Tuesday January 17, 2012 at 12:44pm
Northampton NHS needed to give impact to an awareness campaign for colonic cancer. So they approached Imagine for an innovative solution. The creative team set about creating a novel approach and designed a 'walk through' curved tunnel. This was made and artworked to resemble a section of giant colon for NHS staff to demonstrate conditions to visitors with.
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Friday December 23, 2011 at 2:54pm
BBC Wales were keen to have a giant inflatable Pudsey bear to highlight their Children In Need campaign again this year. So they were keen to have the large character outside of TV Centre for a prolonged period. Imagines team of operators installed Pudsey on the 8th November and he stayed in place until being dismantled 13 days later! This was a testament to the robust nature of the inflatable and durability of the fan which kept going '24/7'!!..
The giant inflatable soon became a popula....
Friday December 2, 2011 at 10:59am
To ensure their message stood out during the recent pensions marches in London and Birmingham, various unions turned to Imagine for an imaginative solution. Following on from the giant helium filled scissors used in the Summer protests, the NUT required a large transparent cube containing an inflatable 'G clamp' with a £ being squeezed!.. The impressive unit was adorned with various slogans to send their message over pensions.
The large helium filled inflatable certainly drew a lot of a....
Wednesday November 30, 2011 at 3:14pm
After a long spell 'on duty' outside the BBC TV Centre in Wales, a giant inflatable Pudsey bear was brought back to Imagines' new base at Lutterworth - for a rest!!..
Having been kept inflated for over 13 days and enduring the rigours of winter weather, he needed a wash & brush up to restore him before being put into storage.
'The Yard' is proving a very useful asset for Imagine and allows for the inflation, checking and cleaning of larger units!..
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Tuesday November 29, 2011 at 12:11pm
Barclays sponsored the recent ATP World Tour tennis finals at the O2 arena, so took the opportunity to promote their latest payment system.
The new service provides large companies in Europe with a single system for taking and processing customer payments from other countries.
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Monday November 28, 2011 at 1:16pm
For devout Madness fans there was only one place to be over the last weekend of November,.. A huge 'Two Tone' event featuring Madness live was held at the Butlins complex in Minehead & was titled 'The House Of Fun'
Attendees of the 'Special' event (!..) were welcomed through a 'House of Fun' archway. The giant red inflatable arch could not be missed and provided an eyecatching focal point.
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Friday October 21, 2011 at 11:19am
We have recently produced 3 x 6m long Kleenex tunnels. They had full surface print to the outside and also full surface removable print to the inside of the tunnel.
The "sooth tubes" were installed by Imagine at 3 locations around the UK. They are being used on a roadshow tour around the UK to promote their products. The tunnels will be seen at 150 different locations in the run up to Xmas so make sure you keep your eyes peeled for them!
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Thursday October 20, 2011 at 4:12pm
We recently produced two PVC inflatable product replicas for a client to use at an exhibition they were attending in Prague.
The first product was a 5ft long inflatable pack of chewing gum.
The second product was an inflatable jar of coffee that was also 5ft high. Our client told us that “Everyone was really impressed with how the whole stand looked and the conference organisers said it was the best design they’d seen to date in the 14 years that they’ve been ....
Tuesday October 18, 2011 at 3:56pm
We have recently starting producing Zorb Balls and here is one we have done for Ace Outdoors. The zorb balls have become very popular over recent years. This version has two harnesses inside to allow two people to use it at the same here.
Here is a video link to show the zorb being used on a wet day in Snowdonia I think you will all agree it looks like fun!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4iUMuZbThk
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Thursday October 6, 2011 at 11:27am
This 4m x 4m inflatable Chiller Cube building was produced for a tour of pubs and drinking venues around Southern Ireland.It had an inflatable hinged door, and a refrigeration unit inside to chill Heineken beer down to temperature. ....
Monday October 3, 2011 at 3:42pm
Imagine have recently been producing various point of sale items including kites, bang bang sticks and pop up banners.
These are diamond kites produced for Amnesty International as part of Freshers week. We can produce various sizes and shapes including small pocket kites which are great for giveaways.
These Bang Bang sticks were produced for the bone cancer research trust. Noise is created when the two sticks are inflated and struck together. They are being more commonly used at sportin....
Thursday September 22, 2011 at 3:28pm
The Global Party was an inspirational idea for a series of glitzy parties co-ordinated worlwide over 48hrs.This was a high profile fundraising event, which was launched with an equally glitzy party held at the Natural History Museum in London recently.
An obvious icon for such a theme was Phileas Fogg who of couse also went around the world in 80!.. So, Imagine were approached by event organiser Mumford - to create a replica of the traditional balloon used by Phileas.
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Monday August 8, 2011 at 4:40pm
Mercedes wanted to reinforce their 'green credentials' by highlighting the launch of the all electric Smart car using a range of inflatables! Hence Imagine were tasked with developing a number of units to demonstarate the capabilities of the new eco micro-car.
These included life sized inflatable generic cars to demonstrate tight parking between them - easily achieved, a number of 'cones' (not 'traffic', but 'ice-cream' - MUCH more fun to manourver between!!..) + inflatable packages ....
Thursday August 4, 2011 at 4:43pm
To highlight their 'XD' summer roadshow, Disney wanted an eye-catching feature and hence approached Imagine to create a giant inflatable obstacle course! The design team, always up for a challenge - set about creating a twin lane couse totalling over 100meters long!..
The twin lane course, snaked and turned back on itself resulting in a unit with a 14m square footprint.
The exacting specification called for high quality printed graphics to be applied to virtually all vertical su....
Monday July 11, 2011 at 4:50pm
Imagine were delighted to be asked to supply leading global digital ad agency AKQA at this years' Cannes Festival. With a similar theme to last years' campaign, Imagine provided a large inflatable lion-cub character - the icon of the 'Future Lions' competition which AKQA sponsor.
As Imagine have become regular suppliers to leading sponsors at the Cannes Festival, the organisers at 'The Palais' granted Imagine the most prominent posistion of the inflatable lion - adjacent to the foot of....
Monday July 4, 2011 at 9:59am
Further protests by various unions against proposed government cuts have seen various inflatable items previously supplied by Imagine used again.
The giant inflatable scissors have provided an eyecatching addition to the Unions' marches & a rallying point for members.
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Friday April 15, 2011 at 9:41am
Refurbishment of Imagines' new premises is progressing well, with the dry weather allowing the roof replacement to be completed - which now looks very smart!..
The work to improve the inside areas has been moving at a pace also, with all surfaces having been shot-blasted
to give a smart 'heritage' look!!..
So, the current efforts should mean that the Imagine team will be moving to 'The Yard' some-time in mid summer!!..
Watch this space!!......
Monday April 11, 2011 at 10:22am
A number of inflatable 'pod' buildings were designed specifically for use at the forthcoming 'Chemistry Innovations' conference!!..
A number of the bespoke units were supplied to act as focal points and help create specific zones amongst the conference area. ....
Friday April 8, 2011 at 9:12am
Well summer may be just around the corner, but at Imagines' present unit - it resembled a scene from 'Titanic' recently?!!..
An italian motor yacht supplier was keen to offer a different adventure play activity to boat owners and so approached Imagine to create a giant inflatable ice-berg!!.. This was to be effectively be a giant water slide feature to moor alongside super yachts of the rich & famous while visiting exotic destinations around the globe!!..
The unit was designed with g....
Thursday March 31, 2011 at 3:35pm
U-Tube wanted to create a unique atmosphere at a series of 'roadshow' events around Europe and the USA.
The Imagine team worked with their designer to create a set with the required 'WOW factor'!! This was provided by a series of interlinking inflatable wall panels - with intergrated plasma screens.
The branding was 'loud & proud' by using large inflatable versions of the iconic U-Tube logo! These were featured in various sizes throughout the venue and suitably lit! This was....
Monday March 28, 2011 at 11:17am
At the recent mass protest rally against public sector spending cuts, various Trade Unions called on Imagine to help reinforce their message! Imagine supplied inflatables to Unions such as Unite and the NUT and were delighted to see our good friends at RMT who have had several inflatable units over recent years!..
The NUT had a dramatic item in the form of a giant pair of helium filled scissors!!..
A number of spheres were supplied to various clients
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Friday March 25, 2011 at 1:07pm
Imagine Inflatables regularly produce 'shoot-out' units for various clients and events! The latest bespoke creation being for the 'Pro Score Academy.
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Thursday March 24, 2011 at 12:09pm
The latest musical to hit the 'West End' is 'Betty Blue Eyes' featuring not only the acclaimed actress Sarah Lancashire,.. but also a loveable pink pig called Betty!! Based upon the book 'A Private Function', the story revolves around the (illegal!..) rearing of a pig in the austerity of post WWII Britain.
The creator Cameroon Mackintosh required a number of inflatable versions of 'Betty' - for use in the performance at the Novello Theatre, London. So, the creative design team at Imagine s....
Wednesday March 16, 2011 at 1:23pm
As the leading supplier of helium filled blimps in the UK + supplying overseas markets, Imagine has been busy with more recently!!
Two of these went to varied clients!.. Daltons a scrap metal dealer in Broxbourne and a branch of the 'Hungry Horse' restaurant chain!
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Wednesday March 9, 2011 at 4:20pm
To help promote a range of fashions for this year, leading design agency 'Air Art House' asked Imagine to create some large inflatable toadstools for their clients 'Mulberry' to reinforce their current theme!
Clearly the resultant inflatables provided by Imagines' team of 'fun-guys' were well liked - as they were used extensively during London fashion week!!
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Friday March 4, 2011 at 10:54am
Well our new base at 'The Yard' at New Street, Lutterworth is shaping up well!!.. and is already being used to test some of the larger specialist inflatables. These have included a huge assault course for the Army, which is over 90ft long when the 2 parts are linked together!!..
Also a large inflatable arch measuring over 10m wide by 6m high was put up - against the building!!..
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Thursday February 3, 2011 at 11:26am
Whilst Imagine continually provides hundreds of bespoke blimps, artworked to clients exact requirements, these are generally the 20 ft (long) model. This is the maximum size hull which can be flown in UK airspace, which is usually the case for European and many other countries.
However, Imagine is often asked to supply larger blimps, where permission for their use allows. The latest such request was for an election campaign in Nigeria! Imagine inflatables has a proven track record of supplying ....
Wednesday January 19, 2011 at 10:13am
No,.. we're not really late in our greetings!!.. but looking forward to and preparing for the Chinese New Year celebrations!! This will involve working with the Metropolitan Police force to 'dress up' their double decker bus (normally used for recruitment events!..) to look like a dragon!!.. While the sides of the bus will be draped with banners, artorked to resemble the body of a Chinese dragon - the front of the bus will be adorned with a giant inflatable dragons head!!
Complete with glari....
Tuesday January 18, 2011 at 11:29am
It is pleasing to see the fruits of our efforts having worked with Orange Telecom to produce advertisements for the re-branding of their mobile phone packages. These commercials are initially being released in Spain, before spreading across Europe!!..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6N03g5nGbs
The packages, devised for various user profiles are each denoted by an animal character icon. These have been portrayed in various global advertising campaigns over re....
Monday January 17, 2011 at 10:48am
We promised to give regular updates of progress on Imagines' exciting new premises project! Well the builders hardly had a break over Christmas / New Year - so work to refurbish 'The Yard' property is going well!..
Works to 'square up' various sections is complete, including new block-work and RSJs. Re-roofing of the barns is nearing completion and heating engineers are due shortly to make it snug & warm very soon!!......
Friday January 14, 2011 at 12:03pm
To help promote the World Series X10 Yacht championships, the organisers approached Imagine Inflatables to create a novel bouncy castle to entertain the very young 'future sailors' - too small to take pasrt in the races themselves!!..
This will be transported around the world and used to entertain at the various extreme sailing events!!
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Thursday January 13, 2011 at 12:19pm
As main sponsors of the 'Free-Ride' extreme sking series, Nissan wanted to announce their involement from 'on high'!!.. So they approached Imagine to provide giant letters to spell out their name at the event 'start gate' high up on Mont Blanc!!
As you can see, the assembled letters take up SO much room - we could hardly fit the full 'name' in our current unit!?!..
Also Imagine have supplied a number of large scale inflatable arches together with dozens of 'feather' shaped flags, each 4....
Wednesday December 15, 2010 at 10:55am
Imagine created this sphere for an existing Norwegian client.
The sphere was an 8ft diameter sphere and was specifically pantone matched by full surface hand spraying. The arrow was artworked to wrap around the full circumference of the sphere.
The sphere was for an indoor exhibition event in Norway.....
Wednesday December 15, 2010 at 10:30am
DJ Light is an immersive public sound and light installation that gives visitors the power to orchestrate an awe-inspiring performance of light and sound across a large public space. It was created for energy company Endesa as the cornerstone of their Christmas celebrations in Lima, Peru. DJ Light is about the exhilaration of one person taking control over a massive space and manipulating the incredible array of light and sound within it using nothing more than their own body. It is an empowerin....
Tuesday December 14, 2010 at 11:12am
This Inflatable Volkswagen style car was made for a French client who wanted to use the inflatable car for various types of crash testing and safety testing for Mercedes in France.
This style of vehicle has been supplied to most car manufacturers for all forms of safety, breaking and crash tests.
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Monday December 6, 2010 at 3:44pm
Imagine produced six giant inflatable characters for the Bahrain Royal agricultural show expo. These giant 6m animals were used to mark the entrances and exits of the Expo and were made to the clients specific design.
Imagine made the animals in a lightweight nylon fabric which was suitable for the hot weather conditions in Bahrain, the material was further UV coated for stabilisation against UV rays.
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Monday December 6, 2010 at 6:20am
Imagine Inflatables has grown every year for the past ten years, and to top off our upcoming 10th year, Imagine has purchased its third Industrial unit.
"The Yard", as it is called is a third of an acre site in the heart of Lutterworth, Leicestershire our home town. This new industrial warehouse, production platform, office and inflation test yard complex will, I am sure, be our last purchase for a while!!
The purchase of the Yard is not just a reflection of Imagine's success, but....
Friday December 3, 2010 at 10:49am
To help promote the opening of two new stores recently, Imagine produced giant shopping bags to attract attention!!..
These were used outside the stores to bring attention to the new stores and attract customers in!!.......
Tuesday November 23, 2010 at 11:18am
The BBC were keen to have a giant inflatable Pudsey bear character to highlight the 'Children In Need event again this year. A more challenging task for the Imagine operators this year, as he was required 'up on the roof' of the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff!!..
As darkness fell, he looked even more impressive, being floodlit + with coloured spotlights playing across him!! This helped to draw the crowds and swell the 'bucket takings' for the cause!!......
Tuesday October 26, 2010 at 10:49am
... went to Ireland recently supplied by Imagine to 'Pigsback.com' - the savvy on-line bargain spotter! This was to reinforce their iconic logo of a happy pink pig!..
So delighted with thier giant inflatable, they've been using him so much - the poor 'little' pink porker has sustained some wear and tear!.. So, as ever - 'Imagine to the rescue', putting the comprehensive repair service into action, a couple of rips and reinforcing of tether-points were soon completed and the large inflatable r....
Tuesday October 26, 2010 at 9:37am
LMAX has launched a cutting edge on-line share trading service without the need for traditional brokers! Hailed as a revolution, their analogy - and corporate icon - 'is like taking your own chair at the exchange!!..' - hence the symbolic 'Chesterfield' type arm chair!..
Accordingly Imagine were approached to design and create an eye-catching inflatable in the shape of a huge red leather arm-chair! This was used for the CEO, together with senior staff of LMAX to pose with and -....
Friday October 22, 2010 at 9:54am
Hunting with falcons by night is considered the ultimate 'sport of kings' in the middle east. Members of the royal family in Dubai enjoy this activity from a typical 'bedouin camp' in the desert. However they wanted their camp 'flood-lit' but in a subtle way - so as not to detract from the hunting activity, or more importantly upset their valuable hunting birds!!
So, Imagine were asked to create a large helium filled sphere, which would float above the camp - providing powerful yet subtl....
Wednesday October 20, 2010 at 2:26pm
Imagine were delighted to be asked to help promote the release of the 'Toy Story 3' DVD by Disney!.. A number of the zany T-rex character were created, to be used in the initial launch throughout stores in Holland!..
In addition to many of the 1.8m high versions, to be used as 'Point Of Sale' - a number of 3m units were also provided!
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Wednesday October 20, 2010 at 1:40pm
Some people are content with ordinary exhhibition spheres! But Imagine have risen to yet another 'out of this world' challenge! This was to create a giant 'Saturn-like' inflatable structure to act as a giant projection screen - suspended high in the air!.. The impressive unit will be used at events across Europe!..
The giant inflatable 'planet' was based on a clear 8m diameter sphere, with a membrane across the centre to act as a projection screen. So, as this efectively 'split' the unit into....
Tuesday October 19, 2010 at 4:13pm
Imagines' team had to act quickly to secure a Monopoly!?!.. With just 2 weeks to create and agree artwork plus design and produce an inflatable 'money-grabber' machine deadlines were tight!
Those of us that remember watching 'The Crystal Maze' on TV will appreciate the challenge of getting inside such a machine and grabbing as many vouchers as possible that are sent swirling around the chamber by a fan!
The unit is on tour visiting shopping centres throughout the UK,..
Who wants t....
Thursday October 14, 2010 at 12:25pm
From this,.. - to this!?!...
An 'out of this world' project brief. is what one of....
Wednesday September 22, 2010 at 1:13pm
To highlight the launch of the 'Google Android' phone, Imagine have created a large inflatable 'Velcro wall' - loosely based on the shape of a mobile phone!
The large inflatable is the basis of a challenge to see who can jump and 'stick' to the wall the highest - wearing a suit of the 'opposite' Velcro material!!..
The unit is currently on tour around various Universities throughout the UK, to spread the message to students during 'fresher weeks'!......
Wednesday September 22, 2010 at 9:33am
Imagine have been supplying helium filled spheres to clients to highlight and mark their location at exhibitions for many years now. They are an effective and impactive way of drawing attention and visitors to your stand which can otherwise be lost in the crowded 'market-place'.
However, to take the innovative approach a stage further - having a bespoke inflatable structure created to reflect your corporate brand, logo or image is even more impressive!!
One such recent example has been for '....
Monday September 20, 2010 at 12:24pm
The UK round of the 'World Series' by Renault was staged at Silverstone recently. This huge event staged and funded by Renault incorporates 4 separate race championships for various Renault engined cars.
As a showcase for all things Renault from historic & current cars to funfair rides and shows it proves VERY popular with over 150,000 visitors!! Imagine worked with various departments from Renault UK forming the events team. Their various requests for inflatable units were worked on by Ima....
Friday September 10, 2010 at 3:06pm
Imagine were delighted to be approached by the events team involved with the forthcoming 2012 UK Olympics! They were intrigued in the range of structures which Imagine offer, together with the proven track record of supplying, installing and managing inflatables.
Accordingly Imagine were invited to demonstrate a range of buildings, shoot outs and other sports related items. So, at a secret location - Imagines' operators installed a 'roadshow' of inflatables examples for thei....
Friday September 10, 2010 at 2:53pm
Well, it's that time of year again!!.. In fact Imagine has already completed the bulk of contracts for inflatable units for the forthcoming festive season!! The snowmen design with variations supplied to prime shopping areas such as Carnaby Street and the Merryhill centre, are proving popular again!.. To 'ring the changes' a number of slightly different coloured snowmen will be gracing a large shopping precinct again before too long. So Imagines' creative team have been hard at work, at the end ....
Friday September 10, 2010 at 11:20am
It's heartening to hear how our blog has been missed, having been down for a while!.. It seems it has quite a regular following and creates a lot of 'web traffic' in its own right!!
As our 'regular readers' will know we have been busy creating a brand new web-site, which launched recently. As a function of this development and changeover the blog could not be added to for a while. However the editing and blog team are glad to be 'up and running' again and are busy uploading ....
Thursday September 9, 2010 at 9:52am
Imagine Inflatables supplied a number of buoys to mark out the swimming course section of a recent triathlon event at Wicklow, Ireland. The large inflatable units were air-filled and designed to ensure no harm would come to swimmers if they collided!
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Wednesday September 1, 2010 at 2:16pm
Imagine have completed another giant inflatable project abroad! Having created and installed a large helium filled chain for a 'Euro - funded' operatic event in Gdansk, Poland.
Yet again the collective team at Imagine rose to the challenge to design and create the huge inflatable structure. This was formed from 11 interlocking chain links each of which was 3.5 meters long. As these would not contain sufficient helium to lift the combined weight a number of large helium filled spheres were i....
Tuesday August 17, 2010 at 4:55pm
Imagines' technical division has scored a 'hole in one' yet again!.. Their inflatable hangar door seal design has proved so successful with Ryanair, that they called upon Imagine to create another one.
This was for the new Ryanair aircraft servicing facility at Prestwick. As with the Stanstead project, Imagines design team developed a bespoke inflatable seal together with an internationally renowned specialist engineering company.
The design allows for either the ....
Monday August 9, 2010 at 5:13pm
Leading motoring rescue and recovery service RAC needed to highlight their presence at shows throughout the summer. So they asked Imagine Inflatables to design and produce a giant inflatable cylinder branded in their bright orange corporate colour with logos too.
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Tuesday July 20, 2010 at 5:28pm
You may have seen the latest TV advertising for 'Babybel' cheese but did you realise that the giant red inflatable cheese rolling down the hill was being guided by an Imagine operator - hidded from shot!!..
By the time it graced TV screens, clever 'CGI' reworking had turned the actual large red sphere (20ft diameter!?!..) into a giant space-hopper! This was to promote a competition the prizes being slightly smaller versions of the fun bouncers!!......
Thursday July 15, 2010 at 3:32pm
Coventry City Council again turned to Imagine Inflatables to produce some large inflatable elephants - to reinforce their alcohol awareness campaign. The 'pie-eyed' pink version represents over-indulgance - at weekend!!...
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Wednesday July 7, 2010 at 5:18pm
The BBC have taken their successful childrens programme 'Night Garden' on tour throughout the UK. To highlight the show and help fans find the location at each venue, they comissioned Imagine Inflatables to create a huge helium filled version of the 'Pinky-Ponk' airship!..
The lovable 'character' was soon created to an exacting design and installed by Imagines' own operators and looked splendid bobbing around the sky - attracting audiences in!!.. How much fun can giant inflatables be?!!...
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Monday June 28, 2010 at 4:53pm
Imagines' operators are certainly keeping their tans topped up this year! With another site operations project in the sun! This time in the South of France, where they supervised the installation of a giant inflatable lion character at one of the prestigous festival events in Cannes!
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Wednesday June 9, 2010 at 5:45pm
Norfolk County Council have taken an innovative approach with the important area of motorcycle safety. To reinforce their campaign the asked Imagine Inflatables to produce a giant inflatable motor-cycle rider! Their character is called 'Hugger' after the close fitting rear mud-guard found on modern machines.
He has been difficult to miss at various shows and events this summer, towering over visitors - but helping to reinforce a serious message.....
Monday June 7, 2010 at 5:31pm
The Spanish tourist board took over the prestigious 'Regent Street' in London recently to boost interest in their fine country. This took the form of various sports themed 'have-a-go' zones, which included hitting tennis balls faster than Nadal, 'driving' a simulator quicker than Alonso etc.
To help visitors find their way around the activities, each zone was demarked with an appropriately worded bespoke sphere, helium filled - floating above each area!
The resultant event was eye-catc....
Friday May 28, 2010 at 2:35pm
As a preferred supplier to Orange Telecom - of various inflatables over many years, Imagine Inflatables were delighted to be approached again - to supply giant 7m high inflatable animal characters for the latest European advertising campaign!
Imagines' comprehensive design facility produced 3D artwork from basic flat outlines - which was the basis of the impressive inflatables. These were required to promote the re-launch of the Orange mobile phone packages - each denoted by an animal ic....
Thursday April 15, 2010 at 5:50pm
Ernst & Young have highlighted their annual enterprise challenge for university students, by inviting those on their programme to visit the London HQ to clelebrate the projects' success. So they called on Imagine again to install a giant yellow 'piggy-bank' in the atrium area of their London offices.
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Tuesday April 6, 2010 at 4:02pm
EMC2 wanted to show their support of the Wasps rugby club in a BIG way?!.. So they turned to Imagine to create a giant inflatable rugby player! At over 6m tall, this now towers over people at matches and associated events!!...
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Tuesday March 30, 2010 at 12:05pm
A growing sector of Imagines' business over recent years has been the site-marking of proposed wind turbine locations. The number of such projects has increased to the point where it is now virtually a business of it's own!!
With a proven track record as a responsible blimp operator, with many years experience this extension of the business has been a sound one.
In accord with the UK Civil Aviation Authority, Imagine has developed a safe approach to the siting of blimps in controlled airsp....
Monday March 22, 2010 at 10:48am
To promote their range of pizzas Chicago Town are running a competition the prizes of which include a number of inflatable mini football pitches. These were designed, and created by the Imagine team and the first batch of 50 supplied - ready for the lucky winners to be enjoying a kick-about in soon!
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Thursday March 11, 2010 at 11:31am
Detail Express is a revolution in car washes utilising “GREENER” products that are100% biodegradable and environmentally friendly meaning less harm to the environment and zero waste.
To promote their innovative approach they tasked Imagine Inflatables to create eye-catching shelters for cars being valeted.
These are being used at the ever increasing number of Detail Express sites across the UK. ....
Tuesday March 9, 2010 at 12:22pm
To promote their launch into the business communications market, Virgin Media asked Imagine to provide and install a number of branded red spheres throughout the UK.
The above photo shows one of the spheres outside the Virgin Media offices in Belfast. This was one of 24 separate locations. Quite a logistical excercise, as all had to be installed on a single day!.. Imagines' team of operators managed the project with spheres showing different slogans delivered to the various locations.
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Tuesday March 9, 2010 at 9:52am
The parents of a student at boarding school wanted to ensure his birthday did not go unnoticed! So they approached Imagine Inflatables to produce a helium filled giant blimp with a suitable message art-worked on the hull! Imagines' operational staff liaised with staff at the school to arrange the installation.
The element of surprise was maintained by commencing the preparation and inflation while the students were in class. As the 'birthday boy' had to walk outside, along....
Tuesday February 23, 2010 at 11:12am
To highlight the potential perils associated with young drivers, the producers of the 'Police, Camera Action' TV series featured a mock road / hazard situation to test the young drivers. This was in conjunction with 'DriveSafe UK' a leading driver training provider and in this case operating on the airfield at RAF Scampton. The focus of the event was to get the young drivers to avoid a 'target' car at various speeds and simulated conditions - using a 'skid-car'!!
To reduce the obvious ri....
Monday December 21, 2009 at 12:41pm
To ensure potential voters got their message, the Conservative party in London commissioned Imagine Inflatables to provide a number of helium filled blimps for use during forthcoming elections!..The gas filled advertising balloons have been flown at a number of sites around London - all of which have been managed by operational staff from Imagine.....
Wednesday December 16, 2009 at 10:44am
Promote Your Business With Advertising BlimpsWith numerous businesses competing within the same industry, it is essential that companies are continuously looking for ways to stand out from the crowd. Promotion could be on a relatively wide scale through magazine or television advertisements, or on a more local scale using blimps and other such promotional techniques.Imagine Inflatables provide a wide selection of promotional inflatable products including; blimps, air dancers, roof toppers a....
Monday December 7, 2009 at 4:00pm
With an ongoing programme of new store openings the activity superstore specialist 'Go Outdoors' commissioned Imagine Inflatables to install a helium filled blimp at each new branch. The latest launch event was at the Basingstoke store in Hampshire where the helium blimp was flying their logo high in the sky. This follows several successful 'launches' around the UK, with several more to follow throughout 2010.....
Sunday December 6, 2009 at 11:59am
When precision is your business, then your needs will also be very exact!!.. Delcam is one of the world's leading suppliers of advanced CADCAM software product development solutions for the manufacturing industry. So, when they wanted to stand out at a recent trade show they turned to Imagine Inflatables to produce an impressive sphere for their stand!..Imagine utilised a high quality print system to produce a top resolution graphic on the surface of the sphere. Their logo being a spider was rep....
Monday November 30, 2009 at 2:48pm
Well who would have thought!!.. A giant inflatable Elvis character, complete with moustache - was the star of the show,.. making an appearance at this years' 'Movember' event at the impressive 'Evolution' venue in Battersea park. As well as raising vital funds, this raises the profile of mens health issues!.. The moustache theme has really caught on and those attending, go to great lengths to grow an impressive 'mo' to outdo other partygoers!! (generally only the men though!!..)Obviously Elvis c....
Monday November 30, 2009 at 9:52am
As the preferred supplier to the BBC, Imagine Inflatables were called on again to supply an impressive inflatable Pudsey as a focal point for this years' Children In Need event. The giant inflatable bear looked splendid outside the Millennium Centre where the live broadcast was being held. He proved the star of the show, as visitors to the event including celebrities together with the passing public were queuing to have their photo taken next to the giant inflatable character!!......
Wednesday November 18, 2009 at 5:27pm
The 'switch on' event for the Christmas inflatables at Carnaby Street attracted a huge crowd this week!!.. They were all soon 'grooving' away dancing along with professional go-go dancers to hits of the 60's era! The 'flower power' party continued under the giant inflatable units decorated to reflect the 60's theme with phrases such as 'Love', 'Peace', 'Joy' & 'Hope'!!... Oh,.. and of course - they were accompanied by giant 6m inflatable pink bambis!!... The number of photos taken of the in....
Tuesday November 17, 2009 at 4:07pm
For the 10th year in a row, Imagine Inflatables were called on to create imaginative inflatable units for their high profile clients in the Lord Mayors Show this year. With a family background as butchers, the incoming Lord Mayor was keen for the Worshipful Company of Butchers to be prominent in the parade!.. So they approached Imagine to produce a giant helium filled rib of beef - to represent their trade!.. http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisww/4103582956/in/set-72157622677764771/ As in previo....
Tuesday November 10, 2009 at 1:56pm
It's that time of year again!!.. Which sees the culmination of Imagines' work with a leading London design agency to create spectacular street decorations. This has expanded to include the Merry Hill shopping centre near Dudley, W Midlands this year. A total of 17 giant inflatable snowmen were installed throughout the roofspace of the malls, ensuring that Mr. Frosty & Co were prominent as they loom over the passing shoppers!..The 6 meter high inflatable units are made using a heavy-duty gra....
Thursday November 5, 2009 at 4:49pm
If you look up to the sky in Carnaby Street during the festive season, don't worry - you really are seeing pink reindeer!!... They are part of the giant inflatables themed on the 'swinging 60s' - adding to the 'flower-power' feel there! Last years' giant inflatable snowmen drew a lot of attention and won awards and recognition for the leading London design agency that Imagine worked with in the creation of the 'Winter - Wonderland'!!.... ....
Wednesday November 4, 2009 at 9:54am
Visitors to the Classic car Show at the NEC won't fail to notice a giant inflatable rainbow brightening this years' event!! This was comissioned by the 'Gay Classic Car Group' to adorn their stand at the event.....
Tuesday November 3, 2009 at 11:06am
As innovators in their approach to providing shoppers with a different experience, 'Costco' wanted something unusual for their Christmas theme this year?So they approached Imagine Inflatables to create an inflatable version of a traditional Santas grotto - to be used at their huge new flagship store in Croydon. Accordingly a suitable inflatable unit based on the look of a log cabin has been installed to help the forthcoming visits to see Santa be even more enchanting!!......
Monday November 2, 2009 at 1:54pm
The theme of the street decorations in Carnaby Street for this years' festive season is to reflect the areas hey-day of the 1960s! Their leading design agency called on Imagine Inflatables, once more - to devise suitably eyecatching creations. So, to echo the 'flower-power' era - PVC based units were made with the words 'Peace', 'Love', 'Joy' & 'Hope' to reflect the mantra of that era!!... The units are manufactured from a relatively heavy-duty PVC based material and are kept inflated for ....
Friday October 30, 2009 at 11:10am
It's that time of year again?.. when you see giant yellow pigs?!.. at university?!!... In fact at several universities across the UK!!..To explain, Ernst & Young the leading global supplier of professional business services - organises the 'Profitunity' enterprise programme for university students. This provides them with an opportunity to experience running a small business (their own!..) first hand through an acedemic year! To initiate the programme a recruitment drive is undertaken at cam....
Wednesday October 28, 2009 at 4:34pm
This 6m purple hunk has come all the way from the Jungles of Africa to keep a lady Gorilla company at Adventure Island in Southend on Sea. Bit of a culture shock one would think! J....
Monday October 26, 2009 at 4:52pm
Sony Ericsson wanted to make a BIG impression for the launch of their new 'Satio' phone!.. So Imagine Inflatables were comissioned to come up with a new twist to a classic icon - the spacehopper?!.. This was to symbolise 'capturing' fun and action using the phones' 12.1 Megapixel camera!.. Various designs were created and trialled plus different sizes for adult and junior + a unique 'hand held' version for use throughout the global campaigns for Sony.In addition to the design and manufacturing e....
Friday October 23, 2009 at 10:39am
'Bad Angel' is a new brand of drink, claimed to be the first strawberry frappe liqueur aimed specifically at female drinkers!.. To help launch the new innovative product to the UK market, Imagine Inflatables were asked to produce giant inflatable versions of the stylish bottles.The complex artwork covering the bottles, provided an interesting challenge to the Imagine design team to reproduce exact but large versions of the uniquely shaped bottles in an eyecatching shade of mauve!!......
Friday October 16, 2009 at 10:40am
As they continue their UK rebranding programme, American owned TGI Fridays called upon Imagine Inflatables to help with the launch of another refurbished branch at Coventry. To highlight these reopenings, Imagine created and managed the installation of several large helium filled spheres, branded with the TGI Fridays logo. As an added attraction, the spheres were fitted with lighting units, incorporating halogen bulbs inside the helium chamber. This adaptation ensured the spheres were even more....
Friday September 25, 2009 at 9:29am
To highlight their sponsorship of forthcoming Gaelic football and hurling tournments, BT asked Imagine to create a large scale 'shoot-out' unit for use at the many games. The turn-key project utilised all the Imagine skills and resources starting with a rough sketch representing the clients' vision - through to delivery and installation in Belfast. The multi-use sports inflatable includes a netted goal area as well as target zones to represent scoring points for participants of both sports. The ....
Friday August 21, 2009 at 9:12am
Inspired by images from early NASA space missions, specialiast globe provider 'Vivifeye' have been producing spheres printed as earth or other planets for many years. To add to their offering they approached Imagine Inflatables to create 'the next generation' - an illuminated earth globe!Using latest satellite images together with state-of-the-art digital printing, Imagine had soon got to grips with this 'out of the world' project! This included devising a suitable lighting rig to suspend within....
Monday August 17, 2009 at 9:14am
Wanting to make a BIG impression, Nike approached Imagine Inflatables to create a giant inflatable version of their new 'Total 90 Ascente' premiership football. They required a 12 ft diameter version of the new ball to be on the pitch with champions Manchester United prior to their first game of the new season. So, the Imagine design team got to work with the flat art-work provided and top artist Kristie was soon creating a masterpiece!.. The complex and detailed design provided a significant ch....
Thursday August 13, 2009 at 10:13am
To help promote the cause of chicken welfare, the 'Compassion In Farming' organisation approached Imagine Inflatables to create a suitable costume to make an impact! The design talents of the Imagine team swung into action and provided an eye catching inflatable costume to help send the important message!.. Kept inflated by an internal fan, this brings a new meaning to 'battery chicken'?!!... ....
Thursday July 16, 2009 at 4:20pm
Imagine Inflatables have become very adept at creating life sized inflatable cars for various uses throughout the world! Several versions have been provided to road safety research agencies for crash testing and investigation of collision avoidance systems! An example of this valuable work is shown below, where a number of inflatable car units provided and managed on site by Imagine - were used in the testing of proximity sensing 'radar' controlled automatic braking systems conducted at the Tran....
Friday July 10, 2009 at 11:20am
Following similar involvement with the recent '20-20' series at Lords, Imagine Inflatables supplied and managed 3 giant helium filled inflatable units for the opening ceremony of the Ashes at Cardiff. Each unit comprised a large gas filled cylinder 10 meters long with a giant banner hanging from it. These banners had the symbols of the England and Australian teams together with the Ashes series emblem also sporting the sponsors' logos.....
Monday July 6, 2009 at 3:23pm
Peoples minds may not be on snow-sports during the height of summer, but 'Snozone' still have lots to offer at their real snow facilities!.. Hence they wanted Imagine Inflatables to create something different to highlight the cool fun they have to offer. Imagine came up with a fun based slide for Snowzone to use at various sites and events to give impact to their message!! Threee giant air filled slides were supplied and installed by Imagines' operators to Snowzone at the Xscape activity centres....
Monday July 6, 2009 at 12:56pm
Not quite the mile high club!!.. but Imagine operator Julian Kirby gained his first recently!!.. Blimp operators are quite rare in the UK and even fewer are those that have 'flown' over 200ft, the normal maximum height stipulated by the Civil Aviation Authority. However, increasingly - Imagine Inflatables are being requested by various parties to mark the top height of proposed wind turbine structures around the country. These can be up to 400ft!!.. But Imagine having a proven track record of r....
Friday July 3, 2009 at 2:13pm
We're sure that you would love to give house room to the loveable blue gorilla!! He stands at 6M (20ft) tall and is supplied with an inflation fan. He's looking for a good home (which we can deliver to - all included!!..)All for £995 + VAT.....
Friday July 3, 2009 at 8:14am
To highlight the grand reopening of their 1st UK restaurant - TGI Fridays wanted to ensure they stood head & shoulders above the rest! So they turned to Imagine Inflatables to provide giant helium filled spheres to float above the venue in Edgbaston, Birmingham. These large branded inflatables were also illuminated, to make an even bolder statement during darkness!! A large section of the property was destroyed by fire in 2008 and rebuilt to a better standard than before. It is now restored....
Wednesday July 1, 2009 at 3:27pm
Well we may still be trying to convince ourselves that this is summer?!!.. But Autumn is fast approaching and with it the build up to halloween! So get ahead of the pack and secure our terryfying witch, just arrived from 'the west' - wicked!! At 6M (20ft) tall - she's scarey!!..Please take her away!!.. in fact we'll even deliver her to you, complete with a fan, tether-lines etc all for £995 + VAT!!.. ....
Monday June 29, 2009 at 4:26pm
No,.. not mine - as she's far too precious! But more frightening is the one you see here!.. which is for sale!!!...At approximately 6 meters (20 feet) tall - 'she's' bound to impress?!!... Made from heavy duty PVC material, which makes the unit VERY durable - the unit comes complete with an air blower for inflation, velcro strips on the chest for a bespoke message 'patch' and tethering lines etc. all for £995 + VAT including delivery to a UK address!!......
Monday June 29, 2009 at 10:30am
Always willing to rise to a challenge, Imagine Inflatables have created a bespoke inflatable sculpture of a fist holding a set of headphones - for use at an event in Ibiza. The client 'Harvey Goldsmith Promotions' approached Imagine Inflatables to create something innovative and eye-catching for the big event!....
Wednesday June 24, 2009 at 2:35pm
Continuing the rural theme of the Glastonbury festival, this year Imagine Inflatables were commissioned to produce a large bespoke inflatable bull! This is a copy of a prize winning local bull and will be used to advertise a service to give guidance to festival-goers by text! So, while they may get stuck in the mud - they shouldn't get lost!!.......
Wednesday June 24, 2009 at 12:35pm
Imagine inflatables have just produced a bespoke inflatable dome tent for Adidas to help the promotional campaign for their new 'Pump' range.The large inflatable building was designed to their specific requirements incorporating a hemispherical cinema screen on the inside surface. This will be used to project advertising images onto, while the self supporting structure is used at a festival in Berlin!....
Monday June 22, 2009 at 2:13pm
Having settled into the new adjacent unit, reflecting the continued growth of the business - the principals Dominic & Louise Tocca decided it was time for a team photo! Accordingly the staff gathered outside the recently enlarged facility to 'smile for the camera' alongside some of Imagines' product offerings!......
Wednesday June 10, 2009 at 2:44pm
To help promote renewable energy at the recent 'Cereals 09' agricultural show, leading agency Haymarket wanted to make a BIG statement!! Working on behalf of a consortium including Drax Power they commissioned Imagine Inflatables to provide a giant cold air filled archway. This was kept inflated by a constantly running fan - which helped keep the eyecatching unit looking good throughout the 3 days. Imagine have supplied many 'standard' arches up to 5 metres across,.. but with an internal openin....
Wednesday June 3, 2009 at 3:50pm
No, not quite 'International Rescue'?.. But when the Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service 'called out' Imagine Inflatables - it seemed a similar challenge?!! As part of their ongoing fire safety campaigns 'CFRS' approached Imagine to develop something completely different to attract the public at events. To demonstrate home - fire safety first hand, Imagine designed a large inflatable structure with separate zones within to represent different rooms of a house. These included various furniture &a....
Wednesday June 3, 2009 at 8:30am
A well known burger outlet wanted to highlight their new branch in Dublin!.. So approached Imagine Inflatables to produce a mouthwatering giant inflatable replica of their tasty offering! This was made as 'cold air filled' unit - that has a constantly running fan to keep it inflated and looking good-enough to eat!!... ....
Friday May 29, 2009 at 11:50am
To help boost their profile Burnley Football Club asked Imagine Inflatables to provide a helium blimp to fly at their ground on match-days. This proved a hit with their fans and must have helped the team - as they have recently gained promotion to the Premiership!! The last time they were in the 'top league' (then 1st division!!..) Abba were in the charts with 'Fernando'!!... (1976 for those that can't remember that far back?!!...) ....
Sunday May 24, 2009 at 2:36pm
To reinforce their ongoing message of alcohol awareness, a consortium of Coventry authorities including the council, police and health asked Imagine Inflatables to install two giant inflatable elephant characters at a concert for young people of the area. The event was held within the ruins of the old cathedral, with 1000 tickets distributed via local schools. The free concert was a hit with the youngsters and they could not fail to notice the 'before & after' (drinking!..) Nellies' and lear....
Tuesday May 19, 2009 at 10:45am
A regular client, 'England Hockey' got Imagine Inflatables to install a large inflatable hockey pitch surround to use as a 'fun zone' to give youngsters a taste of the 'real thing' at the recent hockey championships held in Nottingham. Hard ball on a soft pitch!!......
Thursday May 14, 2009 at 12:15pm
Often in the public eye, Imagine operators often make the headlines too?!!.. That was the case during a publicity stunt for leading agency Red working to promote the National Lottery Good Causes. This called for a number of giant inflatable lottery balls to be installed in the splendid surround of St Georges hall, Liverpool - which had received lottery funding for refurbishment. A team of Imagine operators inflated the spheres, some with air but most with helium, to create a spectacular effect -....
Friday May 1, 2009 at 2:41pm
Imagine Inflatables have just completed another project of bespoke installations throughout the UK for the National Lottery! Following the success of last years' exercise, leading London based agency 'Red' were keen to commission Imagine Inflatables on a 'turn-key' basis to design, supply and install various giant inflatable lottery balls throughout the Lotterys' regions in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.The purpose of this is to increase the profile of good causes which benefit f....
Thursday April 23, 2009 at 6:05pm
West Mercia Police commissioned Imagine Inflatables to supply several large inflatable buildings for mulltiple uses. These range from relatively small apex roofed buildings for discreet personal search booths at events to large tunnel structures for uses ranging from vehicle search,.. to decontamination areas. ....
Thursday March 5, 2009 at 6:02am
'In the beginning...' the prestigous awards ceremony for the Young Scientist of The Year had giant inflatable spheres floating above heads this year! Branded to reflect the 'Big Bang' concept of the event, Imagine Inflatables installed the bespoke inflatable units at the QE2 centre in Westminster, London.....
Sunday February 22, 2009 at 12:38pm
Following the success of last years' promotional campaign, Imagine Inflatables have won the contract to supply and install giant inflatable spheres - branded as National Lottery balls throughout the UK. The project co-ordinated by leading London based agency 'Red' is to promote the funding provided by the Lottery to good causes and increase their profile in the communities! ....
Friday February 13, 2009 at 5:49am
A giant inflatable chef has been supplied by Imagine Inflatables to a leading restaurant chain in the Republic of Ireland. The client realised that to differentiate their business and help stand out from the crowd, a large bespoke inflatable in their marketing MIX would cause a STIR!!.. This has turned out to be the RECIPE for success as nobody fails to notice whats on the menu now!!!... ....
Tuesday February 10, 2009 at 5:20pm
Imagine have secured the contract once more for this years' National Lottery promotional project!. Having created many 6ft inflatable spheres, each artworked to represent lottery balls, Imagine managed the logistics of installing them at Lottery funded venues across the UK.....
Monday January 26, 2009 at 5:37am
A giant inflatable replica of the Lazytown airship was created by Imagine Inflatables and installed to hover over the crowds during this years Toy Fair at the Excel exhibhition centre in London.....
Friday January 16, 2009 at 9:45am
It is essential when promoting a product or service, to advertise in the most effective way possible. To achieve desired results it is ideal to have an idea that will catch a consumer’s attention, something that truly makes your company and product stand out from the rest.Imagine Inflatables has a wide variety of promotional inflatable’s including;• Inflatable buildings and structures• Inflatable costumes• Inflatable BlimpsInflatable Shapes and Inflatable structures such as; arches, sc....
Thursday January 15, 2009 at 5:28am
Imagine Inflatables turned up the heat recently, having supplied the giant inflatable pylons for the Aero GP race series. They are shown being used in the heat of the desert at Al Ain in Abu Dhabi - where they proved a success as turn markers for the pilots in their exciting duels!... ....
Monday January 12, 2009 at 7:55am
As part of the re-launch campaign for the 'Philleas Fogg' range of snack foods, Imagine Inflatables produced a copy of the world adventurers' famous transport. The big blue balloon was kept inflated in the impressive reception area of UB Foods HQ throughout the campaign - using a heavy duty but silent running fan.....
Tuesday December 9, 2008 at 8:13am
During the run-up to Christmas the annual 'alcohol awareness' campaign in Coventry saw a different approach taken by the partnership between the local council, police and health authority. To help get the serious message across they recruited Imagine Inflatables to design and install some large inflatable - and very novel characters. These took the form of two giant inflatable elephants placed in turn atop a prominant building in the city centre. The first - being in place for friday nights thro....
Friday November 21, 2008 at 9:39am
Always keen to get the most from their assets Ryanair were determined to squeeze more use from their new service hangar being built by Kier at Stanstead airport. This resulted in a plan to accommodate just the nose or tail of extra aircraft 'poking into' the side of the huge building - thus being able to stable more aircraft than usual at any time! The success of this was dependant on providing a suitable weather-tight seal around the aircraft fusalage while in posistion. Specialist engineering....
Friday November 14, 2008 at 11:06am
Once more the BBC called on Imagine Inflatables to provide a giant inflatable Pudsey Bear as a focal point for the Children In Need Night. With the studio set up at the Millennium Centre, Cardiff the event was hosted by John Barrowman and featured acts such as the Stereophonics. The audience could not fail but be impressed by the 27 feet high inflatable Pudsey Bear that greeted them!!....
Sunday November 9, 2008 at 8:39am
Carnaby Street in London took on a different look throughout the festive season with 16 giant inflatable snowmen looming over the shoppers passing by underneath! Specialist design agency James Clancy Design chose Imagine Inflatables to supply the cold air filled units as part of their festive makeover of the world famous shopping street. The late night installation process caused quite a stir - amazing passers by who stopped, stared and took loads of photos!! The spectacle continued throughout t....
Saturday November 8, 2008 at 9:50am
Once again this years' Lord Mayors' Show in London saw Imagine Inflatables supply impressive inflatable sculptures that stood out in the parade! The Tourist Board of Gibraltar required a giant inflatable model of the rock of Gibraltar to highlight and promote their 'Visit-Gibraltar' campaign. A suitably impressive inflatable unit was created of the rock mounted on a branded plinth, all being helium filled - to allow the bespoke rock sculpture to 'float' along the streets of London. Despite the v....
Wednesday October 29, 2008 at 2:26pm
Always keen to impress, Mercedes Benz wanted an eye-catching yet functional building as the focal point for a series of road-show exhibitions they were staging for customers throughout the middle east. Imagine Inflatables rose to the challenge and created an igloo type structure - mainly based upon a 60 ft (18m) diameter inflatable building.Compared to traditional structures using clad metal frames, once the fabric was laid out and fans attached - the inflation time was just a few minutes! So a....
Thursday October 2, 2008 at 11:19am
A late call from Lee Evans' production team 'Little Mo' saw Imagine Inflatables 'pull out all the stops' to produce a 10 foot globe - required to 'float' out into and around the audience during his 'Big' performance at the O2 Arena. Not only did Imagine manage to provide the large helium filled sphere with time to spare, but also liaised with the production team to ensure it was paraded to get the best shots for inclusion on the tour DVD! So look out for Imagine staff taking a starring role, alb....
Monday August 18, 2008 at 11:40am
Focus DIY were determined to ensure the opening of their new store in Leeds would not go un-noticed! So they commissioned Imagine Inflatables to produce a giant inflatable paint can with detachable banners to announce and count down to the store opening day. The bespoke inflatable was tethered at the entrance to the car park providing an eye-catching 'focus' for the event!!.......
Sunday August 17, 2008 at 8:48am
To celebrate Hull City FC being promoted to the premiership, their prime sponsor - broadband provider 'Karoo', commissioned Imagine Inflatables to provide a number of eye-catching bespoke inflatable units at the first home game in the Premiership. Fans could locate the ground from a long way off due to an impressive bright orange blimp which could be seen from around the city flying over the stadium. The branding excercise was reinforced by a large fan powered 'sky-guy' with football shaped fee....
Monday July 28, 2008 at 9:17am
Imagine Inflatables created a money machine for Ford to use in a national campaign to help boost sales at dealerships throughout the UK. Imagine created the large inflatable, based on a clear chamber similar to that used in the 'Crystal Maze' TV competition. Potential car buyers were invited to 'enter the dome' where-upon they had 'A Minute To Win It' - by collecting as many vouchers as possible from those tumbling around them!! A tricky call, but worth the reward of up to £1000 off the cost of....
Tuesday July 22, 2008 at 2:38pm
pTo help celebrate a 'special birthday' Gus our favoured rental inflatable was hired out to highlight the occasion near RAF Valley on Anglesey!! Imagine Inflatables delivered and installed the impressive unit and ensured that Gus behaved himself throughout the celebrations!!.......
Wednesday June 18, 2008 at 3:28pm
Imagine Inflatables manage and maintain a bespoke helium filled blimp for the RMT transport union, flying it at various events for them. A high point in their year is a celebration event acknowledging the country of Cuba and it's culture. This is held in the grounds of the RMT HQ at Clapham, London in June, where Imagine attend each year. Accordingly Imagine were tasked to ensure the RMT blimp was flying over their HQ, as a rallying point for the gathering crowd of partygoers!!... You couldn't m....
Wednesday June 18, 2008 at 10:53am
Seghire is the leading UK importer and supplier of 'segway racers' - the latest innovative mode of personal transport. Building on their growing success Seghire established the first permanaent and purpose build segway 'grand prix' race-track at Great Yarmouth. Determined to ensure the highest degree of saftey for participants they approached Imagine Inflatables to develop a flexible and soft inflatable barrier system to surround the track. In conjunction with the consulting engineers and archi....
Thursday May 22, 2008 at 3:30pm
Imagine Inflatables supplied a bespoke inflatable building based on a dome design to a school based community sports group in Lewisham, S London. ....
Thursday May 15, 2008 at 3:41pm
In a drive to strengthen their existing community involvement, Falkirk FC approached Imagine Inflatables to produce an inflatable pitch for them. A 'double-tube' design was utilised to provide suitable height barriers around the perimeter measuring 100ft x 60 ft! Inflatable goal surrounds were incorporated at either end as well as netting to head height supported with inflatable posts every few metres. The large unit is to be used to 'take football out into the community and involve young peopl....
Monday May 12, 2008 at 12:33pm
As one of Europes oldest property consultancies, Drivers Jonas were determined to show what 'high fliers' they are at the annual rugby tournament for teams fielded by land and property agents - held in Richmond recently. As supporters of the event and sponsoring a team they again asked Imagine Inflatables to provide a helium blimp to ensure no-one missed their marquee!!......
Friday May 9, 2008 at 12:46pm
Imagine Inflatables supplied an inflatable 'shoot-out' unit for use at a recent 'pro-am' football tournament held in the JJB Soccerdome at Pride Park, Derby. Waitrose invited their suppliers to enter teams each of which were assigned a proffessional player to help them through the knock-out tournament. Each team had a chance to shoot as many balls through the 'O' of the Waitrose logo in a minute!! The frantic activity resulted in a successful event raising a significant amount of money for chari....
Thursday May 1, 2008 at 3:29pm
Imagine Imagine has just completed a nationwide installation project for the national Lottery.Giant Inflatable balls, situated across various locations within the UK to act as promotional photo launches of regionalnational lottery campaigns.....
Friday April 25, 2008 at 12:52pm
Imagine have produced a number of helium filled cubes to be used to promote Nokia products in city areas throughout the UK. They will be flown at low level in pedestrian zones and incorporate a Bluetooth transmitter to broadcast advertisements and messages to passers by!!.. ....
Thursday April 24, 2008 at 1:36pm
Clearly Focus DIY wanted to make a big splash & impress the neighbours recently at an event near Leeds!!... Imagine Inflatables installed this huge air filled inflatable special shape.....
Tuesday April 22, 2008 at 1:48pm
Sony have once more called on Imagine Inflatables to produce another inflatable 'shoot-out' unit for their promotions. Having been delighted with previous units supplied by Imagine, which have been used at various events including the Champions League final in Greece - Sony were keen to have another. This was 'road tested' at their European HQ in Weybridge, Surrey by staff in a penalty shoot-out competition, the winner getting tickets to the Premiership final at Wembley!!.......
Saturday April 12, 2008 at 2:45pm
Giant Inflatable Lottery Balls for the nationwide campaign for the National Lottery.Covering all regions of the UK, both water based balls, helium floating spheres and also structure based inflatable giant balls. Some being complex installations carried out by site operations staff from Imagine at various Lottery Funded venues throughout England, Scotland, Wales & N Ireland. ....
Thursday February 7, 2008 at 2:03pm
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYd9eIZR720&feature=related[/youtube][googlevideo]www.theorangeproject.co.uk[/googlevideo]Imagine Inflatables created giant inflatable characters for the recent Orange Telecom media campaignin. The bespoke air filled inflatables were installed in a 'desert - like' landscape in Malaga, Spain and the whole event went global both on Television and Printed adverts. The now 'famous four' characters representing the various network packages, were made to a 3....
Wednesday January 2, 2008 at 10:30am
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Wednesday January 2, 2008 at 10:18am
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Wednesday January 2, 2008 at 10:08am
[youtube]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=i5sNTZ-ZU8w[/youtube]Imagine Inflatables has created giant Inflatable Letters for the MIKA music Concerts.....
Monday December 17, 2007 at 3:26pm
In a homage to Pink Floyd, Fox TV wanted to fly a giant inflatable Spider-Pig over Battersea Power Station to promote the launch of the Simpsons Movie on DVD. The promotional stunt was co-ordinated by leading innovative agency 'Ministry of Fun' who commissioned Imagine Inflatables to create the massive porker!.. Similarly Pink Floyd employed Storm Thorgerson to manage their stunt in 1976 to promote the 'Animals' album, including having a marksman to shoot the pig down - just in case of escape!!....
Monday December 17, 2007 at 2:33pm
Imagine Inflatables have created a giant inflatable Spider Pig for the launch of the Simpsons Movie on DVD.[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xYXi4k81kQ[/youtube]....
Monday December 10, 2007 at 4:19pm
Imagine Inflatables have just launched the New Bee movie for Paramount Pictures in Leicester Square.Three giant Helium Inflatables floating above the Empire Cinema for the launch of the Movie Premier....
Monday December 10, 2007 at 10:23am
To highlight the premier launch of their 'Bee Movie', Paramount Pictures commissioned Imagine Inflatables to produce a giant helium filled version of 'Barry Bee' - the films' main character. The 30 ft high bespoke inflatable dwarfed the gathered crowds as it hovered and bobbed above the entrance to the Empire Cinema. Imagines' team of operators managed to get Barry in posistion on the prestige balcony in a prime spot above the red carpet! His 'larger than life' presence caused a real 'buzz' amo....
Sunday December 9, 2007 at 1:57pm
Welcome to the new Imagine Blog. Here you will be able to find out the latest industry news in the world of advertising inflatables. We will also be posting case studies of new work and also updating you with our special offers, news and generally whats going on at Imagine Inflatables !Please check back shortly as we will be adding lots of new and exciting content.....
Thursday November 15, 2007 at 3:48pm
Imagine has created another Giant Inflatable Pudsey Bear for this years' BBC Children In need Event.Pudsey was accompanied by experienced operators from Imagine Inflatables on a grand tour around Wales. Co-ordinating with staff from BBC Wales, Pudsey met up with an outside broadcast team at various locations strectching from Anglesey to Newport and Conwy to Swansea. So during the week leading up to Children In Need night, the huge air filled Pudsey helped spread the important message throughout ....
Wednesday November 14, 2007 at 4:08pm
The centre of London may not seem an obvious area for members of the Caravan Club to enjoy their activity?!.. However to help celebrate their centenary the club decided to participate in the Lord Mayors Show! To ensure they stood out from the crowd (procession!..) they asked Imagine Inflatables to develop some impressive helium filled inflatable units. These took the form of a life size motor-home, caravan and 'land-mass' depicting the countryside they enjoy! The resultant 'floats'(!) certainly ....
Monday October 29, 2007 at 9:26am
It was that time of year again?.. When Ernst & Young asked Imagine Inflatables to take their large bespoke inflatable (yellow?!..) pig on a tour of Universities during 'fresher weeks'. As in previous years this is used to promote the companys' enterprise initiative for students while perhaps opening their eyes to the opportunity of a career with Ernst & Young. Operators from Imagine Inflatables installed the eye-catching porker at Nottingham University first, then took him on tour from E....
Friday August 24, 2007 at 3:18pm
A newly developed football academy at Loughton, has incorporated various facilities to keep the whole family entertained as well as excercised! The ambitous plan relied on large inflatable dome buildings to provide reception / booking and briefing areas for participants. Each of the domes, was kept inflated by its own separate blower - but also interlinked with the oyhers by integral tunnels.....