Then there are the radio controlled airships. The video will talk for itself. Matt Tub – director in chief of Airship Solutions makes sure that each system works to our clients requirements and to this end has a team of highly trained and accredited operators.

A lot of people don’t know that we also work with airships and blimps so I decided to show you what it all looks like. The great advantage of the blimps – which are tethered at height, is that they can be seen from miles around.

A new client asked us if we could produce a smaller version of a Raver design their client loved the look of. We agreed to this and set about finding the correct mix of fan power to deliver the end result of kinetic mascot echoing their logo, designed for a film shoot. It’s one of those challenges we thrive on. Now they love it so much they have challenged us to design and produce 100 very micro versions to sit on a desk top. Watch this space!

It was time to make another bear Raver for The Importers, a really trusting client who has been with us for years and has stuck with their trusted design. Susan really loves her pink bear, as do the kids that pop in to the store with mum and dad. The Importers is a clearance centre that stocks beautiful quality teak and mahogany furniture. Susan tells me that they are having a stock clearance for Xmas………their address is 357 City Rd, Southbank.

And then there is our dear client Bennetts Petroleum in Tasmania. They are such a great bunch and for them nothing is too much trouble. So when they asked for a portable set of flags to match their on-site set, we supplied them this great portable arrangement that packs away into a bag.

Now the performance can begin. Wendy was so busy in June making Santa Raver skins, but it wasn’t until this month that they have had their chance to perform and bring the clients through retailers’ doors

It’s that time of year again when the clouds line the streets of Melbourne for the Myer Xmas parade. Giant Inflatables was “floating in the clouds” with the Care Bears float for which we produced the clouds and the rainbow. Scotty really enjoyed the jovial spirit at the warehouse where all the floats were produced under the experienced baton of the “Ready, Set, Go” production team (who put the entire gig together for the client – Myer department stores - in a record breaking few weeks). The orchestration of such an event was a site to behold.

The program for the Clipsal 500 V8 Supercars for 2008 was launched on Friday the 9th of November at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre. The launch included V8’s, Grid-girls, dancers and a 7m Giant Inflatable Party Popper replica , to create the atmosphere for “The Party to the Power of 10” for the 2008 launch -. www.clipsal500.com.au/2008-power10/ MediaNest, the agent for Giant Inflatables in South Australia, managed and coordinated the sale of the Inflatable Party Popper after receiving the brief from Clipsal 500 Advertising Agency KWP! In addition to Giant Inflatables, MediaNest represents a number of Media Companies in Australia including Torch Media, GOA in Brisbane, Ambient Advertising, ScooterAds, Adelaide Tram Media, Backlit Signage Opportunity’s in the Adelaide Railway Station, Mobile Billboards, plus plenty of other products. Website http://www.medianest.com.au/

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Rotating Inflate and Seal 3m high sphere. This was used at their National Conference and represented all the parts of the organization that all need to fit together and form a cohesive team. The image is digitally printed onto the fabric before it is welded together. The rotating platter was custom built for this ball.

Monstie has so many personas!..... now he’s working at Living Jungle in Sunshine (a pet shop with a focus on fish and reptiles), making his memorable mark. It’s great to have a character Raver that can assume a specific role.

Last time we met Wendy in this story, she was making Santa ravers. Well look where that got her – she’s a happy, proud Nana now. The team at Giant Inflatables welcomes new Alex and congrats to Amy, Wendy’s daughter.

The Events Team at Giant Inflatables was once again on-site at the Melbourne Cup Parade. For those who do not know, Giant Inflatables has a fully trained and accredited Events Team. We have the resources to handle the entire operation for a client in terms of their event, and can do this anywhere in the country.

It’s not a Viagra field test, but it is an attempt to get it up! This mighty cone is 30m high . That’s a 100 ft high target! It’s to be used for a reality TV program - - Watch this spot for more details. According to our information this is a record for the highest inflatable cone ever made in Australia. Another proud milestone for Giant Inflatables.

Yok – a Melbourne based visual artist, had these images created for his forthcoming exhibition. His web site http://www.theyouk.com/ tells more about these wondrous creations which can be viewed at the ‘don’t come’ gallery, Melbourne, until 2nd Dec 07.

What more can one ask for ……… appreciation from a client at the completion of a stressful job, completed in under 3 weeks. The sets for children’s stage show – ‘Barney’s Lets Imagine’ comprised of grass patches, and a tree with a baby bird in an egg. These sets had to inflate on demand and grow on stage. The elephant was an inflatable costume manned with a 2 person team. These kinds of 3D inflatables are almost impossible to pre-design completely. We prototype them first from a basic design then the art and crafting on the floor begins. It’s hands on demanding work with ideas and trials, testing and tweaking, until the magic spark ignites and the solution soon follows.

Often the motivation for a client choosing Giant inflatables is because they feel trust in our ability to understand their needs. Our design team rise to the challenge of realizing 2 dimensional images and transforming them into 3D forms. This Hybrid arch had to communicate - like a conversation - with the guests arriving for a convention at the renowned Hogs Breath café. Our brief was complimented with the toy hog and the challenge was on.

Remember the inflatable wall, from our August 8th blog? WELL…….just to let you all know that it has just won an International Achievement Award at the 2007 IFAI (Industrial Fabrics Association International) Awards. The Inflatable walls made for Federation Square was selected from 387 entries from 13 different countries in the category of Interactive and Cold Air Inflatables. Judging was based on complexity, design, workmanship, uniqueness and function. Winning this award is an accomplishment recognized around the world and pays testament to the expertise and dedication of a winning team.

A Common question we are asked when requested to produce an inflatable replica product is :- ...... " how high it should be made ". In order to answer that we need to know a bit of background to the products’ use. 2 questions are the most informative to us in enabling us to give correct advice. 1] Will it be used indoors or out ? 2] Will it be used on the ground or on a rooftop ? In general , inflatable replica products used indoors are seldom higher than 4m but on average are made 3m high. If they are to be used on a rooftop they need to be big enough not to be lost in the scale of a building and therefore are usually 7m high but can be made to 6m. Outdoors on the ground – these are usually at events of some kind, either a field day, concert, race meeting or other outdoor event where a brand building excersise is the marketing requirement. The inflatables for this type of event are made 4m- 5m. This example of the Inflatable Hype can shows a 7m can being very effective (at t

Adflatables are widely used as marketing and sales tools for product launches, to increase brand awareness or to add interest at an event. They are unique in that they are 3 dimensional inflatable products that by their nature are impossible to miss, memorable and are used to promote a brand, product, service or event. The groups of Adflatables we produce are:- Point of Sale – POS – posinflatables or plastic inflatable products are inflate and seal inflatables that are usually made in size between 30cm and 200cm high. Miniature inflatables or Point of Sale [ POS ] inflatables are reproduced in large numbers. Our experienced and creative design team offer our clients a custom design and production service that will produce posinflatable products to your unique requirements with exceptionally good turnaround times. We specialise in offering short run and low volume production. Inflate and seal inflatables, Mini Inflatables, PVC Point of Sale Inflatables, or Advertising Inflatables, are

Giant Inflatables was honored to be chosen as the supplier of inflatable product for this prestigious event. The inflatable back screens which floated on the water at the water polo pool were a real challenge, with 20m of digitally printed signage trying to blow away in the wind.Luke Osland quipped (when we had sorted the problem out) “that’s why we use local suppliers”. It didn’t end there – for the event organizers had forgotten that the screen was higher than the winners’ podium and the cameras just couldn’t see though the huge inflatable wedge. So again another midnight service call took place to insert 6 deflation Zips into the unit so it could be deflated rapidly for the winners’ awards and re-inflate for the next round. Giant Inflatables also supplied the set of ‘Marker buoys’ for the open water swimming events for which the ‘branded inflatable arch’ was used as the start and finish line.

Spring carnival is just around the corner and “It’s bigger than you think” This is the slogan that generated this design that was used to launch the “spring racing carnival” in Melbourne . The show was ‘opened’ when this Giant Inflatable horse burst out from under a tarpaulin and inflated in 18 seconds.

The giant inflatables team excels when it comes to working in real time with a design for an inflatable stage set. It can never be totally pre-designed utilizing our state of the art 3D design software. For the inflatable stage set to have “magic” it gets lovingly grown by hand from the basic concept. It’s where science gives way to art.

STOLEN – some depraved human lowlife has stolen poor Rumples from a roof in Brisbane. A handsome reward will be offered for his return. We miss him so!

The Rally season is well and truly with us The internationally-renowned Australian Safari is Australia’s ultimate off-road adventure with competitors, on both four and two wheels, traversing over 5000 kilometres of gruelling outback terrain over nine exciting days. The event starts in Kununurra on August 24 and finishes in Perth on September 1. Frequently referred to as Australia’s version of ‘Paris to Dakar’ the 2007 Australian Safari for the first time will call Western Australia home. Giant inflatables is honoured to have been chosen to produce the start/finish line – Inflatable arch for the prestigious event. For more info about this exciting event please visit the website - http://www.australiansafari.com.au/

This year has moved away from us at speed………. Its already time to begin making stock for Christmas. Wendy has given Santa a makeover for this season. Slim, trim and looking fit for the long journey from the cold. She says “ it’s the modern man”

Whooopeeee- Our client at Mt ISA water won the “Best float of the day”!!!! These Eye-catching skydancers stole the show at the annual Mt ISA mardigras. Karen wrote to us saying “Just a quick note to let you know the Ravers were very well received in Friday nights Mardi Gras and we actually won Best Party Float!!” Thanks Karen for giving us the opportunity to demonstrate the power of dance.

When the going gets tough- the tough sweat -Made for a new product launch

With the increasing awareness and urgency for becoming energy efficient, the administration at Federation Square took the next step in bringing the heating costs of the atrium under control by commissioning Giant Inflatables to add an additional section to the inflatable wall that we build 3 years ago. The design brief was again to reflect the geometry of the building and to snuggly fit the removable inflatable wall to the existing structure to reduce the cold air draft that winter brings with it. It was a pleasure working with Peter Brace, of Federation Square Management who went out of his way to make sure that everything was ready for our team to perform the inflatable wall installation in a comfortable and hassle-free environment. Thanks.

Premila is the floor manager at Giant Inflatables. When not “kicking butt” she also loves sewing Ravers – those attention attracting dancing tallmen inflatables. What makes here happiest? – “I just love working with colour” she replies with a compelling smile.

Its so uplifting for our team when the sweat and effort we put in to ensuring our clients get more than they expect is rewarded. The reward from our client at National Foods was even more enriching because they gave us another product to replicate following on the success of the 1.5m high Orange Juice - Inflate and seal - adflatable - and the jumbo inflatables we made of their new Double shot coffee bottle. Our team really appreciates the recognition. Thanks

I suppose it's about the "Laws of Attraction"......Just got back from lunch at the milk bar......nice healthy salad sandwich and an orange juice. Check my email...............and what enquiry comes out of the E-thos....You guessed it....a 1.5m high Daily Juice order. It's all thirsty work producing and blowing up 100, 1.5m high point-of-sale inflatables bottles!!!!

Disney's Rocket Park inflatable stage set. - Custom Inflatables

A new era at Giant Inflatables has now begun. Welcome to our first ever posting on our first ever blog. In the very near future we hope to provide you with stunning, creative, memorable and up-to-the-minute images from our recent projects and events. We hope you'll bear with us while we morph from idiots to experts in this new technology. We look forward to starting to receive comments, feedback or anything else you'd like to share with us.........