183 Issue 2 2015 NABAS The only independent trade association for the party & promotional balloon industry in the UK
NABAS The National Association of Balloon & Party Professionals - Helping You Take Your Business To A Higher Level
BALLOONIES
FROM YOUR COMMITTEE
BALLOONIES EDUCATE - PROMOTE - INFORM
Hello, and welcome to your midyear edition of Balloonies. As our Chairman is still on sick leave, I've been allowed a second attempt at writing the intro! So, in this edition let's talk about me, but more importantly, it's a message for you! About 25 years ago, as I was beginning to grow my business, I heard about a Halloween and Party exhibition being held in Chicago. I felt certain that it was really important to the future of my newly formed company. I just had to go...... The only trouble was - I was just starting out, I was a one man operation and cash flow just wasn't flowing! My relationship with the bank manager was at an all-time low. We had a fundamental disagreement - he seemed to think I should have money in my account. But no matter what, I needed to get to Chicago, but I had very little cash... The Party Industry was all but non existent in the UK at the time. GO International had just started trading from an office above a chip shop and my stock was kept in a double garage in the garden. There were only 5 Balloon Wholesalers in the UK. Pioneer operated from a garage in London and Anagram had a small unit in Stevenage, and there was certainly no one I could call for help and advice, and wait for it..... There were no websites, no internet, no Facebook, no Twitter, no email and no mobile phones! I had a telephone and a fax machine, and if I was out making a delivery to the handful of customers I had, my mum was on phone duty! I still own that property, and often go back to remind myself how it all started! To keep this brief, before the violins come out and I well up with tears, I managed to raise the necessary funds for my return flight and accommodation to Chicago. Was it was worth it? Absolutely! What I learned there, and the contacts and relationships I made changed my life and certainly changed the future of my business forever. I share this because I'm not sure that people get the importance of mastering truly powerful knowledge and information. Very few are willing to do whatever it takes to maximise the potential of not only their business, but themselves. Balloonies No. 183
Issue 2 2015
Š NABAS - The Balloon Association 2014 Published by: NABAS The Balloon Association Ltd Katepwa House, Ashfield Park Avenue, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 5AX
T: 01989 762204
Content Editor: NABAS Front cover: Image courtesy of The Little Gem Wedding Company with Fairytale Dreams Wedding Magazine
NABAS Committee Jo Birch, Mitch Gilbert, John Lee, Matthew Lewis, Steve Marsh, George Oustayiannis Secretariat Gill Hinton, Kate Walker, Hilary Pulsford, Elizabeth Malcolm, Jo Maguire
There are all sorts of reasons you could come up with not to come to the NABAS event in October. “ It's too far”, “ haven't got time”, “ too expensive” etc. They're the same excuses I could have used not to go to Chicago all those years ago........ The members who have already secured their places on 18th and 19th October won't be buying into those excuses. They understand the importance of mastering leading edge knowledge, and networking with like -minded people. What about you? If you haven't confirmed your place yet, my suggestion is, JUST DO IT. Confirm your place now and then you can figure out how you're going to get there, who's going to baby sit, and who's going to look after the kids etc. The cost of £349 for 2 days of education, a party, your food and accommodation, is a fraction of what I paid 25 Years ago! Now, more than ever, you need to be an active part of NABAS, and it needs to be more than being a member - just for the insurance benefits. So keep investing in yourself and your future. Secure your place now, before we open the doors to our event to nonmembers. Contact Kate at info@nabas.co.uk or call 01989 762204. I look forward to meeting you in October, and who knows, I might tell you about my second life changing trip and how I funded my journey to China!! George Oustayiannis George Oustayiannis is a director of GO International and the wholesale representative on the NABAS committee. You can contact him by email at george@gointernational.co.uk or call him on 01438 745746.
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THE NABAS EVENT 2015 18th & 19th OCTOBER 2015 Knebworth Barns, Knebworth
HAVE YOU BOOKED YOUR PLACE YET? COME AND JOIN US FOR TWO FULL DAYS OF EDUCATION, FUN & NETWORKING AND TAKE YOUR BUSINESS TO A HIGHER LEVEL Trade Exhibition on Monday 19th October where you can purchase the products used in the classes and much more... COST
£349 per person - for the complete two days of education (4 different classes each day) which also includes morning tea/coffee/mini croissants, mid morning tea/coffee/ biscuits, buffet lunch, afternoon tea/coffee/cakes on both days, evening dinner & party, overnight accommodation on 18th October PLUS special goodie bag with a value in excess of £100!
£139 per person per day for day tickets only for 4 different classes - to also include morning tea/coffee/mini croissants, mid morning tea/coffee/biscuits, buffet lunch, afternoon tea/coffee/cakes Additional Tickets for the Sunday Evening Dinner & Party can be purchased for per person EVENING DINNER & PARTY DÉCOR If you find yourself at a loose end during the Sunday, if there is not a class that you wish to attend, then why not come along and assist Matt Lewis and Mitch Gilbert with the Gala Décor for the evening party. You will learn from the experts in party décor and have a lot of fun along the way.
Subject to interest and demand, we may change teachers and the content of classes. If there are specific classes you would like us to include, please contact info@nabas.co.uk
£35
Schedule of Classes – SUNDAY 18th OCTOBER TIMES
Lytton Barn
09:30
1: Introduction
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to Face Painting Liz Bylett
11:00
Manor Barn
Cobbald Barn
Arrival tea/coffee and mini croissants 2:Twisting with 3: Wedding Balloons - BeginDecor Jane Lee ners Graham Lee
Lodge Barn
4: Link-O-Loon 1 Guido Verhoef
Tea/Coffee and Biscuits 11:30
5: Marketing Your
6: Wedding
7: Get Me To The
8: Anagram
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Business Amiee Hughes
Décor with a Difference Rita Kyriacou
Church John Preston & Peggy Butland
Decorator Latex Balloons Chris Horne
13:00
Lunch 14:00
9: Advanced
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Face Painting Liz Bylett
15:30 16:00 to 17:30
13: Light-up your Décor – Light-up your Profits Yvonne Baynes
10: Twisting with
11:Link-O-Loon 2
Balloons Guido Verhoef Intermediate Graham Lee Tea/Coffee and Cakes 14: Sellable 15: Simply Stunning Distortion Designs with John Preston & Anagram Balloons Chris Horne Peggy Butland
12: Big Balloon Décor For Big Balloon Profits Matthew Lewis
16: Balloon Drops & Exploders Mitch Gilbert
Schedule of Classes – MONDAY 19th OCTOBER TIMES
Lytton Barn
Manor Barn
Cobbald Barn
09:30
1: Introduction
2:Wedding
3: Anagram
to
to Face Painting Liz Bylett
Décor with a Difference Rita Kyriacou
Decorator Latex Balloons Chris Horne
11:00
11:30
4: Get Me To The
5: Big Balloon
6: Link-O-Loon 1
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Church John Preston & Peggy Butland
Décor For Big Balloon Profits Matthew Lewis
Guido Verhoef
14:00
7: Twisting with
8: Wedding
9:Simply Stunning
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Balloons Graham Lee
Decor Jane Lee
Designs with Anagram Balloons Chris Horne
13:00
15:30 16:00
10: Balloon
11: Sellable
12: Link-O-Loon 2
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Drops & Exploders Mitch Gilbert
Distortion John Preston & Peggy Butland
Guido Verhoef
17:30
Lodge Barn
EXHIBITION
EXHIBITION
NABAS members have been doing some amazing jobs - just take a look over the following pages. If you have something that you want to share then do let the NABAS office know info@nabas.co.uk - what better way to promote your work to show future clients than an article in your industry association's magazine.
Karen Newell of Celebrations Balloons & Venue Dress did a recent photo shoot titled “Under The Sea� and provided this nautical balloon wall.
Balloon designs by Melissa Johnson of Blissful Balloons
A sweet 16 Disney Princess party involving a lot of glitter :) by Jo Brown of Brown's Blooms and Balloons
Marisa of Ladytwist-a-lot “Everyday I am more and more excited about balloon sculptures. Here is one I did for a birthday party where the theme was batman. It was my first attempt at a car too so when it was finished I just prayed nothing popped. And I also include my frozen girls because I get asked for frozen princesses all the time�
Wonderful balloon garden by Frank Dwan
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NABAS NEW MEMBERS 3821 Kelley-Michelle Butler Sparkles Balloon Boutique Bushbury Wolverhampton WV10 9SN 07527 826710 3822 Wendy Hesson Floating Spirit Balloons Solihull West Midlands B92 9NT 07572 085 737 3823 Joanne Brown Happily Ever After Flowers Stanhope County Durham DL13 2UY 07881 289210 3824 Sandrine Maha Boateng Events Sheep Lane London E8 4QS 07508705209 3825 Rhiannon Milkins Sugar & Spice Party Events Headley Park Bristol BS13 7NL 07989 444097
3826 Michelle Rowan Sparkle Balloons Oakwell View Barnsley South Yorkshire S71 1HH 01226 785566 3827 Linda Fathers & Sarah Hewlett Stratford Fancy Dress Campden Road Clifford Chambers Warwickshire CV37 8LW 01789 298467 3828 Marisa Befoh Lady Twist-a-lot Ltd Westbury Wiltshire BA13 3FH 01373 824791 3829 Sadna Torawtee Akhal La Florist London Colney St Albans Hertfordshire AL2 1JF 01727 826220 3830 Maryanne Currey Daisy doo's Balloons Upminster Essex RM14 1TE 07500 934 320
NABAS NEW MEMBERS 3831 Ashley Woolner Add Some Sparkle Watford Hertfordshire WD25 7DD 07958 409702
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3832 Samantha Pocock Inflate-a-ccasion Hillingdon Middlesex UB10 9DZ 07936 699814
3836 Lucy Harvey Designs By Luce St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 3SB 07933 261347
3833 Gillian Thomas Chair Covers of Bristol & Bath Dundry Bristol BS41 8JG 07768 625868
3837 Nina Brytz Babylicious Balloons & Event DĂŠcor Harlow Essex CM19 4QR 01279 453149
3834 Claire Roche Exquisite Event Designers Tile Hill Coventry Warwickshire CV4 9RU 07961 499552
3838 Nikki Louise Delaney Belle Vous Bletchley Buckinghamshire MK2 2RS 07414 787691
WHOLESALERS, MANUFACTURERS & PRINTERS B-LOONY LTD Buck House Sunnyside Road Chesham, Bucks HP5 2AR T:01494 774 376 F:01494 791268 balloons@b-loony.co.uk www.b-loony.co.uk BALLOON MARKET Unit 4, Lulworth Business Centre Nutwood Way, Totton, Southampton, Hampshire SO40 3WW T:033 33 704 777 info@balloonmarket.co.uk www.balloonmarket.co.uk BALLOON SUPPLY & DISTRIBUTION Unit1B. Woodside House, Woodside Park, Catteshall Lane, Godalming, Surrey GU7 1LG T:01483 808121 F:01483 808 141 sales@balloonsupply.co.uk www.balloonsupply.co.uk BALLOON WORLD Unit E Parkside Business Park, Kirkstead Way Golborne, Cheshire WA3 3PY T:01942 719888 F:01942 719 988 sales@balloonworld.co.uk www.balloonworld.co.uk BALLOONS AROUND SCOTLAND 100 Carnegie Road, Hillington Ind Est Glasgow G52 4JZ T:0141 882 8107 F:0141 882 9925 sales@balloonsaroundscotland.com www.balloonsaroundscotland.com BALLOONZ 12 Coltsfoot Close, Wildern Gate, Hedge End, Southampton SO30 4UN T: 01489790893 sales@balloonz.co.uk www.balloonz.co.uk BELBAL UK Broadgate House, Church Street , Deeping St James, Peterborough, Lincolnshire PE6 8HD T:01778 343 445 F:01778 347 230 info@belbaluk.co.uk www.belbaluk.co.uk BOC LTD The Priestly Centre, 10 Priestly Road The Surrey Research Park, Guilford Surrey GU2 7XY T:01483 244035 www.bocballoongas.co.uk CTI BALLOONS LTD 6 Consul Road, Rugby, Warwickshire CV21 1PB T:01788 546299 ctiballoon@aol.com www.ctiballoons.co.uk DELIGHTS DIRECT Unit 4 Tallow Way, Fairhills Road Irlam, Manchester M44 6RJ T: 0333 900 9000 F:0161 776 1144 stuartw@delightsdirect.co.uk www.partydelights.co.uk
FOLKDEAN LTD Unit 2 Lydney Harbour Estate, Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 4EJ T:01594 841545 F:01594 844 577 sales@folkdean.co.uk www.folkdean.co.uk GO INTERNATIONAL (UK) LTD Unit 15, The IO Centre, Arlington Business Park, Whittle Way, Stevenage SG1 2BD T:01438 745746 F:01438 745747 george@gointernational.co.uk www.gointernational.co.uk HOUSE PARTI 20 Mandervell Road, Oadby Industrial Estate, Oadby, Leicestershire LE2 5LQ T:0116 271 0100 F:0116 271 0300 sales@houseparti.com www.houseparti.com NORTHSTAR BALLOONS Saundhurst, Micklea Lane, Longsdon, Nr. Leek, Staffordshire, ST9 9QA T: 07469 890714 nthompson@northstarballoons.com www.northstarballoons.eu OAKTREE UK LTD 66 James Carter Road Industrial Estate Mildenhall, Suffolk IP28 7DE T:01638 716655 F:01638 711211 sales@oaktreeuk.com www.oaktreeuk.com PREMIUM BALLOON ACCESSORIES PO Box 352 Sharon Centre, Ohio 44274 USA T: 00 1 330 239 4547 info@coolaire.com www.premiumballoon.com SOUTH WEST LONDON BALLOONS The Old Coppermill, Coppermill Lane London SW17 0BN T:0208 971 7022 balloonstogo@hotmail.co.uk www.swballoons.co.uk TALKING BALLOONS McGregor’s Way, Turnoaks Business Park Chesterfield, Derbyshire S40 2WB T:01246 270555 F:01246 270566 sales@talkingballoons.com www.talkingballoons.com VIBORG BALLON A/S Gortlervej 7 DK8800 Viborg DENMARK T:00 45 866 21200 bini@viborg-ballon.dk www.viborg-ballon.dk ZIBI GmbH Kalkdarren 15 D-79713 Bad Sackingen GERMANY T:00 49 776 192 4010 info@zibi.de www.zibi.de = Indicates
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Yvonne Baynes Lodge Cordell Balloonery Tel: 01986 894482
NABAS APPROVED TEACHERS/TRAINERS
yvonb@tiscali.co.uk Courses Provided: NABAS Level 1; NABAS Level 2;
Mitch Gilbert CBA
Area Covered: East Anglia
Tel: 01625 585910
Rainbow Balloons www.rainbowballoons.me.uk
John Lee CBA & Jane Lee ANBA
info@rainbowballoons.me.uk
Tel: 01908 605960 / 07852 204706
Courses Provided: NABAS Level 1; NABAS Level 2; Advanced level; 260’s Course; Balloon Drops
www.international-balloonacademy.co.uk
Area Covered: Cheshire, NW England & Nth Wales
International Balloon Academy
iba@bloonoccasions.co.uk Courses Provided: NABAS Level 1; NABAS Level 2; Basics & Beyond; Beyond the Basics; Varied range of Master Classes Area Covered: Milton Keynes and beyond
Angie George
Rita Kyriacou CBA Marguerite's Academy of Balloon Artistry Tel: 01279 639508 www.marguerites-academy.co.uk ritakyriacou@btinternet.com Courses Provided: NABAS Level 1; NABAS Level 2; Wedding Workshops
Tel: 08456 122 122
Area Covered: Hertfordshire, Essex & the South East
Courses Provided: NABAS Level 1; NABAS Level 2
Mary George
Capel Manor
Area Covered: Hertfordshire, Essex & the South East
Gretna Green Creations Tel: 01709 818636 www.gretnagreencreations.co.uk info@gretnagreencreations.co.uk Courses Provided: NABAS Level 1; NABAS Level 2;
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