2.6 m high · 3.7 m wideTraditional Arch
The classic curved arch for entrances, photo walls and stages.
Hire from £195
Hire a balloon arch.
Up in just 12 minutes.
A finished balloon arch, columns or garlands for your party, wedding or shop launch. Set up by your local ArchUp Operator, or posted to your door to build yourself. Balloons included, anywhere in the UK.
12 minfrom box to arch
4shapes to choose from
5balloon finishes
UKwide, set up or posted
The proof
Box to inflated arch in 12 minutes.
One person, one standard arch, filmed in real time with the clock running. This is what your operator does at your venue, or what you do if we post the kit to you.
12 minutes is a standard arch from the Starter Kit. Your first build will take longer. The build videos further down show every step at normal speed.
Book now
Hold your hire date today.
Our first UK stock is delivered in February 2027. Bookings open for events from 1 March 2027, and you can hold your date now.
Hire a display
Pre-book a hire for events from 1 March 2027
Arches, square arches and garlands £195; two columns £150. Price includes the 6 packs of balloons (4 for columns) in the colours you choose, set up by your local operator. No operator near you yet? We post the kit for £25 delivery and collection; pre-loaded with the balloons for £10 more.
£30 now holds your date and comes off the hire price.
Pre-book a hire · £30Opens a short booking form with the £30 payment at the bottom. Fully refunded if we can't cover your date or postcode. How hiring works.
Pre-book a hire
Book your display.
For events from 1 March 2027. Fill this in and pay the £30 booking fee at the bottom of the form. The £30 holds your date and comes off the hire price; it's refunded in full if we can't cover your date or postcode.
Reserve a Starter Kit
Reserve your kit.
Fill this in and pay the £50 deposit at the bottom of the form. It reserves a kit from our first shipment, delivered February 2027; the £249.95 balance is invoiced when the shipment leaves the factory. Balloons are not included; your first 6 packs are £14.95 each when you order them with the kit.
Hire an arch
Set up for you, or posted to you. Anywhere in the UK.
Book online and we'll get it to you one of two ways: your local ArchUp Operator sets it up, or where there isn't one yet we post you the kit for £25 delivery and collection. Our first UK stock lands February 2027, so bookings are for events from 1 March 2027 onwards.
Where we have an operator
Set up by your local ArchUp Operator
Your nearest operator delivers the display to your venue, builds it, and collects the hardware afterwards. You don't touch a thing. You pay a booking deposit online and the balance to your operator on the day.
Everywhere else
Delivered to your door, up in 12
Kit and balloons delivered to your door. Scan the QR code in the box for the build guide and build it yourself, or add pre-loading for £10 and the balloons arrive already on the tubes, so you just connect and inflate. After the event, pop the balloons, pack the hardware, and send it back by the return date with the prepaid label in the box. Your £75 deposit is then released. £25 covers delivery and collection.
For weddings, corporate launches and venue dressing, operators carry the chrome, metallic and pastel ranges alongside the standard colours, so a display can be as understated as the room needs.
Prices
| Display, balloons included | Set up by your operator | Posted to you |
|---|---|---|
| Traditional arch 6 packs | £195 | £195 + £25 delivery & collection |
| Square arch 6 packs | £195 | £195 + £25 delivery & collection |
| Two garlands 6 packs | £195 | £195 + £25 delivery & collection |
| Two columns 4 packs | £150 | £150 + £25 delivery & collection |
Every hire price includes the balloons: 6 packs for an arch, square arch or pair of garlands, 4 for a pair of columns, in the colours you tell us. Where we have an operator near you they deliver, set up and collect, and that's the whole price. Where we don't, we post the kit: £25 covers delivery and the prepaid return, and a £75 hardware deposit is held on your card and released when the kit is checked back in. Add pre-loading for £10 and the balloons arrive already on the tubes, so it's connect and inflate. Chrome, metallic and pastel finishes: ask for a quote.
How to book
Bookings open now for events from 1 March 2027.
- Click Pre-book a hire and fill in the short booking form: date, venue postcode, shape and the colours you want. Describe the colours in your own words, "navy and gold" or "pastel pink and white", and we'll match them.
- Pay the £30 booking fee at the bottom of the same form. It holds your date and comes off the price. We confirm by email within one working day whether an operator will set it up or we'll post the kit.
- Pay the balance to your operator on the day, or to us 14 days before dispatch for a posted kit (plus the £25 delivery and collection, £10 if you'd like it pre-loaded, with the £75 deposit held on your card).
If we can't cover your date or postcode, the £30 is refunded in full. Cancel more than 7 days before the event and it's refunded too.
Our operator directory appears here as the first UK operators come on board. Venues, planners and retailers: trade enquiries are welcome, ask us about trade pricing.
How it works
Connect. Create. Inflate.
The kit is a set of rigid EZ Tubes and connectors with a high-powered electric pump. The balloons clip onto the tubes, so the shape is built before anything is inflated. No helium, no knot-tying, and no waiting around while someone ties three hundred balloons.
STEP 1
Connect
Clip the balloons onto the EZ Tubes in the colour order and pattern you want.
STEP 2
Create
Join the tubes with the EZ Connectors to form a traditional arch, square arch, two columns or two garlands.
STEP 3
Inflate
Plug one end, attach the pump to the other, flip the switch. Every balloon fills and self-seals in about a minute.
Prefer to own one? Pre-order from the first UK shipment
Pre-order the ArchUp Starter Kit
£299.95 inc VAT£50 deposit now, £249.95 when it ships · kit only: balloons are not included
- Builds a traditional arch, square arch, two columns or two garlands from the same parts
- Reusable: buy once, restock with balloon packs for every event after
- Balloons not included. A pack is 22 balloons. A standard arch, square arch or pair of garlands needs 6 packs; a pair of columns needs 4. Your first 6 packs are £14.95 each when bought with the kit, then £19.95 a pack after that. Packs go on sale when UK stock lands
- High-powered electric pump inflates a full display in about a minute
- Self-sealing balloons mean no knot tying at all
- Two carry bags for storage and transport
- UK delivery and UK support
What the £299.95 does and doesn't include. It includes the hardware above and nothing else. Balloons are bought separately, work only with the ArchUp / Totali EZ system, and are a single use per display: they can't be deflated once sealed. Budget 6 packs for each arch you build. An XL add-on kit for larger displays will follow in 2027.
This is a pre-order. £50 now reserves a kit from our first container, expected to arrive February 2027. We confirm your delivery window in writing when the container sails and invoice the £249.95 balance then; the kit is dispatched once it clears. If we miss the confirmed window by more than 14 days you can cancel for a full refund of everything paid. Click Reserve a kit, give us your delivery details, and pay the £50 deposit at the bottom of the form. Secure payment by card or bank transfer; the usual 14-day cooling-off applies from the day you order.
Balloons
2.6 m high · 3.7 m wide
2.2 m high · 2.7 m wide
2.2 m high · 0.7 m wide each
2.2 m high · 1.4 m wide each
Pick a shape. Pick your colours.
Every hire comes in the colours you choose, or a ready-made theme. Four shapes, five finishes, from a single-colour classic to chrome, metallic and pastel.
2.6 m high · 3.7 m wide2.2 m high · 2.7 m wideSquare Arch
Clean, modern frame. Ideal for doorways and backdrops.
Hire from £1952.2 m high · 0.7 m wide eachTwo Columns
A matching pair to flank a door, table or stage.
Hire from £1502.2 m high · 1.4 m wide eachTwo Garlands
Straight runs for tables, bars, banisters and walls.
Hire from £195How many packs does each shape take?
One pack is one colour. A standard arch, square arch or pair of garlands uses six packs; a pair of columns uses four. Mix colours and the packs split as shown.
Five finishes
StandardChromeMetallicPastelRetro
Ready-made themes
Pre-matched colour sets for the occasions people ask for most.
Birthday
Celebration
Christmas
Gender Reveal
Graduation
Halloween
Step-by-step
Watch a full build, start to finish.
Real-time builds of every shape. Nothing is sped up except the bits where the pump is running.
Connect, Create, Inflate in under 15 minutes
Overview of the whole system
Standard build 1
7 min 17 s
Standard build 2
7 min 54 s
Standard build 3
6 min 04 s
Standard build 4
6 min 50 s
Questions
Before you book
Do I need helium?
No. The kit uses a mains electric air pump. The balloons sit on rigid tubes, so nothing needs to float.
How long does set-up take?
A standard arch takes one person 12 minutes from the box to inflated; the time-lapse at the top of the page shows it in real time. Your first build will take longer. Inflation itself is about a minute.
Can I reuse the balloons?
The hardware is fully reusable. The balloons are refillable to keep them looking full, but they self-seal and can't be deflated, so each display uses a fresh set.
Will ordinary balloons work with the kit?
No. The system uses ArchUp / Totali EZ balloons with a self-sealing valve that clips onto the tubes. We stock all five finishes in the UK.
How many balloon packs do I need?
Six packs for a traditional arch, square arch or pair of garlands; four for a pair of columns. One pack is one colour, so a two-colour arch is three packs of each, a three- or four-colour arch is two of each, and a six-colour arch is one of each. The chart in the Balloons section shows every combination.
Is it suitable for outdoor use?
Yes. The balloons are made for indoor and outdoor displays. For windy outdoor spots, weight the base of each column or arch leg.
Can I book a hire now?
Yes, for events from 1 March 2027 onwards, which is when our first UK stock will be in the country and the first operators listed. Pay the £30 booking fee to hold your date, tell us the details on the form, and we confirm within one working day. The £30 comes off the hire price and is refunded in full if we can't cover your date or postcode.
What if there's no operator near me?
We post the kit and balloons to you anywhere in the UK for £25 delivery and collection on top of the hire price, with a £75 hardware deposit held on your card. Build it yourself with the guide (scan the QR code in the box), or add pre-loading for £10 and the balloons come already on the tubes. Pop the balloons after your event, and send the hardware back by the return date with the prepaid label. Your deposit is released once the kit is checked in.
Do I pay the operator or ArchUp?
For an operator-installed hire you pay the £30 booking fee to ArchUp when you book and the balance to your operator on the day. Your confirmation shows both amounts, and there's nothing else to pay. For a posted kit you pay ArchUp: the £30 when you book, the balance plus £25 delivery and collection 14 days before dispatch, and a £75 deposit held on your card and released when the kit comes back.
Where does it ship from?
Stock is held in the UK and dispatched from the UK. ArchUp is the exclusive UK distributor, so warranty and support are handled here too.
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