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The BIHA was launched in December 2000 (with 30 founder member companies) to educate, encourage and excel bouncy castle owners and operators as well as helping customers easily find them online.
This site together with its "sister website" and discussion forum creates a professional and enjoyable environment for BIHA members (now approx. 2,000) to collaborate and share resources and ideas, and learn sound business principles to really succeed in their bouncy castle hire business.
Through the BIHA, bouncy castle hire companies can achieve much more, by sharing information, than they can by going it alone!
The BIHA provides the infrastructure that encourages and supports the sharing of good ideas, expertise, professionalism
and safe working practices to the BS EN 14960:2006 Standard, the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and also the PUWER Regs 1998. The BIHA also actively supports the PIPA Scheme for the annual "MOT" testing of inflatables.
The BIHA website is packed with extremely helpful, real-world advice & tips straight from successful inflatable hire company
owners & operators.
The BIHA provides you - the operator, with the tools, resources & information you need to achieve your dream of running a
successful bouncy castle hire (inflatable hire) business without having to learn it the hard way!
The BIHA also aims to promote to all public & corporate clients the benefits of hiring professional inflatable hire companies.
(Click here as to why you should choose a BIHA member.).
(Please note that although the BIHA is NOT a trade association, there are some similarities in terms of membership
benefits and the Code of Conduct )
To see how some of our members have benefited from the BIHA please
click here.
***VERY IMPORTANT*** - If you are looking for a bouncy castle hire company for your child's party or other type of event - please read the following...
Some people planning a party or event make the decision to hire the cheapest bouncy castle they can find in their LOCAL area.
We cannot over-emphasise it enough, but this can be a big mistake if you decide to choose the cheapest bouncy castle hire company that you can find.
This is because sometimes (but not always) the cheaper companies will be desperate to cut costs. For example, they may not have adequate (or any!) public liability insurance cover.
They may use an old van that is prone to breaking down. They may use old, and possibly even dirty bouncy castles that have lost some of their “bounciness” due to wear over the years.
Also, their bouncy castles may not have a current safety certificate. In addition, the owner/operator is less likely to be trained in the correct safety aspects of setting up and inflating a bouncy castle, slide or other type of play inflatable.
How to make sure that you choose a good bouncy castle hire company...
- If one company is charging a much cheaper hire fee than their competitors – be suspicious. They may still be a good company – but just be aware of the points made above
- Do they have adequate public liability insurance? £1million is normally considered to be the minimum.
- Make sure they are a member of the BIHA. Being a member and associated with the BIHA is pretty much the trade standard. All BIHA members are thoroughly educated on the do’s and don’ts of running a safe bouncy castle hire business.
- At the start of each hire, will they be going through all the essential safety points with a responsible adult? BIHA members have a choice of “tools” to do this e.g. a Terms and Conditions of hire form or a Cartoon Safety Instruction Sheet etc.
The BIHA also aims to promote to all public and corporate clients the benefits of hiring professional inflatable hire companies.
(Click here as to why you should choose a BIHA member.).
The BIHA hope you thoroughly enjoy your bouncy castle party and please make sure that the users are properly SUPERVISED by a responsible adult at all times - be safe! For more details please look at the
BIHA Code of Conduct
Are you interested in starting a bouncy castle hire business? Here are some great reasons to Join the BIHA today!
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