Based here in London, Magic International Limited was founded in 1998 with the sole purpose of building a new and dynamic company around a new invention.
This unique product, which has an all British pedigree, was developed here in the UK by a British Company.
Having achieved patent granted status throughout the world, these revolutionary inkjet coated balloons will set a new bench mark and will fire new possibilities for the entire balloon industry.
Sold through our websites, this super-high quality photographic media will be printed on Epson printers, filled with helium provided by Air Products and complete fulfillment and dispatch will be provided by Citipost.
Photo-Balloons were first shown at the NEC Spring Fair in February 2009 where they were greeted by the trade with total delight. Our stand was mobbed and we opened discussions with over 600 companies, and took orders from all over the world.
The demand was such that a difficult decision was taken to temporarily withdraw from supplying retailers, and to first concentrate on the perfection of mass production of the product.
We also made the vital decision to set about the development of this website in order to simplify the design process. Now anyone including retailers can easily crop and annotate a photo on-line.
We have now built up a relatively large stock, expanded our production capacity, developed and opened this website and are finally ready to supply at least some of the trade demand we created at the NEC.
We wish to take this opportunity to apologize to those retailers who have so patiently awaited supply from us, many of whom have remained in regular contact with us since February 2009.
With the launch of our new website and using our revolutionary and incredibly simple to use 'Photogeni' software, anyone can now easily upload a photo, add a message and order a balloon.
Using our free to use software your finished design can also be downloaded free without purchasing a balloon.
Once our launch here in the UK in our home market is completed, we will be ready to launch in Europe, the US, and the rest of the world.
Current world sales for standard pre-printed conventional balloons are estimated to be approximately 350 million pieces p.a. and the new potential world-wide market being opened up by the Photo-Balloon is breathtaking, especially in America where the arrival of a balloon capable of personalization has long been anticipated and an immediate 'take up' is expected.
The PHOTO-BALLOON at last offers consumers a UNIQUE floating gift or advertizing media that can be totally personalized and will now offer an alternative to traditional ready-printed helium balloons.
This media is perfect for birthdays, engagements, weddings, anniversaries, parties and much more. Everyone can bring their balloons to life with their own words and pictures of "The bride and groom, an engagement or wedding announcement, a favorite family group shot for parties or that precious first photo to announce the birth of a baby". This is truly a universal product where greetings can be sent in any language in any alphabet, and literally anything can be advertized. The Photo-Balloon is equally a gift for Christmas or Diwali, it is for Jews and Moslems, Christians and Hindus, in fact it has a universal appeal to all religions and all cultures for all occasions and the possibilities for its uses are literally endless.
Philip Lang FRSA CEO Magic International Limited
