HISTORY

1994

Created inflatable stick balloon for sport cheering, World First. 

Established sports events supplies firm under the name of Kisung Ad Business by Cheol-ho Kim.


1995

Supplied all professional sports teams in Baseball, Football, Basketball, and Volleyball, etc. in Korea.

Exported Korean cheering culture to famous sports teams in USA, Japan, Europe, South America etc. 


1996
Developed to commercialize in Character balloon using check-valve the 1st time in Korea.

Selected and supplied as representative cheering product for Korean Team in Atlanta Olympics.

Participated to Seoul Int’l Premium Show every year since 1996.


1997

Started a Sport Licensing business for inflatable products and cheering products.

Supplied to Pro-Baseball teams, Lotte Giants, Haitai Tigers (1997, 1998).


1998

Supplied inflatable stick balloon to Korean teams at Nagano (Japan) Winter Olympic & Bangkok (Thailand) Olympic.

Licensee for cheering products in KBO (Korean Basketball League-1998, 1999).


2000

Licensee for cheering products in KBL and LG AD (2000-2002).

Supplied inflatable stick balloon to Korean teams at Sydney (Australia) Olympic.


2001

Licensee for inflatable products in Korea National Football Team (2001-2002).

Licensee for LG Twins (2001-2002).

Operated sporting goods shops in Jamsil Baseball Stadium, and managed shops for SAMSUNG Thunders, and SK Knights in Jamsil Basketball Stadium (2001-2002).


2002

Licensee for cheering products in KIA Tigers.

Licensee for apparel in KBL.

Strong influence nationwide with our stick balloons during 2002 Korea/Japan Word Cup Games.

Supplied our balloon sticks to Busan Asian Games and Salt Lake Winter olympics.


2003

Business partnership with Kashiwara Japan.

Expanded production facility in Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do.

Corporate name changed to BalloonStix Korea Co., Ltd.

Started to sell new product, Blu Ice.


2004

Supplied balloonstix to Korean teams at Athens(Greece) Olympic.

Participated Hong Kong Gift & Premium Show (2004~2005).

Installed control machine with 3 sides sealing.


2005

Supplied balloonstix to Korean teams at Innsbruck (Austria) Winter Universiade & Izumar (Turkey) Summer Unversiade Games.

World First, developed antibacterial nano-silver icepack.

World First, created full color (8 colors) imprinting technology on balloonstix.


2006

Supplied balloonstix to Korean teams at Doha (Qatar) Asian Games & Torino (Italy) Winter Olympic.

2006 Germany World Cup (accumulated total sales over 80 million sets of balloonstix).

Developed and installed automatic check-valve input machine.

Developed Air-flag and patented.

Developed fully automated water injection machine for ice pack.


2007

Developed air-cushioning item for special packaging.

Special featured package launched at domestic market.

Secured the technical cooperation of Nano-silver roll mat icepack and launched at domestic market.

Licensee for balloonstix in KFA(Korean Football Association).


2008

Antibacterial ice pack was specified and used to many local foods suppliers.

Supplied balloonstix to Korean team at Beijing (China) Olympic.

Expanded production facility of icepack.


2009Developed antibacterial nano-silver Boots Keeper and patented.

2010

Developed Oxygen Fresh Pack and patented.

2010 South Africa World Cup (accumulated total sales over 100 million sets of balloonstix).


2011

Developed antibacterial PCM(Phase Change Material) pack exclusively supplied  to Lotte department store.  

Enterprise resource planning ERP system was introduced.

Developed cooler bag for takeout only.


2012

Supplied colorful designed icepack to 2012 Expo at Yeosu, Korea.

Selected as best icepack supplier to Hankuk Yakult.


2013

Additional automated machinery for icepack completed the equipment.

Annual supply contract with Korea Ssireum (Korean Wrestling) Association.

Contract with Energizer Korea for sales promotional products.


2014
Supplied 300,000 pieces cheering products to Hyundai Motors during Brazil World Cup.

Developed and supplied Ssid-bong (name of character balloon) for FC (Football Club) Seoul.

Developed and supplied Cool Retention Bag with handle.


2015

Developed mini size ice pack for take-out and expanded production facilities.

Manufactured Chinese OEM and supply of Signature ball.


2016

Expanded balloonstix production facilities (full color printing with small order)

Supplied to Korean Sports Association in Brazil (Rio) Olympics.


2017

Supplied signature balls to 13 professional soccer teams, 4 basketball teams, 2 volleyball teams, 

and 6 handball teams.  Became the biggest manufacturer of signature ball in Korea.


2018

Supplied total 180,000 sets balloonstix to Russia World Cup for Hyundai Motors, Cass beer, CKD medicine companies.

Developed and supplied Character balloon to HanwhaEasgles and KIA Tigers.

Supplied 100,000 sets balloonstixrelated to Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.


2019

Eco-friendly Paper Clapper released.

Eco-friendly Ice pack launched.