Catton Hall, South Derbyshire
Sat. 5th September 2009
World-class, multi-award winning fireworks is the calibre of the pyrotechnics on display at the UK Festival of Fireworks. Acknowledged and proven masters in the art of display fireworks demonstrate their skills, with all displays set to music. 12th glorious year.
Bring a picnic or take advantage of the on-site catering and enjoy an evening of thrilling pyrotechnics. The premier event for the fireworks enthusiast or a spectacularly different family night out. Perfectly located in central England, in a country house estate. Extensive free parking adjacent to the showground. Avoid disappointment, save money - book early!!
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2009 World Pyro Olympics
In just a few days, the -ber months will arrive once again and remind us that Christmas is just around the corner and that a new year is about to come. The dawn of the -ber months is also a sign for Filipinos to save up for the yearly ninong-ninang gift giving to their godchildren.
But this year, the months of November and December will hold yet another amazing event. Not Christmas, nor the birthday celebration of my neighbor, rather, it will be the annual World Pyro Olympics 2009. Rumor has it that the week long fireworks festival will be staged on the last week of November and winners will be announce in the first week of December.
The World Pyro Olympics has become one of the Philippines' most prized event. It is participated by many countries from different continents. Some of the world's leaders when it comes to pyrotechnics come to the Philippines ans showcase their fireworks creativity.
The World Pyro Olympics started in 2004 merely as an exhibition event. Because of its huge success, it officially became a fireworks competition in 2005 alongside the declaration that it is the biggest international fireworks competition in the world. That year, Australia's Show Fx. Pty. won the title.
In 2006 the festival went on a break but kicked off again in 2007 with United Kingdom's Westcoast Fireworks team bagging home the title. Last year, it was Italy who was crowned a sthe World Pyro Olympics 2008 champion through their Parente Fireworks team.
The Philippines, being the host for the previous competition, is not allowed to join the competition although the La Mancha Group of the country performs a fireworks display every last night of the festival. This year, expect more creative fireworks, more colorful skies, and more competitive participants. Stay tuned for updates regarding the event.
PGI 2009 won't get to experience the IRON PYRO unique competition invented by Shogun Pyrotechnics in Hong Kong. It has been decided to postpone the event until 2010 so that applicants will have more time preparing for the competition. The competition may even review its application process to allow more variables in the process. To keep up with the Iron Pyro news go to http://www.ironpyro.com/
New Year's 2009 Fireworks World-Wide
January 1, 2009 Millions of people across the world rang in the new year last night, and fireworks tended to be the celebration of choice for most cities, large and small.
Sydney, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand were two of the largest population centers to celebrate new years, with gigantic fireworks displays set for their capital cities.
Massive crowds greeted the fireworks in New York, London, Paris and other cities too numerous to name. People in the UK braved freezing temperatures.
February 2008
British Fireworks Championships.
2008 Will see 21st Century fireworks competing in the British Firework Championships. Organised every year by the Event Services Association and the largest gathering of British Premier Pyrotechnicians on show in the British Isles.
We shall be adding more details of the event over the coming weeks so watch this space.
Visit the link below for further details at the British Firework Championship website:
NEW EUROPEAN FIREWORK CHAMPIONSHIPS?
September 2007
A new competition has been created for the Firework Industry and, if successful this year, will become the first official European championships.
If A sponsor can be found for next year the future competition will consist of the winners from Plymouth (British Firework Championships), Southport (British Musical Firework Championships),San Sebastian and one other European competition.
The inaugural year sees Jubilee Fireworks, Millennium Fireworks and Westcoast Fireworks competing and a demonstration display by Antony Foti of Parente/Show FX.
These have been selected on merit from within the firework industry by the organisers.
The competition will be on the 28th and 29th of September on the Pembrokeshire Waterway in West Wales. Judges include Bill Davis, Jonathon Finch and Antony Foti.
The displays are 10 minutes in duration and a 500kg NEC limit has been set.The rules are similar to Plymouth to help both judges and competitors.
Event Producer, Joe Ghazzal C.E.O. of Global2000 said that teams from Australia, Italy, Japan and Malaysia would take part in the competition which starts on 18th August.
Joe Ghazzal also told the press that "Frank Furtado would be co-producing the event with him. Joe said that he was especially proud to be working with Frank on the project as Frank has been producing major international fireworks competitions for over 20 years hence his well earned nickname of "Father of Fireworks"."
According to Joe "spectators are guaranteed to be thrilled by the shimmering, incandescent fireworks displays, choreographed in unison with rousing, orchestrated music. These are magical fireworks performances of light, music, colour and culture like nothing you've ever seen!"
"The "Malaysia International Fireworks Competition" will not only light up the nights of Putrajaya but also the hearts of all Malaysians and our international friends. It is a momentous occasion for the whole country and one that brings much pride, excitement and honour that we all share as a nation."
For two weeks this August, all eyes will be on Putrajaya. It will be a proud moment for Malaysia.
Enjoy the warm ‘SELAMAT DATANG' welcome of Malaysia and share in the joy and excitement as the nation embarks on its 50th Golden Anniversary Celebration!
Australia ( Howard and Sons Pyrotechnics Pty Ltd) 18th August 2007
Malaysia (Pyro-Splendour Services Sdn. Bhd ) 22nd August 2007
Italy (Parente Fireworks) 25th August 2007
Japan (Tamaya Kitahara Fireworks Co., Ltd) 30th August 2007
Finale (Pyrofest Canada ) 2nd September 2007
COMPETITION DETAILS
The Musical Fireworks Competition is a series of pyro-musical displays given by renowned fireworks manufacturers, each representing a different country.Each fireworks show lasts a minimum of 20 minutes.The fireworks are produced after dark.
After a manufacturers' shows, a jury of local personalities selects a winner which is acclaimed before the Grand Finale.
The last show - the Grand Finale - promotes the theme of the competition and is presented by the host city, Malaysia and producing the grand finale is Global2000
MUSCAL FIREWORKS - TECHNIQUE PYROMUSICAL ART
Pyro-musical synchronization is an art form that can only be mastered through experience. The teams that participate in the Competition possess the skills required to distinguish themselves at the summit of the Pyro-Musical Arts. The fireworks makers who design the 20-minute pyro-musical displays are more than just Pyro-Technicians; they are Artistic Innovators.
The designers use music as a starting point for the creation of the displays to be presented in Malaysia. The choice of music determines the rhythm and the meaning that the artist wants to give to the presentation. Then, the crucial step consists of selecting the pyrotechnics according to their esthetical and technical characteristics.
It is essential to take into account the timing, the seconds or fractions of second between the time a piece is launched and its release in the sky. Developing a plan for 20 minutes' worth of launches requires months and months of painstaking effort and work
The 1ST Malaysia International Fireworks Competition 2007
Malaysia International Fireworks Competition 2007 is one of the biggest International Musical Fireworks Competition of the world.
"One of the biggest" because the number of fireworks shows (20 minutes per show plus a Grand Finale of 30 minutes) will be launched on the basis of 2 shows per week.
"International" because it will feature fireworks from many different countries plus a Grand Finale given by Kuala Lumpur.
"Musical" because the fireworks will be synchronised to inspiring music, like marionettes that actually dance to music before the public's very eyes.
"Competition" because the participating countries will go all out to win the GOLDEN MERDEKA trophy.
PYROFEST & FRANK FURTADO PROFILE:
The first International Musical Fireworks Competition was initiated in 1985, in Montreal, Canada, by Frank Furtado.
The success was so immediate that he has since produced numerous world-renowned International Musical Fireworks Competitions. Five Canadian cities, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Quebec City and Ottawa-Hull were followed by Acapulco in Mexico, and Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa.
Musical Fireworks events are very popular and Frank Furtado has acquired extensive expertise in producing these events over the last two decades. This is why he is fully competent to produce International Musical Fireworks Championship.
An international fireworks championship where the World's best musical fireworks manufacturers will compete. A yearly event which blends perfectly with Kuala Lumpur's intention to establish itself as a modern trade centre as well as being a prime tourism attraction.
Competition judging criteria and procedures
1.1 Evaluation of fireworks whose minimum duration must be twenty (20) minutes, excluding spoken texts introducing the segment of the display. Each of the sub-paragraphs a) to e) below is worth ten (10) points each.
a) The general concept: presentation, structure and scale of display;
b) The choice and variety of colours;
c) The originality of the display units: manufacturing and utilization;
d) The display production: rhythm of fire; volume of effects and quality of construction;
e) The correlation between fireworks and music: choice of music, synchronization of effects and adaptation of moods.
1.2 A penalty of 0,5 point will be imposed on the total evaluation in 1.1 for every minute or part of minute duration of the fireworks less than the minimum twenty (20) minutes requirement. This penalty will not exceed ten (10) points.
1.3 Only the data given to the panel of judges by the timekeeper will be considered as official and only this data shall serve to impose the penalties as previously stated, if necessary.
Galaxy Fireworks News Articles
Halloween Fireworks Display at Thrumpton Hall 28/09/2007
1st Galaxy Fireworks will this year be organising and running the Halloween and Fireworks Event. With the help of Fables Event we shall be putting on a great fireworks display for Children and later on in the evening a large scale display to wow you all. We will be having a Bar, Hog Roast, Haunted Trails, Fancy Dress and much much
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The final night of the World Fireworks Championships in Blackpool England took place last night (2/10/09)
Despite the terrrible weather conditions. The wind was blowing and there was a taste of rain in the air as Kimbolton Fireworks of the UK took centre stage to try to impress the brave citizens of Blackpool. Thousands of people flocked to Blackpool town centre to watch the spectacular finale.
Damp and windy weather meant a slightly shorter show, but spirits still soared as fireworks filled the sky.
“The weather was disappointing” said a spectator, “We came here to enjoy the fireworks and although they were very good, it was hard to see with a force 10 gale blowing in our eyes.” He went on to add, “At one point I thought the missus was going to get blown away, athough that may not have been a bad thing!”
The last to perform their dizzying display, was indeed Kimbolton Fireworks and ended four weeks of sensational shows as France, China, Ireland and Austria battled to be crowned the winners of the international competition.
But only one could claim victory, and this was China’s year.
Cindy Cheung, of the Vulcan International factory, said: “We are delighted to have won this year’s competition and are very proud of this achievement”.
and so the end has come, week after week we have all watched in owe as these fantastic firework fiends fought it out in the skies with their very own sound tracks, but in the end China stole the show.
Worldwide several apparent non-connected explosions struck firework factories or buildings housing Blasts Strike Firework Facilities Globallyireworks.
2009-09-26
Officials are investigating the various incidents located in India, Brazil, Malta and are trying to ascertain the cause for the blasts.
At least 11 people perished and 13 others remain in serious condition following a deadly firecracker explosion. The Friday blasts occurred in the southern state of Tamil Nadu in India.
According to reports the explosives were being stored in a building when they detonated The resulting blast was so powerful that officials say the building was brought down due to the force. The Friday night explosion occurred in the central Tiruvannamalai district at a location that vendors house firecrackers used for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights.
An explosion at a Brazilian fireworks factory on Thursday left three people dead and dozens more seriously injured. The factory located near Brazil's largest city was set ablaze at 12:30 p.m. in the industrial region of Santo Andre, on the outskirts of Sao Paulo. Local media reports say 40 firefighters were called to the scene to aid in removing victims from the rubble.
In Malta the St Joseph Fireworks Factory in Ghaxaq exploded on Thursday at approximately 11:40 p.m.. According to reports the blast took originated in a room where substances were mixed, no machinery was being used at the time. First responders at the scene reported no serious injuries and preliminary investigations revealed that the blast blew away what is commonly known as the mixing room and part of the compound's perimeter wall.
British Musical Fireworks Championships
Competitors have been announced for the 2009 competition after a grand draw at Southport Town Hall was drawn by the Mayor of Sefton.
Friday 9th October Dragonfire LTD and Selstar Fireworks will fire
Saturday 10th October competitors willbe A40 Fireworks LTD, Fireworx Scotland and Essex Pyrotechnics
On Sunday 11th October Star Fireworks and Fantastic Fireworks will close up another fantastic weekend of pyrotechnic wizardry.
The day listing above is correct but in no particular order. the actual firing orders will be confirmed closer to the event, so make sure you keep logging in for information on 2009's fantastic competition.
2008 winners were as follows:
1st place - JUBILEE FIREWORKS
2nd place-FESTIVAL FIREWORKS
3rd place-SPITFIRE PYROTECHNICS
3rd place - ALLSTAR FIREWORKS
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Published Date: 07 September 2009
More than 200,000 people gathered in Edinburgh to see the city's annual arts festival end with a bang.
More than 100,000 fireworks exploded over the Scottish capital to the sound of live orchestral music last night.
An estimated 220,000 people gathered in Princes Street Gardens, Inverleith Park, Calton Hill, Waverley Bridge and throughout the city to bid goodbye to the festival for another year.
2009 Taipei Dadaocheng Fireworks Festival （2009-07-23 17:20）
Love and Fireworks in the Air for Chinese Valentine’s Day
Each year, the Taipei Dadaocheng Fireworks Festival spectacular brings in happy revellers in tremendous waves. This year’s extravaganza music and cultural performances will be included. The theme for this year’s event is Valentine’s love and the Milky Way’s role ─ based on a beloved Chinese folk ─ as a bridge of love. If you’d like to be on hand with the one you love for the resplendent show of music and fireworks, you’d best head over early, for lots and lots and lots of folks will have the very same idea. The musical notes will fill up the air and the fireworks will light up the sky, wrapping you up in a perfect night of romantic love.
Sponsor: Taipei City Government
TEL: 1999 (outside Taipei City +886-2-2720-8889)
Website: http://www.taipeitravel.net/user/article.aspx?Lang=2&SNo=05000107
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The 2008 Montreal Competition Begins!
Detailed judging criteria, a newly renovated area and five new entrants
Pyrotechnicians from around the world and firework fanatics will come to Montreal in the forthcoming weeks as the 2008 edition of L'International des feux Loto-Québec, the Montreal International Firework Competition, begins on Saturday, June 21th. Contestants from nine countries will each display 30-minute pyromusical extravaganzas in an effort to win one of three Jupiter prize.
The popular jury, made up of 19 firework enthusiasts selected in the past weeks, will use a new performance evaluation grid. "Since a couple of years, we have felt need to be more specific about our criteria in order to help the jury and to draw attention to some aspects of a firework show" the director of the event Martyne Gagnon says to PyroPlanet.
Thus, two new judging criteria have been introduced. First, technical design is added to determine how well contestants use the available area, including the lake. Firework density and consistency are also important.
"Firework denseness must be sustained throughout the show. Of course, slower segments are required, but we don't want a display made of weak segments and just ending with a great finale" Gagnon explains.
A second new criterion is about the soundtrack, that is, the choice of music and most importantly, linking from one segment to the next. "During the jury training, we emphasized the fact that soundtrack criterion is not about the kind of music one likes or dislikes. We have to be able to value the pyrotechnic concept which surrounds the soundtrack."
The last remaining judging criterias within the evaluation grid are: pyrotechnic pieces (variety, quality and colours), pyromusical design (originality of products or originality of the way products are used, and rhythmic dynamics, including relationships between firework design, music, and theme) and synchronization.
Among other changes, the La Ronde site has been transformed around the lake. Some terraces were dismantled and new ones assembled above the former amusement park main midway. Now there are 7368 seats available. (There were around 7500 in the past.) This figure includes twelve VIP grandstands added at the top of the new terraces where the newly built control room is located.
Other changes include a new go-kart track close to the left side (from audience viewpoint) of the third firing ramp, made of floating platforms. Owing to safety rules about the distance to keep between the new ride and pyrotechnic area, the ramp width is slightly reduced. "The go-kart encroachment on the firing area is six meters or so" specifies Paul Csukassy, technical director. "In order to preserve symmetry in relation to the centre of the stage, we also cut the same length on the other side, that is, a total of 10-12 meters out of 150 meters." New low safety walls have been built.
The 2008 line-up includes five new entrants:
Prestatech-Artifices (France),
Pirotecnica Morsani (Italy),
Garden City Display Fireworks (Canada),
Pyrovision GmbH (Austria), and
Pyrotecnico (United States).
However, being a new entrant doesn't always mean that these pyrotechnicians will work for the first time in Montreal: cross-fertilization may occurs between companies. For instance, the Canadian Michael Bohonos (Garden City) worked at La Ronde with Royal Pyrotechnie in 2003 and Pyromagic (Hong Kong) in 2007.
Other contestants are:
Hanwha (South Korea),
Grupo Luso Pirotecnia (Portugal),
Howard and Sons (Australia), and
Sunny (China).
Panzera will produce the traditional off-competition closing show on August 6th.
In addition to PyroPlanet coverage, Paul Marriott's website, montreal-fireworks.com, will provide comprehensive reports of each display and hosts a forum allowing 'pyrofannatics' an opportunity to share their comments.
The soundtrack of each firework display will be broadcasted live on the local radio station 105,7 FM.d
Story : Frédérick Bastien
Melrose Pyrotechnics takes first place in Shanghai. on Friday, October 12, 2007
The 8th Shanghai International Music Fireworks Festival panel of judges has awarded 1st prize to Melrose Pyrotechnics Inc. USA. Melrose was the first international competitor to present a 30 minute pyromusical program during the competition, which began Sunday, September 30th. This date is also the beginning of the National Day holiday in China. The Displays were enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of fireworks fans, who gathered each night in Shanghai's Century Park.
Melrose incorporated nine floating platform locations and five aerial shell locatoins for this computer fired display. The show was set up by five Melrose technicians, along with a team of local technicians, who were provided by the sponsor.
This is the second first-place-finish for Melrose Pyrotechnics in as many competitions. Melrose was awarded first place in 2006 at the Montreal International Fireworks Competition.
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7/12/06
Bad news for the firework industry. The EU has voted to approve the European Pyrotechnic Directive. UK officials were strongly opposed to the directive but once again were powerless against EU bureaucracy. The directive wrongly assumes that most firework accidents are caused by faulty fireworks and that the directive will make things safer. In fact only a very small number of accidents are caused by faulty products, most being caused by user error such as leaning over a lit firework. UK fireworks are already some of the safest available thanks to British Standards, which are fairly straightforward to comply with. In future all fireworks will have to CE marked. The enormous costs involved threatens the future of most European firework companies with no perceivable benefit. The time scale is three years for Category 3 consumer fireworks and five years for Category 4 professional fireworks.
August 2006
Jubilee Fireworks won the Champion of Champions British Firework Championships Competition at Plymouth with an astonishing display.
Competition was fierce and all competitors provided innovation, a good range of material and impressive fireworks.
The judges put Jubilee top, Alan Hillary second, Happy Dragon third and Shellscape fourth.
Fireworks' editor was one of the judging panel
August 2006
Roy Lowry's rocket launch at the British Firework Championships at Plymouth (16 August) has beaten Terry McDonald's record firing of 39210 rockets in 1997. The judgement on whether the new rocket shoot (of about 50,000 Black Cat rockets) has been confirmed by The Guinness Book of Records. The full story of the successful record attempt will be told in issue 51 of Fireworks by Roy himself.
HSE issue a derogation to the new UN default firework classifications. The document enables importers and manufacturers to continue using the existing 2003 defaults until July 2007. After this date there is a sell on period of 9 months to dispose of any remaining stock. After March 2008 all but the smallest rockets will become 1.3G making them impossible for shops to store and very difficult for suppliers of display packs to transport. Any cakes with any report units in will become 1.1 making them impossible to import or transport even for professional display operators. Large shells for professional use have already become 1.1 and are being phased out. Once existing stocks have been used it is very unlikely they will ever been seen again in the UK.
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