Friday 24 March 2017

Another day another penny!

Another weekanother Pound, another Euro! Two of our beloved leaders have been on a Top Secret mission to Belgium, Holland and France! AGAIN! Two weeks on the trot, some say it might be something to do with solar panels? (interesting...) It is so exciting for us, more to follow as we get more details!  
As of Kerry and Mark, well..they are stocking up on those fabulous Belgian chocolates.. AGAIN! We hope they bring some back to Blighty as the Troops need treats! (Special request from Wayne- for some soft centres- remember that he lost a filling at the last show, eating on some Airquee toffee! Ha ha!)

Whilst Kerry and Mark on their jollies, I mean work trips; Phil H is holding the fort at AQ UK HQ and is inundated with Nickelodeon artwork and characters… smart move by Airquee as our Global customers are loving the crispness of the artwork, watch this space as I have seen the amazing Box Jump & Slide in Paw Patrol….
Holiday is over for Ollie! He’s back from his week of retreat to Mid Wales, fresh and ready to be back at it, that is a lie as he is STILL yawning…. Too many lie-ins me thinks…!  As a side note, he didn’t sell the Fishing Retreat a Pool inflatable, at least not YET!  But fingers crossed Ollie, there is still time!.  Carole and Wayne are hard at it with last minute purchasing from our Leisure clients ready for the rapidly approaching Easter Holidays!  The new 15m Whirligig has caused a sensational storm of interest…  After enjoying St Patrick’s Day our fantastic Irish customers are stocking up on inflatables just in time for the celebratory Holy Communion and Confirmation period.  Remember there is always Airquee Online erange inflatables for those last minute bookings with same day collection and next day delivery.

Josh in Repairs and Testing is flat out with PIPA tagging, Annual Inspections and is learning the business really fast! Go JOSH! We always have room for an emergency repair –cheeky advertising!   On the other hand, poor Sol is recovering from a twisted ankle, she loves her Basketball so much but this proves that exercise is not always good for you.   Mind you, our Feisty French Exec isn’t going down that easily and has set herself up at home to work to ensure that her French, German, Spanish, Belgian, Estonian...-oh wait i should have said EUROPEAN haha-, customers still receive her Gallic charm over the phone. 
(Krzysiek and Jacek doing what they do BEST)

Stay tuned for the next week’s blog, as we always try to bring you news about our lovely world of Airquee inflatables. Make sure you follow us on every social media platform as we post with regularity and you might see something you didn’t know you needed!


Friday 17 March 2017

Nickelodeon, Wayne's fit and many more!

What a busy week at Airquee!!!  Our European neighbours got a taster of Airquee and our superb Nickelodeon range in Holland and Belgium last week and they loved them.
The locals were astounded by the crisp artwork the units and we are already doing a roaring trade. Kerry has still not recovered from her travels, missing with all the Nickeoldeon celebs is not easy as they all came along to the Open Day to try out their own branded inflatables .  Kerry and Mark are off again next week to the Continent on another top secret mission. More on this one to follow; something to do with solar panels…
(Nickelodeon Open days In Belgium)

 Our new boy Josh is doing fantastically well with our leisure centre and hirer customers with a rush of Annual Inspections, PIPA certifications and H&S inspections galore.
BOOK early to avoid disappointment !!!!  The Airquee Cwmbran Repairs and Testing team, led by Kris, Jack and Damien are all doing a grand job.  If you are ever passing our HQ at Cwmbran NP44 7XB, drop by, have a cuppa and take a look around our fully equipped Showroom; bring the family as children are our best critics.

Oliver is taking a well-earned rest this week with his girlfriend at a Fishing retreat in Carmarthenshire. I bet he is sizing up the lake for an Inflatable!!!
Wayne is contemplating his 60th birthday in a couple of months’ time… there is life in the old timer yet as you can see from his moment of fame in the 3-in-1 Sports Game photos !! He is there, reliable as ever to answer any questions you fire at him. Carole is, as always, another of our inflatable experts; actually thinking about it she must be coming up to a big anniversary of time served at Airquee… need to look into that. If you want to know anything about a Pool Inflatable, an Obstacle Couse or Bouncy castle- Wayne or Carole are on hand to help. 

(Wayne on the far left, and Ollie throwing some bbal)

In Romania, Erika and her team are always available with Production or any despatch questions. Big hand for Erika !!! Remember this is just the start of the busiest period for the factory and we are already flat out so please have some patience if we are not coming back to you as quick as you would like :)!

A big thank you to Viktor, our unsung hero who looks after our websites, our Facebook Posts and generally keeps us on the internet straight and narrow.



Thursday 9 March 2017

Europe, Nickelodeon and Orders!

This week was busy, busy, busy as usual for Airquee. Nickelodeon European launch is taking place in Amsterdam, Holland this weekend. The Dutch need to WATCH OUT- because KERRY, is about! ( and she’s all out for business!).  Our fantastic Nickelodeon licensed bouncy castle range will hit the European market across next week...EXCITING news  and we can’t wait for bigger and better things to come with more characters being introduced as time passes... watch this space! 
(Open Days in Holland at one of our Distributors)
Mark and Kerry are waving the Airquee flag across the Netherlands and Belgium over the next few days with lots of Customer visits, orders and sales potential! Enjoying the local delights, no DOUBT.. Waffles, Chips and Chocolate-  not all at same time, we hope (haha)!!
 Our International Sales Exec, Solene, is hitting the German and the Swiss markets this week. We’re hoping to expand our relations even further in Europe, and Sol is the right person for the job!! You GO GIRL!

Carole, Wayne and Ollie are swamped with incoming enquiries from social media and last minute orders before for Easter from Leisure venues, commercial clients and Hirers! 

Meanwhile- our UK based Senior designers, Rob and Ryan are creating brand new inflatable innovations for the upcoming season, all hush-hush of course (but we’ll be soooo excited to show you soon).

The 8th of March is International Woman’s day, and in Romania where the tradition is to hand out fresh flowers to every lady you know –our case work with!  A symbol of Springtime and respect towards our female colleagues! Nice touch! Our Factory Director, Adrian is spoiling the ladies rotten; he even Skype'd some flowers to Kerry!! 



For more adventures and news stay tuned for next week!

Friday 3 March 2017

Pancakes and Pool Inflatables!

Pancake day is always a highlight for the Airquee as the UK Team are well aware that Kerry loves getting busy in her pinny and her special frying pan!! We were not disappointed; she drove three hours all the way back from Hertford to get to the office in time to show off her culinary skills.  2017 was the year of the ‘flipping good deal’ so not only was Kerry ‘tossing’ our pancakes with BOTH hands at the same time she also offered FREE delivery to celebrate the National Day for Tossers!  As if that wasn’t enough excitement Lady McIvor’s cooking show went ‘live’ to the masses as she broadcast the whole affair on Facebook!
(Kerry the Chef, Wayne the tester!)

After the success of the Facebook Live factory tour last month from Romania, we took a trip around the Airquee Head Office at Cwmbran, giving you all even more of an insight into the wonderful world of inflatable design, sales and manufacturing! On the tour we stopped off with two of Airquee’ s most experienced designers Ryan and Rob, explored the highly reputed Repairs and Testing Department with Krzys and Jacek and culminated in a pancake race in the fabulous Airquee showroom.  Ollie won and Kerry was NOT happy about that I can tell you! 

Watch the full live videoAirquee Pancake Day!

Leisure Centres and Lidos are preparing for the upcoming Easter holidays and choosing Airquee for our sensational new pool inflatable designs to encourage new visitors to their sites. Our stock pages are packed with inflatables both for the pool and land available for next day delivery (Tuesday to Friday) which is proving to be perfect for those who may have left it a bit late to get an order in or if their inflatable is beyond repair!  Click on the link below to buy your new inflatable NOWAirquee STOCK