WATS / About us
We are a Polish family business. Since 1980, we have developed the craft, knowledge and technology that turn ideas into inflatable products.
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01 / Our approach
We design and manufacture airtight inflatable products, combining HF welding, hot air, industrial sewing and 3D design.
We pass knowledge and skills from generation to generation. Personal involvement at every stage defines our work — from the first conversation to the final detail.
WATS / Our mission
Our mission is to deliver unique products and solutions that meet our partners’ needs. Innovation, quality and durability are the foundation of everything we do.
As a family business, we pass knowledge, skills and passion from generation to generation. Our personal involvement at every stage of production ensures that our products combine function with attention to detail.
1980 — WATS — A FAMILY STORY
From the first machine and inflatable bears to our own factory and partnerships across industries. A story told by Tomasz Demski, illustrated with photographs from the WATS archive.
WATS began with engineer Tadeusz Demski. Japanese toy factories inspired his interest in high-frequency welding. He built a machine that enabled the production of inflatable Bu Bu bears. The name WATS comes from the Polish phrase “Wytwarzanie Artykułów z Tworzyw Sztucznych” — manufacturing plastic products.
In the final years of communist Poland, these toys entered a market where many products were scarce. The first successes opened the way to new ideas.
Work took place in a room in the family home and, for a time, in a seventh-floor flat. The family became involved, particularly the founder’s son, Piotr Demski. We made pools for summer, snow scooters for winter and rain capes for wet weather. Our old Golf carried rolls of material.
Small orders and everyday problem-solving built the experience we still rely on today.
From 2002, Piotr Demski led the business into a new stage of growth. Larger orders, established brands and unusual challenges followed, including projects for the Dragon Parade in Kraków. We refined our technology to give customers’ ideas a tangible form.
Our facilities did not always keep pace with our ambitions. Tomasz recalls an overseas customer who saw the rented hall in Hałcnów and drove away without a word. That, too, is part of our story.
The sudden termination of the lease put the business in a very difficult position, close to bankruptcy. The decision to build a new facility in Bujaków came quickly. This remains our manufacturing home today.
Further investment enabled larger projects, participation in tenders and growing partnerships with international customers.
Tomasz Demski is developing the family business alongside the team. Many employees have been with WATS for over 15 years, and some since its earliest days. Their knowledge, commitment and experience are part of every product.
Our values are quality, innovation, professionalism and partnership. We develop inflatable advertising, scenography, event equipment, boats and RIB tube servicing. We manufacture to order, for white-label customers and under our own brand. We focus on timely quotations and delivery, and close collaboration with our partners.
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Photographs: WATS archive. The images show different stages of the business; exact dates are not available for every photograph.
03 / Our fields
Boats, kayaks, buoys and structures for recreation on the water.
Explore productsBalloons, arches, custom shapes and large-format installations.
Explore productsTanks, platforms and inflatable structures for custom applications.
Explore productsWe learn about the application, working conditions and project requirements.
We select materials, technology and construction, then prepare documentation.
We verify the solution before production begins.
We assemble prepared components and check the finished product.
We arrange delivery and support you in using the product.
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