Our story
Not your run-of-the-mill printed balloons.
We are balloon decorators who became balloon printers because nobody else was printing to the standard our clients deserved.
Decorators first
The Balloon Printers are part of the Luce Balloons family. For years Luce Balloons decorated weddings, launches and corporate events across Northern Ireland, and for years we ordered printed balloons from other suppliers to go into those displays. Too often they arrived with logos off-centre, inks that smudged, or prints so faint the brand disappeared at arm's length. Every poor balloon reflected on us, not on the printer.
2005: our first press
So we decided to act. In 2005 we travelled to England and bought our first semi-automatic screen-printing machine, set it up in Lisburn, and started printing for ourselves. Adela joined to lead the Balloon Printing Department, bringing the patience and attention to detail that screen printing on a curved, stretchy surface genuinely needs. The quality of the print rose immediately, and it has stayed there.
Quality is never expensive
Our balloons are printed in Lisburn by a small team of balloon professionals, using high-grade latex and inks. We believe a brand should never be undermined by poor balloon printing, so every balloon is printed by people who check the quality constantly, not by a machine running unattended.
Balloon printing you can be proud of, because we will be.
What that means for you
Four things we will not compromise on.
Hand-checked
A person inspects balloons throughout every run. Anything smudged, faint or off-centre is pulled before it is packed.
Proof first
You see your logo on the balloon shape before we print. We convert artwork for single-colour screen printing at no charge for simple logos.
Real latex, real brands
Qualatex, Sempertex, Gemar, Tuftex, Kalisan and Payaso. 100% biodegradable natural rubber latex, sourced sustainably.
Any size of order
Ten balloons for a birthday is a real order. Ten thousand for a roadshow is one too. Both get the same attention.
The team
Adela leads the Balloon Printing Department and is the person you will deal with from first email to finished balloons. She prepares the artwork, runs the proofs, prints the balloons and checks them. If you have a question about ink, colour or whether a logo will work at balloon scale, she has almost certainly answered it before.
Where we are
Our workshop is in Lisburn, County Antrim, a short drive from Belfast and well placed for the rest of Northern Ireland. Customers collect from here, and we deliver across Northern Ireland and beyond. For helium cylinders, collection from Lisburn is usually easiest.