Advertising Balloon and Blimp company goes global!

Southern Balloon Works Inc., a Deland, FL company, has recently announced it's merger with Aerial Products Corporation, a St. Augustine,FL company. Upon completion of the transaction, manufacturing operationsand the corporate headquarters will be consolidated to larger facilitiesin Deland, FL.Both companies have demonstrated leadership in their respective categories related to aerial photography, aerial advertising, and aerialsurveillance. As a combined company, Aerial Products Corporation willhave product offerings which include; advertising balloons, advertisingblimps, RC blimps and aerial photography and aerial surveillanceequipment. Company CEO Kevin M. Hess had this to say about thetransaction; It made sense to combine the companies due to theircomplementary strengths. Southern Balloon Works builds thehighest-quality lighter than air products and has a solid customer basewith their commercial aerial photography systems. Aerial Products hasexperience with aerial surveillance systems, which required an aerialplatform from which to operate. As a combined company, the platform andelectronics systems will be seamlessly integrated into solutions for lawenforcement, port security agencies, environmental agencies and militarycustomers.For questions regarding the company please contact the director of mediarelations, Felicia Bonforte, at 386-734-0747 .