A look inside Azusa warehouse where Rose Parade floats are made

We are just over a month away from the Rose Parade, meaning float building is in full swing. One of the professional companies that makes many of the floats is based in Azusa. It's called Artistic Entertainment Services, where creativity is built into its history.

CEO Craig Bugajski walked us through the company's warehouse, a place where floats have been made for decades. The Tournament of Roses opened a facility here in the early 80's.

Bugajski started working on floats more than 40 years ago, then started his own company here in 2003. AES has grown to 150 employees in SoCal and another 80 in Florida.

"Not only do we do Rose Parade, we do entertainment construction in general. So we work for mostly the largest entertainment companies in the world," said Bugajski.

They do everything from parade floats at Disney parks to mazes at Universal's Halloween Horror Nights.

"The cool thing about this business is, you're never going to do the same thing twice," said Bugajski.

But this time of year, much of the focus shifts to the Tournament of Roses floats. Everything from the carpentry to metal to art, paint and of course all the flowers!

"Multiple days of deliveries, multiple truckloads. We work directly with one wholesaler. They're amazing," said Assistant Floral Director Katie McCormick. "Thousands. I mean, we may be hitting into the millions with flowers. It is insane."

The warehouse sits in a neighborhood, where every year, people get a first look the floats.

"I think it's fun for the residents that live around here. When we come out and we bring the floats out for testing, you'll see them come out onto their front porch and watch the floats get tested and bring them out," said Float Project Manager Kyle Amerine.

For longtime employees, each float is a passion project... built in Azusa, then shared with the world.

"The pride from the community coming out and helping volunteer and decorate and the people that live around here that come to work every day and build them is just the heart is just really there to build these floats and bring them to life," said Amerine.