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PIPA’s “Essential Reading for Manufacturers, Hirers, Users and Operators” is available at http://www.pipa.org.uk/downloads/PIPALeaflet(2).pdf

Leisure Industry Week 2005 at the NEC, Birmingham.

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BIHA at Bracknell Leisure Centre (Left) 5th March 2006. Click on image to view slide show.  Right, an image from trade show at Telford - 7th-8th March 2006

 

Guy Gerrish (Centre) MD of Justinflatables.com, receives the first certificate under the new PIPA Scheme from Andi Francis (Left), Chairman Of AIMODS, and Mark Jerram (Right), Founder Of The BIHA. Photo Taken: 21st Sep 2004 at the LIW Show (NEC Birmingham).  P.I.P.A. tester was Roger Pochin (not shown).

March 2004   Announcement made that the cost of PL insurance for inflatable hire companies has substantially dropped in price.

September 2004    The BIHA exhibits at the LIW show – NEC, Birmingham and reserves a stand for the 2005 LIW show.  www.liw.co.uk  

October 2004     The two main websites  www.biha.org.uk  and  www.leisurescene.com  are completely re-designed by Art and Sole Design to make them easier to navigate.

November 2004    New website set up for Disc Jockeys  -   See:  www.djs-alliance.com  

December 2004     Announcement that “Inflated News”  magazine is to be re-launched in March 2005.  see:  www.inflatednews.co.uk      N.B.  Inflated News is published by the GA Group of Companies.  (It is NOT published by the BIHA).

January 2005     The new PIPA inflatable testing scheme  www.pipa.org.uk  starts to gather momentum and many manufacturers become involved.   The list of these manufacturers / inspectors can be viewed at:  www.pipa.org.uk/findInsp.asp

April 2005

WARNING – BEWARE OF “TOY” BOUNCY CASTLES. (They are not robust enough, and not legal for the UK hire market).

URGENT SAFETY NOTICE:   It has come to the attention of the BIHA that there are cheap imitation imported bouncy castles currently on the UK market. These are TOYS and are not designed for commercial hiring, (only light domestic use) as they do not comply with the necessary standards for the hire industry.  To view these standards (known as CEN TC 136) please visit: www.pipa.org.uk   All persons hiring out bouncy castles and other play inflatables are required by law to comply with the Health & Safety At Work Act 1974.  The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has stated that those complying with CEN TC 136 will be meeting their obligations under this Act.

Apparently, several hire companies are having to buy again after unwisely investing in these cheap toy inflatables, and discovering now that they are not of a robust commercial standard to hire out to the public.

Photo Of The BIHA Stand (22nd Sept 2004) At Leisure Industry Week Trade Show (LIW '04 NEC - Birmingham)

Photo of a PIPA tag on an inflatable at the European amusement Show 2005

Mark Jerram at the European Amusement Show - Vienna, 28th January 2005

June 2003. -  Mark Jerram inside the world’s first inflatable church.

PIPA update from Clive Moss (August 2005)

 

I promised some time back to allow listing of operators who have PIPA tagged kit on the site.

The coding is now done and any tests from now on will include the operator (if known) and they will automatically appear on the list.

Now we have to get all of you who have already got tagged units listed:-

You can add your own company to the list by going to http://www.pipa.org.uk/operators.asp where you will find a form to do so. You will need a tag number and its matching certificate and the name of the inspecting body.

The page will not be readily accessible from the main site until we have a few names listed so you will have to use the link above or type it exactly as is into the address bar of your browser.

 

It took a while, but I got there eventually.....

 

Clive Moss

 

 PIPA committee meeting

 

The PIPA committee meeting originally planned for 18th August has been moved to the 1st September 2005 in Stratford-Upon Avon, Warwickshire.  I will be attending this meeting and representing the BIHA.  The subject of the plastic PIPA tags is one of items on the agenda.

 

If you have any questions or concerns which you would like me to put forward at this committee meeting, please email them to me before 31st August.

 

My email is: mark.jerram@ntlworld.com   

 

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