.Balloons n things was the only company in the West Midlands with 'in house' printing faculties and could turn a print order around in less than 24 hours. The company had discovered a major hole in the market and sales began to grow rapidly all major high street stores and the local council began to purchase printed balloons, helium and ribboned valves. The next step was plate making facilities for the offset machine. This made the process even faster and an order could be turned around in an afternoon!
In 1998 after Brian Naylor became unwell Balloons n things was purchased by The Black Balloon Ltd which also traded as Balloon Attack and then later www.balloon.co.uk and http://www.balloon.com/
In current times virtually all latex balloons are screen printed. Some company's may have different names for the process but basically the balloons are printed using a screen. The offset method is now outdated and screen printed balloons can now be compared with paper printing.
As our experience in event decoration has developed our clients have requested we push the boundaries further into Event Management, Staging, Lighting etc. If you are interested in having your Conference or Event managed from start to finish including entertainment, Venue booking, video conferencing sound and lighting - visit our sister company - www.corporateproduction.com
If you require printed balloons with a logo in small or large quantities please contact us direct and we will be happy to help - email mail@balloon.com
If you require small quantities of printed balloons with a simple 1 colour message please visit http://www.printedballoons.com/
Coming soon to a PC near you - http://www.balloon.com/
http://www.balloons.info/ also launched in January 2008 will make it easy to find a balloon pro anywhere on planet earth.
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Click below to start designing your printed balloons! For small quantities with simple text go to : http://www.printedballoons.com/
For larger quanties of printed balloons with a logo - visit our main site - http://www.balloon.co.uk/ or email us at: mail@balloon.com
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