🛡️ Safety Starts Before We Arrive

A safe inflatable hire starts well before we arrive at your home, hall or event.

Rugby Inflatables maintains records for our inflatables and associated equipment, including the inspections and testing required to keep everything ready for hire.

Our inflatables are PIPA tested, our electrical equipment is PAT tested, and our setup procedures are designed around the requirements for professionally operating inflatable play equipment.

📍 Checking the Setup Area

Before an inflatable is unpacked, we first look at where it is going to be positioned.

The area needs to provide enough room for the inflatable itself as well as the required operating space around it.

We also check that the setup area is suitable, level and clear of debris, sharp objects or anything else that could damage the inflatable or create an unnecessary hazard.

For outdoor garden hires, our inflatables are set up on natural grass or suitable soil where they can be correctly anchored into the ground.

⚓ Anchoring the Inflatable

Correct anchoring is one of the most important parts of an inflatable setup.

Outdoors, suitable ground stakes are used at the required anchorage points. Indoors, where stakes cannot be used, appropriate weighted anchoring is used instead.

The inflatable is checked to make sure it is stable and correctly positioned before we continue with the rest of the setup.

💨 Blower & Pressure Checks

Once the inflatable is positioned and anchored, the blower is securely connected and the inflatable is fully inflated.

But we don't judge whether an inflatable is correctly inflated simply by looking at it.

We use a manometer to take a pressure reading and record it as part of our setup checks. This helps confirm that the inflatable is operating at the appropriate pressure.

We also identify and record the blower being used with the inflatable so that the equipment used for the setup can be traced.

⚡ Electrical Safety

The blower needs a continuous electrical supply while the inflatable is in use, so electrical equipment forms another important part of our checks.

We visually inspect the equipment being used and use appropriate electrical protection, including RCD protection.

Our electrical equipment is also maintained and PAT tested.

🌬️ Outdoor Hires & Wind

Weather is one of the biggest considerations when operating an inflatable outdoors.

We take and record the wind speed during setup using an anemometer. Customers are also provided with guidance on monitoring conditions throughout their hire.

Inflatables must not be operated in unsafe wind conditions. Our maximum operating wind speed is 24mph, and a hire may need to be cancelled or stopped if conditions become unsafe.

📋 Our Setup Checks

Before we finish setting up, a number of checks and recordings are completed for the hire.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Then It's Over to You

Once we're happy with the installation, we'll provide the hirer with the relevant safety information for using and supervising the inflatable during the hire.

Children should be appropriately supervised while the inflatable is in use, and the operating guidance provided at setup should be followed throughout the hire.

These checks may only take up a small part of your party day, but they're an important part of the service we provide.

💙 More Than Just Delivering a Bouncy Castle

When you book with Rugby Inflatables, you're not simply paying for an inflatable to arrive at your door.

Your hire includes the preparation, delivery, professional setup, equipment checks, safety procedures and collection that happen around your booking.

Much of that work happens behind the scenes, but it helps us provide a professional and reliable inflatable hire service for families, venues and events across Rugby and the surrounding area.