Fantastic Fireworks
Fantastic Fireworks is a British company that stages large-scale fireworks displays in Europe and the Far East. It was founded in 1985, and is based in Pepperstock.
Awards and recognitions
[edit]Fantastic Fireworks are twice winners of the British Fireworks Championship (1997 and 2015) and have been recognized for the quality of their fireworks displays.[1] In 2006, they earned an entry in the Guinness World Records for a rocket launch in Plymouth, Devon that involved 56,645 rockets being set off in thirty seconds.[2] In 1997, it was the first winner of the British Fireworks Championship.[3] In 2015, the company won the title for a second time[citation needed] In 2016, Fantastic Fireworks won the Best Visual Spectacular category of the Event Production Awards for its production of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds.[4]
Fireworks Training School
[edit]Fantastic Fireworks set up and runs Britain's first Fireworks Training School. Offered are courses covering both domestic (Category 3) and professional (Category 4) fireworks. The latter include the British Pyrotechnists Association (BPA) Firer and Senior Firer qualification.
Professional Memberships and Associations
[edit]Fantastic Fireworks is a member of the BPA (British Pyrotechnists Association), and the CBI (Confederation of British Industry), Explosives Industry Group.
References
[edit]- ^ "The Times & The Sunday Times". www.thetimes.co.uk. 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ^ "Lecturer breaks fireworks record". 2006-11-01. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ^ "Britishfireworks.co.uk". Archived from the original on 2008-04-05. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
- ^ "Events industry celebrates at 2016 Event Production Awards". 15 February 2016.