Certified Maintenance In 2016 we saw the inflatables market blow up (pun intended) resulting in a brand new and exciting market open to exploration by many large companies and organisations that otherwise wouldn’t have thought of an inflatable solution. As with any market, once the demand increases, we start to see a steady stream of bottom line, and unsafe , products coming from china. If you are John Doe from Average Company inc, a Chinese inflatable might work for you, but what happens when that unit ultimately breaks? Who is going to service a unit you paid bottom dollar for in china? Furthermore, let’s say you are from a large media company, and you have been tasked to source an inflatable for an upcoming event. Let us also assume that you do not know about the strict health and safety regulations imposed on all interactive inflatable units in Australia, so you order a unit from a non-accredited supplier and receive your brand new unit. Now it is the week before the event an...

"Is your Inflatables Supplier suitably resourced to be a key partner?” Welcome to Part 6 of our 8 part blog series that focuses on how your choice of Inflatables Supplier should always take into account your own business goals your operational needs and resources available.   Resources What would happen if your inflatable arrived and was much to heavy or large to move by those you had planned to operate the event? Physical size, weight, operation and storage are all  important considerations  to keep in mind when you are choosing your Inflatables supplier. It stands to reason that your business is resourced for your core needs. It may not be effectively positioned to handle a product for which you have no experience in safe and efficient operation.  Incompetent, dangerous and sloppy handling during the setup, operation and pack down of activation inflatables may breed mistrust and discontent in the mind of your client. That’s not a good l...