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Life of a Pyrotechnical Designing a Championship Show We had the delightful news last week of being drawn for the 2015 Plymouth Councils, British Firework Championship Event in August this year. The competition has been running since 1997 and has been a big date in the industry Calendar from the moment it began. Its often […]

Previously in this thread … Sam says “Yes we can”, and I set off for darkest Lincolnshire and a group of farmers who want some training in pyrotechnic bird scaring because “there have been a few incidents”! Ok so the first training session went well, once I’d found the farm, a big commercial growing site […]

1st Galaxy gets some interesting phone calls and requests into the office, and just before Christmas Sam was contacted by a farmers training co-operative in Lincolnshire – “Do you think you could provide some training for farmers using pyrotechnic bird scarers?” Now sometimes I think Sam slips into “Bob the Builder” mode, and not just […]

It has long been held by firers that despite the number and size of maps on the office wall, or even the sophistication of mapping software in more recent years, there is a fundamental disconnect between the lengths of time the office says you will need to get to a display, and how long it […]

How does a Firework Display Designer design a show? If you’ve ever wondered just how one of the professionals goes about designing a firework show, then you’re probably not surprised to hear that the answer is as big as the question. But there are some aspects which can be explained. Of course there is a […]

For some people, a firework isn’t a firework unless it is really, really LOUD. There is something really exciting in watching a rocket make its way into the sky, knowing that there is going to be a really satisfying explosion of sound, light and colour at the end of it. If there isn’t, it can […]

We all want our fireworks displays to go off without a hitch, but unfortunately this doesn’t always happen. Here are four of the most memorable firework fails and crucially – how to avoid them yourself:

It’s fair to observe that firework displays are now as big as they’ve ever been, and we’re not just talking about the size. Although, in the last few years they just got bigger and bigger, with the wealth of The Middle East presenting World Record Breaking Displays. What we mean is that Fireworks are more […]

The success and impact of a fireworks display doesn’t just depend on the type and quality of the fireworks you choose, although this is important. The way you structure your display also makes a big difference, so this is something you should pay just as much attention to.

Is 2015 the year that you tie the knot, or are you getting ahead of the game and planning your 2016 wedding nice and early? If you’re starting to put together your wedding planning list, there’s one vital thing you mustn’t miss off – a fantastic, personalised fireworks display. On one of the most memorable […]