Hello to all members,

 

Welcome to BIHA alert # 43.  (Issued 31st  July 2005)

 

There are a large number of second-hand inflatables etc. in this alert and also news of an auction taking place on weds 3rd August in Newcastle upon Tyne (See section 11).  There are also some other very important issues.

 

Contents:

 

1)     Second-hand inflatables & equipment for sale.

2)     Wanted to purchase items.

3)     Hints & tips.

4)     LIW Show 2005.

5)     PIPA in the news.

6)     Questions from members to members.

7)     Real-life hire stories.

8)     Dead mans cut off switch for rodeo bulls.

9)     Something a bit different.

10)  Update on the BIHA van stickers.

11)  Auction of liquidated inflatables.

12)   Please check your free advert on: www.biha.org.uk and www.leisurescene.com

13)   Internet online booking system.

14)    Advice to prevent theft of your inflatables.

15)    Bouncy boxing – get your FREE listing on the BIHA website.

 

 

 

1)   Second hand inflatables & equipment for sale.

Please see below the latest second-hand inflatables being sold by BIHA members. If any member is interested in advertising their second-hand inflatables to over 1,300 BIHA members (completely free of charge), please email me at mark.jerram@ntlworld.com (Don't forget to always include your town and county area, so that potential buyers can work out how far they must travel to view your second-hand inflatable before they enquire. If you are looking at a second-hand unit, always check carefully the condition of the bed seams and also the stress points. If you are not sure what to look out for when assessing the condition of a second-hand inflatable - try and take someone with you who is experienced. (Please note that the BIHA cannot be held responsible for the quality of the second-hand inflatables advertised in this alert, so please be vigilant).

 

FOR SALE

 

second hand castles for sale

 

1x harry potter 14x16 castles with slide £500

1x spider man castle with slide £500

1x 10x12 ball pool with attached roof £350

3x 12x12 castles £300

all castles come complete with blower , mats ,raincovers

and are all around 3 years old

 

please contact mindy @ childsplay bouncy castle hire 0161 3013111 manchester area

1

 

 

FOR SALE

 

i have a 18 x 12 bouncy castle for sale

with it it has

 

a 2kva sip generator  3months old

0.75 elecric blower

extension cable for generator to blower use

stakes

ground sheet

safety mats

castle was pippa tested in november

 

offers around £550 please

 

near spalding in lincolnshire

 

tel  01406 365304  answer machine messages will be answered

 

 

FOR SALE

 

Hi Mark,

I have the following Inflatables for sale.

 

Tug of War Eliminator (8) £900

20’ x 15’ Wacky House (6) £900

18’ x 18’ Jungle Book (9) £1200 UNDER OFFER

18’ x 16’ Castle (5) £600

15’ x 15’ Cloud (7) £650 UNDER OFFER

15’ x 15’ Greenhouse (3) £300

12’ x 12’ Tiger (4) £350

12’ x 10’ Front Wall (5) £400

12’ x 10’ Clown (7) £450

12’ x 10’ Magic (7) £450

12’ x 10’ Rabbit (10) £850

16’ x 11’ Castle Ballpit Combo (6) £600

16’ x 11’ Castle Ballpit Combo (7) £650

16’ x 11’ Castle Ballpit Combo (7) £650

21’ x 17’ Multi Activity Ballbouncer (6) £700

35’ x 14’ Duel Lane Bungee Run (6) £800

20’ x 15’ Gladiator Joust (7) £800

14’ x 14’ Sumo Wrestling (7) £700

15’ x 15’ Pillow Bash (10) £1100

Inflatable Slide, Front loading (10) £1200 UNDER OFFER

 

Condition (out of 10) :

  1. -
  2. -
  3. Needs work
  4. Private use only
  5. Fair
  6. Fair / Good
  7. Good
  8. Excellent
  9. As New
  10. New

 

Used Fans available for £95 each

 

East Sussex / Kent Boarder

 

01580 830102

07850 423836

 

Russ.

 

FOR SALE

 

dear mark,
would you please place this ad i have a couple of 10 x 10s for sale good condition with fans £500 each and a couple of slides all in really good condition and some slightly battered sumos please ring linda 01825 732742. thank you very much.

 

 

FOR SALE

 

 

CASTLES

10 X 12FT £625

15 X 12FT JUNGLE £700

15 X 15FT £700

12 X 12FT  ALLADIN £650

14 X 12FT ALIEN/SPACETHEME £700

14 X 12FT A FRAME GIRAFFE £700

15 X 12 COWBOY £700

18 X 18FT ADULT £950

20 X 20FT ADULT £1000

25 X 25FT £1200

SUMOS KIDS AND ADULT SUITS AND MAT / HEADGUARDS NECK BRACES £800 FOR ALL

 

MEGA SHOWMANS SLIDE £4000

24FT TO PLATFORM - 2 MAN LIFT / ROLL

 

ALL WITH BLOWERS / STAKES ETC.

 

GOOD CONDITION

 

CONTACT TIM ON 07710 668615

T L & G LEISURE 

 

 

 

FOR SALE

 

Mark , I have for sale the following.

 

1.   Balloon Stuffing Machine.   good condition, with all accessories. £350.00

 

2. Zippy Dipper.  Very well made, 60ft. long, muiti coloured, 2 cars. Good earner.  £650.00

 

 

I am looking to obtain any s/h or unwanted  crazybikes,  wobbley wheel bikes.

 

More details on 01923  680744 ( Watford )

 

 

Thanks, Mike Holland Leisure

 

 

FOR SALE

 

 

We are selling a subsidiary of KBL Event Hire – Kidz Bizz unlimited, in Suffolk.  I know it is not the normal type of for sale item, but wondered if you might advertise it for me.

 

Thanks – Brian.

 

Party Venue/ Children’s activity centre for sale.

 

High Street location, - Haverhill (Essex/Suffolk Boarders).

 

We decided a couple of years ago, after hiring out inflatables for over 10 years,  that there was an opening in the market, for a place where parents could hold a party for a child with everything already in it.  We managed to find great premises in the High Street, and after much negotiation with the council, opened up our shop.  The shop is ground floor 72’10” x 21’4” narrowing to 18’. With huge car parking to rear.  It has a bouncy castle, soft play area, ballpond.  Stage area, karaoke machine, disco lights, bubble machines and lots more.  We hold parties on site for min 10 max 25 children. Age 1-10.  We supply food, drinks, cake, party bags, balloons prizes etc. My daughter has run it as a gap year project, for the last year but she is going to university in September, and to be honest it is so busy now , that we can’t handle all the work, on top of running the castle hire business. (our main business being in Chelmsford Essex)  It would suit a mum/ daughter two friends type partnership.  Turnover is just below vat limit, and has increased month on month every consecutive month since opening in May 2003.  We also hire out our bouncy castles for the Suffolk area from this location and run a toddler group 3 days a week.   We are not really looking to sell the castle side,and were thinking more of paying a commission for taking bookings.  The asking price for the shop’s contents and goodwill is around £22,,500.00 .The lease is about to expire and the current landlord is willing to enter a new lease for as long or as little as it required.  Rent £13000.00pa.  There is lots of room for expansion so If anyone is interested please e mail me on kbl@btconnect.com or give me a call on 07947 187073 and speak to Brian (KBL Event Hire) Shop trades under the name of Kidz Bizz unLimited.  

 

FOR SALE

 

 

1 x as new 15 x 15 arch castle can be seen on (yellow on web site as 16x16    www.castlehire.info nice unit.

1 x 3 year old arch castle

3 x 3 year old 12 x12 castles

also offers for web site or web site name, site can be change to suit.

 

 

 

FOR SALE

 

 

 

Dear Hirer,

 

Due to a house move and subsequent lack of space, I regrettably have to sell my bouncy castles and would like to offer them to another BIHA member.

 

Two of these castles (12x14's) are only half a season old as I only started up in June last year and packed them away for the winter in September, and because of this have only been used in fair weather. 

 

The 15x15 has only been used once as I bought this at the end of last season ready to use this year, but circumstances force a sale. 

 

As you can see from the photographs, these units are all in top condition and have been very well looked after during their short use.

 

The complete list of kit for sale is:

 

12 x 14 ft Clown bouncy castle

12 x 14 ft Jungle bouncy castle

15 x 15 ft Clown bouncy castle (with integral rain cover)

12 x 14 Rain cover (x2) (Never used)

3 x 1.5hp Blowers

3 x 30m extension leads

1 x Two wheeled trolley

Ground pegs for all three units

A massive bundle of new towels to clean/dry the castles

 

These units were manufactured by AJ Leisure (UK) in Liverpool, and if you have had any dealings with Andy before, you'll know he makes excellent quality kit and is always happy to help if you have any problems. 

 

Have a look at his website: http://www.andyj.co.uk/index.html

 

I need to sell these units ASAP as they are taking up space in the new house and because of this I am only asking £2000 for all of this kit.

 

As an extra incentive to buy, I can also offer the following:

 

Free delivery

Design of a company logo (or re-vamp of an old one) (I'm a graphic designer by day)

Design of a leaflet for advertising

1000 leaflets for letter drops and for your customers to keep

I'll even give you an invoice to claim against your tax!!!

 

You are more than welcome to come and see any of the equipment before you buy it - you will not be disappointed !!!

 

 

 

 

You can contact me any time on the following numbers

 

0151 670 5470 (8am -5pm)

0151 334 8138 (5:30pm onwards)

 

or e-mail me at the following

 

nmcadam@rfdbeaufort.com

 

I look forward to hearing from you

 

Best Regards

 



 

 

Neil McAdam

ACN Bouncy Castle Hire

 

 

FOR SALE

 

FOR SALE - 3 BOUNCY CASTLES

16' X 14' WITH SLIDE

14' X 12'

10' X 10'

BLOWERS, GROUNDSHEETS RAINCOVERS, EXTENSION LEADS, TROLLEY, MOBILE PHONE (NUMBER PRINTED ON CASTLES)

 

NEW JOB FORCES SALE

 

£3800 ONO

 

07946241031 / DAVID.HAZELL80@NTLWORLD.COM

 

 

FOR SALE

 

 

Hi Mark please can you include the following in your next BIHA alert

 

1 x 6 bed trampoline trailer with a unique inflatable showerproof cover. ADIPS safety certificate until October 2005.. 15 months old. Re-enforced welds added to base trailer and new Super Tramp trampoline beds. Something a bit different that appeals to schools in particular. View pics http://www.wallystrampolines.com/party/default.php

£6675.00 contact Ellie 01279 755976

 

Thanks very much

 

Jerome Louis 

 

 

FOR SALE


 

GIANT INFLATABLE TRAIN

 

THIS IS HUGE !!  ABOUT 100FT [30 MTRS] LONG

 

If you want to be noticed the “Go-Loco Fun Train” is for you.

 

It is a giant adventure playground for kids.  Children enter at the front of the train and pass through a series of “biff-bash” poles and obstacles, before negotiating a series of rollers finally exiting through a tunnel and slide.

 

The train is supplied in 5 sections for convenience and can be supplied in a combination of sizes between 18ft [5.5 mtrs] approx. upto 100ft [30mtrs] approx.  For smaller events a single section can be provided as an alternative to a bouncy castle.

 

For safety, when fully set up, “windows” in the carriages and the connections between sections allow for easy supervision by adults.

 

Ø                   THIS IS IDEAL FOR HIRING OUT AS A UNIT AT CLOSED EVENTS / PROMOTIONAL DAYS OR CHARGING PER USER AT OPEN EVENTS.

Ø                   GREAT EARNING POTENTIAL !

Ø                   SUPPLIED WITH 2 FANS

Ø                   THE UNIT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO RIPS / TEARS OR REPAIRS.

Ø                   ADVERTISED ELSEWHERE SO COULD BE WITHDRAWN

 

Delivery can be arranged [at cost] or collect in transit van or similar.  Contact us with any queries.

 

BlownUps4GrownUps Ltd

0121 552 0011

 

 

FOR SALE

 

Pole Joust for sale.

 

Two people sit on a pole, holding a padded shield and basher in each hand, wearing head protection and have fun play fighting.

This 10' x 12' unit has been hugely popular in the TS postcode area so far this year, and at £150 hire charge a time its good money and lighter to handle than a 12 x 12. The pole is 10' long. Item pictured on www.megafun.co.uk test just out, but this shouldn't be a problem as all the equipment is still in its Sunday best. Can be seen and tried in
North Yorkshire. Bargain at £750 for quick sale. Currently available immediatly. Tel 01609 770310. or 07754 515557.

 

FOR SALE

 

for sale: bouncy castle 12 x 10. as new, includes fan, safety mat, anchors, sandbags, ground sheets etc. Cost £1500. Accept £750 ono. 01179570416.Bristol (membership no. IH794)

 

 

 

FOR SALE

 

Hello Mark,

could you please put on your web site the following items we have for sale;

 

10'x12' Barbie bouncy castle £350

 

Marquee Business

 

40'x15' Clear Span Marquee

(Can be split into combinations of 10'x15' sections)

very good condition and ready for hire

lots of extra cloths including windows and doorways and extra bars.

 

Adjustable Walkway 6ft to 12ft and 4ft wide

 

7 rolls of carpet/matting

 

10'x10' pointed roof marquee with windows.

ideal as add on or bar area or just smaller gardens

 

5 garden tables

 

25 chairs

 

ground sheets, pegs, rachets, plus loads of spares

 

£2950

 

We also have a trailer that fits all the bars and extras in.

10ftx5ft with drop end, good brakes, and a good spare wheel

£500

 

Telephone 01708 866222  mobile 07761938183

 

 

FOR SALE

 

 

Please can you put this in the for sale e-mail, thanks. Pic of blower attached.

 

 

Electric blower .75hp. Inflatable Fan Company product. Used as back up blower, so hardly used. It has a slight whistle, so only £50.

 

Four blue crash mats, 1m x 2m, 2in thick. Excellent condition, £100. Will sell separately at £30 each.

 

Based in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Call 01494 717771.

 

 

Audrey Wixon

Style Leisure Bouncy Castles

 

 

FOR SALE

 

Rodeo bull for sale, with 16' diametre stars and stripes american flag theme bed.  Six levels of bucking and spinning programmes to suit all abilities, just less than 12 months old and could easily be mistaken for new. Galaxy made, and its fitted with the safety cut out stop cord.  For sale due to other business committments.  Realistic offers invited.  Further details tel Mark 01609 770310 or 07764 679 079.

 

FOR SALE

 

BUSINESS FOR SALE (PART OR WHOLE):

 

JL Inflatables Limited have been established in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire for 4 years.

Our house move to North Wales forces the sale of our business. The equipment is currently in storage and comprises of:

 

1 x Pair of Adult Sumo Suits and mat – 10 x 10

1 x Adult Bouncy Boxing with gloves – 15 x 15

2 x Harry’s Magic Kingdom with slide – 14 x 16

1 x Rainbow Bouncer – 14 x 12

1 x Rainbow Bouncer 16 x 16

1 x Winnie The Pooh – 12 x 12

1 x Kings Castle 14 x 14

1 x Fiat Ducatto Van. Wood paneled inside. 50,000 miles R Reg. 1.9 litre diesel. MOT until April 2006.

 

All equipment comes with elec fans and ground pegs.

We are currently turning well established business and contracts away.

Price £10,500 for entire business and good will.

 

Look at the inflatables at www.sun4lessuk.com and click on ‘Bouncy Castles’

 

We also have a modern catering van on an established pitch in Bedfordshire. House move again forces sale. Weekly turn over £800-£1000.

Will sell van and site contract for £8500.

 

 

Tony Leece

Ski 4 Less Limited

www.ski4lessuk.com

 

Tel: 0044 (0) 1492 545144

Fax: 0044 (0) 1492 545308

 

FOR SALE

 

Hello mark

 

I would be very grateful if you could advertise my two bouncy castles and generator I have for sale.

 

Tiger 15ft x 18ft re-inforced adult bouncy castle with built in raincover. Bought brand new 9 months ago for £1750. Comes with 1.5hp blower, ground sheet and safety certificate. In as new condition. Genuine reason for sale.

£1100 ono

 

Bouncy castle 12ft x 12ft with built in raincover. Bought brand new 9 months ago, hardly used. Comes with 1.5hp blower, ground sheet and health & safety certificate. as new condition.

Genuine reason for sale

£650 ono

 

Clarke petrol generator CP500LRES, 9HP, 5KVA, electric and pull start, 10 hour running tank. Cost £1200 from machine mart 6 months ago. Genuine reason for sale

£700 ono

 

Please call us on 0117 9571274 BRISTOL

 

Many thanks

 

Lisa ( Bounce Inflatable Hire)

 

 

FOR SALE

 

 

RODEO BULLS X 2 FOR