HEATWAVE, SHOWS AND GREENFINGERS!

What a week it has been with one of the largest shows of inflatables in Cambridgeshire.  Kerry joined up with Chris and they set up nearly 50 inflatables in barns!  Bouncy Castle Network’s Eddie and Aftab did a sterling job of marketing and filming ‘live’ videos on Facebook which caused a bit of a stir and we had a great turnout of visitors along with brilliant sunshine to boot!  Feedback was positive and we aim to do more of these. 

(Kerry and the Minions!)

Mark and Phil were in the ‘Big Smoke’ exhibiting at a Show and it seems they did well in making lots of new contacts as well as travelling in a cable car near the O2 to get some food whilst partaking in lots of top secret rendezvous with buyers in the capital.

Back in HQ Cwmbran Wayne nearly killed the Airquee reception plant...’was I supposed to water it?’ yes, you were!….anyway a nice drink later, a bit of TLC and the plant looked in better ‘nick’ ! Tut tut, these old people….

Kerry was in the office for a couple of days and was trying her hardest to get the Team into healthy eating by ‘juicing’ vegetables and fruit… no one was interested in her green sludge! Ha ha!  Still, whatever she puts in it seems to give her the energy to make the 3 hour drive home!

Ollie, Wayne and Carole are beavering away with enquiries from all over – They all have their skillset; Ollie is the Theme Park Guru and has become our international star this week. Getting orders from all over the place.. Denmark, Austria, Ireland, Barry island…..

Carole is on fine form, still selling those wonderful Pool Inflatables Airquee is so famous for and also looking after the Scottish customers.  When not killing plants Wayne is inundated with French enquiries and really getting to grips with their secret lingo…

Our Airquee Europe team of Jorn and Oscar have had a flying month, best ever sales in Germany we have ever had!!! Vunderbar!!  GOOOOOOOOOO AIRQUEE EUROPE!

Our superb teams at the factories in Romania are battling the rising temperatures to ensure that production runs smoothly whilst we are all frazzled…

Looks like the mini heatwave has passed as rain is once more again here in the UK, Wales loves a bit of rain!

That’s all folks until next time but remember to get all of your inflatables out and checked as if you need them testing or any repairs Jade and Bonita are the girls to call 0117 9414 918 NOW!

Belgium Trade Show, New collaborators and new Theme Parks!

Another eventful week at Airquee.

The latest Airquee show in Belgium over last week was very well attended by Hirers from Belgium, France and Holland. Adam from our factory in Romania flew in to offer an extra pair of hands at the show and he bought the team in Romania some delicious Belgian chocolates as a treat. Yummy!

Mark met up with our clients and distributors in the area then spent a couple of days with our new European team based on the border of Holland and Germany of Oscar and Jorn (pronounced ‘Yawn’...yes really).  Everything is working out fabulously there and the business is coming in nicely. Mark forgot to bring back the duty free….and the Belgian chocs….oh dear…. 

(Airquee Europe)

Our wonderful team in Romania are finishing off a new Inflatable Theme Park for somewhere in the UK  as we speak…where?? Can’t say as it’s …top secret, plus we just won a whopping order in Poland too.

Ollie, our resident Airquee Inflatable Theme Park Guru has a fist full of new orders ready to drop and we are looking for a bumper Summer and beyond.

Our designers are bringing new ideas to life every month to keep Airquee at the head of the pack in terms of innovative design.  UK HQ at Cwmbran has received several visitors this week, all splashing out on new inflatables and let’s hope this continues as the sun begins to shine.

Wayne is improving his French now Solene has left… ‘ooh la la’… lots of French speaking clients on the phone….he loves it really.  Carole is knee deep in orders from all over the world including Wales!!  Kerry is beavering away in Nottingham getting sales and visiting clients.

More news next time…..

Promotions, working hard and SHOWS !

The Easter season is well and truly behind us now. After a lovely 4 day Bank Holiday break, we are all back to work with a BANG! Well, maybe not a ‘bang’ as 4-day weeks do strange things to our ‘routine’…

Both factories in Romania are working flat out producing many inflatables and with 18 designers flat out creating new and innovative conceptions for our customers in the UK and beyond.

News ‘hot off the press; we have TWO factory promotions!!!.

Erika and Mariane are now both Joint-head of production at Airquee. Well done and Congratulations both are well deserved and we hope that this new layer of management will assist our continued growth.

Back in Brightly, the orders are pouring in again. Phew! What ‘posh’ problems we have…We are all gearing up for a mega summer and our current stock levels will be increasing in preparation for the last minute orders we will get before the season really kicks in.

Our European sales are taking off nicely with the addition of a dynamic Business Development Executive, Jorn Schaars based in the Netherlands. Welcome to Airquee!! and lots of sales to come!! Mark is over in Europe visiting some mega clients , attending Open Days and picking up a load of Belgian chocolate and duty free…. (we live in hope…)

Our designers are constantly working on new ideas for the shows to come later in the year and talking of Shows this weekend we have an OPEN WEEKEND in BELGIUM: 

If you are based on the beautiful Emerald Isle get yourself to Bounce Ireland at NAVAN THIS WEEKEND where you can pick up a second hand bargain or two…

  

Call Carole, Kerry, Ollie or Wayne on 0117-9414918 option 1 today as they are ready to take your Spring orders.

Congratulations to Bonita and Jade, our ‘unsung heroines’ of Inspections and Repairs as they have proved a huge hit with our clients. Don’t forget to give Airquee a call as we can always squeeze you in for an urgent repair or inspection just call 0117 9414918 and select option 3.

Have a great weekend!!!