At the suggestion of the British inflatable industry in 2008, INPAS was first arranged to deal with the rising cost of other exhibition centers.  After 5 months, the organizer, Grand Affairs, which has been working in the inflatables industry for more than 25 years, held the first INPAS in an exhibition center at Stoneleigh park in Warwickshire County in March 2009.  Every year, the show was held in Stoneleigh park and kept growing until 2013 when many exhibitors and visitors suggested to hold it in a different place and show different products.

Pictured is the bus-based movable play bus, and the right one was the internal of the bus.

 

As a result, in 2014, the organizer decided to move to the testing ground of Bruntingthorpe in Leicestershire County and rented No.42 hangar.  And in 2015, the show was held in the Wood Green Animal Charity center of Godmanchester in Cambridgeshire Britain and provided exhibitors with a competitive price.  Though the available space was larger than before, INPAS 2017 still couldn’t satisfy exhibitors’ needs.  Therefore, in 2018 and 2019, INPAS will be moved to Liverpool and the indoor available space will increase to 300%.

 

Pictured is an inflatable product that combine with the Whac-A-Mole system parts.

Exhibition situation

In INPAS 2017, the expo showed not only inflatables, soft play grounds, photo booths, outdoor games and other games equipment, but also some creative equipment such as the inside inflatable game that combines with Whac-A-Mole system parts.  It greatly increased fun and visitors' reaction.  What’s more, it also showed some bus-based movable soft play grounds.

With photo booth, the game will change into the multiplayer games and bring much more surprise to players.

 

Though the show was not big enough, with the aim of offering exhibitors the most preferential price and providing more sources to make deals, it attracted many local buyers to visit the show and purchased products.  Quite a bit of exhibitors said they got orders.

Product appreciation

You can find some different products, various kinds of inflatables and great business opportunities.

 

Due to the higher cost of leasing in the UK, many industry associations began to find some more cost-effective trading platforms.  As a result, the small trade show has become more and more common in Britain.

 

With the increasing demands, INPAS will be moved to Liverpool in the next two years and the available indoor space will increase to 300%.

 

※The article is published in the GTI Magazine Issue No. 153 in May, 2017