An article in Fabric Architecture Jan/Feb edition -BY Mason Riddle Entering Melbourne’s Federation Square through an oddly shaped opening that pierces a giant inflatable wall must be something akin to Alice tumbling down the rabbit hole. But unlike Alice, where home turf is no longer visible after her fall, visitors to Fed Square, (as it is referred to locally), can keep an eye on the exterior world from the inside through the transparent structure. Fed Square is a sprawling complex or “cultural precinct” comprising art galleries, a museum, auditoria, cinemas, cafes, bars and retail all organized around two public spaces, one covered and one open to the sky. As civic-minded as the space is, it is not functional all 12 months of the year. The challenge? How to close off the entrance to the atrium area during the winter months in order to make the space more efficient and user-friendly. Giant Inflatables [ 1300inflate ], an Australian company, recently won an IFAI Achievement Award for its...

Its here at last! Our new website- http://www.1300inflate.com.au/ Why is it called 1300inflate ? It’s called 1300inflat e because 1300inflate is our phone number in Australia! We ask for and welcome your feedback as it’s a work in process. 1300 inflate is an overview of what we offer our clients as cost saving, smile making inflatable structures and devises that “wont cost the earth”. We feel it is our way of saying “welcome” and we hope that through the medium of the site 1300inflate.com.au and this blog we will make our clients morph into friends. For those of you who are exploring for the first time, please feel comfortable with your visit. We hope you will give us the opportunity to share our knowledge and experiences with you because thats what we are about. I also want to thank NousMan [ http://waterwisdom-nousman.blogspot.com/ ] who I have learnt follows my blog- He is the first one to do so and I thank him for the kind words . Please feel free to mail me, call me , harass...

New lightweight, Tuffstuff quick to setup Inflatable Field Store [ IFS] WATCH THIS “SPACE” Its coming SOON- its nearly complete and its going to be a real winner. Its designed to allow a truck to be offloaded under cover, and store our clients goods – in a dry climate controlled environment - for a short period until the freight train arrives to take the product to market. It’s a large versatile and spacious - 12 x 12 x 6m high - portable inflatable shelter . This version is a HYBRID Inflatable Frame Structure "IFS" with the main arch beam set designed to support a 80kg load! It’s a technological breakthrough with many uses in your industry.

We are pleased to announce our partnership with Trelleborg Bakker of the Netherlands. This exciting partnership allows us offer our clients, a much larger range of Pipe plugs and Lifting Bags . We can now also share in the many years of heavy duty experience that they bring with them and add that to our local knowledge. Their Kevlar reinforced , multi size “Megaplugs” are regarded as the most versatile large bore inflatable pipe plugs in the industry. The range of pipe plugs include those with a bypass of various sizes as well as a range of hollow inflatable plugs that can fit over an existing pipe to form a specialized bypass, or off feed. Municipal Testing of pipe lines is an area where the range is well suited. The plugs can support large back pressures and are ideal for final pipeline pressure testing.

The Ezyshelter 6050 is here at last. The test drive of this portable, profit-making centre is Lee Kynaston, owner of Eco Sodablast, a company that does on-site cleaning of anything from graffiti to boat antifouling. It’s a remarkable inflatable shelter that has a huge internal space, and clean and business-like lines. As a portable inflatable shelter for a savvy operator of remote or site services, there is nothing quite like it on the market. The designers have put a lot of thought into how one person can erect this by remote inflation and then easily pack it away. The cavernous internal space is well illuminated and the long side windows are positioned at just the right height to offer privacy and a high level of direct light. While the view of the blue sky makes it feel even more airy than it is. Optional extras include clear doors for even greater internal light as well as an easy loading trolley that makes packing onto a ute or van a simple, no-strength ope...

Giant International has long been known for its commitment to client service and satisfaction. We have a long-held belief that our suppliers play a large role in this team commitment. Only with their incredible service and support, are we able to pass on to you, our valued clients, the offers and services we provide. Bainbridge International is one such supplier. We take great pleasure in profiling them on our blog: Bainbridge world wide have been in business for over 91 years they now supply over 2600 products world wide to over 80 different countries. Primarily they have supplied sailcloth and marine & recreational fabrics & hardware. In more recent years they have diversified into other markets like inflatable advertising, flag & banner, and medical markets with specialty fabrics & hardware. Our company has a philosophy of providing the best service we can to our customers. We continually listen to our customers and constantly try to source new or better products t...

OVERHEAD DEBRIS FALL ARREST AND INSPECTION SAFETY PLATFORM The FALLSTOP is an essential tool for safety minded service operators. A revolutionary system to facilitate the safe inspection of mine shafts, furnace plants or similar vessels and voids where overhead falling debris may cause injury. FALLSTOP is a falling object arrest platform and inspection deck. Its uniqueness is that it is remotely deployed from outside the danger zone. A history of its development: FALLSTOP was originally developed and tested for Visy Recycling plant's furnace maintenance project. The end-user advantages to using this technology: Rapid turnaround and short production downtime. Saves money and time - compared to conventional systems. Simple to operate and maintain. Installed by an in-house service team. Specialist installation crew not required. The most cost-effective solution available to meet required OH&S requirements. Compact to pack and store. Completely reusable. Installed in hours saving...

The Ezy Shelter range of inflatable space solutions are designed for the savvy mobile technician or service crew, mobile field services and paramilitary requirements. The Ezy shelter range of workstations, fill the need to work in a protected, safe and controlled environment while outdoors on site. They are designed to protect the service man from the rain, sun and dust while doing their work. Ezy Shelter is a lightweight portable air inflated workstation. It is constructed of industrial grade vinyl coated nylon fabric which is treated to be both UV and flame resistant. The shelter is inflated by a heavy duty fan which operates on normal household current, truck battery, generator of petrol. Ezy Shelter is designed to operate in all weather conditions providing the technician a dry, clean, and well-illuminated environment. Because it is portable, it allows the technician to move his controlled environment from worksite to worksite. When properly secured, Ezy Shelter can withstand winds...

With the increasing awareness and urgency for becoming energy efficient, the administration at Federation Square took the next step in bringing the heating costs of the atrium under control by commissioning Giant Inflatables to add an additional section to the inflatable wall that we build 3 years ago. The design brief was again to reflect the geometry of the building and to snuggly fit the removable inflatable wall to the existing structure to reduce the cold air draft that winter brings with it. It was a pleasure working with Peter Brace, of Federation Square Management who went out of his way to make sure that everything was ready for our team to perform the inflatable wall installation in a comfortable and hassle-free environment. Thanks.