Friday, 18 May 2018

Promotions, Visitors and a kind thought!

This week at Airquee there has been a well-deserved Promotion at HQ. We are delighted to announce that Clare our Accountant has been promoted to Cwmbran Office Manager.  Yaaaay! Well done Clare! Very much behind the scenes, Clare is hard at work dealing with all your lovely payments, invoices and now looks after the whole office, the Reception team and the Directors as well. Good luck Clare !!  We all love you !!!!


Several Visitors have been to see us in Cwmbran with their secret plans…Carole, Ollie Wayne and Kerry have been calling our lovely customers, taking more orders and generally keeping our factories stacked out with production. We also had visitors in the factories, a group of children from the  local schools. They had the chance to see the factory and to have a peek into the world of inflatables. They really enjoyed playing, proof of this is this beautiful drawing sent by a little princess the following day…



Not much else to report this week…the sun has been shining, the seagulls are beginning to build their nest above our Airquee front door which happens every year, we get dive-bombed when then chicks arrive…not long to wait now!!!! Actually there was a seagull spotted with a mouthful of nesting straw giving us the ‘evils’ as we arrived for work this week.. more news to follow soon….



Friday, 4 May 2018

It's May, Birthdays and Fish and Chips!


It’s May already…..Cwmbran HQ has been welcoming visitors from all over the Country this week.

We welcomed an important group of customers from a Leisure Centre Trust who wanted to try our lovely inflatables for lots of their Centres. They were real dog lovers and made such a fuss of Norman the Patterdale McIvor that he ended up giving our guests a tour and even decided to have a go on the inflatables as well….I think he should be on the Payroll…..I must speak to Phil about that one…it will at least pay for his treats.


Kerry, Ollie and Mark, then had a VIP visit us who is looking to spread the Airquee word over the Pond…all hush hush…
Not to be outdone, Wayne looked after a Welsh Council who are looking for lots of our bouncy castles and pool Inflatables for their venues…
Carole made an Official visit to Cwmbran this week, and in her honour, and to celebrate our amazing  Kris‘s 39th Birthday as well, the Boss (Mark) treated the whole of Airquee Cwmbran to a humungous Fish and Chip lunch. The office stunk like a chippy all afternoon and everyone sat rubbing their full bellies, answering the phone with a mouthful of cod in curry sauce is a sight to behold. Dessert was the biggest Chocolate birthday cake in the world which meant Wayne got the carving knife out and sliced it like a Pro.


Damian, who makes sure you lovely customers get your orders on time, is getting married this week in Poland and we all wish him well. ‘Love really is in the air! Our colleagues in Romania had a bank holiday this week…workers day - while we were all stuffing our faces…….
The 2 factories are breaking all production records at the moment and they need to as our European orders are soaring !!

More to follow soooooooooooooooooooooon!

Friday, 27 April 2018

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!


Friday, 20 April 2018

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…..

Friday, 6 April 2018

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!!!

Friday, 30 March 2018

Bye Bye Kerry and Phil, last minute decisions, full speed ahead!


Airquee sales has been very busy this week--It’s been a mad rush, last minute orders, last minute decisions about inflatables, it’s been go go go…
Our stars this week have been Bonita and Jade on our Repairs and Inspection desk. They are like Laurel and Hardy, very funny ladies with the warm charm of the Welsh.
If you need any last minute help here, call them on 0117 9414918 option 3!

(We can help you out, call us NOW!)


Our guys in the Cwmbran warehouse have not stopped with the amount of work that’s coming in…..great work ladies and well done. Kris is now our roving onsite measurer and design guru….up and down the UK ( and Europe!) meeting Clients and advising on new ideas.

In Romania, the factory waved goodbye this week to Kerry and Phil after their mammoth 2 week trip to our busy factories.Kerry even cooked the Production team a Sunday Roast, including Romanian Yorkshire Puddings and gravy…. They loved it. A big thank you to Edina, our lovely factory Office Administrator . Newly promoted, she has been organising everyone!! Website, price lists, stock levels, erange…her talents are endless.

Our designers Rob and Ryan, Bela and Laci have moved Heaven and Earth these last weeks working on new 3d designs for brand new projects for later in the Summer.
It always amazes us how hard they work, their concentration knows no bounds, passion for detail…that’s why we make some of the best designed and clever inflatables in the world today.

Check out our website for new ideas on www.airquee.com  or call our happy sales staff on 0117 9414918 option 1!

Happy Easter to you all...


Friday, 23 March 2018

Blizzard in ROMANIA, Mark is planning and we're running full speed!


News this week.  Romania has been hit with heavy snow and blizzards… in March!! Spring!!!  Kerry and Phil are over for one of the many TWO week stints in Romania to gee up the troops, help with procedures, new ideas and generally cause mischief and what happened? It snowed and snowed and SNOWED. Tons of the stuff and Kerry even fell over a few times while walking in to the factory…  shame it’s not on film as we could have earned £250!!! …back at HQ Cwmbran, the snow has gone, the daffodils are sprouting and it is quite tropical compared to our factory and things are going wonderfully;  our new recruit, Vicky, is calling loads of clients seeing what the plans are next year - she is learning the ropes fast and like all of us were in the early days she is AMAZED by the many interesting products Airquee make.
(Airquee 1, Factory under snow)

Ollie is back from his week off where he managed to get some R ‘n’ R in the West of Wales countryside.  Wayne has finally gone back to slimming world AGAIN….he was quite naughty at Christmas, eating sweet stuff and generally enjoying himself with too much grub I bet… now that his trousers are getting a tad tight he has succumbed.  GOOD LUCK WAYNE!  Carole is still the queen of the Pool Inflatables, getting orders in left right and centre - och aye the nooo!!

Mark is busy planning his next European trip, off to see our Dutch German and French contacts….. and have meeting after meeting with Oscar.   This year is proving to be very busy again, business is already up on last year and we are looking at major orders throughout the summer… GET IN QUICK if you know that you need something exciting for SUMMER, it will sooooooon be here!

Don’t delay, get your orders in NOW!  Call our team if you fancy something new on 0117 9414918 option1.
For last minute repair or annual inspection you’ve been putting off, call our repairs desk and speak to Jade or Bonita on  0117-9414918 option 3!