AB Promotion & Development

COVID-19 and AB Promotion & Development It looks like we are going to be in for a rough ride thanks to this pandemic. We have been waiting and have asked the TSSA to provide public safety guidelines for the use of inflatables. The school closures and other venue restrictions has led to the cancellation and postponement of most our March and April events. Events in May could be salvaged if all the de-socialization steps are lifted but it looks like they will be carried thro...ugh to at least June - our busiest month. At this point and time we have the following information for you: The corona virus can remain viable for up to 72 hours on vinyl, 24 hrs on cardboard and much less on metal surfaces. Taking this into account none of our inflatables will be rented on back to back dates at different venues. The inflatables will be isolated for a minimum of 4 days and cleaned with antiseptic prior to use. Our staff will be monitored and checked for possible illness and will be kept home if that be the case. We will do our best to keep you and your children safe during this turbulent period. We ask of you to ensure steps are taken to ensure no infected or ill persons partake in your event. Wishing you all the best of health and strength during this crisis - Alex Vanderburg & family.

It is the end of September and after this weekend we finally start to wind down from another very busy and successful summer season. This week we will be at the Temiskaming Plowing Match for two days in Belle Vallée ON, we have a few birthday parties to do over the weekend and on Monday we are up in Kapuskasing at their Indian Friendship Centre. Couldn't have made this al happen without the help of right hand man and youngest son Tom. Many others have also contributed duri...ng the Summer making it all doable. What's next - we are off to the IAAPA Exhibition in Orlando come November. We get a chance to see what is new on the market and hear from the industry experts how the newly accepted ASTM standards will impact the many suppliers. We have had to hold back on new acquisitions due to the changed standards on design, material etc. of inflatables. We would hate to have bought a new inflatable that we are not allowed to use. We are expecting a busy Christmas and Winter Carnival season. Next year we are going to have to decide whether we will continue as is or sell the business as a whole. A weighty decision that I hope will not have a negative impact on our many loyal clients. See more

Well we survived another Canada Day. 10 locations we served and all went well and it stayed relatively dry. We couldn't have done it without our children Rick, Roxanne, Tom & Simone and of course my lovely wife Bernadette. We had a lot help to make it another successful day. To all of you my thanks. Now we get to change gears and ease into the summer season. Less weekday events and just busy weekends. We will be again at the Lumberjack Festival in Kapuskasing and the Cochrane Summerfest. No event too large or too small - we are your source in the North for quality inflatable fun. Have a great summer!

Whew! Two weeks of June Madness are coming to an end. We were crazy busy supplying 23 schools, 8 company events and 6 birthday parties - all in 12 days. Couldn't have done it without my children Tom & Roxanne and not to forget Graelon, Jayson, Newman and others. We went as far west as Dubreuilville and East to a number of First Nations in Quebec. In between I also made a 2 day trip up and down to Buffalo NY to pick up the new 1" stakes, new super blowers, a fun game (see Zo...mbie Hunt below) and a number of replacement parts. In 4 days I drove 3000+ kilometers. Today I have a relative day of rest to prep for the next crazy outing . our busiest day of the year - Canada Day. We will be supplying our inflatables to 10 locations in North-Eastern Ontario. We are almost ready and hope that Mother Nature will cooperate :-). Happy Canada Day to one and all from your friends at AB Promotion & Development. See more

Just had a great weekend at the Comicon in Timmins - Timminscon that was held at the McIntyre Complex in Schumacher. Two days of happy children playing on a number of our Super Hero and Comic based inflatables. The most action was found at our Interactive Games. Great organisation to work with and a fantastic event. Timmins and area are so fortunate! To promote the Pokémon Tournament we set up our little yellow friend outside and paired him with an AirDancer.