Bouncy Castle Sales Company
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Irish customers call 01 526 2584

When chosing to buy your inflatable always chose to buy from a UK manufacturer who manufactures the inflatable in the UK from UK made PVC and and specific raw materials. We do this. If in doubt, ask to see the invoices from the UK PVC manufacturer to make sure your castle is made from material that meet stringent health and safety guidelines in the UK. We are able to show you these, no problem. We do state that like every other UK manufactuer, we have researched the possibility of purchasing our inflatables made in China, as labour of course is so cheap. However, over $150,000 later, and 2 years on in the research visiting China and receiving and testing samples etc, it is evidently clear to us that this is not an option for us. We are not prepared to sell these inferior products to our customers and we will elaborate more on this for you now.

1. A chinese manufactured 12'x12' inflatable weighs 80kilos. On average a UK made inflatable weighs 55 kilos due to the technology of the PVC in China is years behind. Having first hand experience at hiring, we know that weight is very important. Having to struggle around with extra heavy units on a Saturday evening after a busy day hiring is not a nice thought! Couple the extra weight with some rain showers and the weight expands rapidly - hence this is of vital consideration.

2. With regards to artwork, the large full panels of artwork may look appealing at first glance, but established hirers will know that over a couple of hires, this printed artwork will crack, peel and blister. We can show samples of our hand painted artwork with durable, non-toxic, flexible paint against the cheaply printed ink and you can quickly and easily see the problems that full panel printed artwork causes.

We are happy to give you a list of UK companies selling Chinese inflatables, then you can make a visit to our factory and see our inflatables being manufactured. You can then make your own mind up. We know which way one you will chose!!

Quote from Wikipedia - a much used online encyclopedia

"Hand-painting is more durable as the paints tends to last longer in water, rain and handling than printouts. It is also better for 'cartoon' style images, which is the norm on children's inflatables."